Overview
Dr. Claudio Lima is a cardiac surgeon and is certified in cardiothoracic surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Lima earned his medical degree from Espirito Santo Federal University in Brazil and completed residencies at Buffalo General Hospital and UPMC, followed by a fellowship in pediatric cardiovascular surgery at The Children’s Hospital Denver. He is an assistant professor of cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and previously served as director of cardiovascular surgery at UPMC Mercy.
Dr. Lima is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Arterial Embolism, Infective Endocarditis, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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- MEDICARE PDP
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Locations
5200 Centre Ave Ste 715, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Office
Dr. Ibrahim Sultan is a cardiac surgeon and is certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery and cardiothoracic surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Sultan earned his medical degree from Cornell University and completed his residency in general surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He subsequently completed his residency in cardiothoracic surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he also served as an advanced fellow in thoracic aortic surgery and minimally invasive valve surgery. Dr Sultan serves as the Professor and Chief of Cardiac Surgery, the Executive Vice Chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Co-Director of the Heart and Vascular Institute at UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Sultan is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Dissection, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Experienced
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Lima isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Lima isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Lima isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)Dr. Lima isExperienced. Learn about Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).
- EndocarditisDr. Lima isExperienced. Learn about Endocarditis.
- Heart Bypass SurgeryDr. Lima isExperienced. Learn about Heart Bypass Surgery.