Cardiothoracic Surgery Providers and Staff

We are at the top in Heart Surgery!

Our Heart Institute ranks as the top pediatric cardiovascular surgery program in the United States. We are tied with one other institution on having the lowest overall four-year surgical mortality rate among all high-volume programs with a rate of 1.5%, according to the latest data compiled by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (2011-2015). Nationally, the average mortality rate for all pediatric cardiovascular programs was 3.4% during the same reporting period.

Victor Morell, MD

Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Eugene S. Wiener Endowed Professor of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chair, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Co-Director, Heart Institute at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
VP and Chief Strategy Officer, UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
Program Director, Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship

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Mario Castro Medina, MD

Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Jose Da Silva, MD

Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Founding Director, Da Silva Center for Ebstein’s Anomaly
Heart Institute at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

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Luciana da Fonseca da Silva, MD

Director, Da Silva Center for Ebstein’s Anomaly
Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Heart Institute at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

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Richard C. Tang, MD

Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Heart Institute at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

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Advanced Practice Providers

Sara Bunyaratapan, PA-C
Erin Colvin, CRNP
Joanne Cottle, MPAS, MBA, PA-C
Amy Donaldson, CRNP
Anastasia Green, PA-C
Sarah Lasser, PA-C
Jessica Plescia, PA-C
Elizabeth Pratt, CRNP
Parker Rohrbaugh, CRNP
Sara Rulapaugh, PA-C