Dr. Victor O Morell MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
4401 PENN AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA, 15224About
Dr. Victor Morell is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Morell specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Morell typically treats conditions like heart disease and lung disease. This class of surgeon can also include cardiac surgeons, cardiovascular surgeons, congenital heart surgeons and general thoracic surgeons.
Education and Training
Ponce School of Medicine, Ponce, Puerto Rico MD
Board Certification
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS- Congenital Cardiac Surgery
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Hemodynamic guidelines for design and control of a turbodynamic pediatric ventricular assist device.
- The role of Fontan's procedure and aortic translocation in the surgical
- Experience with bovine pericardium for the reconstruction of the aortic arch in patients undergoing a Norwood procedure.
- Dexmedetomidine as the primary sedative during invasive procedures in infants and toddlers with congenital heart disease.
- Dexmedetomidine: a novel drug for the treatment of atrial and junctional tachyarrhythmias during the perioperative period for congenital cardiac surgery: a preliminary study.
- Expression of A and B blood group antigens on cryopreserved homografts.
- Dexmedetomidine use in a pediatric cardiac intensive care unit: can we use it in infants after cardiac surgery?
- Do neonates, infants and young children need a higher dose of enoxaparin in the cardiac intensive care unit?
- Feasibility of laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication after pediatric lung or heart-lung transplantation: should this be the standard?
- In vitro evaluation of right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction with bicuspid valved polytetrafluoroethylene conduit.
- Diagnosis of abnormal diaphragm motion after cardiothoracic surgery: ultrasound performed by a cardiac intensivist vs. fluoroscopy.
- Right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction with bicuspid valved polytetrafluoroethylene conduit.
- Perioperative use of dexmedetomidine is associated with decreased incidence of ventricular and supraventricular tachyarrhythmias after congenital cardiac operations.
- Critical congenital heart disease--utility of routine screening for chromosomal and other extracardiac malformations.
- Pulsatile venous waveform quality in Fontan circulation-clinical implications, venous assists options and the future.
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