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.
Primary Specialty
Thoracic Surgeon
GenderMale
EducationUniversity Fed Do Espirito Santo Center Bio Vitoria Es Brazil, Federal University of the Holy Ghost / Center of Health Science, Faculdade de Medicina da Santa Casa da Misericordia, Kazan Federal University Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology
ServicesClaudio Lima, MD provides thoracic surgery in Pittsburgh, PA. A Thoracic Surgeon is trained to perform surgery on the chest, diaphragm, lungs, esophagus, chest wall and heart valves. A Thoracic Surgeon also treats artery disease and cancer.
Please call UPMC Esophageal and Lung Surgery Institute at (412) 623-3288 to schedule an appointment in Pittsburgh, PA or to get more information.Additional ServicesThoracic Surgery