- Dr. Claudio A Lima, MD
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Dr. Claudio A Lima, MD
Thoracic Surgery
- Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
Overview
Dr. Claudio A Lima, MD works in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is a specialist in Thoracic Surgery and graduated Buffalo General Hospital in 1975. Dr. Lima is affiliated with Jefferson Regional Medical Center, Western Pennsylvania Hospital and practicing for 50 years
Specialties
- Thoracic Surgery
Conditions
• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)• Cardiomyopathy
• Cholesterol Diseases
• Clawtoe Correction Surgery
• Cognitive Assessment
• Coloboma of Iris
• Coronary Heart Disease, Susceptibility to, 6
• Cosmetic Facial Implant Surgery
• CranioSacral Therapy (CST)
• Diverticulosis, Intestinal
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• Endocarditis
• Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
• Independent Forensic Evaluation
• Nerve Destruction by Neurolytic Agent
• Neurological Muscle Weakness
• No-Needle, No-Scalpel Vasectomy
• Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Pneumonia
• Progressive Spinobulbar Muscular Atrophy
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Procedures
• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)• Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair
• Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA) or Excision of Infected Graft
• Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy and Stent
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Endovascular Repair of Aorta
• Heart Defect Repair
• Maze Procedure
• Non-Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy, and Stenting
• Pacemaker Insertion or Replacement
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• Peripheral Artery Catheterization
• Port Placements or Replacements
• Resection of Cardiac Tumor
• Thromboendarterectomy or Excision of Infected Graft
• Tracheal Surgery
• Valve Repair or Replacement (Aortic, Mitral, Tricuspid, and Pulmonary)
• Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) or Thoracotomy
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Years Since Graduation
- 50
State License
- Pennsylvania
Education & Training
Residency Hospitals
Buffalo General Hospital
Buffalo, NY, USA
Year completed: 1975 Shadyside Hospital Pittsburgh, PA, USAYear completed: 1980
Buffalo, NY, USA
Year completed: 1975 Shadyside Hospital Pittsburgh, PA, USAYear completed: 1980
Fellowship Hospital
Chldns Hospital
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Year completed: 1985
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Year completed: 1985
Internship Hospital
Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore, MD, USA
Year completed: 1974
Baltimore, MD, USA
Year completed: 1974
Medical School
Universidade Federal Do Espirito Santo, Centro Biomedico
VITORIA, Brazil
Graduated: 1973
VITORIA, Brazil
Graduated: 1973
Awards
1 ACMS
2 ACS
3 AMA
4 PMS
5 STS
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Office Locations
Primary location
Dept Card Thor Surgy
5200 Centre Avenue Suite 715
Pennsylvania (PA)
Pittsburgh
15232
Phone:(412) 623-3140
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
Dept Card Thor Surgy, 5200 Centre Avenue Suite 715, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA), 15232
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Community Blue PPO
- CoreSource
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Humana
- Medical Mutual of Ohio
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access Plus
- POMCO Group
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
- UPMC
- UPMC PPO
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Affiliated Hospitals
Jefferson Regional Medical Center
565 Coal Valley Road
Pennsylvania PA,
Jefferson Hills,
15025
Jefferson Regional Medical Center is a hospital located in Jefferson Hills, PA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 12 of 13 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 9 of 13 procedures.
Western Pennsylvania Hospital
4800 Friendship Avenue
Pennsylvania PA,
Pittsburgh,
15224
Western Pennsylvania Hospital is a hospital located in Pittsburgh, PA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 16 of 16 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 14 of 16 procedures.
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