Overview
Victor O. Morell, MD, joined UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh as chief of the Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery in 2004. He is a skilled surgeon, administrator, researcher, and educator. In May 2011, Dr. Morell was appointed co-director of the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute. He also serves as vice chair and director of cardiovascular services for the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Dr. Morell is board-certified in general surgery and in thoracic surgery.
Dr. Morell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrioventricular Septal Defect. His top areas of expertise are Situs Inversus, Heart Transplant, and Tissue Biopsy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 89 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
4401 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
3001 W Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tampa, FL 33607
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.
1 Clinical Trials
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.
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- Experienced
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)Dr. Morell isExperienced. Learn about Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).
- Heart Bypass SurgeryDr. Morell isExperienced. Learn about Heart Bypass Surgery.
- Heart TransplantDr. Morell isExperienced. Learn about Heart Transplant.
- Lung TransplantDr. Morell isExperienced. Learn about Lung Transplant.
- Situs InversusDr. Morell isExperienced. Learn about Situs Inversus.
- Tissue BiopsyDr. Morell isExperienced. Learn about Tissue Biopsy.