DepartmentsCardiovascular SurgerySurgerySpecialty GroupsLung Transplant ProgramHeart Transplant ProgramLocationRochester, MinnesotaLanguagesEnglishItalianExisting patientsSend a secure message via patient portal Appointments 507-923-2390 Request an appointment online Conditions treatedAortic valve diseaseCongenital heart defects in adultsMarfan syndromeMitral valve diseaseThoracic aortic aneurysmTricuspid valve disease Procedures performedAneurysm surgeryAortic arch replacementAortic root surgeryAortic valve repair and replacementCoronary bypass surgeryHeart transplantHeart valve surgeryLung transplantMaze procedureMitral valve repair and replacementPericardiectomyPulmonary valve repair and replacementThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repairTricuspid valve repair and replacementValve-sparing aortic root replacement InterestsThoracic aortic aneurysm diseaseValve-sparing root replacementVascular ring repairsAortic arch reconstructionAortic valve diseaseBicuspid aortic valveMitral valve diseaseAdult congenital heart diseaseHeart and lung transplantationCardiac mechanical assist devices Mayo Clinic locations Rochester, Minnesota Driving directions More info Billing & insurance Accessibility services Education1997Fellow - Cardiac Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation and Aortic Surgery.Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania1996Resident - Thoracic Surgery.Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania1994Chief Resident - Surgery.State University of New York Health Science Center, Brooklyn1993Resident - Surgery.State University of New York Health Science Center, Brooklyn1991Research AssociateWayne State University1989Resident - Surgery.State University of New York Health Science Center, Brooklyn1988Internship - Surgery.State University of New York Health Science Center, Brooklyn1987MDNorthwestern University1983BA - ChemistryNorthwestern UniversityShow more education Activities and honorsCertifications1997Thoracic and Cardiac SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic Surgery1995General SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryProfessional memberships2020Workforce on Surgical Treatment of Adults With Congenital Heart DiseaseThe Society of Thoracic Surgeons2012MemberZumbro Valley Medical Society, Minnesota Medical Association2010MemberAmerican Association for Thoracic Surgery2005 - 2007ChairRegion 2 Thoracic Program Directors2005FellowAmerican Society of Angiology2002MemberThoracic Organ Transplantation Committee, American Society of Transplant Surgeons2001FellowAmerican College of Surgeons2001FellowAmerican College of Chest Physicians2001MemberSociety of Thoracic Surgeons1999 - 2001MemberUniversity of Pennsylvania Medical Center1999FellowAmerican College of Cardiology1996MemberAmerican Heart Association1993MemberNew York Academy of Sciences1991MemberInternational Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation1980MemberAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceShow more professional membershipsPublicationsSee my publicationsResearch activitiesSee a description of research activities. Conditions treatedProcedures performedInterestsMayo Clinic locationsEducationActivities and honors Request an appointment PST-20226780 Doctors & Medical Staff Pochettino, Alberto M.D.