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Pyongsoo D. Yoon, M.D.

  1. Cardiothoracic Surgeon
  2. Chair, Cardiovascular Surgery

Specialty Groups

Location

  1. Phoenix, Arizona

Languages

English

Dr. Pyongsoo Yoon is a cardiothoracic surgeon and is certified in cardiac and thoracic surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He is co-clinical director of the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute. His clinical practice includes all aspects of adult cardiac surgery, and he is actively involved in quality improvement initiatives. Dr. Yoon earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia, completed his residency at Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine, and completed clinical and research fellowships in cardiothoracic surgery at Allegheny General Hospital. He previously served as director of cardiac surgery at UPMC Passavant and director of cardiothoracic surgery at institutions in Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia.

  1. Aortic aneurysm repair
  2. Coronary bypass surgery
  3. Heart valve repair
  4. Heart valve replacement
  5. Heart valve surgery

Dr. Pyongsoo Yoon is a cardiothoracic surgeon and is certified in cardiac and thoracic surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He is the chairman of Mayo Clinic Arizona department of Cardiovascular surgery. His clinical practice includes all aspects of adult cardiac surgery, and he is actively involved in quality improvement initiatives.

  1. 1995
    Clinical Fellowship - Cardiothoracic SurgeryAllegheny General Hospital, Medical College of Pennsylvania
  2. 1994
    Research Fellowship - Cardiothoracic Surgery Allegheny General Hospital, Medical College of Pennsylvania
  3. 1992
    Internship/Residency - General SurgeryEastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine, Norfolk, Virginia
  4. 1987
    Doctor of MedicineMedical College of Virginia
  5. 1983
    BS - ChemistryVirginia Commonwealth University

Certifications

  1. 1996
    Thoracic and Cardiac SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic Surgery

Awards and honors

  1. 2023
    Cardiothoracic Surgical Faculty of The Year (Teaching Award)Department of Cadiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
  2. 2022
    Cardiothoracic Surgical Faculty of The Year (Teaching Award)Department of Cadiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
  3. 2021
    Cardiothoracic Surgical Faculty of The Year (Teaching Award)Department of Cadiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
  4. 2019
    Cardiothoracic Surgical Faculty of The Year (Teaching Award)Department of Cadiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
  5. 1994
    Honorable Mention for a Presentation at Allegheny General Hospital Graduate Medical Education Resident Research Symposium.Medical College of Pennsylvania, Allegheny General Hospital
  6. 1986
    Honors for Academic Performance in Clinical SurgeryUniversity of California Irvine School of Medicine
  7. 1986
    Honors for Academic Performance in Vascular SurgeryUniversity of California Irvine School of Medicine
  8. 1983
    Scholarship for Research Fellowship for Gifted Korean AmericansKAIST (Korean Advanced Institute of Scientific Technology), KRICT (Korean Research Institute of Chemical Technology)
  9. 1983
    Magna Cum LaudeVirginia Commonwealth University
  10. 1981
    Dean’s ListVirginia Commonwealth University

Professional memberships

  1. 2023 - present
    DirectorTrainee Wellness, Resident Wellness Committee, Integrated and Independent Residency Program in Thoracic Surgery
  2. 2022 - 2023
    Co-DirectorTrainee Wellness, Resident Wellness Committee, Integrated and Independent Residency Program in Thoracic Surgery
  3. 2002 - present
    MemberAmerican College of Surgeons
  4. 2000 - present
    MemberSociety of Thoracic Surgeons
  5. 1999 - 2016
    MemberOhio State Medical Association
  6. 1999 - 2016
    MemeberMahoning County Medical Society
  7. 1998 - 2009
    ChairmanHeart Hospital Committee, Forum Health
  8. 1997
    Co-ChairmanCardiovascular Disease Committee, Forum Health
  9. 1995 - present
    MemberPennsylvania Association for Thoracic Surgery
  10. 1994 - present
    MemberAmerican Medical Association
  11. 1994 - present
    MemberAllegheny Medical Society
  12. 1994 - present
    MemberPennsylvania Medical Association
  13. 1994 - present
    Affiliate MemberAmerican College of Chest Physicians
  14. 1993 - 1997
    MemberPittsburgh Thoracic Society

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