David M. Haybron, MD, FACS, FACP

David M. Haybron joined Pittsburgh CardioThoracic Associates from The Cleveland Clinic Foundation where he specialized in advanced cardiothoracic techniques including complex mitral valve repairs, the Maze III procedure for atrial fibrillation, septal myomectomy for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the Dor procedure for ischemic cardiomyopathy, and valve-sparing root replacements. Dr. Haybron's areas of interest include minimally invasive aortic and mitral valve surgery - both repair and replacement, off-pump (beating heart) coronary bypass surgery, and aortic arch and thoracoabdomlnal aneurysm repairs.

He completed his internship and general surgery residency at the University of California Los Angeles Center for the Health Sciences. At UCLA he co-authored research awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2000 for nitric oxide metabolism. He received his medical degree and his thoracic and cardiovascular surgery training at Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus, Ohio.

Education

Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio (1985 - 1988); Doctor of Medicine

Case Western Reserve University, Case Institute of Technology, Cleveland, Ohio (1980 - 1983); Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry

Post-Doctoral Training

Ohio State University, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ohio State University Hospitals, Columbus, Ohio; Residency in Thoracic Surgery (1994 - 1996)

University of California Los Angeles Center for the Health Sciences, Los Angeles, California; Residency in General Surgery (1989 - 1994)

University of California Los Angeles Center for the Health Sciences, Los Angeles, California; Internship in General Surgery (1988 - 1989)