David B. Lerberg, MD, FACS, FACC

David B. Lerberg received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland where he also completed two years of general surgical training at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Following a research and teaching fellowship in cardiovascular surgery, he completed his residency in general surgery and cardiothoracic surgery and a research and teaching fellowship in cardiovascular surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Health Center Hospitals.

Dr. Lerberg is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the American College of Cardiology and The American College of Chest Physicians. He is also a Diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners, the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Lerberg is a member of many professional organizations including the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, The Pennsylvania Association for Thoracic Surgery and the Pittsburgh Thoracic Surgical Society. He currently serves as chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Western Pennsylvania Hospital.

Dr. Lerberg has authored numerous papers in medical journals. His areas of interest include valvular heart surgery including repair and replacement, repair of congenital defects in adults, coronary artery disease and carotid artery surgery.

Education

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (1965 - 1969); Doctor of Medicine

Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota (1961 - 1965); Bachelor of Arts in Zoology and Chemistry

Training

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Residencies in General and Cardiothoracic Surgery (1971 - 1976 )

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, Residency in General Surgery (1970 - 1971)

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, Internship in General Surgery (1969 - 1970)