Nilto C. De Oliveira, MD, FRCS

Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Director of Aortic Surgery
Director of Lung and Heart/Lung Transplant

H4/344 Clinical Science Center
600 Highland Avenues
Madison,WI 53792-3236

Office: (608) 263-6311

FAX: (608) 263-0547

deoliveira@surgery.wisc.edu

Education

Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto
Adult Cardiac Surgery Fellowship, The Toronto Hospital, University of Toronto
Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency, Barnes Hospital, Washington University
Cardiac Surgery Research, Myocardial protection laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University
General Surgery Residency, Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut
MD, Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil

Clinical Specialties

Dr. De Oliveira is certified by the American Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery and Royal College of Surgeons of Canada. His practice comprises all aspects of adult cardiothoracic surgery with special interest in aortic aneurysms, aortic root reconstruction procedures, aortic valve sparing operations for aortic aneurysms, management of aortic pathology in Marfan Syndrome, adult congenital heart surgery, redo cardiac surgery operations, management of complex infective endocarditis including intracardiac reconstructive procedures with double valve replacment and reconstruction of the intervalvular fibrous body, and adult heart and lung transplantation.

Research Interests

His research interests include myocardial protection, intracardiac fibrous body anatomy and reconstructive procedures, infective endocarditis, effects of the new LAS score on lung transplantation, use of DCD donors lung donation and extended criteria organs, ex vivo lung perfusion system for donor lungs grafts recovery.

Recent Publications

Osaki S, Maloney JD, Meyer KC, Cornwell RD, Edwards NM, De Oliveira NC. The impact of the lung allocation scoring system at the single national Veterans Affairs Hospital lung transplantation program., European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery. 2009 Sep;36(3):497-501.
[PubMed ID: 19394854]
Osaki S, Maloney JD, Meyer KC, Cornwell RD, Edwards NM, De Oliveira NC. Redo lung transplantation for acute and chronic lung allograft failure: long-term follow-up in a single center., European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery. 2008 Dec;34(6):1191-7.
[PubMed ID: 18774303]
De Oliveira NC, Sittiwangkul R, McCrindle BW, Dipchand A, Yun TJ, Coles JG, Caldarone C, Williams WG, Van Arsdell GS. Biventricular repair in children with atrioventricular septal defects and a small right ventricle: anatomic and surgical considerations., J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2005 Aug;130(2):250-7.
[PubMed ID: 16077383]
Burkhart HM, Ashburn DA, Konstantinov IE, De Oliveira NC, De Oliviera NC, Benson L, Williams WG, Van Arsdell GS. Interdigitating arch reconstruction eliminates recurrent coarctation after the Norwood procedure., J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2005 Jul;130(1):61-5.
[PubMed ID: 15999042]
De Oliveira NC, David TE, Armstrong S, Ivanov J. Aortic and mitral valve replacement with reconstruction of the intervalvular fibrous body: an analysis of clinical outcomes., J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2005 Feb;129(2):286-90.
[PubMed ID: 15678037]
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