Education

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

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.

Dr. De Oliveira provides a wide range of services including Angioplasty, Aortic Valve-Sparing Surgery, Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) Repair, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT), Cardioversion, Carotid and Peripheral Blood Vessel Revascularization, Carotid Artery Stent, Carotid Surgery and Intervention, Cryoablation, Destination Therapy for End-Stage Heart Failure, Endoscopic Surveillance, Heart Bypass (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery - CABG), Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs), In Situ Vein Bypass for Limb Salvage, Limb Salvage, Lung Transplant, Maze Procedure (Surgical), Maze Procedure (Minimally Invasive), Mitral Valve Repair, Pacemakers, (show all). Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Closure, Photodynamic Therapy, Pulmonary Thrombectomy, Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy, Radiofrequency Ablation, Renal Stenting, Robotic Cardiac Surgery, Stents (Drug-Eluting Stents), Surgical Ventricular Remodeling (SVR), Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair (Endovascular Graft), Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair (Open Surgical), Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization (TMR), Valve Repair or Replacement Surgery (Minimally Invasive), Vena Cava Filter, and Ventricular Assist Devices.

Research Interests

Dr. DeOliveira’s 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

• Lung transplant for interstitial lung disease: outcomes for single versus bilateral lung transplantation.
  De Oliveira NC, Osaki S, Maloney J, Cornwell RD, Meyer KC
  Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2012 Mar; 14(3):263-7.
  [PubMed ID: 22180607, PMC ID: 3290370]
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• Lung transplant for interstitial lung disease: outcomes before and after implementation of the united network for organ sharing lung allocation scoring system.
  De Oliveira NC, Osaki S, Maloney J, Cornwell RD, Meyer KC
  Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2012 Mar; 41(3):680-5.
  [PubMed ID: 22219404]
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• Donation after cardiac death: a 29-year experience.
  Bellingham JM, Santhanakrishnan C, Neidlinger N, Wai P, Kim J, Niederhaus S, Leverson GE, Fernandez LA, Foley DP, Mezrich JD, Odorico JS, Love RB, De Oliveira N, Sollinger HW, D'Alessandro AM
  Surgery 2011 Oct; 150(4):692-702.
  [PubMed ID: 22000181]
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• Colon cancer in lung transplant recipients with CF: increased risk and results of screening.
  Meyer KC, Francois ML, Thomas HK, Radford KL, Hawes DS, Mack TL, Cornwell RD, Maloney JD, De Oliveira NC
  J. Cyst. Fibros. 2011 Sep; 10(5):366-9.
  [PubMed ID: 21664882]
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• Lung transplantation with donation after cardiac death donors: long-term follow-up in a single center.
  De Oliveira NC, Osaki S, Maloney JD, Meyer KC, Kohmoto T, D'Alessandro AM, Love RB
  J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2010 May; 139(5):1306-15.
  [PubMed ID: 20412963]
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