Arjun Pennathur, MD, FACS, specializes in thoracic surgery, thoracic oncology, and minimally invasive thoracic surgery. He completed his undergraduate education at St. Xavier's College and received his medical degree at Tirunelveli Medical College. Dr Pennathur completed general surgery training at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, the University of Nevada. He worked as a staff surgeon at the VA/US Airforce Base Hospital. Dr Pennathur completed his surgical critical care residency at Johns Hopkins, cardiothoracic surgery training at University of Georgia, and advanced training in thoracic oncology, lung transplantation, and minimally invasive thoracic surgery at Vanderbilt University and the University of Pittsburgh.
Primary Specialty
Thoracic Surgeon
GenderMale
EducationTirunelveli Med Coll, Madurai University, Tirunelveli, T N, India, Tirunelveli Med College Madurai University Tirunelveli T N India, Tirunelveli Medical College, Madras Med College
ServicesArjun Pennathur, MD provides thoracic surgery in Pittsburgh, PA. A Thoracic Surgeon is trained to perform surgery on the chest, diaphragm, lungs, esophagus, chest wall and heart valves. A Thoracic Surgeon also treats artery disease and cancer.
Please call UPMC Hillman Cancer Center (Medical Oncology) at (412) 647-7555 to schedule an appointment in Pittsburgh, PA or to get more information.