Candice Lee
AHN Cardiac Surgery - McGinnis at Allegheny General Hospital
Office (412) 359-8820
Fax (412) 359-8222
320 East North Avenue,CVI 1
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
About
Candice Lee
Dr. Lee is a cardiac surgeon with extensive expertise in treating patients with heart failure and coronary artery and valvular disease. She performs highly specialized treatments, including heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support. She also has expertise in a surgical procedure called pulmonary thromboendarterectomy, which removes chronic blood clots from the lungs. Dr. Lee received her medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She completed a general surgery residency at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York, and a cardiothoracic surgery residency at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a member of both the Society of Thoracic Surgery and the Women in Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Lee sees patients at Allegheny General Hospital.
Primary Specialty
Cardiologist
Practice
AHN Cardiac Surgery - McGinnis at Allegheny General Hospital
Gender
Female
Education
Drexel University College of Medicine
Training
University of Rochester Medical Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, AGHWPH Medical Education Consortium Internships Residencies Fellowships
Certification
American Board of Thoracic Surgery-Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Accepting New Patients
Degrees
Medical Doctor
Admitting Hospitals
Allegheny General Hospital, Jefferson Hospital, Forbes Hospital
Office Name
AHN Cardiac Surgery - McGinnis at Allegheny General Hospital
Languages
English
Business Hours
Monday:8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday:8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday:8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday:8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday:8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday:Closed
Sunday:Closed
Services
complex biventricular repair, aortic valve fibroelastoma surgery, thoracic endoscopy, pulmonary valve surgery, centrimag ventricular assist device removal, centrimag ventricular assist device complications, centrimag ventricular assist device surgery, interrupted aortic arch repair (iaa), anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (alcapa), anomalous coronary artery (aca) repair, partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (papvr) repair, bentall procedure, keyhole cardiac surgery, percutaneous pulmonary valve surgery, transcatheter paravalvular leak surgery, percutaneous paravalvular leak surgery, implantable cardioverter defibrillator placement, cardiopulmonary bypass surgery, rib cancer, pericardial cyst, minimally invasive aortic root surgery, minimally invasive ascending aortic surgery, ventricular myxoma, atrial myxoma resection, aortic valve mass resection, ascending aortic replacement, aortic valve mass, ascending aorta dilation, thoracic aneurysm dissection, robotic mitral valve repair, artificial heart, thoracic aortic aneurysm, valve sparing surgery, thoracic outlet decompression, aortic valve sclerosis, aortic arch aneurysm, convergent procedure, aortic valve surgery, aortic ulcer, atrioventricular canal defects, myectomy, aneurysm of ascending aorta, prosthetic heart valves, aortic stenosis, balloon catheter, median sternotomy, aortic root replacement, pericardial effusion, valvular endocarditis, abdominal aneurysm repair, reoperative cardiac surgery, endoscopic surgery, cardiac tumor, ventricular septal defect repair, valvuloplasty, tube pericardiostomy, tricuspid valve repair, tricuspid valve disease, tricuspid atresia, congenital tricuspid stenosis, tricuspid stenosis, thoracic endovascular aortic repair, thoracic aorta stenting, thoracic aneurysm repair, surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation, septal myectomy, rheumatic mitral stenosis, pulmonic valve replacement, pulmonary valve stenosis, pulmonary valve disorders, pulmonary thromboendarterectomy, pericardiotomy, pericardiocentesis, percutaneous ventricular septal defect closure, patent foramen ovale closure, paravalvular leak repair, open biopsy of lesions of mediastinum, open biopsy of bronchus, off pump coronary artery bypass, myocardial bridge, mitral valve stenosis, mitral valve replacement, mitral valve repair, mitral valve prolapse, mitral regurgitation, minimally invasive pulmonary lobectomy, minimally invasive coronary bypass surgery, minimally invasive atrial septal defect (asd) closure, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, minimally invasive aortic valve replacement, mediastinoscopy, mediastinitis, mediastinal mass, mediastinal abscess, mechanical circulatory support, marfan syndrome, replacement of heart valve, minimally invasive mitral valve repair, ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm