Dr. Cataldo Doria, MD

General Surgery
Surgery - Other

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Introduction

Personal Facts:: Male; Years Since Graduation: 18; Practice Member Since: 2003.; Current Title: Director, Division of Transplantation
Professional Status:: Academic Faculty, Full-Time
Physician Website:: http://www.jeffersonhospital.org/transplant
Awards and Honors:: 1998; Physician’s Recognition Award (American Medical Association); 2000; Who’s Who In Medicine And Healthcare, 3rd Edition; 2001; Who’s Who In Finance And Industry, 32nd Edition; 2001; Who’s Who In Science And Engineering, 6th Edition; 2001; Who’s Who In America, 56th Edition; 2001; Physician’s Recognition Award (American Medical Association); 2005; Physician’s Recognition Award (American Medical Association); 2005; A.I.D.O. (Italian National Organization for Organ Donation) Recognition Award for Success in Transplantation; 2006; A.I.D.O. (Italian National Organization for Organ Donation). Honorary President, Province of Taranto – Italy; 2006; Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. S.T.A.R. Team
Professional Appointments:: Assistant Professor of Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Department of Surgery, Transplantation Surgery; Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Assistant Professor of Surgery, Assistant Chief of Surgery and Director, Inpatient/Outpatient Unit, Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione, IsMeTT - UPMC Italy; Assistant Professor of Surgery, Chief, Abdominal Organ Transplant Service, Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione, IsMeTT - UPMC Italy; Assistant Professor of Surgery, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Phladelphia, PA; Interim Director, Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation Program, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Phladelphia, PA; UNOS certified primary kidney transplant surgeon at Jefferson Medical College, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Phladelphia, PA; Associate Director, Transplant Division, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Phladelphia, PA; Associate Professor of Surgery, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Phladelphia, PA; Interim Director, Transplant Division, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Phladelphia, PA; UNOS certified primary liver transplant surgeon at Jefferson Medical College, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Phladelphia, PA; Director, Division of Transplantation, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Phladelphia, PA; Professor of Surgery, Post-Graduate School of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Perugia; Professor of Surgery, Post-Graduate School of Urology, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Perugia; Visiting Instructor in Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Transplantation Institute; Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute
Professional Affiliations/ Memberships:: 2006 Association for Academic Surgery; 2007 American College of Surgeons; 1996 Society of Critical Care Medicine; 1998 International College of Surgeons; 2006 American Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Association (AHPBA); 1997 American Society of Transplantation (AST); 1994 Academy of Surgical Research; The Cell Transplant Society
Professional Interests:: Surgery - Transplant; Cancer - Liver
Provides Patients with Access to a Nurse:: Yes

Physician Performs:: Transplant surgery

Experience/Training

Specialties^*

General Surgery

Surgery - Other

Medical School:: University of Perugia 1990

Internship:: University of Perugia

Residency:: University of Perugia

Fellowship:: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center PA

Professional Positions:: Jefferson Medical College PA

Professional Status:: Academic Faculty

Undergraduate University:: F.S. Cabrini Taranto, 1983

Other Education/Training/Positions::    Research Fellowship at Pittsburgh Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Pittsburgh, PA, 1993
   Clinical Fellowship at Pittsburgh Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Pittsburgh, PA, 1997
   PhD in Surgery biotechnology and transplant immunology at Universita` degli Studi di Catania - Italy 2006

Participates in Clinical Trials:: No

Performance

Procedure	Number per Year (Approximate)
Transplant surgery	—

Disciplinary Actions*

HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards. HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. Cataldo Doria as of 05/02/2008
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

Malpractice History

HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. Cataldo Doria in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Patient Experience**

Practice Information

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals

All physicians at this practice:: Adam Frank

Office Location:

	1-800-JEFF-NOW	View Contact Information
	1100 Walnut Street 5th Floor
	Philadelphia, PA 19107	View Location Map
Office Information: Physicians At This Office: Cataldo Doria, Adam Frank