Portrait of Callistus N. Ditah, MD
Heart Team Physician

Callistus N. Ditah, MD

Surgery of the Aorta & Great Vessels (Cardiothoracic & Aortic Surgery)
Assistant Professor of Surgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY; previously Cardiothoracic & Advanced Aortic Surgery Fellow, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle

About Dr. Ditah

Callistus N. Ditah, MD is Assistant Professor of Surgery at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse and an aortic surgery expert. He completed his cardiothoracic and advanced aortic surgery training at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, with prior research training at Mayo Clinic. His clinical focus is on complex thoracic aortic surgery, aortic root replacement, and minimally-invasive valve procedures.

Training

  1. MD — University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (2015)
  2. Residency, General Surgery (with Mayo Clinic & University of Minnesota research)
  3. Fellowship, Cardiothoracic & Advanced Aortic Surgery — University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle

Board Certifications

American Board of Thoracic Surgery — Thoracic and Cardiac SurgeryMember, American College of Surgeons (ACS)Member, Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)Member, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society

Selected Publications

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On a Mission Toward Sustainability
Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 2024 · PMID 37952757
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and psychiatric illness: a National Inpatient Sample analysis
Current Problems in Cardiology · 2024 · PMID 38331372
Gestational diabetes mellitus in Cameroon
Frontiers in Clinical Diabetes and Healthcare · 2024 · PMID 38374923
Outcomes of Clostridioides difficile in Patients with Vitamin D Deficiency
Southern Medical Journal · 2020 · PMID 33140114
Disparities and drivers of early age at diagnosis of congestive heart failure
International Journal of Cardiology · 2019 · PMID 31230932
Getting warmer
Journal of Hospital Medicine · 2017 · PMID 28125832
Isolated intrapulmonary teratoma
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery · 2016 · PMID 27576374
Small and medium sized HDL particles are protectively associated with coronary calcification
Atherosclerosis · 2016 · PMID 27318832
The changing epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection in the United States
Journal of Hepatology · 2014 · PMID 24291324
Prevalence, trends, and risk factors for fecal incontinence
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology · 2014 · PMID 23906873

Meet the rest of the Heart Team

Rahul R. Handa, MD
Rahul R. Handa, MD
Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery
Sandeep M. Patel, MD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI
Sandeep M. Patel, MD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI
Structural & Interventional Cardiology
Farhan S. Ayubi, DO, FACS, FSVS
Farhan S. Ayubi, DO, FACS, FSVS
Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Kunal U. Gurav, MD, MBA, FACC
Kunal U. Gurav, MD, MBA, FACC
Echocardiography & Nuclear Cardiology / Preventive Cardiology
Rajiv R. Handa, MD
Rajiv R. Handa, MD
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Serrie C. Lico, MD
Serrie C. Lico, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery (Clinical Lead)
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