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Ander Dorken Gallastegi, MD

    Education & Training

  • MD – Ege University School of Medicine (Izmir, Turkey)
  • Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship – Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School (Boston, MA)
  • General Surgery Residency – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Research Summary

My research projects focus on the development of a durable ambulatory mechanical pulmonary assist device, and the optimization of oxygen carrying perfusates in ex-vivo heart perfusion.

Career Goals

My career goal is to practice as a clinical cardiac surgeon and run a research lab focusing on mechanical cardiopulmonary support and ex-vivo organ perfusion.