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Joseph J. Colella, M.D.

Principal hospital base:
Allegheny General Hospital

Current professional and academic appointments (Include starting date):

1992 - present:   Assistant Professor of Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine (formerly MCP Hahnemann)
1992 - present:   Senior Attending Surgeon, Division of General Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital
1994 - present:   Active Staff, Division of General Surgery, Passavant Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

Undergraduate medical education (including dates and degrees):

1982 - 1986:   M.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA

Postgraduate medical education (including dates of internships, residencies, fellowships, etc.):

1986 - 1987:   Surgical Internship, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
1987 - 1991:   General Surgery Residency, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

Recent publications and presentations:

Peer-reviewed publications (i.e., journal articles)

Kluger Y, Colella JJ, Celin SE, Paul DB, Townsend RN, Diamond DL: Complete Cervical Tracheal Transection Resulting from Blunt Trauma", Surgical Rounds, Vol 21(9), September 1998.

Other presentations

Respiratory Support of the Surgical Patient, Medical Student Lecture, Presented quarterly.

Surgical Grand Rounds, "Splanchnic Artery Aneurysms", Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA. May 5, 1998.

Physician Assistant Knowledge Update 1998 - "Belly Pain - Is it a Surgical Case?", Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA. October 5, 1998.



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