Navid Ajabshir, MD

  • Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery
  • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Dr. Ajabshir obtained his medical degree from Florida International University Wertheim College of Medicine in Miami, Florida. He completed his General Surgery Residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach and went on to pursue a Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, where he practices at UPMC Passavant. Dr. Ajabshir's surgical focus areas include minimally invasive and robotic surgery for benign and malignant diseases of the chest and foregut, diagnostic and interventional bronchoscopy and esophagoscopy, and airway management and treatment of tracheobronchial disease.

    Education & Training

  • MD, Florida International University Wertheim College of Medicine
  • General Surgery Residency, Mount Sinai Medical Center
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Representative Publications

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Research Interests

Dr. Ajabshir's interests focus on clinical outcomes research using minimally invasive surgical techniques.