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Tiago Machuca, MD, PhD, is an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine. Dr. Machuca joined the division of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery after completing clinical fellowships in thoracic surgery and lung transplantation at the University of Toronto, the premiere center in the world for his specialty. He was also a postdoctoral research fellow at the Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories at the University of Toronto.
Dr. Machuca earned his medical degree at the Federal University of Parana, followed by his general surgery residency at the University of Sao Paulo, a thoracic surgery residency at Santa Casa de Porto Alegre and a doctoral degree in respiratory sciences from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, all in Brazil.
His clinical interests include thoracic surgical oncology, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, robotic surgery, tracheal surgery, lung transplantation and extracorporeal life support, while his research interests include lung preservation, ex vivo lung perfusion, lung transplantation and donation after determination of circulatory arrest as well as extracorporeal life support.
Dr. Machuca currently serves as a reviewer for the journal Annals of Thoracic Surgery. He is a member of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer. He has won numerous awards and accolades during his career, including the 2011 Research Fellowship Award from the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, 2012 Research Fellowship Award from the American Society of Transplantation, 2012 Best Basic Science Presentation and 2014 Best Clinical Science Presentation at Thoracic Surgery Research Day from the University of Toronto. He also won the 2013 Brinda Murti Award in Lung Transplantation Research from Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories and the 2014 Intuitive Robotic Surgery Fellowship from the American Association for Thoracic Surgery.
Dr. Machuca is widely published in prestigious journals, such as the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, the American Journal of Transplantation and the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Education
Fellowship - Thoracic Surgery
University of Toronto
2014
PhD
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
2011
Residency - Thoracic Surgery
Program of Medical Residency
2009
Residency - Surgery
University of Sao Paulo
2007
Medical Degree
Federal University of Parana
2005
Honors and Awards
Best Clinical Science Presentation
Thoracic Surgery Research Day - University of Toronto
2014
Finalist
Division of Thoracic Surgery - University of Toronto
2014
Intuitive Robotic Surgery Fellowship
American Association of Thoracic Surgery
2014
Brinda Murti Award in Lung Transplantation Research
Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories
2013
Research Fellowship Award
American Society of Transplantation
2012
Research Fellowship Award
International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
2011