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About Richard G Picciocca, MD
Biography
Dr. Picciocca was born and raised in Amsterdam, NY. He attended Union College in Schenectady, NY and received a bachelor of science in civil engineering. After graduation he worked as a bridge designer for the New York State Department of Transportation for five years, and it was during that time he met the pre-requisites for admission into medical school. He received his Medical Degree from Downstate Medical College in Brooklyn, NY in 2001. While Dr. Picciocca was completing his General Surgery
Procedures and Conditions Treated
- Ablations
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Acute Pulmonary Embolism
- Acute Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Aneurysm Repair
- Aortic aneurysm repair
- Aortic Repair/ Grafts
- Arterial Dissections
- Arterial dissections (or tears in artery lining)
- Atherosclerosis
- Blood clot removal
- Blood Vessel Repair
- CABG
- Cardiac (Procedural) - Cardiac Assist Device
- Cardiac (Procedural) - Transcatheter Valve
- Cardiac Rehab
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- CARDIAC TRANSPLANT/VAD
- Cardiac Valve & Other Maj Cardiothoracic Proced W Card Cath
- Cardiac Valve & Other Maj Cardiothoracic Proced W/O Card Cath
- Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Circulatory assist device
- Circulatory Signs And Symptoms
- Coronary bypass surgery
- Coronary Bypass W Cardiac Cath
- Coronary Bypass W Ptca
- Coronary Bypass W/O Cardiac Cath
- ECMO
- Endocarditis And Endocardial Disease
- Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement & Supplement
- External Circulatory Assist
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
- Gallbladder
- Heart arrhythmia diagnosis and treatment
- Heart membrane procedures
- Heart Sac Surgeries
- Heart Septum Defect Repair
- Heart Surgery
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Valve Disease
- Heart valve inflammation
- Heart valve repair
- Hernia
- Incision & Drainage
- Insert Chest Tube
- Nonrheumatic And Unspecified Valve Disorders
- Other - Thoracic Sx
- Other And Ill-Defined Heart Disease
- Other Endovascular Cardiac Valve Procedures
- Other Heart Assist System Implant
- Other Laparoscopic Procedures - Endocrine System
- Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures
- Pericardial Procedures
- PET
- Pulmonary valve repair
- Remove Clot
- Repair Heart Defect
- Respiratory Cancers
- Surgical thrombectomy to remove blood clots
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Thoracic Surgery
- Thoracic Sx - Chest/ Wall
- Thoracic Sx - Lungs
- Thoracic Sx - Other
- Thoracoscopy
- Thromboendarterectomy
- Thrombolysis to dissolve blood clots
- Valve Repair - Traditional
- Ventricular Assist Devices
Specialties
- Cardiac Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
- General Surgery - Board Certified
Affiliations
- HCA Florida Brandon Hospital
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Credentials and Education
Albany Medical Center
Internship
2002
Albany Medical Center
Residency
2007
State University of New York
Graduate Degree
2001
Wake Forest University
Fellowship
2009