Sebastian Iturra, MD
Cardiac Surgeon
My specialties:
- Cardiac surgery
- Thoracic surgery
Professional interests:
- Complex valve surgery
- aortic surgery
- Novel transcatheter interventions
- Aortic valve dissection surgery
- Mitral Valve
- Arrhythmia Surgery
- Tricuspid valve surgery
- Triple valve surgery
- Double valve surgery
- Mitral valve replacement for mitral annular calcification
Why did you become a provider? When did you know this was the career for you? To help people improve their quality of life.
What is something you have learned from your patients? To continue the pursuit of knowledge and practice to become better at my job.
What is one of the challenges of this career you enjoy? And why? The progressive technological improvement and to try to keep up with it.
What is the best thing you've done for your health or the best health advice you've received? To begin running at age 44, it helps physical and mental well-being.
What are you most proud of? My family and children (2 boys and 2 girls).
Credentials
- MD
Awards and recognitions
Medical Doctor Degree with highest honors
Surgery Certification with highest honors
Cardiovascular Surgery Certification with highest honors
Specialties
- Cardiac surgery
- Thoracic surgery
Educational institutions
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Memberships
- International Society Heart and Lung Transplantation
- Society of Thoracic Surgery
Current licenses and certifications
- Minnesota
- Pennsylvania
Internships
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Residencies
- Universidad de Chile
Fellowships
- Mayo Clinic
- Emory University
- University Pittsburgh Medical Center
Years of experience
- 22
Additional languages spoken
- Portugese
- Spanish
Hospital affiliations
- Abbott Northwestern Hospital
- United Hospital
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Major health plans we participate in
- Allina Health | Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
- HealthPartners
- Medica
- PreferredOne
- SelectCare/LaborCare
- UCare
- UnitedHealthcare
Other health plans we participate in
- Medicaid/Medicare
- Aetna
- America's PPO
- First Health/Coventry
- CIGNA
- Humana
- Hennepin Health (formerly Metropolitan Health Plan)
- PrimeWest
- South Country Health Alliance
- United Behavioral Health
- Wisconsin Physician Services (WPS)