Education
Medical school
Dr. Cernilia attended Tulane University School of Medicine and graduated in
1990 (32 years ago).
About Me
Dr. Cernilia works at Synergy CT Surgery Partnership, which has 11 other health providers.
- Thoracic Surgery
- Cardiology
- 32+ years
- Male
- 1891804423
Hospital Affiliations
Dr. Cernilia is affiliated with the following hospitals.
Riverside Community Hospital
As a thoracic surgery and cardiology, Dr. Cernilia may see patients with the following conditions. Please check with Dr. Cernilia what conditions he treats. Dr. Cernilia may treat additional conditions not listed.
- ARDS
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Achalasia
- Amyloidosis
- Aneurysms
- Angina
- Aortic aneurysm
- Aortic dissection
- Aortic stenosis
- Aortic valve disease
Specialties
Dr. Cernilia is a thoracic surgery and cardiology. His primary specialty is thoracic surgery.
Thoracic Surgery
Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in surgical treatment of organs inside the thoracic cavity — generally treatment of conditions of the heart (heart disease), lungs (lung disease), and other pleural or mediastinal structures.
Cardiology
Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of the heart as well as some parts of the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology. Physicians who specialize in this field of medicine are called cardiologists, a specialty of internal medicine. Pediatric cardiologists are pediatricians who specialize in cardiology. Physicians who specialize in cardiac surgery are called cardiothoracic surgeons or cardiac surgeons, a specialty of general surgery.