Dr. Deyanira Prastein, MD

Dr. Deyanira Prastein, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgeon
2131 K St NW, Ste 700, Washington, DC
Deyanira (Dee) Prastein, MD, is a heart surgeon. She is board certified in Thoracic Surgery and is an assistant professor at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She specializes in adult cardiac surgery with a special interest in advanced heart failure surgical therapies (LVADs) and structural heart disease. After her General Surgery training at the University of Maryland, she completed her Thoracic Surgery training at Wake Forest School of Medicine and pursued further specialization in thoracic transplantation and mechanical circulatory support at the University of Cambridge Royal Papworth Hospital and at Duke University Medical Center. Prior to joining GW hospital, Dr. Prastein served as the surgical director of the Advanced Valvular and Structural Heart Disease Program at the Sands-Constellation Heart Institute in Rochester, NY.
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About Dr. Deyanira Prastein

Deyanira (Dee) Prastein, MD, is a heart surgeon. She is board certified in Thoracic Surgery and is an assistant professor at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She specializes in adult cardiac surgery with a special interest in advanced heart failure surgical therapies (LVADs) and structural heart disease. After her General Surgery training at the University of Maryland, she completed her Thoracic Surgery training at Wake Forest School of Medicine and pursued further specialization in thoracic transplantation and mechanical circulatory support at the University of Cambridge Royal Papworth Hospital and at Duke University Medical Center. Prior to joining GW hospital, Dr. Prastein served as the surgical director of the Advanced Valvular and Structural Heart Disease Program at the Sands-Constellation Heart Institute in Rochester, NY.

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Heart valve surgery
Coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Heart valve surgery
Coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Office location

GW Medical Faculty Associates
2131 K St NW, Ste 700, Washington, DC 20037

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Board certifications

  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Education and training

  • Medical School - University of Virginia, Doctor of Medicine
  • Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Residency in Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • University of Maryland, Residency in General Surgery
  • Duke University Medical Center, Fellowship in Thoracic Surgery
  • Cambridge University, Royal Papworth Hospital, Fellowship in Cardiac Transplantation and MCS

Languages spoken

  • English

Provider's gender

Female

NPI number

1447385539

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