Pierre E. De Delva, MD
Division Chief
Department:
SOM-Surgery-Cardiothoracic
Email:
pdedelva@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-5176
Biography
Pierre de Delva, MD graduated from Emory University School of Medicine and completed general and thoracic surgery training at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the Harvard Medical School. In addition, he completed a minimally invasive esophageal surgery fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He was recruited to UMMC to develop a general thoracic surgery and multidisciplinary thoracic oncology program in 2011.
Dr. de Delva is Section Chief of General Thoracic Surgery and holds several leadership positions in the Cancer Institute. He is State Chair of the Commission on Cancer and a member of the IRB. He is Associate Program Director of the cardiothoracic fellowship program and has received numerous teaching awards through out his career. Dr. de Delva’s research interests include outcomes and quality improvement in thoracic surgery, health disparities in cancer and development of biologic tracheal substitutes. He is Associate Editor of Thoracic Oncology for BMC Cancer. His clinical interests include minimally invasive lung and esophageal surgery, management of benign and malignant disorders of the airway and thoracic outlet syndrome.
Education
| University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Advanced Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery | 2011 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Cardiothoracic Surgery (General Thoracic track) | 2010 |
| Mayo Clinic, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Residency, General Thoracic Surgery Externship | 2009 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Residency, General Surgery | 2008 |
| Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, MD, Medicine | 2002 |
| University of Florida, Gainesville, BS, Zoology and Business Administration | 1998 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Licensure, MS State BD of Medical Licensure | 06/2011 - Present |
| Certification, American Board of Thoracic Surgery 2012 | 06/2013 - Present |
| Certification, American Board of Surgery | 10/2008 - Present |
Current Positions
| Professor, School of Medicine | 07/2022 - Present |
| Thoracic Surgeon, School of Medicine | 03/2020 - Present |
| Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency | 07/2017 - Present |
| Director, Thoracic Oncology Program | 11/2016 - Present |
| Section Chief General Thoracic Surgery, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | 11/2013 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Associate Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 07/2017 - 06/2022 |
| Mississippi State Chair, American College of Surgeons Commission of Cancer | 2015 - 12/2021 |
| Associate Program Director, Thoracic surgery Residency, University of Mississipi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | 07/2013 - 06/2017 |
| Cancer Liaison, American College of Surgeons Commission of Cancer | 2013 - 12/2016 |
| Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | 07/2011 - 06/2022 |
| Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 06/2011 - 12/2017 |
| Clinical Instructor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center | 2011 - 06/2011 |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Extramural, Promoting Biomarker Testing in Lung Cancer, American Cancer Society | 05/2021 - Present |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Panchal R, Carter KT, Shepherd B, de Delva P, Koller F, Copeland H Mediastinal Pancreatic Pseudocyst: A Rare Cause of New Onset Dysphagia Am Surg. 2019 Aug 1;85(8):e400-e402.PMID:31560327 No abstract available | 2019 |
| Brown D, Arnold P and de Delva, P.E. Thoracic Endovascular Repair and Omental Flap Revision of Aortopulmonary Fistula Involving Aortic Pseudoaneurysm. The American Surgeon Volume 84 Number 1 | 2018 |
Abstracts | |
| Abell T.E., Boatright B.T.,Heindl B.F., Daram S,Bull S.H., Pullan Z, Kedar A, Delva P.E., Lahr C.J., Starkebaum W, Peng Du,LK. C Can Gastric Stimulation in an Animal Model Effect Duodenal and Sphincter of Odi Electrical Activity? a Pilot Study Utilizing Ancillary High Resolution Recordings. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 77(5):AB287 | 2013 |
| de Delva P.E., Wain, J.C. and Mathisen, D.J. Tracheal Replacement with Aortic Allograft. Western Thoracic Surgical Association Annual Meeting | 2008 |
Book Chapter | |
| Kim T, de Delva PE Mastery Techniques in Surgery: Thoracic Surgery: Transplantation, Tracheal resections, Mediastinal Tumors, Extended Thoracic Resection. | 2015 |
| de Delva P.E. and Mathisen D. Cardiothoracic Surgery Review. Surgery of the Trachea Franco KL and Thourani VH, editors. Cardiothoracic Surgery Review. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2012. | 2012 |
| de Delva PE, Berger DL Acute Intestinal Obstruction Informa Healthcare, 2010 | 2010 |
| Lillywhite H, Delva, P.E. and Noonan, B. Patterns of gut Passage Times and Chronic Retention Fecal Mass in Viperid Snakes Biology of the Vipers | 2002 |
Presentations
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Surgical Management of Early-Stage Lung Cancer. American College of Surgeons Mississippi Chapter Annual Meeting, July 2023 | 07/2023 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, [Regional Invited Speaker] Lung Biomarker Testing - Today and tomorrow. Louisiana Lung Biomarker Project Echo, June 2023 | 06/2023 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Clinical Documentation Improvement Program, UMMC Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, UMMC | 07/2021 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Surgical Management of Esophageal Cancer, Forrest General Cancer Committee, Hattiesburg, MS | 05/2021 |
| Invited Symposia, UMMC Foregut Pathology Series Esophagectomy: When how and where to do it., UMMC Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Virtual CME Series | 01/2021 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, GERD-Pathophysiology and Surgical Management for Primary Care, Family Practice Resident Education, Hattiesburg, MS | 01/2021 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Expert Panel: Surgical Management Stage 3 Lung Cancer, Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society Annual Meeting | 10/2019 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Lung Cancer Screening, Hattiesburg Clinic Family Medicine Conference | 09/2019 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Lung Cancer Screening, Forrest General Hospital Cancer Conference | 04/2019 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, University of Mississippi Family Medicine Lung Cancer Screening, March 2019, University of Mississippi Family Medicine | 03/2019 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Lung Cancer Screening, 4. University of Mississippi Family Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 03/2019 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society Annual Meeting, October 2018. Scientific Program: Therapeutic Mediastinoscopy: Extended Indications Beyond Staging and Diagnosis of the Mediastinum., Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society, Clearwater Beach, Florida | 10/2018 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Lung Cancer – NCCN Guidelines & AJCC Staging, Forrest General Hospital Cancer Conference | 04/2018 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Surgical Management of Tracheal Stenosis, Eastern Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Meeting, St. Petersburg | 10/2016 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Expert Panel: Management of Tracheal Stenosis, 3. Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society Annual Meeting | 10/2016 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society Annual Meeting, October 2016. Expert Panel: Management of Tracheal Stenosis, Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society | 10/2016 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Surgical Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians Spring Meeting, Jackson,MS | 04/2016 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Surgical Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, UMMC Grenada Hospital, Grenada, MS | 03/2016 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Management of Acute and Chronic Pleural Space Disease, American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, San Francisco | 10/2014 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Panel Discussant: Management of Pleural Disease, 2. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress | 10/2014 |
| Management of Tracheal Stenosis, Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society | 10/2014 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, STS University Course 10: Novel Techniques in Esophageal and Tracheal Surgery, Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Orlando | 01/2014 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Surgical Management of Advanced Thoracic Malignancies, Forrest General Hospital Cancer Conference, Hattiesburg, MS | 10/2013 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Surgical Management of Advanced Thoracic Malignancies, Delta Regional Medical Center Cancer Conference, Greenville, MS | 08/2013 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Management of Aerodigestive Fistulae, 1. Hardy Society Annual Meeting | 04/2013 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Management of Aerodigestive Fistula, Hardy Surgical Society, New Orleans | 04/2013 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Management of Pulmonary Nodules, University of Mississippi Family Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 04/2012 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Minimally Invasive Management of Esophageal Disease, University of Mississippi Family Medicine, University of Mississippi Center | 04/2012 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Minimally Invasive Management of Esophageal Disease, UMMC Family Medicine Update | 04/2012 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Management of Pulmonary Nodules, UMMC Family Medicine Update, Jackson, MS | 04/2012 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Management of Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus, UMMC Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Jackson, MS | 02/2012 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Management of Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus, 1. University of Mississippi Surgery Grand Rounds, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 02/2012 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Tracheal Replacement with Aortic Allograft, Western Thoracic Surgical Association Annual Meeting | 06/2008 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Surgical Management of Failed Colon Interposition, European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Meeting | 09/2007 |
| Poster Presentation, Early Extubation after Esophagectomy: Analysis of Factors Predictive of Failure, Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting Poster Session | 2006 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Where Goeth our Surgical Residents? Medical Student Attitudes towards a Career in Surgery, Southern Surgical - Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN | 03/2002 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Where Goeth our Surgical Residents? Medical Student Attitudes towards a Career inSurgery., Southeastern Surgical Congress Annual Meeting | 02/2002 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Lung Cancer Hero Award, CURE| Lung Cancer Heroes | 2022 |
| All Star Teaching Attending, Carl G Evers, MD Society | 2017 |
| Harvard Medical School Class of 2003&2004 Resident teaching Award | 2003 |
| Division Teaching Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center Department of Surgery | |
| Consultant of the Year, University of Mississippi Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Services | |
| Tufts medical School Class of 2008 Teaching Award | |
| Alpha Omega Alpha, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta | |
| Co-Founder Medical Spanish Club, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta | |
| Dean's Award, Emory University School of Medicine | |
| High Honors, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta | |
| Problem Based Learning Instructor, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta | |
| Surgical Clerkship Class Representative, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta | |
| W. Dean Surgical Scholar Award, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta | |
| Director & Founder University of Florida Medical School Day, University of Florida, Gainesville | |
| Golden Key National Honor Society, University of Florida, Gainesville | |
| High Honors, University of Florida, Gainesville | |
| Massachusetts General Hospital Resident Teaching Award | |
| O'Keefe Research fellow in Surgery | |
| Resident Member Education Committee |
Professional Membership and Service
| Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, Member | 2014 - Present |
| BMC Cancer, Editor, Associate Editor | 2013 - Present |
| American College of Surgeons, Fellow | 2013 - Present |
| Thoracic Surgery Program Directors Association, Member | 2013 - Present |
| American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, Member | 2012 - Present |
| Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Association | |
| Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Member | |
| International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, Member |
Committee Service
| Chairman, Interdisciplinary Thoracic Cancer Team | 2017 - Present |
| MEDICAL CENTER-RESEARCH ADVISORY, Member | 2015 - Present |
| State Chair Commission on Cancer American College of Surgeons, Chair | 2015 - 2021 |
| Department of Surgery QAPI, Member | 2014 - Present |
| Cancer Institute Committee, Co-Chair | 2014 - Present |
| Advisory Group to the Vice Chancellor, Member | 2013 - 2016 |
| Department of Surgery Education Committee, Member | 2013 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, Associate Program Director | 2013 - Present |
| MEDICAL CENTER-INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD 1, Co-Chair | 2013 - Present |
| Liaison to the Commission on Cancer American College of Surgeons, Co-Chair | 2012 - 2014 |
| Multidisciplinary Thoracic Oncology Program, Co-Chair | 2011 - Present |
| Lung Cancer Screening Task Force | 2011 - Present |
| Cancer Center Protocol Review Committee, Member | 2011 - Present |
Other Service
| Associate Editor BMC Chapter, Thoracic Surgical Oncology Section | 12/2013 - 10/2017 |
| Leadership Development Program, Participant | 07/2013 - 06/2014 |
| Guest Editor American Surgeon | |
| Guest Editor Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery | |
| Guest Editor Annals of Thoracic Surgery |
Teaching Experience
| Medicine, Course, Preceptor, Summer Surgical Scholar Program | Summer |
| Medicine, Course, Preceptor, M4 Surgical Clinic Mentor | Annual |
| Medicine, Course, Preceptor, Cardiothoracic Surgery Medical Student Rotation | Annual |
Directed Student Learning
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Hailey Jenkins | 2019 - 2021 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: William Sanders | 2016 - 2016 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Danielle Brown | 2015 - 2015 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: John E. Wright | 2014 - 2014 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: JB Moses | 2013 - 2013 |
Fellows supervised
| Thoracic Surgery Residency, Program Director, 5 fellows supervised | 07/2017 - Present |
| Cardiothoracic Surgery, Assistant Fellowship Director, 5 fellows supervised | 07/2011 - 06/2017 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital, Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Research Fellow, 0 fellows supervised | 07/2005 - 06/2006 |
| Emory University School of Medicine Department of Pharmacology, Atlanta GA, Research Fellow, Pharmacological Study of Neutrophil Demargination in Rats, 0 fellows supervised | 06/2003 - 08/2003 |
| University of Florida Department of Zoology, Gainesville, FL, Research Fellow, Thesis Research on the anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal tract of snakes as an evolutionary strategy, 0 fellows supervised | 06/1995 - 05/1998 |
Residency Training
| General Surgery Residency, Attending Physician | 2011 - Present |