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

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