Dr. Coppolino is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA and received his medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences in Washington, DC. He completed a residency in General Surgery at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York, NY, followed by a residency in Thoracic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA. Most recently Dr. Coppolino completed a fellowship in Heart and Lung Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support again at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Coppolino also holds an MSc in Clinical and Translational Science from Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences in New York, NY.
He is board certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery and in thoracic surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
His research and clinical interests include thoracic surgical oncology, end stage heart and lung disease, mechanical circulatory support, lung and heart transplantation and Ex-vivo lung perfusion.