General Info

Dr. Coletta is chief of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Section at the Veterans Administration Hospital affiliated with UC San Diego, and also performs both cardiac and thoracic operations at Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center. Her areas of expertise include bypass surgery (including off-pump or "beating heart" procedures), valve repair and replacement, aortic surgery, and adoption of less invasive surgical techniques.She trained in cardiothoracic surgery at UC San Diego from 2002-2004 and then became the Department Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Naval Medical Center, San Diego. After leaving the Navy, she gained additional experience in mitral valve repair, minimally invasive techniques, and aortic surgery at the Cleveland Clinic.Dr. Coletta joined the Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at UC San Diego Health as an Assistant Clinical Professor in 2009. She combines her clinical interests in patient care with her genuine enthusiasm for teaching.General Surgery:Ship Surgeon on the USS John C. Stennis, 2000-2001General Surgeon at Naval Medical Center, San Diego, 2000-2002Cardiothoracic Surgery: Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Naval Medical Center, San Diego, 2004-2006Clinical Associate at the Cleveland Clinic, 2006-2007Staff Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Scripps Clinic Medical Group, 2007-2008Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at University of California, San Diego, 2009-presentUC San Diego Health LinksFor more information, see http://health.ucsd.edu/specialties/cardiovascular/Pages/default.aspx.For more information, see http://health.ucsd.edu/specialties/surgery/Pages/default.aspx.