Rafael J Diaz-Garcia, MD

Our 18-bed special care nursery is staffed by neonatologists, nurse practitioners and nurses who provide an intermediate level of care to newborns with developmental problems.

Dr. Murariu is the Director of Microsurgery and Lymphatic Surgery at Allegheny Health Network (AHN) and Clinical Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He performs cosmetic surgery procedures and reconstructive surgery and has a particular interest in lymphedema surgery, da Vinci robotic reconstruction, complex abdominal wall reconstruction, and microsurgery focusing on head and neck and on breast reconstruction. Dr. Murariu is board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and by the American Board of Surgery. He holds a microsurgery certificate from the prestigious MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. He serves on the Patient Safety Committee for the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. He also serves on three other national committees for the American Society of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Murariu performed the world’s first surgery of a breast reconstruction with sensate flap and lymph node transfer, which was featured on CBS KDKA-TV nightly news (https://youtu.be/nLL). He is also part of a very small group of plastic surgeons performing robotic surgery for perineal and breast reconstruction. He appears in an AHN commercial regarding breast cancer and reconstruction (https://youtu.be/exggiQn_05k). Dr. Murariu has published more than two dozen journal articles and book chapters and also served as an ad hoc peer reviewer for several journals. Since 2015, he has been working internationally to bring new procedures and techniques to developing countries. He also gave a TEDx talk (https://youtu.be/hTqESCzcOxs) about his approach to international medical missions. He is involved in charitable activities through his Rotary Club and a foundation he started in 2006 (www.fdm.ro). Dr. Murariu has received multiple awards, including the Rotary Club District 5000 Peacemaker Award and a State of Hawai’i Proclamation by the House of Representatives in 2012.

Certified by the American Board of Surgery, Dr. Machado is a highly skilled transplant surgeon who specializes in liver transplantation, hepatobiliary surgery, and minimally invasive laparoscopic liver surgery. Dr. Machado earned his medical degree at the University of California, San Francisco, and completed his surgical residency at Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix, Az. He received additional training in abdominal transplant surgery during his fellowship at the University of Cincinnati.He is a member of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, and American Medical Society. He also is an instructor for advanced trauma life support.Dr. Machado has medical staff privileges at Allegheny General Hospital, Forbes Hospital, Jefferson Hospital, and West Penn Hospital.