Preparing for Your Surgical Procedure
If you are scheduled for a surgical procedure at UPMC, use the tools below to prepare for your upcoming visit. If you have a question that is not answered by this information, call 1-800-533-UPMC (8762).
Learn About the Procedure
Review general information about your surgical procedure in the UPMC Health Reference. Includes information about what happens before, during, and after a surgical procedure. Surgery animations also are available for select procedures.
Go to the UPMC Health Reference to learn more about your surgery
Prepare for the Procedure
UPMC's Patient Education Committee has developed information sheets to help patients prepare for their upcoming surgical procedures. These sheets may be downloaded as PDF files.
View a list of available patient information sheets
Pre-Surgery Tests
Surgery at UPMC Presbyterian and UPMC Montefiore
Get Driving Directions
Surgical procedures are performed at UPMC hospitals and freestanding surgery centers. Select the location where your surgery will be performed to access driving directions to this location: