Peter C. Kouretas, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

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Medical School Education

-Georgetown University, Washington D.C. 1992

Board Certified/Special Certificate

-American Board of Surgery
-American Board of Thoracic Surgery-eligible
-UNOS certified in heart and lung transplantation

Current Academic Position

-Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Post Doctoral Education/Training

Institution	Program	Year
Georgetown University, Washington D.C.	Senior Research Fellow, Cardiovascular Research Group, Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics, Doctor of Philosophy and Cardiovascular Physiology	1994-1997
University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA.	General Surgery Residency	1997-2000
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA	Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency	2000-2002
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery Chief Resident	2000-2001
Stanford University	Adult and Pediatric Cardiothoracic Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Fellow	2002-2003
Stanford University	Pediatric Cardiothoracic and Adult Congenital Surgery Fellow	2003-2004

Hospital Appointments

-Primary Children's Medical Center
-University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics

Clinical Interests

-Pediatric Heart Surgery
-Mechanical Circulatory Support Device Implantation
-Heart and Lung Transplantation

Research Interests

-Preservation of endothelial function following ischemia/reperfusion injury
-Research and Development of pediatric ventricular assist devices
-Stem cell therapy in cardiomyopathy and congenital heart disease