Peter C. Kouretas, M.D.,Ph.D.

(801) 662-5566 or (800) 328-2967
fax: (801) 662-5571

100 North Mario Capecchi Drive, Suite 2800
Salt Lake City, UT 84113

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