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Peter Wearden, MD, PhD

Job Title Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
4401 Penn Avenue, Suite Floor 3
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
412-692-5218 Phone
412-692-5817 Fax

Education and Training

Medical School:

1993 West Virginia University School of Medicine

Residency:

2001 West Virginia University School of Medicine, senior surgical resident and chief resident in surgery
2003 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, cardiothoracic surgery resident

Fellowship:

2005 The Hospital for Sick Children, clinical fellow, pediatric cardiac surgery

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery

Awards

  • 2001 Watne, Warden, Moran Resident Research Award, Department of Surgery, West Virginia University
  • 2001 First Place, 13th Annual Bernard Zimmerman Resident Research Competition, Department of Surgery, West Virginia University

Biography Summary

Peter Wearden, MD, PhD, is a congenital cardiothoracic surgeon at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. Previously, he was chief clinician fellow in pediatric cardiac surgery at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto. In addition to his medical degree, Dr. Wearden has a doctorate in pharmacology and toxicology from West Virginia University. Recently, Dr. Wearden was director of surgery for preclinical testing at the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine.

Last Update

December 8, 2009
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Last Update

December 8, 2009
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