Cardiothoracic Surgery

Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine


Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
3705 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

412-692-5218
412-692-5817 Fax
peter.wearden@chp.edu

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

• 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

• American Board of Thoracic Surgery
• American Board of Surgery

Peter Wearden, MD, PhD, joins Children's as a congenital cardiothoracic surgeon. He comes to Pittsburgh from The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, where he was chief clinician fellow in pediatric cardiac surgery. In addition to his medical degree, Dr. Weardon 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.