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Peter Wearden, MD, PhD

Job Title Surgical Director, Pediatric Heart and Lung Transplantation

Job Title Director, Pediatric Mechanical Cardiopulmonary Support Program

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

Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery

4401 Penn Avenue, Suite Floor 3

Pittsburgh, PA 15224

412-692-5218 Phone

412-692-5817 Fax

Email peter.wearden@chp.edu

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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

Publications

Aortic translocation for the management of transposition of the great arteries with a ventricular septal defect, pulmonary stenosis, and hypoplasia of the right ventricle.
Morell VO, Wearden PD
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg

Biography Summary

Peter Wearden, MD, PhD, is a congenital cardiothoracic surgeon at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC.

Dr. Wearden currently is spearheading two National Institutes of Health-funded projects to develop an internal and external ventricular assist device (VAD) for young children. VADs are mechanical devices that take over the pumping action of the heart and offer lifesaving support, most often acting as a bridge to keep patients alive until a donor heart becomes available for transplantation.It is estimated that as many as 1,000 children annually may benefit from these technologies.

Previously, Dr. Wearden served as 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
April 2, 2013

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