Education

Medical School
UT Southwestern Medical School (1999)
Internship
UT Southwestern Medical Center (2000), General Surgery
Residency
UT Southwestern Medical Center (2002), General Surgery
Fellowship
UT Southwestern Medical Center (2004), Cardiothoracic Surgery
Residency
UT Southwestern Medical Center (2006), General Surgery
Residency
UT Southwestern Medical Center (2009), Cardiothoracic Surgery

Research Interest

  • Apoptosis
  • Heart, Lung, and Perfusion Preservation
  • Lung Metabolism
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Myocardial Metabolism

Publications

Featured Publications LegendFeatured Publications

Perfusion preservation versus static preservation for cardiac transplantation: effects on myocardial function and metabolism
Rosenbaum DH, Peltz M, DiMaio JM, Meyer DM, Wait MA, Merritt ME, Ring WS, Jessen ME J Heart & Lung Transplantation January 2008 27 (1) 93-99
Organ Donation and Management of the Organ Donor
Peltz M Parkland Trauma Handbook, 3rd edition, Mosby 2008 Chapter 57
Myocardial perfusion characteristics during machine perfusion for heart transplantation
Peltz,M, Cobert ML, Rosenbaum DH, West LM, Jessen ME Surgery 2008 144 225-232
Benefits of perfusion preservation in canine hearts stored for short intervals
Rosenbaum DH, Peltz M, Merritt ME, Thatcher JE, Sasaki H, Jessen ME J of Surgical Research 2007 104 243-249
Effect of pyruvate and HEPES on pulmonary allograft acidosis and cell death after long-term storage.
Peltz M, HE TT, Adams GA, Chao RY, Jessen ME, Meyer DM J Am College of Surgeons 2004 199 (3S) S31