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Matthias Peltz, M.D.

Matthias Peltz, M.D.

Surgical Director of Cardiac Transplant

Professor

Endowed Title
Sarah M. and Charles E. Seay Distinguished Chair in Thoracic Surgery
School
Medical School
Department
Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery
Graduate Programs
Biomedical Engineering

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  • 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

    Star Featured 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