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 You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. 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 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 Results 1-5 of 5 1