Matthias Peltz, M.D.
Surgical Director of Cardiac Transplant
Associate Professor
Endowed Title Sarah M. and Charles E. Seay Distinguished Chair in Thoracic Surgery
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
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