Peter Pastuszko, MD
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PROFESSOR | Cardiovascular Surgery
PROFESSOR | Pediatrics
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Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery (Heart Surgery), Pediatric Cardiology
Research
Dr. Pastuszko has been recognized by both national and international cardiothoracic societies as one of the foremost researchers on the protection of the newborn brain. Throughout his career, Dr. Pastuszko’s passion has been finding ways to protect the newborn brain from the detrimental effects of low blood oxygen (hypoxia) present in the neonates with many types of congenital heart defects. For more than two decades, Dr. Pastuszko has been closely involved in the research into the area of infant brain protection before, during, and after surgery. His investigative efforts, in collaboration with two teams of researchers at both the University of Pennsylvania and University of California San Diego, explore pharmacological interventions that may protect the newborn brain. He has produced several dozen research publications on the subject as well as multiple abstracts, presentations, and book chapters with his research supported by NIH grants. Dr. Pastuszko continues his collaborative work while at Mount Sinai.

MD, University of Pennsylvania

Residency, Surgery (General Surgery), Pennsylvania Hospital

Residency, Surgery (General Surgery), Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Residency, Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery), Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Certifications

American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Dr. Peter Pastuszko Discusses Newborns with Congenital Heart Defects

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