Peter C. Kouretas, MD, PhD

Select Biography

Peter C. Kouretas, MD PhDAcademic appointment: Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Utah

Clinical expertise: Congenital heart surgery; Cardiac transplantation; Ventricular assist devices in children

Research interests: Development of pediatric mechanical circulatory support; Cardiac transplantation in children; Adult congenital heart disease surgery

Outside interests: Golf, Greek history

Education: BS Psychology – Georgetown University, Washington DC; MD – Georgetown University School of Medicine; PhD Cardiovascular Physiology – Georgetown University Graduate School

Residency: Surgery – GeorgetownUniversity Medical Center, Washington, DC; Surgery – University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA

Fellowship:  Senior Surgical Research Fellow, Georgetown University Medical Center; Cardiothoracic  Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Cardiothoracic Transplantation Fellow, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA; Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Fellow, Stanford University Medical Center and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford, CA

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery 2003

Selected Publications:

  1. Heart-Lung Transplantation. Kouretas PC, Reitz BA. Sabiston and Spencer, Surgery of the Chest, eds. Selke, del Nido, and Swanson, 7th Edition, 2003
  2. Long-Term Mechanical Circulatory Support and Heart Transplantation. Kouretas,PC, Moffatt-Bruce S, Robbins RC. Heart Failure: Comprehensive Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment. eds. Dec, DiSalvo, Hajjar, and Semigran. 1st Edition, 2003.
  3. Heparin and Non-Anticoagulant Heparin Preserve Regional Myocardial Contractility After Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury: Role of Nitric Oxide. Kouretas PC, Myers YD, Cahill PA, Myers JL, Wang YN, Sitzman JV, Wallace RB, Hannan RL. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998;115:440-449
  4. Heparin Preserves Nitric Oxide Activity in Coronary Endothelium During Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. Kouretas PC, Kim YD, Cahill PA, Myers AK, To LN, Wang YN, Wallace RB, Kron IL, Hannan RL. Ann Thorac Surg 1998; 66(4):1210-5
  5. Non-anticoagulant heparin increases endothelial nitric oxide synthase activity: role of inhibitory guanine nucleotide proteins. Kouretas, Hannan RL, Kapur NK et al. J Moll Cell Cardiol 1998; 30(12):2669-82