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Gert Pretorius

Gert D. Victor Pretorius, M.D.
University of California, San Diego
Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
9300 Campus Point Dr. #7892
La Jolla, CA  92093
United States
1 858-657-7777
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Role: 
Surgeon - Cardiothoracic

Background

University of Pretoria medical school (MBchB 1993)
General Practitioner South Africa (1994-1999)
Critical Care Associate in Cardiovascular and Thoracic surgery (Regina, Canada 1999-2002)
University of Alberta Canada Cardiac Surgery Residency (2003 - 2007 FRCSC)
University of Alberta MSc Clinical Epidemiology (2006-2008)
Staff surgeon University of Alberta Hospital (2007 - 2008)
Senior Registrar Royal Hobart Hospital Australia (2009-2010)
Pulmonary Throbendarterectomy Fellow UCSD (2010 -2011)
Clincal Assistant Professor of Surgery UCSD Health system (2011 -current)

Other Interests

Heart and Lung transplantation
Ventricular Assist Devices
Valve Repair and Replacement
Aortic surgery and Endo-vascular procedures
Arrhythmia surgery and implantable cardiac devices
Clincal Epidemiology and Trial Design
Laser Lead Extraction
Pulmonary thrombendarterectomy
OPCAB & ONCAB

Additional Educational Information

University of Alberta (FRCSC 2008)
University of Pretoria (MBchB 1993)

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Practice Areas

  • Vascular
  • Thoracic
  • Congenital
  • Cardiac