Pirooz Eghtesady, MD, PhD
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
- English
Appointments
Sees Patients For
pediatric heart surgery, congenital heart conditions, pediatric lung surgery, closure of atrial or ventricular septal defects, repair of AV canal, repair of tetralogy of Fallot, Norwood procedure, Ross procedure, Fontan procedure, Glenn shunt procedure, repair of coarctation of the aorta, pediatric heart transplant, neonatal Blalock-Taussig shunt procedure, slide tracheoplasty
Hospital Affiliations
- St. Louis Children's Hospital
Locations
- St. Louis Children’s Hospital1 Childrens PlaceSt. Louis, MO 63110Suite: 6120Fax: 866-272-2816Appointments:
Experience
Board Certifications
- Congenital Heart Surgery
- General Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
Academic Title(s)
Chief, Section of Pediatric Cardiothoracic SurgeryWashington University School of Medicine
Cardiothoracic Surgeon-in-Chief
St. Louis Children's Hospital
Research Interests
Research focuses on the pathogenesis of congenital heart diseases, with particular emphasis on aortic stenosis and hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
Publications & Research
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1993 Molecular Biology and Immunology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
1998 General Surgery, Stanford University Hospital, San Francisco, CA
1993 University of California, Los Angeles, CA
2001 Cardiothoracic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
1999 Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Marie Lannelongue Hospital, Paris, France
1999 Cardiovascular Surgery, Maire Lannelongue Hospital, Paris, France
2002 Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, University of California San Francisco/ Stanford University, CA