Gert Diederick Victor Pretorius MD
Adult Cardiac Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Cardiovascular Surgery
Professor of Clinical Surgery, UCSD School of Medicine Surgical Director of Heart Transplant and MCS
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200 W Arbor Dr# MC8892San Diego, CA 92103
Phone+1 619-543-7777
Fax+1 619-543-2652
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Summary
- Dr. Gert Pretorius is a thoracic surgeon in La Jolla, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego, UC San Diego Medical Center – Hillcrest, Tri-City Medical Center, and VA San Diego Healthcare System. He received his medical degree from University of Pretoria Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 24 years. He specializes in adult cardiac surgery and cardiopulmonary transplantation and is experienced in adult cardiac surgery, lung transplant surgery, and minimally invasive mitral valve replacement. He has 6 publications and over 50 citings.
Education & Training
University of Pretoria Faculty of MedicineClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2010 - 2026
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 6 citationsRepeat pulmonary thromboendarterectomy outcomes: A 15-year single-center retrospective review.Anna Astashchanka, Kim M Kerr, Jenny Z Yang, Angela Bautista, Demosthenes G Papamatheakis
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2023-12-01 - 13 citationsHeart transplantation from donation after circulatory death: Impact on waitlist time and transplant rate.Yan K Gernhofer, Quan M Bui, Jenna J Powell, Priscilla M Perez, John Jones
American Journal of Transplantation. 2023-08-01 - 7 citationsDistal vessel pulmonary thromboendarterectomy: Results from a single institution.Timothy M Fernandes, Nick H Kim, Kim M Kerr, William R Auger, Peter F Fedullo
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2023-08-01
Authored Content
- Emerging Frontier in Heart Transplantation: Donation After Circulatory DeathNovember 2022
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