Kirk L Peterson MD

Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Physician

9350 Campus Point Dr# MC8411La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone+1 619-543-5666
Fax+1 619-543-3774

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Education & Training

Baylor University Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1965 - 1968
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1965 - 1967
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1964 - 1965
New York Presbyterian HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1963 - 1964
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1963

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1969 - 2028
TX State Medical License 1966 - 2001
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Connexin-43 Restoration Alleviates Desmosomal Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy.
Jing Zhang, Fabian Zanella, Matthew W Ellis, William H Bradford, Erika Joana Gutierrez-Lara
Circulation. Heart Failure. 2026-04-01
5 citations
Combined Loss of Obsc and Obsl1 in Murine Hearts Results in Diastolic Dysfunction, Altered Metabolism, and Deregulated Mitophagy.
Kyohei Fujita, Patrick Desmond, Jordan Blondelle, Matúš Soták, Meenu Rohini Rajan
Circulation. Heart Failure. 2025-04-01
53 citations
Plakophilin 2 gene therapy prevents and rescues arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy in a mouse model harboring patient genetics.
William H Bradford, Jing Zhang, Erika J Gutierrez-Lara, Yan Liang, Aryanne Do
Nature Cardiovascular Research. 2023-12-01

Journal Articles

Publisher Correction: Oxidized Phospholipids Are Proinflammatory and Proatherogenic in Hypercholesterolaemic Mice
Kirk L Peterson, Sotirios Tsimikas, Thomas A Prohaska, Nature
Oxidized Phospholipids Are Proinflammatory and Proatherogenic in Hypercholesterolaemic Mice
Sotirios Tsimikas, Kirk L Peterson, Thomas A Prohaska, Nature