Piroska Katalin Kopar MD
Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Associate Professor of Surgery at Washington University in Saint Louis
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1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz# DivSaint Louis, MO 63110
Phone+1 314-362-5298
Fax+1 888-824-2176
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Summary
- Dr. Piroska Kopar is a trauma and critical care surgeon and a cardiac intensivist in Saint Louis, MO. Her academic interests are in medical and surgical ethics and ethics education, and she directs the Center for Humanism and Ethics in Surgical Specialties (CHESS) at Washington University's Department of Surgery.
Education & Training
Oxford UniversityMst, Practical Ethics, 2023 - 2025- Washington University in Saint LouisMBA, 2021 - 2023
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2016 - 2017
Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2007 - 2014- Harvard Medical SchoolMedical Ethics Fellowship, 2010 - 2012
Emory University School of MedicineClass of 2007
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 2019 - 2026
MO State Medical License 2018 - 2026
CT State Medical License 2016 - 2021
NH State Medical License 2009 - 2021
PA State Medical License 2013 - 2013
American Board of Surgery Surgery- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsSurgeon Perception and Attitude Toward the Moral Imperative of Institutionally Addressing Second Victim Syndrome in Surgery.Li-Hsuan Hsiao, Piroska K Kopar
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2025-02-01 - 6 citationsAddressing Futility: A Practical Approach.Piroska K Kopar, Adrienne Visani, Kyler Squirrell, Douglas E Brown
Critical Care Explorations. 2022-07-01 - A Case of Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis in an Infant Child of Jehovah's Witness Parents: Is Surgical Correction Appropriate?Andrew D. Linkugel, Jennifer Yu, Piroska K. Kopar, Ira J. Kodner, Douglas Brown
The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. 2021-11-23
Press Mentions
Olynyk Named Inaugural Medicine & Media Arts Initiative FellowFebruary 24th, 2021- Cognitive DissonanceJune 16th, 2020
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