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Chris Pirko, MD, Anesthesiology, Columbia, SC

Chris Pirko MD

Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology


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  • 5 Medical Park RdSte 300Columbia, SC 29203

  • Phone+1 864-522-3700

  • Fax+1 864-522-3705

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Education & Training

  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, 2022 - 2023
  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Anesthesiology, 2019 - 2022
  • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
    University of Oklahoma Health Sciences CenterResidency, Surgery, 2017 - 2018
  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 2016 - 2017
  • University of South Carolina School of Medicine
    University of South Carolina School of MedicineClass of 2016, MD
  • University of South Carolina
    University of South CarolinaBS, Biology, 2008 - 2012

Certifications & Licensure

  • SC State Medical License
    SC State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • ACLS
    American Heart AssociationACLS
  • Biomedical Research
    Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program)Biomedical Research

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Power of Professionalism (POP) Award Baylor College of Medicine Center for Professionalism, 2019

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Laparoscopic Excision of an Ileal Duplication with Intracorporeal Enteroenterostomy in an Infant  
    Pirko CJ, Kaufmann AB, Pimpalwar AP, Videoscopy 27:5, 10/12/2017

Abstracts/Posters

  • Surgical Excision Of A Saddle Pulmonary Embolus Straddling An Atrial Septal Defect
    Pirko CJ, Moseley MM, Ibekwe SI, Markan S, SCA Annual Meeting and Workshops, West Palm Beach, FL, 4/18/2020

Research History

  • Clinical Research CoordinatorMichael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine2018 - 2019

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