Peter Fonseca MD PhD
Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
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12266 De Paul DrSte 205Bridgeton, MO 63044
Phone+1 314-647-8269
Fax+1 314-646-1700
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Summary
- Dr. Peter Fonseca is a board certified general thoracic surgeon in St. Louis, MO and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis, SSM Health St. Joseph - St. Charles, and SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis. He received his medical degree from Saint Louis University School of Medicine and has been in practice 30 years. He was a general thoracic surgeon in the Navy at Bethesda Naval Hospital after completing his training. Since leaving the military he has been practicing in the greater St. Louis, MO area. He specializes in general thoracic surgery and is experienced in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, adult general thoracic surgery, thoracic surgical oncology, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, and robotic thoracic surgery.
Education & Training
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, IncFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 1992 - 1994
Wright State UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1987 - 1992
Saint Louis University School of MedicineClass of 1987
Certifications & Licensure
OH State Medical License 1988 - 2027
MO State Medical License 1998 - 2026
WI State Medical License 1992 - 2017
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals EHR, athenahealth, Inc, 2013
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 5 citationsResection of an adult intracardiac wilms' tumor using hypothermic circulatory arrestPeter Fonseca, G. Hossein Almassi, Frank P. Begun
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1995-12-01
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