PeterDrewWeardenMDPhD

Thoracic Surgery • Orlando, FL

Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Director, NEMOURS Cardiac Center - Florida Chair, Department of Cardiovascular Services Chief, Cardiac Surgery Nemours Children’s Hospital

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Office
13535 Nemours Pkwy
Nemours Childrens Hospital
Orlando, FL 32827
Phone+1 407-567-4303

Summary

Dr. Peter Wearden is a thoracic surgeon in Orlando, FL and is affiliated with Nemours Children's Hospital. He received his medical degree from West Virginia University School of Medicine and has been in practice 24 years. He specializes in cardiopulmonary transplantation, pediatric cardiac surgery, and cardiovascular surgery and is experienced in congenital heart disease, pediatric / congenital cardiothoracic surgery, lung transplant surgery, and stem cell transplantation.

Education & Training

Hospital for Sick Children/University of TorontoMD, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, 2004 - 2005
UPMC Medical Education Prog2003
West Virginia UniversityResidency, Surgery, 2001
West Virginia UniversityPhD, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 1995 - 1999
West Virginia UniversityInternship, Surgery, 1993 - 1994
West Virginia University School of MedicineClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2014 - 2026
DE State Medical License 2016 - 2019
PA State Medical License 2001 - 2016
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

ACTION-ARC Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Disease Ventricular Assist Device Adverse Event Definitions-2023.
Angela Lorts, Christina VanderPluym, Iki Adachi, Tanya Perry, Peta M A Alexander
ASAIO Journal. 2024-11-01
A 1-Day-Old Girl With Infantile Hemangioma and Sternal Cleft.
Meer S Hossain, Alexia T Stamatiou, Kellianne C Kleeman, Brian C Kellogg, Peter D Wearden
Chest. 2024-05-01
7 citations
Dexmedetomidine Withdrawal Syndrome in Children in the PICU: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Thomas Knapp, Olivia DiLeonardo, Tim Maul, Alexander Hochwald, Zhuo Li
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2024-01-01

Journal Articles

Cost-Effectiveness of Ventricular Assist Device Destination Therapy for Advanced Heart Failure in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Peter D Wearden, Kenneth J Smith, Brian Feingold, Pediatric Cardiology

Lectures

ASAIO 59th Annual Conference
American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO), Chicago, Illinois - 6/12/2013

Press Mentions

2024 Finest Doctors Share Their Memorable MomentsDecember 1st, 2024
Pediatric Heart Transplant Center Proposal in Orlando Draws OppositionFebruary 15th, 2017
Are 3 Pediatric Heart Surgery Centers in Central Florida Too Many?February 11th, 2017
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