PiroskaKatalinKoparMD

General Surgery • Saint Louis, MO

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Associate Professor of Surgery at Washington University in Saint Louis

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Office
1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz
# Div
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Phone+1 314-362-5298

Fax+1 888-824-2176

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 citations
Surgeon Perception and Attitude Towards the Moral Imperative of Institutionally Addressing Second-Victim Syndrome in Surgery.
Li-Hsuan Hsiao, Piroska K Kopar
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2024-08-12
4 citations
Addressing 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

Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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