Kirk L. Peterson works in Heart Failure & Transplant affiliated with University of California, San Diego.
Kirk L. Peterson is an Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine. He served as the Director of the Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center at UC San Diego Health from 2011 to 2015 and held the Edith and William Perlman Chair in Cardiology for over 25 years. He has authored over 180 papers in cardiology and contributed to research on cardiomyopathy, cardiac function, and regeneration.
249 pubs · 18,938 cites · h-index 68
Bachelor's Degree
Stanford University
1960
MD
Cornell University
1963
Fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
1970
Professor of Medicine Emeritus
University of California San Diego School of Medicine · 2020 - Present
Director, Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center
UC San Diego Health System · 2011 - 2015
Professor of Medicine
University of California San Diego School of Medicine · 1981 - 2020
Head of the Cardiac Section
UCSD Medical Center Hillcrest · 1985 - 1990
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
UCSD Medical Center Hillcrest · 1971 - 1991