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Gail Peterson, M.D.

Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program

Clinical Heart and Vascular Center

Internal Medicine - Cardiology
Cardiac Imaging
General Cardiology

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Biography

Gail Peterson, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. A clinical cardiologist, she specializes in echocardiography and valvular heart disease.

Dr. Peterson earned her medical degree at the University of Michigan Medical School. She completed a residency in internal medicine at UT Southwestern, serving as Chief Resident, and then received advanced training in cardiology through a fellowship at Duke University Medical Center.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in cardiovascular disease, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2001.

At UT Southwestern, Dr. Peterson serves on a number of committees and is Program Director of the Cardiology Fellowship Program and Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program.

She has delivered numerous presentations, published scores of original research articles, and contributed to several books, including Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine: Principles and Practice.

Education & Training

Fellowship - Duke University School of Medicine (1995-1998), Cardiology
Residency - UT Southwestern Medical Center (1992-1995), Internal Medicine
Internship - UT Southwestern Medical Center (1991-1992), Internal Medicine
Medical School - University of Michigan Medical School (1987-1991)

Professional Associations & Affiliations

Fellow, American College of Cardiology

Honors & Awards

Phi Beta Kappa 1987
The Walter F. Floyd Endowed Fellowship in Cardiology 1997

Books & Publications

Publications
- Transesophageal echocardiography: clinical indications and applications
  Peterson GE, Brickner ME, Reimold SC Circulation 2003 107 2398
- Imaging techniques for diagnosis of infective endocarditis.
  Sachdev M, Peterson GE, Jollis JG. Cardiol Clin 2003 21 1-11
- Changing patient characteristics and the effect on mortality in endocarditis.
  Cabell CH, Jollis, JG, Peterson GE, Corey GR, Anderson DJ, Sexton DJ, Woods CW, Reller B, Ryan T, Fowler VG JR Arch Int Med 2002 162 90-94
- The risk of stroke and death in patients with aortic and mitral valve endocarditis.
  Cabell CH, Pond KK, Peterson Ge, Durack DT, Corey GR, Anderson DJ, Ryan T, Lukes AS, Sexton DJ Am H Jour 2001 142 75-80
- Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in patients with permanent pacemakers or implantable cardioverter defibrillators
  Chamis AL, Peterson GE, Cabell CH, Corey GH, Anderson DJ, Sexton DJ, Woods CW, Reller B, Ryan T, Fowler VG Jr Circulation 2001 104 1029
- Comparison of results of percutaneous balloon mitral commissurotomy in patients > 65 years with those in patients ages < 65 years
  Krasuski RA, Warner JJ, Peterson G, Wang A, Harrison JK, Kisslo KB, Bashore TM. Am J Cardiol 2001 88 994-1000
- Managing clinically insigificant aortic valve disease in patients undergoing CABG.
  Peterson GE, Hochrein J, Harrison JK, Bashore TM ACC Current Journal Review 1997 6 61-64

Research

Valvular heart disease
Role of left ventricular mass in prognosis
Infectious endocarditis

Clinical Focus

Cardiac Imaging
General Cardiology
Heart Valve Disorders

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