Robert Kormos, M.D., is a professor of surgery in the division of cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and medical director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. In addition, he is director of UPMC's Artificial Heart and Thoracic Transplant Program.
A past president of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, Dr. Kormos has been on the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh since 1987 after completion of two fellowships here in research and transplant surgery.
Prior to coming to Pittsburgh, he completed internships and residencies in neurosurgery, general surgery and cardiovascular and thoracic (chest) surgery at Toronto General Hospital. A native of Canada, Dr. Kormos received his medical degree from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario.
While at the University of Pittsburgh, his research and clinical interests have been focused on mechanical circulatory support, resulting in his authorship of more than 100 published articles and book chapters on the subject. He is an associate editor for The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, is a member of more than 15 professional societies and is internationally regarded for his clinical and research work in organ transplantation and in the use of cardiac assist devices as temporary or permanent support for patients with end-stage heart disease.
In addition to his other duties, Dr. Kormos is director of the residency program for the School of Medicine's division of cardiothoracic surgery and serves on the board of trustees for the International Society for Rotary Blood Pumps. He was interim medical director of the mechanical circulatory support registry of the United Network of Organ Sharing and International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation and is a member of the Education Task Force for the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
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