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Pei H. Tsau, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Arizona Health Sciences Center
Department of Surgery
1501 N. Campbell Avenue, Rm. 4402
PO Box 245071
Tucson, AZ 85724-5071

Office Phone: (520) 626-6339
Clinic Phone: (520) 694-6144
Email: pht@email.arizona.edu

 
Education
MD: 
1994, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ
Residencies: 

1994-97, General Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ

 
1998-00, General Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ
  2000-02, Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ
Fellowship:  1997-98, Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Artificial Heart, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ

Clinical Specialties
Adult and pediatric cardiac surgery; cardiac transplantation; mechanical assist devices; artificial heart

Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery, 2001
American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Eligible 2002

Interests
Valve Replacement and Repair
Heart Transplantation
Artificial Hearts and Mechanical Assist Devices
Pediatric Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Adult Coronary Artery Surgery
Coagulation Post-Mechanical Devices and Artificial Hearts

Research
Coagulation in Artificial Hearts and Mechanical Assist Devices
Immune Status in patients with Artificial Hearts or
Mechanical Assist Devices
Coagulation in Heparin coated circuits

Selected Publications

  • Copeland JG, Tsau PH, Arabia FA, Xie T. Correlation of clinical embolic events with coagulability in a patient with a total artificial heart. J Heart Lung Transplant 14(5):990-98, 1995.
  • Tsau PH, Arabia FA, Toporoff B, Paramesh V, Sethi GK, Copeland JG. Positive panel reactive antibody titers in patients bridged to transplantation with a mechanical assist device: Risk factors and treatment. ASAIO J 44(5):M634-7, 1998.
  • Tsau PH, Arabia FA, Toporoff B, Paramesh V, Sethi GK, Copeland JG. Positive panel-reactive antibody in patients bridge to transplantation with mechanical assist device: Risk factors and treatment. In Gandjbakhch I, Pavie A (eds): Les Journees de la Pitie 1998, R&J Editions Medicales, pp 135-9, 1999.
  • Arabia FA, Tsau PH, Nolan PE, Smith RG, Sethi GK, Paramesh V, Woolley DS, Rhenman BE, Copeland JG. Pediatric bridge to heart transplantation: Application of the Berlin Heart and Thoratec ventricular assist devices. ASAIO J, 2002. (Submitted)
  • Copeland JG, Arabia FA, Tsau PH, Nolan PE, McClellan D, Smith RG, Slepian MJ. Total artificial heart. In Samuels LE, Narula J (eds): Cardiology Clinics, 2002. (Submitted)
  • Tsau PH, Copeland JG, Arabia FA, Dinardo J. Lactobacillus Endocarditis resulting in CardioWest Total Artificial Heart Implantation: A Case Report. (In preparation)
  • Tsau PH, Copeland JG, Arabia FA. Immune status in patients bridged to transplantation with mechanical assist devices. (In preparation)
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