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Pedro A. Reck dos Santos, M.D.

  1. Thoracic Surgeon
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  1. Phoenix, Arizona

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Pedro Reck dos Santos, M.D., is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, with specialty interests in the management of patients with end/stage lung diseases, including lung transplantation, ECMO and lung volume reduction surgery, and also in thoracic oncology and airway surgery.

Dr. Reck dos Santos was trained in Brazil, and then completed advanced training in research, general thoracic surgery and lung transplantation at the University of Toronto.

His clinical focus includes:

  • Lung Transplantation
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
  • Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
  • Thoracic Oncology, with a special interest in the surgical management of lung metastasis
  • Tracheal surgery

His research interests are related to lung perfusion systems (ex vivo and in vivo Lung perfusion), donation after circulatory death, ablation therapies for the management of chest malignancies and outcomes research. Dr. Reck dos Santos is actively involved in research projects with a special focus on mentoring residents and students.

  1. Chest infection
  2. Chronic lung disease
  3. Lung cancer
  4. Mediastinal tumor
  5. Tracheal stenosis
  1. Chest surgery
  2. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
  3. Lung surgery
  4. Lung transplant
  5. Lung volume reduction surgery
  6. Minimally invasive surgery
  7. Tracheal resection
  • Lung Transplantation
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
  • Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion
  • End-Stage Lung Diseases
  • Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
  • Thoracic Oncology
  1. 2022
    Ph.D.Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
  2. 2016
    Fellowship - Endobronchial Ultrasound ProgramToronto General Hospital, University of Toronto
  3. 2015
    Clinical Fellowship - Lung TransplantationToronto General Hospital, University of Toronto
  4. 2014
    Clinical Fellowship - Thoracic SurgeryToronto General Hospital, University of Toronto
  5. 2014
    MScInstitute of Medical Science, University of Toronto
  6. 2013
    Research Fellowship - Thoracic SurgeryLatner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratory, University of Toronto
  7. 2007
    Residency - Thoracic SurgeryPontifical Catholic University
  8. 2005
    Residency - General SurgeryUniversidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
  9. 2002
    MDUniversidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre

Awards and honors

  1. 2014
    F. Griffith Pearson Award for the Best Resident/Fellow TeacherDivision of Thoracic Surgery, University of Toronto
  2. 2013
    Best Presentation Award6th Annual Regenerative Medicine Symposium, Training Program in Regenerative Medicine, Canadian Institute of Health Research

Professional memberships

  1. 2023 - present
    Member2.0 FTE Incremental, Search Committee, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
  2. 2023 - present
    Member#9257, Search Committee, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
  3. 2023 - present
    Member#9256, Search Committee, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
  4. 2019 - present
    MemberBrazilian Society of Thoracic Surgeons
  5. 2019 - present
    MemberInternational Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
  6. 2017 - present
    MemberBrazilian Society of Transplantation
  7. 2014 - present
    MemberSociety of Thoracic Surgeons

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