Dr. Peter A Knight M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
601 Elmwood Ave Box Surg Rochester NY, 14642About
Dr. Peter Knight is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Rochester, NY. Dr. Knight specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Knight typically treats conditions like heart disease and lung disease. This class of surgeon can also include cardiac surgeons, cardiovascular surgeons, congenital heart surgeons and general thoracic surgeons.
Education and Training
New York Med Coll- Valhalla Ny 1980
Board Certification
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- 2006
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 1 regulates lysosome-dependent type I collagen protein degradation in vascular smooth muscle cells.
- Immobile transesophageal echocardiographic probe after cardiopulmonary bypass.
- Vinpocetine suppresses pathological vascular remodeling by inhibiting vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration.
- Right coronary artery to coronary sinus fistula.
- Endocarditis of Amplatzer occluder devices after percutaneous closure of a mitral paravalvular leak.
- Healing study of porcine heart transapical wounds closed using a remote automated suturing technology.
- Coil embolization of a symptomatic left internal mammary arteriovenous fistula.
- Comparison of strength, consistency, and speed of COR-KNOT versus manually hand-tied knots in an ex vivo minimally invasive model.
- Late erosion of Amplatzer septal occluder device resulting in cardiac tamponade.
- Role of cAMP-phosphodiesterase 1C signaling in regulating growth factor receptor stability, vascular smooth muscle cell growth, migration, and neointimal hyperplasia.
- Percutaneous Decompression of the Left Ventricle in Cardiogenic Shock Patients on Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.
- Heterologous expression of Streptococcus mutans Cnm in Lactococcus lactis promotes intracellular invasion, adhesion to human cardiac tissues and virulence.
- Prosthetic Aortic Valve Fixation Study: 48 Replacement Valves Analyzed Using Digital Pressure Mapping.
- An Automated Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Suturing and Coaxial Fastener System for Mitral Chordae Replacement: Strength, Feasibility, and Healing.
- Early and late outcomes with prolonged open chest management after cardiac surgery.
Treatments
- Heart Surgery
Professional Memberships
- Member American Medical Association Society of Thoracic Surgeons European Association of Thoracic Surgeons
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