Dr. Peter Walinsky specializes in complex heart surgery, including TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve replacement), aortic surgery, valve preservation and re-operative cardiac surgery.
Locations
719.364.3278
719.365.7668Monday: 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday: 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday: 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday: 8am - 4:30pm
Friday: 8am - 4pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Qualifications and experience
- Specialties
- Surgery - Adult Cardiac Surgery, Heart and Circulation - Coronary Disease, Heart and Circulation - Heart Valve Diseases, Heart and Circulation - Structural Heart Disease, Heart and Circulation - Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
- Gender
- Male
- Languages spoken
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English
- Education
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Medical School
Hahnemann University School of Medicine
Residency
Johns Hopkins University Hospital
- Clinical interest for patients
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Aortic stenosis
If you have it, there is a 50% chance it will take your life in less than 2 years if left untreated, says Dr. Walinsky. “We think that there are 275,000 people in the United States who have aortic valve stenosis and of that, only about a third will ever be treated.”
- Insurance
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