Education
Medical school
Gert Pretorius attended medical school and graduated in
1993 (29 years ago).
About Me
Gert Pretorius works at Regents of the Univesity of California - Ucsd Medical Group, which has 1454 other health providers.
- Cardiac Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
- 29+ years
- Male
- 1629385836
Hospital Affiliations
Gert Pretorius is affiliated with the following hospitals.
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CTR
As a cardiac surgery and thoracic surgery, Gert Pretorius may see patients with the following conditions. Please check with Gert Pretorius what conditions he treats. Gert Pretorius may treat additional conditions not listed.
- Achalasia
- Aorta transaction
- Aortic dissection
- Aortic stenosis
- Atrial fibrillation
- Collapsed lung
- Congestive heart failure
- Coronary artery disease
- Esophageal cancer and benign conditions of the esophagus
- Heart disease
Specialties
Gert Pretorius is a cardiac surgery and thoracic surgery. His primary specialty is cardiac surgery.
Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac surgery, or cardiovascular surgery, is surgery on the heart or great vessels performed by cardiac surgeons. It is often used to treat complications of ischemic heart disease (for example, with coronary artery bypass grafting); to correct congenital heart disease; or to treat valvular heart disease from various causes, including endocarditis, rheumatic heart disease, and atherosclerosis. It also includes heart transplantation.
Thoracic Surgery
Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in surgical treatment of organs inside the thoracic cavity — generally treatment of conditions of the heart (heart disease), lungs (lung disease), and other pleural or mediastinal structures.