Peter L. Abt - Faculty Biosketch

Peter L. Abt, M.D.

Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Attending Surgeon, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Surgical Director, Liver Transplant, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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Department: Surgery

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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3a Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation
49 3400 Spruce Street, 2 Ravdin Courtyard
Philadelphia, PA 19104

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Email:
peter.l.abt@uphs.upenn.edu

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13 Education:
21 9 B.A. 1d (History, Biology) c
3a Brandeis University, Waltham, MA , 1990.
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3e Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH, 1994.
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1f Post-Graduate Training
24 61 Resident in General Surgery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 1994-1996.
24 83 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Division of Transplant Surgery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 1996-1998.
24 61 Resident in General Surgery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 1998-2001.
24 a4 Fellow in Solid Organ Transplantation, Division of Transplant Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2001-2004.
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17 Certifications
28 33 American Board of Surgery , 2002.
28 44 American Board of Surgery (Recertification), 2010.
28 44 American Board of Surgery (Recertification), 2023.
28 45 American Board of Surgery (Recertification) , 2025.
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