Robert C. Gorman

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Emeritus Professor of Surgery
Director of Cardiac Surgical Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Surgery
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Contact information
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Smilow Center for Translational Research
3400 Civic Center Blvd
11th floor, Rm 114
Philadelphia, PA 19104-5156
Office: 215-746-4085
Fax: 215-746-2375
Education:
B.S.Ch.E. (Chemical Engineering)
Newark College of Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ , 1984.
MD (Medicine)
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School/University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, 1989.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 1989-1990.
Junior Resident in Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 1990-1992.
Research Fellow, Harrison Department of Surgical Research, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 1992-1994.
Senior Resident in Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 1994-1995.
Chief Resident in Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 1995-1996.
Resident in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 1996-1999.
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Description of Itmat Expertise

Dr. Robert Gorman's research involves the etiology and treatment of heart failure and valve disease Primary interests include: 1.) device, cell and biomaterials approaches to preventing heart failure after myocardial infarction; 2.) development of percutaneous technologies for valve repair/replacement and 3.) 3D cardiovascular imaging.
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Last updated: 06/27/2016
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