Dr. Peter Birnbaum
PERSONAL:
OFFICE:30 River Park Place West #260
Fresno, California 93720
559-441-1777
EDUCATION:
- Undergraduate Studies, Mc Master University Hamilton, Canada 1978-80
- University of Ottawa School of Medicine Ottawa, Canada 1980-84
- Master of Science Institute of Medical Science
- Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto Toronto, Canada 1986-88
GENERAL EDUCATIONAL TRAINING:
- Fellowship, Alain Carpentier, M.D., PhD. 1993
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery
Broussais Hospital Paris, France - Fellowship, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery 1993
St. Michael's Hospital Toronto, Canada - Surgical Residency, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 1990-92
University of Toronto Toronto, Canada - Chief Resident, General Surgery 1989
Queens University Kingston, Canada - Clinical Research Fellowship 1986
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery Toronto General Hospital Toronto, Canada - Surgical Internship 1984
Toronto General Hospital Toronto, Canada
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
- Examiner for the Medical Council of Canada 1990
SOCIETIES:
- Western Thoracic Surgical Association
LICENSURE:
- California
BOARD CERTIFICATION:
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada General Surgery Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Diplomat of the American Board of Surgery
- Diplomat of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery
- Recertification of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENT:
- Valley Cardiac Surgery Medical Group, Partner 2004 - Present
- Staff Surgeon 1994 -Present
Saint. Agnes Medical Center Division of Cardiac Surgery - Staff Surgeon 1994 -Present
Fresno Community Hospital Division of Cardiac Surgery - Staff Surgeon 2003-Present
Fresno Heart Hospital Division of Cardiac Surgery - Chair, Division of Cardiac Surgery 2004 -Present
Fresno Heart Hospital - Staff Surgeon 2005-Present Dominican Hospital Division of Cardiac Surgery
HONORS:
- Martin L. Wills Scholarship (sponsored by the Ontario Heart Foundation). This summer scholarship program was spent in the Cardiovascular Research Laboratory of the Banting Institute, University of Toronto 1977
- Ontario Scholar- George S. Oliphant Memorial Trophy- awarded for general proficiency upon graduation from secondary school 1978
- Mc Master Merit Award- admission scholarship to Mc Master University 1978
- Martin L. Willis Scholarship- clinical and research rotations at the Banting Institute and the Cardiovascular Surgical Service, Toronto General Hospital 1978
- Edwin Marwin Dailey Memorial Scholarship- awarded for academic excellence during the first undergraduate year at Mc Master University 1979
- John D. Schultz Scholarship- (sponsored by Ontario Heart Foundation), Awarded for academic excellence during the first undergraduate year at Mc Master University 1979
- Deans' Honor List- Summer Studentship, Toronto Western Hospital- clinical rotation on the Cardiovascular Surgical Service 1980
- Summer Studentship - Toronto Western Hospital- clinical rotation on the Cardiovascular Surgical Service 1981
- Summer Language Bursary (sponsored by the Secretary of State of Canada). This bursary program was spent in intense study of French at Laval University 1981
- Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation Summer Scholarship- included a clinical rotation with the Department of Medicine, L'Hotel- Dieu De Quebec, Quebec, Canada 1982
- Clinical Research Fellowship- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Toronto General Hospital (sponsored by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario) 1986-88
- Second prize- Toronto General Hospital, Department of Surgery, Resident Presentations. Glutamate-aspartate blood cardioplegia for coronary bypass surgery 1988
- Finalist- Paul C. Samson Manuscript Competition- 14"' Annual Meeting of the Western Thoracic Surgical Association. Glutamate- aspartate blood cardioplegia 1988
- First prize- William Ersil Research Day- Queens University, Kingston, Canada. Medical or surgical reperfusion for evolving myocardial infarction: which technique salvages more myocardium? 1989
- Physicians' Services Incorporated Resident Research Paper A ward- YAG Laser Fulguration for Palliation of Rectal Tumors 1990
- Fellowship- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada- Moderator, Club Mitral, Broussais Hospital, Paris, France 1993