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(352) 733-0111

Giles J Peek, MD, FRCS CTh, FFICM, FELSO

Cardiovascular Surgeon

Additional languages:
French
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My bio

Hi, my name is Giles Peek. I work as a professor at the UF Health Congenital Heart Center and am board-certified in cardiothoracic surgery by the Intercollegiate Specialty Board of the Royal College of Surgeons, and intensive care medicine by the Royal College of Anesthetists. I completed a higher research degree by thesis at the University of Leicester in England.

During my career, I served as a consultant (attending) cardiothoracic surgeon and head of service for the East Midlands Congenital Heart Centre at Glenfield Hospital, where I was responsible for the management of pediatric cardiac surgery, pediatric cardiology and pediatric intensive care. I also provided services for adults with congenital heart disease. In addition, I was the director of the adult, pediatric and neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO program, where I initiated the country's first and only pediatric mobile ECMO service. I also served as chief of pediatric cardiac surgery at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore in New York.

My research interest is in the use of ECMO for both cardiac and respiratory support for babies, children and adults. My clinical interests include the full range of congenital heart surgery, including transplantation in patients of all ages.

Board certifications

  • Cardiothoracic Surgery

    Intercollegiate Specialty Board

  • Intensive Care Medicine

    Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, Royal College of Anaesthetists

Education

  • Super-Fellowship

    The National Paediatric Cardiothoracic Training Programme, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, 2002-2004

  • Fellowship

    Trent Cardiothoracic Training Programme, 1998-2002

  • Clinical Research Fellow

    Department of Surgery, University of Leicester, 1994-1998

  • Surgical Research Degree

    University of Leicester, 1994-1998

  • Locum Registrar Paediatric & Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship

    Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, 1994

  • Residency

    Groby Road and Glenfield Hospitals, Leicester, 1994

  • Residency

    Leicester Royal Infirmary, 1993-1994

  • Residency

    Leicester General Hospital & Leicester Royal Infirmary, 1992-1993

  • Residency

    St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, SW17, 1992

  • Residency

    Kings College Hospital, London, SE5, 1991-1992

  • Internship

    Mayday University Hospital, Croydon, 1991

  • Internship

    North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple Devon, 1990-1991

  • Medical Degree

    Kings College Hospital, 1985-1990

My areas of focus

Additional languages

  • French

Gender

Male

Accomplishments

  • Member

    Congenital Heart Surgeons Society, 2020-Current

  • Visiting Professor

    Instituto Nacional de Corazon, Lima, Peru, 2018

  • Chairman

    FELSO award committee, 2017-Current

  • Visiting Professor

    Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, 2017

  • Member

    ELSO (Extracorporeal Life Support Organization) Steering Committee, 2016-2019

  • Fellow

    Inaugural Fellow: Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, 2016

  • Visiting Professor

    Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, Baltimore, MD, 2012

  • Chair

    Inaugural Chair EuroELSO (European Branch of ELSO) Steering committee, 2011-2014

  • Honorary Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon

    Freeman Hospital Newcastle, UK, 2011

  • Honorary Senior Lecturer in Cardiovascular Sciences

    University of Leicester, UK, 2004-2014

  • Member

    ELSO (Extracorporeal Life Support Organization) Steering Committee, 1999-2014