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Dr. Matthias Peltz, MD

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Specializes in: Cardiac Surgery

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (1995 - 1999)

Professional interests include: open heart surgery, lung transplant, lung surgery, and more.

5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75390

(214) 645-7760

Dr. Matthias Peltz, MD is a cardiac surgeon in Dallas, TX specializing in cardiac surgery. He graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in 1999 and has 25 years of experience. Dr. Matthias Peltz, MD is affiliated with UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Office Locations

Address:

5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75390

Some issues Dr. Matthias Peltz, MD can help you with:

Lung Transplant

Patients who have very severe lung disease may need a lung transplant. The diseased lung is entirely removed and replaced with a healthy lung, usually donated by a person who died. Either one or both lungs can be transplanted.

Contrary to popular belief, lung transplant is rarely used to treat lung cancer. It is a more common treatment for patients with other advanced lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Lung transplant is a serious operation and is generally used as a last resort for patients who have only a short time to live without surgery.

During a transplant, an incision is made on the side of the chest (for a single lung) or in the middle (for both lungs). Patients may be hooked up to a heart-lung bypass machine, which will do the work of moving blood and oxygen through the body during the procedure. After the diseased lung is cut away from the main airway and blood vessels, the donor lung is stitched into place. Surgery may take as long as twelve hours, and a hospital stay of two to three weeks after surgery is not uncommon. For the first hours or day after surgery, patients use a ventilator, or a machine to help them breathe. Tubes will be inserted into the chest to help drain excess air and fluid. During recovery, physical therapy and breathing exercises are used to help the new lung work as well as possible.

Lung capacity is carefully monitored for several months after surgery. Patients who have had a transplant will also have to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. These drugs stop the body's immune system from attacking the new lung. The main risks after a transplant are infection and rejection (when the immune system attacks the 'foreign' lung). A healthy lifestyle, including maintaining a diet high in vegetables and lean protein, not smoking, and getting enough exercise, is important to keeping the lungs functioning as well as possible. With proper care, many patients can live ten or even twenty years after a lung transplant.

In The News

“Dr. Matthias Peltz, assistant professor of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery at UT Southwestern, recently was awarded the Alfred Blalock Research Scholarship, a $160,000 award over two years,...”—"Dallas-area education notes", Dallas News, May 2011

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	72
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	36
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	69
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

hospital care	67
inpatient care	67

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	19

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	38
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	27

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	65
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

hospital care	51
inpatient care	51

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	38

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	60
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	46
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	75
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

hospital care	24
inpatient care	24

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	14

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	30
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	24

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	46
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	70
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	68
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

hospital care	41
inpatient care	41

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	19

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	37
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	70
Dementia	21
Cancer	0

hospital care	25
inpatient care	25

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	23

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	33
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	60
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

hospital care	45
inpatient care	45

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	21

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	41
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	56
Dementia	25
Cancer	19

hospital care	17
inpatient care	17

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	15

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	31
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	17

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	51
Dementia	27
Cancer	0

hospital care	77
inpatient care	77

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthias Peltz, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Matthias Peltz, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Dallas, TX were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

cardiac procedures	13
hospital care	43
inpatient care	43
open surgery	13
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	13
transplant procedures	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthias Peltz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	14

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	27
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	6
65 to 74	19

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthias Peltz, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Matthias Peltz, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	51
Atrial Fibrillation	28
Cancer	1
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. Matthias Peltz, MD graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in 1999. He completed residency at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (1999)

Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and Affiliated Hospitals (2009)

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Matthias Peltz, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UT Southwestern Medical Center

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Matthias Peltz, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
TransMedics, Inc.	$1,978 Organ Care System $1,978
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$1,236 HeartWare HVAD $1,236
Abbott Laboratories	$1,166 THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT $787	Circulatory Support $359	HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device $20
HeartWare, Inc.	$503 HeartWare Ventricular Assist System $393	HeartWare HVAD $110
ABIOMED	$93 Impella $93
Other	$46 Carpentier-Edwards PERIMOUNT Magna Mitral Ease Pericardial Valve $19	SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM $12	$16

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$3,264
Food and Beverage	$1,758

Research Payments

Dr. Matthias Peltz, MD has received 50 research payments totaling $153,273.

Biography

Dr. Matthias Peltz is a physician who specializes in cardiac surgery. Areas of particular interest for Dr. Peltz include lung transplant, heart transplant, and mechanical circulatory support devices. He is professionally affiliated with UT Southwestern Medical Center. He studied medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. His medical residency was performed at a hospital affiliated with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Dr. Peltz has received professional recognition including the following: D Magazine Best Doctor.