Victor Pretorius MBChB, FRCSC
Cardiothoracic Surgery
La Jolla, California, United States of America
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Victor (Gert) Pretorius, MBChB, is a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon who specializes in lead management. Pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) deliver energy to the heart through thin, flexible wires called leads. When these leads are not working properly – because of infection, damage, or surrounding scar tissue – they need to be removed.
Dr. Pretorius performs a minimally invasive procedure called laser lead extraction to cut through scar tissue surrounding the lead, allowing it to be easily removed. As an associate professor in the Department of Surgery at UC San Diego School of Medicine, Dr. Pretorius publishes papers about the procedure and presents his findings at conferences around the world.
Dr. Pretorius performs a minimally invasive procedure called laser lead extraction to cut through scar tissue surrounding the lead, allowing it to be easily removed. As an associate professor in the Department of Surgery at UC San Diego School of Medicine, Dr. Pretorius publishes papers about the procedure and presents his findings at conferences around the world.
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES (Speaking, Spoken, and Authored)
63rd Tri-State Consecutive Case Conference on Lung Disease
In-Person Event
Sep 14 - 16, 2018
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA
5th Annual Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography Course
- In-Person Event
Cardiology- Feb 18 - 20, 2017
- San Diego, California, USA
Second Annual UCSD Lead Management Update
- In-Person Event
- Cardiology
- Sep 26, 2015
- San Diego, California, USA
3rd Annual University of California, San Diego Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography Review Course
- In-Person Event
- Cardiology
- Feb 14 - 16, 2015
- San Diego, California, USA
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