William Peranteau MD

Dr. William Hughes Peranteau is an attending surgeon in the Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic, and Fetal Surgery at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), co-director of the Center for Fetal Research, and an associate professor of surgery at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. His areas of interest include fetal biology, fetal and neonatal surgery, and general pediatric surgery. A native of Gloucester City, New Jersey, just 10 miles east of CHOP’s Main campus, Dr. Peranteau earned his bachelor’s degree in molecular biology from Princeton University and his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

Before joining the Center team in 2012, Dr. Peranteau completed his residency in general surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Mass., and a fellowship in pediatric general surgery at CHOP. He also served as a research fellow with CHOP’s Center for Fetal Research for four years, investigating the role of in utero bone marrow and stem cell transplantation for the management of congenital hematologic disorders such as sickle cell disease. Dr. Peranteau has published articles in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, the Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, Experimental Hematology, and Blood. He is board-certified in pediatric surgery and general surgery.