Overview
Gert Pretorius is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in La Jolla, California. Dr. Pretorius is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 8 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
9434 Medical Center Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037
9300 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
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- Distinguished
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular CardiomyopathyDr. Pretorius isDistinguished. Learn about Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy.
- CardiomyopathyDr. Pretorius isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Heart TransplantDr. Pretorius isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Transplant.
- Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive DiseaseDr. Pretorius isDistinguished. Learn about Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease.
- Advanced
- Cardiogenic ShockDr. Pretorius isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiogenic Shock.
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)Dr. Pretorius isAdvanced. Learn about Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).
- Pulmonary EmbolismDr. Pretorius isAdvanced. Learn about Pulmonary Embolism.
- Pulmonary HypertensionDr. Pretorius isAdvanced. Learn about Pulmonary Hypertension.
- Experienced
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Pretorius isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- ApoplexyDr. Pretorius isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- AscitesDr. Pretorius isExperienced. Learn about Ascites.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Pretorius isExperienced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Atrial MyxomaDr. Pretorius isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Myxoma.
- Cardiac AblationDr. Pretorius isExperienced. Learn about Cardiac Ablation.