Peter Fitzgerald, MD, PhD

Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine Director ,

Dr. Peter Fitzgerald is Director of the Cardiovascular Core Analysis Laboratory (CCAL) at Stanford University. He has a PhD in Engineering and is an interventional cardiologist. Dr. Fitzgerald, with Dr. Paul Yock, has pioneered the efforts in catheter-based ultrasound for the past 13 years. Presently, Dr. Fitzgerald supervises 12 post doctoral fellows and has served as the Principal Investigator for over 45 clinical trials involving intravascular ultrasound.

Dr. Fitzgerald has a joint appointment in the School of Medicine and Engineering. His research is focused on signal and image processing of intravascular ultrasound for plaque characterization and advanced engineering developments in signal processing and catheter device development. In addition, Dr. Fitzgerald serves as a consultant and medical/advisory board member for several biomedical device and ehealth companies in and around the San Francisco Bay Area.