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Eric R. Griffiths

Eric R. Griffiths, MD

Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Infant 0-1
  • Child 2-12
  • Adolescent 13-18

Gender

Male

Hospital Affiliation

  • Primary Children's Hospital
  • Intermountain Medical Center

About Eric R. Griffiths

About The Provider

All aspects of congenital heart disease with an emphasis in single ventricles, mechanical circulatory support, and heart transplant

Dr. Eric Griffiths is a Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgeon and the Surgical Director of the Heart Failure and Ventricular Assist Device program. His research interests are focused on the long-term effects of single ventricle palliation, improving ventricular assist device outcomes, myocardial recovery, and transplantation. His clinical practice encompasses all aspects of congenital heart disease including complex neonatal repairs, adult congenital heart disease, and cardiac transplantation.

Locations

  1. Primary Children's Hospital Cardiothoracic Surgery
    • 100 North Mario Capecchi Drive, Suite 2800, Salt Lake City, UT 84113
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  2. University of Utah Hospital Services
  3. Orem Community - Hospital Medicine
  4. American Fork - Hospital Medicine

Expertise

Education

  • Fellowship: Boston Childrens Hospital, Congenital Cardiac Surgery, 2014
  • Fellowship: University of Virginia Health System, Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2013
  • Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Surgery (General Surgery), 2011
  • Fellowship: Harvard Longwood, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, 2009
  • Medical School: Weill Cornell Medicine Cornell University, 2004

Board Certifications

  • Congenital Cardiac Surgery: American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 2016
  • Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 2014