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Lester C. Permut M.D.

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Lester C. Permut M.D.

Medical Specialty

  • Pediatric cardiothoracic surgery

Languages

  • English

About Lester C. Permut

Lester Permut, M.D., is a board certified surgeon at Seattle Children's Hospital, director of education for the Pediatric Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship Program, program director of the Congenital Cardiac Surgery Residency Program, cardiothoracic surgery lecturer for the Anesthesiology and Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship Programs and a UW associate professor of Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery.

Dr. Permut is dedicated to providing the highest quality of family-centered care to children and young adults with congenital heart disease.

Dr. Permut earned his medical degree from Boston University. His clinical interests include pediatric cardiac surgery and complex congenital heart defects.

Personal Interests

In his spare time, Dr. Permut enjoys fly fishing, jogging and opera.

Education and Training

  • Boston University School of Medicine
    Medical education, 1983
  • UCLA - Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
    Fellowship
  • UCLA - Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
    Residency, Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • UCLA - Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
    Teaching Appointment
  • National Heart Lung & Blood Inst. Clinical Cardiology
    Fellowship
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Residency
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Internship

Board Certifications

  • Congenital Cardiac Surgery, 2009, American Board of Thoracic Surgery
  • Thoracic Surgery, 1995, American Board of Thoracic Surgery
  • General Surgery, 1990, American Board of Surgery