A pediatric interventional cardiologist, Dr. Peter Guyon decided early on during rotations at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Medicine that caring for children would be his focus. “I appreciate the resiliency of kids and how direct and honest they are about their feelings,” said Dr. Guyon.
Dr. Guyon says it’s important for him to be flexible in his approach to patients, since diagnosis and treatment explanations for the congenital issues he most often sees differ depending on the age of the individual. Parents can also add another challenging dynamic.
The study of cardiology caught Dr. Guyon’s interest from the beginning, with its mixture of physiology, physics, and engineering. Following medical school in Philadelphia, Dr. Guyon headed west to the University of California San Diego, where he completed an internship, residency, and fellowship training.
The doctor arrived in South Florida late in 2021 and is part of the expansion of Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital’s cardiology team.
