Peter Scholz, MD

Peter Scholz, MD

UMDNJ-RWJ Medical School
125 Paterson Street - MEB 522
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone: (732) 235-7800
Fax: (732) 235-7013

Dr. Scholz specializes in Cardiothoracic Surgery.

Medical School
  • Universitat Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Internship
  • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Residency
  • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Board Certification
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Specialty Interests
Research Interests
  • Basic mechanisms that cause heart failure
Special Interests
  • Cardiothoracic surgery
  • Valve surgery
  • Coronary artery bypass
  • Thoracic aortic surgery
Publications
  • Su J, Zhang Q, Moalem J, Tse J, Scholz PM Weiss HR: Functional effects of C-type natriuretic peptide and nitric oxide are attenuated in hypertrophic myocytes from pressure-overloaded mouse hearts. Am J Physiol 288:H1367-H1373, 2005
  • Zhang Q, Scholz PM, He Y, Tse J, Weiss HR: Cyclic GMP signaling and regulation of SERCA activity during cardiac myocyte contraction. Cell Calcium: 27 (2005) 259-266
  • Su J, Scholz PM and Weiss HR: Differential effects of cyclic GMP produced by soluble and particulate guanylyl cyclase on mouse ventricular myocytes. Exp Biol Med (in press)
  • Rodriguez R, Molino B, Weiss HR, Scholz PM: Negative metabolic and coronary flow effects of decreases in cAMP and increases in cGMP in control and renal hypertensive rabbit hearts. J Appl Physiol 97: 439-445, 2004
  • Su J, Scholz PM, Tse J and Weiss H: Effects of cyclic GMP and its protein kinase on the contraction of ventricular myocytes from hearts after cardiopulmonary arrest. Canad J Physiol Pharmacol 82:962-992, 2004
  • Moalem J, Davidov, T, Katz E, Weiss HR, Scholz PM: Atrial natriuretic peptide reverses the effects of stunning in rabbit myocardium. FASEB J 18:A261, 2004, April, 2004
  • Zhang Q, He Y, Tse J, Scholz PM, Weiss HR: Effects of natriuretic peptides on ventricular myocyte contractility and role of cGMP-medicated signaling pathway. FASEB J 18:A310, April, 2004.
  • Su J, Scholz PM, Weiss HR: Differential effects of cyclic GMP produced by soluble and particulate guanylyl cyclase on mouse ventricular myocytes. FASEB J 18:A310, April, 2004.
  • Weiss HR, Gandhi, Scholz PM: Negative effect of nitric oxide on shortening-frequency relationship in cardiac myocytes is diminished after simulated ischemia-reperfusion. Basic Res Cardiol: 311-318,2003
  • Su J, Zhang S, Tse J, Scholz PM, Weiss HR: Alterations in nitric oxide-cGMP pathway in ventricular myocytes from obese leptin-deficient mice. Am J Physiol 285: H2111-H2117, 2003
  • Weiss HR, Lazar MJ, Punjabi K, TseJ, Scholz PM: Negative functional effects of cGMP are altered by cAMP phosphodiesterases in rabbit cardiac myocytes. Europ J Pharmacol 481: 25-31, 2003
  • Zhang Q, Tse J, Weiss HR and Scholz PM: Cyclic GMP induced reductions in cardiac myocyte function are related to phosphorylation of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase associated protein(s). FASEB J 17:A1249, April, 2003.
  • Su J, Scholz PM, Weiss HR: Effects of cGMP and its protein kinase on the contraction of ventricular myocytes after cardiopulmonary arrest. FASEB J 17:A516, April, 2003
  • Zhang Q, Yan L, Weiss HR, Scholz PM: Cyclic GMP-induced reduction in cardiac myocyte function is partially mediated by activation of the sarcoplasmic reticulum ca2+-ATPase. Pharmacology 64:106-112, 2002.
  • Caria C, Katz E, Scholz PM, Lazar MJ, Weiss HR: Myocardial stunning reduces the effects of nitric oxide on coronary capillary perfusion in the rabbit. Exp Physiol 87(3):335-342 , 2002.
  • Carson JL, Scholz PM, Chen AY, Peterson ED, Gold J, Schneider SH: Diabetes mellitus increases short-term mortality and morbidity in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. J Am Coll of Card. 40(3):418-23, 2002
  • Huang, M.W., P.M. Scholz and H.R. Weiss. Increases in myocardial cyclic GMP attenuate contractile delay in myocardial stunning. Can. J. Physiol. Pharmacol 80(8):804-810, 2002
  • Weiss, H.R., M.J. Lazar, J. Tse and P.M. Scholz. Aging blunts nitric oxide's effects on myocardial O2 consumption. Clin. Exp. Pharmacol. Physiol. 29(10):924-930, 2002
  • Zhang, Q., M. Lazar, L. Yan, P.M. Scholz and H.R. Weiss. Cyclic GMP attenuates regional myocardial stunning with reduced cGMP dependent protein kinase activity. FASEB J. 16:A:854, 2002.
  • Rodriguez, R., B. Molino, H.R. Weiss and P.M. Scholz. Interaction of cyclic GMP and cyclic AMP in control and hypertrophied rabbit hearts. FASEB J. 16: A861, 2002.
  • Davidov T, Rodriquez R, Scholz PM, Tse J, Weiss HR: Chronic nitric oxide synthase blockade blunts the myocardial effects of nitric oxide. FASEB J 16:A861, April, 2002.
  • Engel S, Yan L, Weiss HR, Scholz PM: The negative functional effects of cyclic GMP mediated by cyclic GMP protein kinase are reduced in T4 cardiac myocytes. Europ J Pharm 421:23-30, 2001.
  • Solina A, Ginsberg S, Papp D, Grubb W, Scholz P, Pantin E, Cody R, Krause T: Dose response to nitric oxide in adult cardiac surgery patient. J Clin Anes 13:000-000, 2001.
  • Patel KN, Yan L, Gandhi A, Scholz PM, Weiss HR: Interaction between the opposing functional effects of cyclic AMP and cyclic GMP in hypertrophic cardiac myocytes. Basic Research in Cardiology 96(1):34-41, 2001.
  • Lazar MJ, Patel K, Scholz PM and Weiss HR: Ethanol-induced reduction in myocardial O2 consumption can be attenuated by inhibiting guanylyl cyclase. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 38:512-519, 2001.
  • Yan L, Patel KN, Zhang Q, Scholz, PM, Weiss HR: Interaction between cyclic GMP protein kinase and cyclic AMP may be diminished in stunned cardiac myocytes. Europ J Pharmacol 426: 11-19, 2001.
  • Zhang Q, Molino B, Yan L, Haim T, Vaks Y, Scholz PM and Weiss HR: Nitric oxide and cGMP protein kinase activity in aged ventricular myocytes. Am J Physiol Heart Circ 281:H2304-H2309, 2001.
  • Molino B, Lazar MJ, Scholz PM, Weiss HR: Pacing reduces myocardial stunning but not through effects on L-type calcium channels. FASEB J15:A768, April 2001
  • Zhang Q, Yan L, Weiss HR, Scholz PM: GMP-induced negative effects on cardiac myocyte contractility. FASEB J15:771.4 April 2001
  • Lazar MJ, Punjabi K, Scholz P, Weiss HR: The negative functional effects of cGMP are altered by cGMP-affected cAMP phosphodiesterases. FASEB J15:772, April 2001
Gender
  • Male