Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist

Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist is a bachelor's degree program offered at Quinnipiac University, a private nonprofit institution in Hamden, CT. Within the cardiovascular technology field (CIP 51.0906), this program prepares students to operate heart-lung bypass machines and related equipment during open-heart surgeries and other cardiac procedures requiring extracorporeal circulation support.

Quinnipiac University also offers related programs at the bachelor's level including Pathology/Pathologist Assistant and Radiologist Assistant, and at the associate level: Radiologic Technology/Science, Athletic Training, and Registered Nursing. Students in the Perfusion Technology program can expect a curriculum that combines classroom instruction in physiology and pharmacology with extensive supervised clinical practice in cardiac surgery settings. Perfusionists are licensed in most states and the field requires a high degree of technical proficiency.