Surgeon at Cincinnati Children's Initiated Into Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons
CINCINNATI - Jeffrey Pearl, M.D., assistant professor of surgery in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, has become a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
The American College of Surgeons is the largest organization of surgeons in the world.
By meeting the College's stringent membership requirements, Fellows of the College have earned the right to use the designation of "F.A.C.S." (Fellow, American College of Surgeons) after their names.
An applicant for Fellowship must be a graduate of an approved medical school, have completed advanced training in one of the 14 surgical specialties recognized by the College, and have been in practice in the same geographic location for at least one year at the time of his or her application. Before admission into Fellowship, the surgeon must further demonstrate ethical fitness and professional proficiency, and his or her acceptance as a Fellow of the College must be approved by three-fourths of its Board of Regents.
Dr. Pearl has a strong professional interest in pediatric cardiac surgery. He came to Cincinnati Children's in 1997 from the UCLA Medical Center -- one of the busiest heart transplantation programs in the United States -- where he earned a medical degree in 1988 and did all of his post-graduate training.
Dr. Pearl has extensive experience with pediatric and adult heart and lung transplantation. His special interests also include early, complete repair of congenital (since birth) heart defects in neonates and infants, as well as surgery for adults with congenital heart disease.
Dr. Pearl also has been active in research aimed at improving organ preservation to extend the life of the donor's heart before transplantation, thereby expanding the potential donor pool. Based partly on his work, donor times of up to six or seven hours are now felt to be acceptable, meaning that donor hearts from almost anywhere in the United States or Canada could potentially be used for patients in the Cincinnati area.
The American College of Surgeons is a scientific and educational organization of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to raise the standards of surgical practice and to improve the care of the surgical patient. The College is dedicated to the ethical and competent practice of surgery. Its achievements have established it as an important advocate for all surgical patients. The College has more than 62,000 members and is the largest organization of surgeons in the world.
Contact Information
Jim Feuer (
jfeuer@chmcc.org)
513-636-4656
