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Buckberg, Gerald D. M.D.




Medical School Education
Institution: University of Cincinnati
Year: 1961

Board Certified

Postdoctoral Education
Institution Level (Intern,
Resident, Fellow)
Department Year
University of California, San Francisco Fellow (Research) Cardiovascular Research Institute 1969-71
University of California, Los Angeles Resident Surgery 1963-67
Johns Hopkins Hospital Assistant Resident Surgery 1962-63
Johns Hopkins Hospital Intern Surgery 1961-62

Research Interests

  • Myocardial protection
  • Blood cardioplegia

Clinical Interests

  • New techniques for treatment of acute myocardial infarction

Honors and Awards

  • Earl Bakken Scientific Achievement Award
  • Daniel Drake Award, University of Cincinnati (2000)
  • Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons (2000)

Hospital Staff Appointments

  • Attending Surgeon, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles
  • Attending Surgeon, Veterans Administration Hospital, Los Angeles
  • Provisional Staff Privileges, St. John's Hospital & Medical Center, Santa Monica

Academic/Teaching Appointments

  • Professor of Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles

Titles

  • Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Memberships in Scholarly or Professional Societies

  • Honorary Member, The Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia American Heart Association
  • Honorary Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
  • Society of Thoracic Surgeons
  • American Surgical Association
  • Bay Surgical Society
  • Pacific Coast Surgical Association
  • American College of Surgeons
  • American Association for Thoracic Surgery
  • International Cardiovascular Society
  • Society for Vascular Surgery
  • Society of University Surgeons
  • Society of Academic Surgeons

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