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Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., MD, F.A.C.S.
Born New York City, New York, December 12, 1933
A.B. Yale University, 1956 MD, Western Reserve University School of
Medicine, 1961
Intern, Cleveland Clinic Hospital, 1961-1962
Resident, General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Hospital, 1962-1966
Senior Registrar with Professor Bryan Brooke, St. George Hospital,
London, England, March 1965 – September 1965
Captain United States Medical Corps, 1966-1968
United States Army Hospital, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 1966-1967
Third Field Hospital, Saigon, Vietnam, 1967-1968
Second Surgical Hospital Chu Lai, Vietnam, 1968
Staff, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Department of General Surgery,
1968 – 2006 Former Head, Section of Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery,
Former Chairman Breast Cancer Task Force
Fellow in the American College of Cardiology
Licenses and Certificates
Michigan Basic Science Certificate
Certificate of the National Board of Medical Examiners
Ohio State License
New York State License
Society Memberships
Diplomate, American Board of Surgery Fellow
American College of Surgeons
American Medical Association
Board of Directors, Rip Van Winkle Foundation
Cleveland Surgical Association
Cleveland Academy of Medicine
Collegium Internationale Chirugiae Digestive
Eastern Surgical Society
International Association of Endocrine Surgeons
Pan Pacific surgical Association
Societe Internationale De Chirurgiae
Society of Surgical Oncology
Society of Head and Neck Surgeons
Surgeons Travcl Club
Society of Head and Neck Surgeons
Honors
Member of the 1956 United States Olympic Team, awarded Gold Medal in 8-Oared Rowing Event
President – Nu Sigma Nu Medical Fraternity, 1960 .
Bronze Star, Vietnam Campaign, May 1968
President – Cleveland Surgical Society, 1983
President – Medical Staff Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1977-78
Member of the Board of Trustees, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1981-1983
Member of Board of Governors, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1979-1984
President – Rupert Turnbull Society, 1982-1983
President – Cleveland Clinic Surgical Society, 1984
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Medical Alumni Association of Case Western Reserve University, 1981-1984
Kiphuth Fellow Award, Yale University, 1982
Vice President – American Association of Endocrine Surgeons – 1988-89
President-elect – American Association of Endocrine Surgeons – 1989-90
Chairman, Constitution By-Laws Committee – Society of Surgical Oncology 1989-1990
Chairman, Breast Cancer Task Force – Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Chairman, Membership Committee – Surgeons’ Travel Club
President, American Association of Endocrine Surgeons – 1990-91
Chairman and Program Director – 1st National Conference on the Elimination of Coronary Artery Disease – Tucson, Arizona – October, 1991.
Listed in Best Doctors in America 1994-95 – Endocrine Surgery, Pg. 156: Surgical Oncology, Breast Cancer, Pg. 857.
Chairman and Program Director – Summit on Cholesterol & Coronary Disease – 2nd National Conference on Lipids in the Elimination and Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease – Orlando, Florida – September 4-5, 1997
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Nutrition Action Healthletter (CSPI – Center for Science in the Public Interest) 1997.
First Recipient of the Benjamin Spock Award for Compassion in Medicine 2005
Cleveland Heart Lab 2012 Heart Award for lifelong dedication to the prevention of chronic disease
2013 Deerfield Academy Alumni Association Heritage Award In Recognition of Outstanding Achievement & Service
2013 Yale University GEORGE H.W. BUSH ’48 LIFETIME OF LEADERSHIP AWARD
The 2015 Plantrician Project Luminary Award
American College of Lifestyle Medicine 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award