{"id":395,"date":"2014-08-07T09:37:43","date_gmt":"2014-08-07T09:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dresselstyn.com\/site\/?page_id=395"},"modified":"2016-11-08T21:03:12","modified_gmt":"2016-11-08T21:03:12","slug":"curriculum-vitae","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dresselstyn.com\/site\/curriculum-vitae\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum Vitae"},"content":{"rendered":"

Biography<\/b><\/span><\/a> | Curriculum Vitae | Publications<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., MD, F.A.C.S.<\/span><\/p>\n

Born<\/u>\u00a0 New York City, New York, December 12, 1933 <\/span><\/p>\n

A.B. Yale University, 1956 MD, Western Reserve University School of <\/span><\/p>\n

Medicine, 1961<\/p>\n

Intern, Cleveland Clinic Hospital, 1961-1962<\/p>\n

Resident, General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Hospital, 1962-1966<\/p>\n

Senior Registrar with Professor Bryan Brooke, St. George Hospital, <\/span><\/p>\n

London, England, March 1965 \u2013 September 1965<\/p>\n

Captain United States Medical Corps, 1966-1968<\/span><\/p>\n

United States Army Hospital, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 1966-1967<\/p>\n

Third Field Hospital, Saigon, Vietnam, 1967-1968<\/p>\n

Second Surgical Hospital Chu Lai, Vietnam, 1968<\/p>\n

Staff, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Department of General Surgery,<\/span><\/p>\n

1968 \u2013 2006\u00a0\u00a0 Former Head, Section of Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery,<\/p>\n

Former Chairman Breast Cancer Task Force<\/p>\n

Fellow in the American College of Cardiology<\/p>\n

Licenses and Certificates<\/strong><\/p>\n

Michigan Basic Science Certificate
\nCertificate of the National Board of Medical Examiners
\nOhio State License
\nNew York State License<\/span><\/p>\n

Society Memberships<\/strong><\/p>\n

Diplomate, American Board of Surgery Fellow
\nAmerican College of Surgeons
\nAmerican Medical Association
\nBoard of Directors, Rip Van Winkle <\/span>Foundation<\/span><\/p>\n

Cleveland Surgical Association<\/p>\n

Cleveland Academy of Medicine<\/p>\n

Collegium Internationale Chirugiae Digestive<\/p>\n

Eastern Surgical Society<\/p>\n

International Association of Endocrine Surgeons<\/p>\n

Pan Pacific surgical Association<\/p>\n

Societe Internationale De Chirurgiae<\/p>\n

Society of Surgical Oncology<\/p>\n

Society of Head and Neck Surgeons<\/p>\n

Surgeons Travcl Club<\/p>\n

Society of Head and Neck Surgeons<\/span><\/p>\n

Honors<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Member of the 1956 United States Olympic Team, awarded Gold Medal in 8-Oared Rowing Event<\/span><\/p>\n

President – Nu Sigma Nu Medical Fraternity, 1960 .<\/p>\n

Bronze Star, Vietnam Campaign, May 1968<\/p>\n

President – Cleveland Surgical Society, 1983<\/p>\n

President – Medical Staff Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1977-78<\/p>\n

Member of the Board of Trustees, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1981-1983<\/p>\n

Member of Board of Governors, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1979-1984<\/p>\n

President – Rupert Turnbull Society, 1982-1983<\/p>\n

President – Cleveland Clinic Surgical Society, 1984<\/p>\n

Member of the Board of Trustees of the Medical Alumni Association of Case Western Reserve University, 1981-1984<\/p>\n

Kiphuth Fellow Award, Yale University, 1982<\/p>\n

Vice President – American Association of Endocrine Surgeons – 1988-89<\/p>\n

President-elect – American Association of Endocrine Surgeons – 1989-90<\/p>\n

Chairman, Constitution By-Laws Committee – Society of Surgical Oncology 1989-1990<\/p>\n

Chairman, Breast Cancer Task Force – Cleveland Clinic Foundation<\/p>\n

Chairman, Membership Committee – Surgeons’ Travel Club<\/p>\n

President, American Association of Endocrine Surgeons – 1990-91<\/p>\n

Chairman and Program Director – 1st National Conference on the Elimination of Coronary Artery Disease – Tucson, Arizona – October, 1991.<\/p>\n

Listed in Best Doctors in America 1994-95 – Endocrine Surgery, Pg. 156: Surgical Oncology, Breast Cancer, Pg. 857.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 4-5, <\/em>1997<\/p>\n

Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Nutrition Action Healthletter (CSPI – Center for Science in the Public Interest) 1997.<\/p>\n

First Recipient of the\u00a0 Benjamin Spock Award for Compassion in Medicine\u00a0 2005
\nCleveland Heart Lab 2012 Heart Award for lifelong dedication to the prevention of chronic disease
\n2013 Deerfield Academy Alumni Association Heritage Award In Recognition of Outstanding Achievement & Service<\/p>\n

2013 Yale University GEORGE H.W. BUSH ’48 LIFETIME OF LEADERSHIP AWARD<\/p>\n

The 2015 Plantrician Project Luminary Award<\/p>\n

American College of Lifestyle Medicine 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award<\/p>\n

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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