Jefferson Transplant Specialist Cataldo Doria, M.D., Ph.D., Elected to American College of Surgeons
Cataldo
Doria, M.D, Ph.D., director of the Division of Transplantation at
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, and associate professor of
Surgery at Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, has
become a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Convocation
ceremonies took place at the College’s 93rd annual Clinical Congress, which were held last fall in New Orleans.
By meeting the College’s stringent membership requirements, Fellows of the ACS have earned the right to use the designation
“F.A.C.S.” (Fellow, American College of Surgeons) after their names.
Dr.
Doria is an internationally renowned multi-organ transplant specialist
with extensive expertise in liver, kidney, pancreas, and small-bowel
transplantation as well as hepatobiliary-pancreatic surgery. His
research interests include issues in liver transplantation and the use
of artificial liver and liver resection techniques for cancer
treatment.
Active
in numerous professional and scientific societies, Dr. Doria is a
member of the Transplantation Society, Academy of Surgical Research,
International College of Surgeons (U.S. Section), Society of Critical
Care Medicine, International Liver Transplantation Society, American
Society of Transplantation, American Society of Transplant Surgeons,
Association for Academic Surgery, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary
Tract, Cell Transplant Society, American Hepato Pancreato Biliary
Association, and the European Society for Organ Transplantation. In
2006, Dr. Doria was named the Honorary President of Taranto, Italy’s
provincial section of the Italian Association of Organ Donors (AIDO).
After
receiving his medical degree from Italy’s University of Perugia School
of Medicine in 1990, Dr. Doria completed an internship and residency in
general surgery at the school in 1991 and 1995 respectively. In 1993,
he fulfilled a research fellowship in small bowel transplantation
through a partnership with the University of Pittsburgh School of
Medicine and, in 1997, he completed a clinical fellowship in
multi-organ transplantation surgery at the University of Pittsburgh.
Prior to joining Jefferson, Dr. Doria served in positions at the
University of Perugia, the Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation
and Specialized Therapies, and the University of Pittsburgh Medical
Center.
An
applicant for Fellowship of the ACS must be a graduate of an approved
medical school; must have completed advanced training in one of the 14
surgical specialties recognized by the College; possess certification
by the American surgical specialty board or appropriate certification
by the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada; and must have
been in practice in the same geographical location for at least one
year at the time of his or her application. Before submission 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.
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
patients. The ACS 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 72,000
members and is the largest organization in the world.
Media Only Contact:
Ed Federico
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Phone: (215) 955-6300
Published: 2/12/2008