Jeremiah G. Turcotte, M.D.
Emeritus Professor of Surgery by
Regental Appointment January, 2001
Career
Jeremiah George Turcotte, MD obtained his medical degree from the
University of Michigan in 1957 and completed his residency in general
surgery at Michigan in 1963. He was certified in General Surgery
in 1964 and Surgical Critical Care in 1986. For 13 years he served
as the 12 th Chairman of the Department of Surgery for 13 years and
was the second Frederick A. Coller Professor of Surgery. In 1964,
he was appointed as the first Chair of the Multidisciplinary Kidney
Transplant Operating Committee and in 1985 founded the Liver Transplant
Program. In addition, he has served as Head of the Section of General
Surgery and was the first Director of the Transplant and Health Policy
Center . He played a key role in organizing the medical school Faculty
Professional Fee Management Plan, was appointed as the first Chairman
of the Professional Fee Management Policy Committee and initiated
the first departmental Professional Fee Plan at Michigan in 1974.
During his chairmanship, he greatly expanded the number of faculty,
added new full time sections of Pediatric and Plastic Surgery, and
increased surgical research space from 10,000 to 47,000 square feet.
Accomplishments
Throughout his career, Dr. Turcotte practiced general and transplantation
surgery. Most of his clinical and laboratory research focused on
prognostic indices for liver disease, portal hypertension and pioneering
work in transplantation of the kidney, liver and pancreas. In 1970
he was awarded the Russell Award for Distinguished Achievement of
Scholarly Research by the Regents of the University of Michigan.
Nationally, Dr. Turcotte has been a Director of the American Board
of Surgery, a Member of the Residency Review Committee for Surgery,
a Governor of the American College of Surgeons and President of the
Michigan Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. He was a founding
member and President of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons,
President of the Central Surgical Association, founding member and
President of the Transplantation Society of Michigan, and President
of the United Network for Organ Sharing.
His bibliography includes more than 195 journal articles, 8 books,
and 55 book chapters.
Current Activities
Dr. Turcotte is currently Secretary/Executor of the Central Surgical
Association Foundation and Board Member of the Transplantation Society
of Michigan. He remains active in education, clinical research, regional
and national organizations, and consultation.
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