Gerard J. Boyle, MD

Gerard Boyle, MD, is the Medical Director of Pediatric Heart Failure and Transplant Services at Cleveland Clinic. He joined Cleveland Clinic in 2004. He is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. Dr. Boyle’s areas of specialization are pediatric heart transplantation and congestive heart failure. He is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and the sub-specialty Board of Pediatric Cardiology.

Dr. Boyle received his medical degree with Distinction in Research from the State University of New York, College of Medicine, Brooklyn. He completed his residency in pediatrics and a fellowship in pediatric cardiology at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and subsequently advanced to Associate Professor of Pediatrics at The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Boyle has been a consultant to hospitals in both Pennsylvania and Ohio. He is a diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners and is certified in Pediatric Advanced Life Support and Basic Cardiac Life Support[NU1] .

His research has been extensively published in peer-reviewed medical journals. He has been listed as Best Doctor in America (2003-Present) and among America’s Top Cardiologists since 2006. Dr. Boyle is a member of numerous national and international professional societies, including the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, the Heart Failure Society of America, the International Pediatric Transplant Society, the American Society of Transplantation and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, among others. Regionally, he is a member of the Northern Ohio Pediatric society and serves on the board of trustees of the Ohio Chapter of the American College of Cardiology.

Dr. Boyle is a Founding Board Member of Flying Horse Farms Camp in Mt Gilead, Ohio. The camp is a member of the Association of Hole-in-the-Wall camps, founded by Paul Newman. This association is a family of camps around the world built specifically to serve terminally ill and medically fragile children. The Flying Horse Farms Camp is the first Association camp in the Mid-West. Dr. Boyle served as the first Medical Director of the camp from 2005-2010, during its build and start-up phase. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board of the camp.

Education & Professional Highlights

Appointed
2004

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship - Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pediatric Cardiology
Pittsburgh, PA USA
1993

Residency - Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pediatrics
Pittsburgh, PA USA
1990

Internship - Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pediatrics
Pittsburgh, PA USA
1988

Medical Education - State University of New York- Brooklyn College of Medicine
MD
Brooklyn, NY USA
1987

Undergraduate - Saint Francis College
Brooklyn Heights, NY USA
1974

Additional Training

Courtesy Staff: Fairview Hospital, Cleveland, OH, 11/2004-Present
Consulting Staff: Hillcrest Hospital, Cleveland, OH, 02/2005-Present
Consulting Staff: Parma Community General Hospital, Cleveland, OH, 05/2005-Present
Consulting Staff: Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital Shaker Campus, Shaker Heights, OH, 01/2007-Present
Consulting Staff: Lake Health System, Concord Township, OH, 08/2010-Present

Professional Highlights

Medical Advisory Board of LifeBanc, 2005-Present
Medical Advisory Board: Flying Horse Farms, Serious Fun Children's Network, 01/2006-Present
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, 2006-Present
Expert Advisory Panelist: Ohio American College of Cardiology, 01/2007-Present
Committee Member: National Association of Children's Hospital & Related Institutions Directory: Child Health Expert Link, 2007-Present
Committee Member: "Pediatric Community of Practice" user group on AST Virtual Rooms for the American Society of Transplantation, 03/2007-Present

Certifications

Pediatrics - Pediatric Cardiology

Specialty Interests

Pediatric Congestive Heart Failure, Pediatric Heart Transplantation, Pediatric VAD's, Berlin Heart, PLE, PTLD

Awards & Honors

Medical Degree with Distinction in Research, 1987
Best Doctors in America, 2003-Present
Best Doctors in Cleveland, 2006-Present
America's Top Cardiologists, 2006-Present
America's Top Pediatricians, 2008-Present
The Leading Physicians of The World/International Association of Pediatricians, 2010-Present

Memberships

American Heart Association/Council: Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, 1992-Present
International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, 1993-Present
Pediatric Heart Transplant Study Group, 1993-Present
Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1994-Present
American College of Cardiology, 1994-Present
Fellow, American College of Cardiology, 1996-Present
International Pediatric Transplant Association, 1999-Present
American Society of Transplantation, 2004-Present
Board of Directors: Flying Horse Farms, Serious Fun Children's Network, 2004-Present
American College of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease & Pediatric Cardiology Section, 2005-Present
Heart Failure Society of America, 2005-Present
Ohio State Medical Association, 2005-Present
The Academy of Medicine of Cleveland and Northern Ohio, 2006-Present
Ohio Chapter, American College of Cardiology, 2006-Present

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