John DiFiore, MD

Appointed
2016

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship - Children's Hospital of Boston
Pediatric Surgery
Boston, MA USA
1998

Residency - New England Deaconess Hospital
Surgery
Boston, MA USA
1996

Fellowship - Children's Hospital of Boston
Research (Surgery)
Boston, MA USA
1994

Residency - New England Deaconess Hospital
Surgery
Boston, MA USA
1991

Internship - New England Deaconess Hospital
Surgery
Boston, MA USA
1989

Medical Education - Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons at Harlem Hospital Center
MD
New York, NY USA
1988

Undergraduate - Dartmouth College
Chemistry
Hanover, NH USA
1984

Professional Highlights

• Surgical Director, Fetal Care Center, Cleveland Clinic
• Director, Center of Excellence for Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum (Nuss procedure), Cleveland Clinic

Certifications

• Surgery - General Surgery
• Surgery - Pediatric Surgery

Specialty Interests

congenital malformations, Director of Center of Excellence for Pectus excavatum, hernia, minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum/Nuss procedure, Minimally Invasive Surgery, neonatal surgery, pediatric general surgery and thoracic surgery, pediatric solid tumors, pediatric surgical oncology, pediatric tumors, Surgical Director: Fetal Care Center

Awards & Honors

• America's Top Surgeons, Pediatric Surgery
• Jens G. Rosenkrantz Resident Research Award in Pediatric Surgery
• Sidney Farber Award for Outstanding House Officer, Children’s Hospital, Boston

Memberships

• American Pediatric Surgical Association
• American College of Surgeons
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• Central Surgical Association
• International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society

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Consulting and/or Speaking. Dr. DiFiore receives fees of $5,000 or more per year (or, in rare cases, equity or stock options) as a paid consultant, speaker or as a member of an advisory committee for the following companies:

• AtriCure, Inc.

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