Michael T. Jaklitsch, M.D.

Medical Degree:

University of Maryland School of Medicine 1986

Residencies:

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH, Research Fellow, Cardiology Branch, 1989-1991
BWH and DFCI, Thoracic Oncology Clinical Research Fellow, Thoracic Surgery 1993-1994
University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinics, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 1994-1997

Fellowships:

University of Alabama Hospital, Intern and Junior Resident 1986-1989
University of Alabama Hospital, General Surgery 1991-1993

Board Certifications:

Surgery 1994
Thoracic Surgery 1998

Academic Appointments:

Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School - 1997-1999
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School - 1999-

Biography

Dr. Jaklitsch received his undergraduate degree from Tulane University and his medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He is board certified in Surgery and Thoracic Surgery. His Thoracic Surgical education was obtained at BWH and the University of Minnesota. he has done research at the National Institute of Health on angiogenesis and gene transfer. He joined the division in 1997, and is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Jaklitsch's areas of interest include the unique needs of the elderly cancer patient and the extended use of VATS.

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Division of Thoracic Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital
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