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 Richard
H. Pearl, M.D., FACS
Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics
Chief, Section of Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
Dr. Richard Pearl is a 1975 graduate of Kent State
University where he received his Bachelor of Science degree
in Aeronautical Engineering. He received his medical degree
at Wright State University in 1980, and completed his
Surgical Internship at Madigan Army Medical Center one year
later. He completed a General Surgery Residency at Harvard
Surgical Service, New England Deaconess Hospital in Boston,
Massachusetts and a Pediatric Surgery Fellowship at the
Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada, where he
later became Chief of Pediatric Surgery.
In conjunction with this medical training and service, Dr.
Pearl is a retired Colonel in the U.S. Army, with a
distinguished career spanning from 1966-1994. From 1988-1994
he was Chief, Pediatric Surgical Service at Walter Reed Army
Medical Center. He has received numerous military honors
including the Bronze Star and Legion of Merit.
Dr. Pearl is Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Chief,
Section of Pediatric Surgery, and Director of the Pre-Op
Case Conference. He was the recipient of the 2002-2003
UICOMP ‘Faculty of the Year’ Award and the 2002-2003 UIC
(all campus) ‘Faculty of the Year’ Award. He is Director of
Pediatric Trauma, Surgeon-in-Chief, and Director of the
Pediatric Surgery Center at the Children’s Hospital of
Illinois in our main teaching facility.
Dr. Pearl lives with his wife, Lauretta, in Peoria and is
the father of three daughters. |
