Dr. Jerry W. Pratt Honored as 2017 Professional of the Year

Kalamazoo, MI, January 11, 2017 --(PR.com)-- About Dr. Jerry W. Pratt

Dr. Jerry W. Pratt is the Medical Director of Thoracic Surgery at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Dr. Pratt received his M.D. from the Medial College of Virginia. Dr. Pratt specializes in Cardiothoracic Surgery. He is a Colonel (Retired) of the U.S. Air Force. Dr. Pratt is the recipient of numerous honors and awards including named as an America’s Top Surgeon by the Consumer Research Council of America. He received the Excalibur Award and the Clinical Surgeon’s Award from the Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons. Dr. Pratt has been honored with the USAF Surgical Excellence Award. He is the author of numerous publications including Layton B, Dubose J, Nichols S, Connaughton J, Jones T and Pratt J, Pacifying the Open Abdomen with Concomitant Intestinal Fistula: A Novel Approach, American J Surg, 199(3), 413-415, 2010. Dr. Pratt is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American College of Chest Physicians. He is a Silver Heart Member of the American Heart Association and a member of the Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia Council. Dr. Pratt is a Lifetime Member of the Medical Alumni Society at Ohio State University, a Lifetime Member of the Medical College of Virginia Alumni Association, and a Lifetime Member of the University of Virginia Alumni Association.

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