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George D. Zuidema, M.D.
Professor Emeritus of Surgery
983 Willow View Court
Holland, MI 49424
Telephone: (616) 355-4385
Fax: (616) 355-4385
e-mail: gdzuidema@macatawa.com
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George D. Zuidema, M.D.
Emeritus Professor of Surgery by
Regental Appointment July, 1995
Career
Dr. George D. Zuidema was awarded his M.D. degree from The Johns
Hopkins University in 1953. After general surgical training at Massachusetts
General Hospital, he began his academic career at the University
of Michigan Medical School as an assistant professor in 1960 and
was promoted to associate professor in 1964. In 1964, at the remarkable
age of 36, Dr. Zuidema was appointed Warfield M. Firor Professor
and director, Section of Surgical Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine. In 1984, Dr. Zuidema was named to the newly created
post of Vice Provost for Medical Affairs and Professor of Surgery
at the University of Michigan, a position he held until 1994.
Accomplishments
Dr. Zuidema’s interests
and accomplishments cover a wide range of subjects, including basic
science, clinical surgery, and outcomes research and health policy.
He led major research efforts in the areas of portal hypertension
and gastrointestinal physiology. Dr. Zuidema was a leader in every
important national surgical society. Most notably, he was a founding
member of the Association of Academic Surgery and served as its
president in 1968. While serving as Vice Provost for medical Affairs
at the University of Michigan , Dr. Zuidema oversaw the development
of the Cancer and Geriatrics Centers and a marked expansion of
research facilities as well as the creation of the M-Care HMO.
His bibliography includes more than 200 journal articles and 25 books.
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