LEONARD OCTAVIUS BARRETT, MD, FACS, CHIEF OF THORACIC SURGERY AND DIRECTOR OF SURGICAL CRITICAL CARE AT NUMC INCLUDED IN CONSUMERS’ RESEARCH COUNCIL OF AMERICA – GUIDE TO AMERICA’S TOP SURGEONS 2010 EDITION
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April 14, 2010
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LEONARD OCTAVIUS BARRETT, MD, FACS, CHIEF OF THORACIC SURGERY AND DIRECTOR OF SURGICAL CRITICAL CARE AT NUMC INCLUDED IN CONSUMERS’ RESEARCH COUNCIL OF AMERICA – GUIDE TO AMERICA’S TOP SURGEONS 2010 EDITION
EAST MEADOW, NY…Leonard Octavius Barrett, MD, FACS, chief of thoracic surgery and director of surgical critical care at Nassau University Medical Center is again included in Consumer’s Research Council of America – Guide to America’s Top Surgeons 2010 Edition. Dr. Barrett was one of a number of specialists selected to be included in this year’s 2010 edition of the guide.
In congratulating Dr. Barrett on his well deserved honor, Arthur A. Gianelli, President/ CEO of the NuHealth System, said: “This outstanding recognition of being included in Consumers’ Research Council of America – Guide to America’s Top Surgeons, 2010 Edition is a testament to Dr. Barrett’s expertise in the field of thoracic surgery, demonstrating NUMC’s commitment to its patients in providing the highest quality of care. This acclaimed guide of the top specialists reflects the high esteem and respect accorded to Dr. Barrett by his physician peers.”
Consumers’ Research Council of America is an independent research company based in Washington, DC that evaluates professional services throughout America. CRCA has compiled a list of top thoracic surgeons throughout the US by utilizing a point system that uses a point value for criteria deemed valuable in determining the top health care professionals. The selection process is based on a point value system that awards points for educations and continuing education, years of practice, board certification and affiliations with professional associations.
After honorable discharge from the United States Marine Corps in 1974, Dr. Barrett entered and graduated Iona College in New Rochelle with a degree in biology and chemistry. He graduated from SUNY Downstate in 1983 with a medical degree. In 1989, he completed his residency in general surgery at SUNY Stony Brook, where he remained an additional year to complete a surgical/critical care fellowship. He then, completed a cardiothoracic fellowship at Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey. Since then, Dr. Barrett has qualified for board certifications in general surgery, surgical critical care, and thoracic surgery. Only about two percent of the physicians in the United State qualify for triple board certification. Dr. Barrett belongs to many professional associations, including the American Medical Association, Fellow of the American College of Surgery, the American Society of Thoracic Surgery and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. In 1993, Dr. Barrett began his assignment at NUMC as a thoracic surgery attending and as a director of surgical critical care. Due to his outstanding performance, he was appointed in 1995 as chief of thoracic surgery. Dr. Barrett operates on all chest trauma patients with excellent outcomes and manages all critical care trauma patients at NUMC. He has received numerous awards, including Teacher of the Year, by the surgical residents for the last nine years in a row, the American Medal of Honor and the American Biographical Institute and Lifetime Achievement Award. He has also received first prize in the American College of Surgeons Annual Clinic Day poster presentation. Doctor Barrett resides in Westbury.
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