Milwaukee, WI - Dr George J. Reul, MD, is being recognized
by Continental Who’s Who as a Lifetime
Achiever for his work in the Medical field over four decades.
Born and raised in Milwaukee, WI, Dr George J. Reul, MD, is
a retired board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon with 43 years of experience.
Dr. Reul started his college education at Marquette University, graduating in
1958 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, Chemistry, and Philosophy.
He earned his MD degree at Marquette School of Medicine (which is now the
Medical College of Wisconsin) in 1962. The doctor spent two summers researching
the relation of enzymes succinic dehydrogynase and cytochrome oxidase to
thyroid function, which was sponsored by a Fellowship of the National Institute
of Health. He was also a member of the AOA Medical Society, a National
Representative of the Phi Chi Medical Fraternity, and a CV Mosby Award winner
for his academic excellence. He completed a one-year surgical internship at the
University of Chicago Clinics from 1962-1963.
Dr. Reul then began the four year General Surgery residency
at the Medical College of Wisconsin, but was interrupted by military service
from 1966-1968. He served as a Captain in the US Army Medical Corp, and was a
Surgeon for the 93rd Evacuation Hospital and the 24th Evacuation Hospital in
Long Binh, Republic of Vietnam, for his first year of service. His second year
of military service was as a Surgical Consultant to the Wound Data and
Munitions Effectiveness Team (WDMET), where he researched and developed
munitions, ballistics, and body armor. Dr. Reul returned to the Medical College
of Wisconsin to complete his General Surgery Training and earn a Master of
Science degree in Surgical Science. He then completed a Thoracic Surgery
residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, working under the
supervision of Dr. Michael E. DeBakey and Dr. Denton A. Cooley. He is board
certified by the American Board of Surgery (1971), the American Board of
Thoracic Surgery (1971), and the American Board of Vascular Surgery (1984).
After completing his residency program in 1971, Dr. Reul
joined the Baylor Faculty of Surgery, becoming the Deputy Chief of Surgery at
Ben Taub General Hospital. He began a Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Program there,
and supervised the Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular, General Surgery, Trauma, and
Pediatric Congenital Surgery Programs. He trained surgical residents and
medical students. Dr. Reul worked with the Pall Corporation to develop fine
screen blood filters for blood transfusions, a device that is still in use
today.
In 1973, Dr. Reul joined Dr. Denton A Cooley at the Texas
Heart Institute at St. Luke's Hospital and Texas Children's Hospital. He began
working as a Clinical Professor at the Division of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, and became the Associate
Chief of Surgery and Chief of Vascular Surgery at the Texas Heart Institute at
St. Luke's Hospital in 1983. He was reappointed to the Baylor College of
Medicine Department of Surgery as a Clinical Professor in 1994. Dr. Reul
initiated the Peripheral Vascular Diagnostic Laboratory at St. Luke's Hospital
in 1981, and was the Medical Director of the Laboratory until retirement in
2014.
Dr. Reul is a member of numerous Medical Societies, and has
received such honors as the Honorary Consulting Professor of Thoracic Surgery
from the Shanghai Second Medical College (1985), Alumnus of the Year Award from
the Medical College of Wisconsin (2002), the Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular
Society International Recognition Award (2009), the Indian Association of
Cardiothoracic Surgery Honorary Fellowship (2011), the Adriatic Vascular Summit
Lifetime Achievement Award (2011), Ray C. Fish Award for Scientific Achievement
in Cardiovascular Disease (2012), and has maintained the rating of one of
America's Best Medical Doctors for several years.
Dr. Reul was a Board
Member of the Cardiovascular Care Providers since its inception, and was also a
Member of the Editorial Board of the Texas Heart Institute Journal. While
serving as the Associate Chief of Surgery, the Texas Heart Institute at St.
Luke's Hospital placed in the US News and World Report Top 10 Cardiovascular
Hospitals for 15 consecutive years prior to his retirement.
The doctor is the author of over 200 peer-reviewed
scientific publications, and has given presentations at more than 500 national
and international meetings. He has given talks throughout the US and 35
countries. During his time as a visiting professor, he performed cardiac
surgeries at 17 centers in 11 different countries, and assisted in the development
and maintenance of numerous International Cardiovascular Surgery Programs.
In 2007, after 36 years of treating a large volume of
pediatric and adult cardiac surgical patients, Dr. Reul ended his clinical
practice. He remained on the staff of St. Luke's Hospital as an Associate Chief
of Surgery of the Texas Heart Institute, Medical Director of the Peripheral
Vascular Diagnostic Laboratory, and Medical Director of the Society of the
Thoracic Surgery Database and Improvement in the quality of Cardiac Care until
retirement in 2014.
Dr. Reul's greatest joy is his family. His wife, Susan, a
registered nurse, has provided a source of inspiration, understanding, and
support. He has six sons, one of whom completed a General Surgery residency at
the Brigham and Women's Hospital and a Cardiovascular Surgery residency at the
Texas Heart Institute. He is presently on the staff of the Texas Heart
Institute and the Methodist Hospital. Dr. Reul's grandson will graduate from
the Baylor College of Medicine in 2022.
