| OFFICE ADDRESS: |
Department of Surgery
1430 Tulane Avenue, SL-48
New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 988-6230
jdpigott@tulane.edu |
| DATE OF BIRTH: |
December 6, 1952 |
| EDUCATION: |
1974
1977
1997 |
A.B.
M.D.
M.H.A. |
Dartmouth College
University of Tennessee
Tulane University School of Public Health |
| POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
| 01/78 - 12/78 |
Intern
University of Alabama School of Medicine |
| 01/79 - 06/81 |
Surgical Resident
University of Alabama School of Medicine |
| 07/84 - 12/84 |
Surgical Resident
University of Alabama School of Medicine |
| 07/81 - 06/82 |
Chief Resident
University of Alabama School of Medicine |
| 07/82 - 06/84 |
Cardiothoracic Resident
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia |
| FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
| 1983 - 1984 |
Instructor in Surgery
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine |
| 1985 - 1989 |
Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine |
| 1989 - 1991 |
Associate Professor of Surgery
State University of New York at Buffalo |
| 1991 - 1995 |
Associate Professor of Surgery
Tulane University School of Medicine |
| 1991 - 1997 |
Chief, Cardiovascular Surgery
Tulane University School of Medicine |
| 1995 - 1998 |
Professor of Surgery
Tulane University School of Medicine |
| 1992 - 1998 |
Clinical Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Tulane University School of Medicine |
| 1999 - present |
Professor of Clinical Surgery
Tulane University School of Medicine |
| HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS: |
| 1985 - 1989 |
Staff Surgeon
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
| 1986 - 1989 |
Transfusion Committee
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
| 1987 - 1989 |
Staff Surgeon
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania |
| 1987 - 1989 |
Heart Transplant Committee
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania |
| 1989 |
Intensive Care Committee
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia |
| 1989 - 1991 |
Chief, Cardiovascular Surgery
Children's Hospital of Buffalo |
| 1989 - 1991 |
Surgical Care Committee
Children’s Hospital of Buffalo |
| 1990 - 1991 |
Chief, Cardiovascular Surgery
Erie County Medical Center |
| 1989 - 1991 |
Credentials Committee
Children’s Hospital of Buffalo |
| 1989 - 1991 |
Transfusion Committee
Children’s Hospital of Buffalo |
| 1990 - 1991 |
Board Advisory Committee
Erie County Medical Center |
| 1991 - 1997 |
Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Tulane University Medical Center |
| 1991 -1993 |
Operating Room Committee
Tulane University Medical Center |
| 1991 - 1993 |
Advisory Board
Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency |
| 1992 - 1994 |
Ethics Committee
Tulane University Medical Center |
| 1994 - 1998 |
Quality Improvement Council
Tulane University Medical Center |
| 1995 - 1997 |
Credentials Committee
Tulane University Medical Center |
| 1998 - 1999 |
Medical Staff
McLeod Regional Medical Center |
| 1998 - 1999 |
Director of Cardiovascular Surgery/Clinical Effectiveness
McLeod Regional Medical Center |
| 1999 – 2002 |
Surgical Director, Heart Failure/Transplant Program
Tulane University Medical Center |
| 1999 - present |
Medical Staff
Tulane University Medical Center |
| 2001 – 2004 |
Supply Management Action Team
Tulane University Medical Center |
| 2002 |
Utilization Review Committee
Tulane University Medical Center |
| 2003 |
Transfusion Committee
Tulane University Medical Center |
| 2003 |
Surgical/Medical Director, Heart Failure/Transplant Program
Tulane University Medical Center |
| 2004-2006 |
Credentials Committee, Chairperson
Tulane University Medical Center |
| 2004-2006 |
Vice Chief of Staff
Tulane University Medical Center |
| 2006 – 2008 |
Chief of Staff
Tulane University Medical Center |
| 2006 – 2008 |
Medical Executive Committee, Chairperson
Tulane University Medical Center |
| 2006 – 2008 |
Medical Staff
Touro Infirmary |
| 2006 – present |
Performance Improvement Committee
Tulane University Medical Center |
| 2006 – present |
Medical Staff
LA Heart Hospital |
| 2006 – present |
Medical Staff
Ochsner / Kenner Medical Center |
| 2004 – present |
Credentials Committee
Tulane University Medical Center |
| 2008 – present |
Medical Staff
Ochsner / Baptist Medical Center |
| 2004 – present |
Medical Executive Committee
Tulane University Medical Center |
| 2006 – present |
Chief Medical Officer
Tulane University Hospital & Clinic |
| LICENSURE: |
Alabama
New York
South Carolina |
Louisiana - current
Pennsylvania |
| SPECIAL CERTIFICATION: |
1986
1999
1987
1997
2007 |
Surgery
Recertified
Thoracic Surgery
Recertified
Recertified |
| PATENT: |
|
| Pigott J. US Patent 6,591,144: Steerable Catheter and Method for Locating Coronary Sinus, July 8, 2003. |
| AWARDS, HONORS, AND MEMBERSHIP IN HONORARY SOCIETIES: |
| Phi Beta Kappa |
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| Ethel Foederer Fund Fellow |
1986 - 1988 |
| Best Doctors in America |
1998 |
| New Orleans Top Doctors |
1998 |
| America’s Top Surgeons |
2006 |
| Best Doctors in America |
2007 |
| Louisiana Top Doctors |
2008 |
| Best Doctors in America |
2009 |
| America’s Top Surgeons |
2009 |
| PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
|
| 1985 |
American Medical Association |
| 1986 |
College of Physicians of Philadelphia |
| 1986 |
Association of Academic Surgery |
| 1989 |
Fellow, American College of Surgeons |
| 1989 |
Fellow, American College of Cardiology |
| 1989 |
Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians |
| 1989 |
Lunar Society |
| 1989 |
Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society |
| 1990 |
Society of Thoracic Surgeons |
| 1990 |
Medical Society, State of New York |
| 1991 |
Thoracic Surgery Directors Association |
| 1991 |
Tulane Surgical Society |
| 1992 |
Louisiana State Medical Society |
| 1992 |
Orleans Parish Medical Society |
| 1993 |
International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation |
| 1994 |
New Orleans Surgical Society |
| 1995 |
Southern Thoracic Surgical Association |
| 1996 |
Southern Surgical Society |
| 2002 |
Surgical Association of Louisiana |
| NATIONAL COMMITTEES, APPOINTMENTS, AND DIRECTORSHIPS: |
| 1988 |
American Heart Association
Council on Cardiovascular Surgery |
| 1989 |
Board of Directors, National Heart Assist and Transplant Fund |
| 1989 |
Pediatric Sub Committee, UNOS |
| 2003 |
Thoracic Regional Review Board, UNOS |
| LOCAL/STATE COMMITTEES: |
|
| 1989 |
Cardiovascular Task Force of the Western New York Health Sciences Consortium |
| 1989 |
Board of Governors, Academic Health Professionals Insurance Association |
| 1990 |
Board of Governors, Faculty Practice Plan
State University of New York at Buffalo |
| 1990 |
Chairman, Nominating Committee, Board of Governors Faculty Practice Plan, SUNY-Buffalo |
| 1990 |
Community Blue Utilization Review Committee |
| 1991 |
Chairman, Steering Committee
Tulane - LSU Thoracic Training Program |
| 1991 |
Executive Committee, Department of Surgery
Tulane University Medical Center |
| 1991 |
Chairman, Cardiobiology Coordinating Committee
Tulane University Medical Center |
| 1994 |
Dean’s Search Committee
Tulane University Medical Center |
| 2003 |
Promotions Committee, Department of Surgery
Tulane University Medical Center |
| 2004 - 2007 |
Tulane University Faculty Senate |
| 2005 |
Search Committee, Chairman Department of Medicine |
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| The following are available upon request: |
Original Papers
Book Reviews
Lectures by Invitation
Grants
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Chapters
Teaching
Editorial Positions
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