Background
Deckers, Peter John was born on February 13, 1941 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
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Peter John Deckers
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Bachelor cum laude, College of the Holy Cross, 1962; Doctor of Medicine cum laude, Boston University, 1966.
Career
Medical intern, Boston City Hospital, 1966-1967;
junior assistant resident general surgery, Boston University Medical Center, University Hospital, 1967-1968;
clinical associate surgery branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1968-1970;
resident general surgery, Boston University Medical Center, U. Hospital, 1971;
UPSHS trainee in academic surgyer, Boston University Medical Center, U. Hospital, 1971-1972;
resident in general surgery, Boston University Medical Center, U. Hospital, 1972-1973;
chief resident in general surgery, Boston University Medical Center, U. Hospital, 1973-1974;
staff surgeon, Boston City Hospital, 1974-1984;
assistant professor surgery, Boston University School Medicine, 1974-1978;
dean, U. Connecticut School of Medicine, since 1995. Consultant, attending staff general surgery John Dempsey Hospital/U. Connecticut Health Center, since 1984, VA Medical Center, 1984-1989. Senior staff department surgery Hartford Hospital, since 1984.
Program director Hartford Hospital-U. Connecticut Integrated Surg.Residency Program, 1984-1994. Director division of general surgery Hartford Hospital, 1984-1987. Adjunct Professor surgery Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1984-1995.
Interim chief division of general surgery U. Connecticut School of Medicine, 1985-1986, interim chairman, 1985-1986. Senior staff department surgery New Britain General Hospital, since 1989, Department Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, since 1989, St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, since 1988. Department chairman surgery Hartford Hospital, 1987-1994, department chairman surgery, 1987-1994.
Murray-Heilig professor, department chairman surgery U. Connecticut School of Medicine, 1987-1995. Surgeon-in-chief John Dempsey Hospital, 1990-1994. Program director University of Connecticut Integrated General Surgical Residency Training Program, 1990-1994.
Interim division chief, division of general surgery U. Connecticut School Medicine, 1991-1992, interim dean, 1992-1994. Executive vice president for clinical affairs U. Connecticut Health System, 1994-1995. Executive vice president forphysician practice organization U. Connecticut Health System, since 1995.
Achievements
Membership
Member Transplantation Society, American Association for Cancer Research, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, Association for Academy Surgery, American Association for Cancer Education, American Federation for Clinical Research, Massachusetts Medical Society, American Radium Society (Executive Committee 1989-1991), American Society of Clinical Oncology, Society of Surgical Oncology (member committees), Society of University Surgeons, New England Cancer Society (president 1993, president-elect, 1992, executive county 1991-1994), Boston Surgical Society, N.H. Med.Soc., Societe Internationale de Chirurgie, Bay State Health Care, Society for the Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, New England Surgical Society (treasurer 199-), Pilgrim Indiana Practice Association, International Academy of Oncology, Association for Surgical Education (board directors Association for Surgical Education Foundation 1993), Association of Program Dirs. in Surgeons (president-elect 1990-1991, president 1991-1992), Connecticut State Medical Society (member cancer coordinating committee 1990-1991), Capital Area Individual Practice Association, American Cancer Society (Hartford chapter), Connecticare, Hartford County Medical Association, Society of Surgical Chairman.
Connections
Married, 1964; 7 children.
