News & Events: Jeffrey Pearl MD

Jeff Pearl was Mount Zion. He lived and breathed the hospital, its patients and families, and staff; and he was as much a part of Mount Zion as the hospital was a part of him. Known for his warmth as well as his medical skill, Pearl, who died in August 2017, was professor emeritus of surgery at UCSF and held a number of key positions at Mount Zion for 35 years.  His friends, family, and closest colleagues gathered recently in the heart of the UCSF Mount Zion campus to announce the renaming and dedication of the Jeffrey M. Pearl, MD, Meditation Room, where they celebrated his profound [...]

The UCSF Community and the Department of Surgery are saddened to announce the passing of our friend and colleague, Dr. Jeffrey Pearl, Professor Emeritus of Surgery. Jeffrey Pearl was raised in San Francisco, attended UC Berkeley for his undergraduate studies, and earned his M.D. at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He completed his general surgery residency training at UC San Diego with Dr. Marshall Orloff, followed by appointments as a major in the U.S. Army and instructor in surgery at Johns Hopkins University. In 1978, Dr. Pearl began his surgical practice at Mount Zion Hospital where his [...]