Daryl Pearlstein, M.D., is the Program Director for Lung Cancer at Hoag
and a boardcertified, subspecialty-trained thoracic surgeon.
Prior to moving to Southern California, Dr. Pearlstein was Associate Professor
of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.
He also served as Chairman of the Division of Car diothoracic Surgery
at Waukesha Memorial Hospital in Waukesha, Wisconsin as well as Surgical
Dir ector of the hospital’s Thoracic Center.
Dr. Pearlstein is an invited author of the 16th Edition of SESAP® (The
American College of Surgeons Surgical Education and Self-Assessment Program),
has served as co-investigator on several peer-reviewed research projects,
and given multiple professional lectures, workshops and presentations.
Dr. Pearlstein completed his medical schooling at V anderbilt University
School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee and fellowships at the University
of Utah in Salt Lake City and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Pr eviously, he completed his undergraduate degree at Northwestern University
in Evanston, Illinois. Dr. Pearlstein is married with three children and
lives in Irvine.