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○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○PROFILELeo McCafferty, MD: Physician,Advocate, Musician, Family ManCHRISTINA E. MORTONLeo R. McCafferty, MD, is the Allegheny CountyMedical Society’s 146 th president. A board certifiedplastic surgeon, Dr. McCafferty is in privatepractice. A member of ACMS since 1990, he also is amember of several other professional organizations,serving leadership roles in many (see page 22).Dr. McCafferty was born and raised in Pittsburgh,growing up in Mt. Lebanon and graduating from Mt.Lebanon High School. He received a bachelor of sciencedegree from The Pennsylvania State University andmedical doctorate from Temple University; he completedhis internship and residency in general surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Dr. McCaffertycompleted his training in plastic surgery at the Universityof Miami, Jackson Memorial Medical Center, underworld-renowned plastic surgeon, D. Ralph Millard, Jr.,MD.Dr. McCafferty recently talked about being a physician,his mentor Dr. Millard, and his beloved family, aswell as his hobbies andinterests outside of medicine.Dr. McCafferty, whatinspired you to become adoctor?My pediatrician, Dr.Wunderlich, was a very biginfluence. He made housecalls and I remember beingfascinated by all of thethings he carried in hismedical bag. I knew from avery young age that Iwanted to become aphysician.Dr. McCafferty and family at 2009 Super BowlWhy did you choose the specialty of plastic surgery?When I was a third-year student in medical school Iattended a lecture by a plastic surgeon that was about asmall child mulled by a pit bull. I saw that and thought,“Wow, I would like to do that.” When I was completingmy surgery residency in Los Angles, I always foundmyself sneaking into the operating room with a plasticsurgeon to help and watch. Later I went to visit Dr. D.Ralph Millard in Miami and ended up training with him.He was a world famous physician and I was so impressedwith what he did. Training and working with Dr. Millardreally helped to seal the deal in terms of what I wanted tospecialize in.Can you tell me a little bit about your mentor, Dr. Millard?I was very privileged to train with Dr. Millard inMiami. He taught me to think, not only as a doctor orplastic surgeon, but as a human being, too. He encouragedme to never accept the written word or the statedword of so-called expertswithout really questioningand investigating what wasbeing stated. He has been abig mentor in my life. Oneof his favorite sayings was,“Avoid the rut of routine.”He was an amazing individual.You received your medicaltraining outside ofPittsburgh. What made youdecide to come back to thearea?I completed mytraining in plastic surgery at36 Bulletin : January 2011
PROFILEthe University of Miami, Jackson Memorial MedicalCenter. Prior to returning to Pittsburgh, I was assistantprofessor of clinical surgery at the University of Miamiand chief of staff services at the Jackson MemorialMedical Center. I was on the full-time faculty, and mysuperiors were actually in the process of offering me apromotion. Practicing medicine in Miami was great froma medical and university standpoint, but I just didn’t feellike Miami was a good place to raise a family. My wifeand I were both from Pittsburgh and so, with a lot of fearand trepidation, we decided to move back. We movedback on September 17, 1990.You are very active with the American Society for AestheticPlastic Surgery. Does your work with that specialty societycompliment your involvement with ACMS?My involvement with ACMS allows me to bring amore open-minded approach to the specialty society. Inthe specialty society, we are sometimes blindsided byissues that just pertain to plastic surgery, whereas ACMSaddresses issues that encompass the whole spectrum ofmedicine. That perspective is very helpful for me whendealing with the specialty society and vice versa. Myinvolvement with ACMS and that of the specialtysocieties play off of each other. I have been privileged tobe a member of both organizations.Talk about the role you play with the Pittsburgh Steelersorganization.The Pittsburgh Steelers probably has one of the bestmedical staffs in the NFL. I have been a consultant forthem since 1993. I am not on the field every week likeDrs. (Joseph) Maroon or (James) Bradley, but there is anoccasion when my services are needed. The whole Steelerorganization and especially the training staff are superb.They have really put together a superb medical staff thatvirtually covers every specialty for the men, women andchildren within the Steeler organization.Tell our readers a little bit about your family.My beautiful wife Susan is a graphic artist. She hasdone a lot of wonderful things in the art world, inaddition to raising four children. My son Lee, who is 25,graduated from The Pennsylvlania State University (PSU)in 2006 and almost immediately began working for NFLFilms. He has already won three Emmys for his work.My daughters Kristin (22); Kimberly (20), and Kelly (18)are all currently students at PSU, where I first met myJanuary 2011 : Bulletinwife. When our youngest daughter Kelly entered PSU,she became the 48 th member of the family, between myside and my wife’s side, to attend Penn State.What are your interests or hobbies outside of medicine?I’ve always enjoyed music. In 2001 I made a consciousdecision to learn how to play the guitar. My friendFrank Cappelli, who had a children’s show several yearsago, said he would teach me how to play. Now I knowhow to play a little bit of mandolin, bass guitar and banjoas well.I am also part of a group called theMonongahela Duck Club Band. AfterFrank started teaching me how to playthe guitar, we started to play old BobSeger tunes. We found that there wasan audience out there for that type ofmusic. He is a very good entertainerand the group just came together withFrank and some other friends. We play at different eventslike the Saxonburg Summer Arts Festival and the UPMCShadyside talent show, which took place this past fall. It’sbeen fun. I also collect guitars and mandolins.It’s a great outlet. You can’t think about anything elsewhen you play because you are working a different part ofyour mind. I also do some artwork. I draw and that’s thesame thing. You have to shut off one part of your brainand use the other. My wife is a much better artist though.I definitely take a back seat to her when it comes to art,but both music and art are great outlets for me.○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○○Ms. Morton is a communications consultant. She can be reached atcmorton@acms.org.Dr. McCafferty and the other 2011ACMS officers will be recognized atthe ACMS Foundation Gala andcommunity awards ceremony onSaturday, March 19, 2011, at HeinzField. Look for more details aboutthe annual event in upcomingissues of the Bulletin (see page 24of this issue).37
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