David M. Gaba, M.D.
Academic Appointments
- Professor, Anesthesia
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Academic Offices
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Professional Snapshot
Administrative Appointments
- Associate Dean for Immersive and Simulation-based Learning, Stanford University School of Medicine (2004 - present)
Honors and Awards
- IARS Teaching Achievement Award, International Anesthesia Research Society (2007)
- David M. Worthen Award, Department of Veterans Affairs (2003)
- SEA/Duke Award for Innovation in Anesthesia Education, Society for Education in Anesthesia (October, 2003)
Professional Education
| MD: | Yale School of Medicine, Medicine (1980) |
| BS Engg: | Northwestern University, Biomedical Engineering (1976) |
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Industry Relationships
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| Equity: | SEA Medical, Inc. |
Scientific Focus
Research Interests
Improving patient safety through a variety of means, including applying theories of organizational safety to health care; developing and testing the application of immersive and simulation-based techniques for education, training, performance assessment, and research, measuring and intervening in hospital safety cultures
Publications
- Identifying organizational cultures that promote patient safety. Health Care Manage Rev. 2009 Oct-Dec; (4): 300-11
- Do as we say, not as you do: using simulation to investigate clinical behavior in action. Simul Healthc. 2009; (2): 67-9
- Procedural risks in thoracentesis: process, progress, and proficiency. Chest. 2009; (5): 1120-3
- Coordination patterns related to high clinical performance in a simulated anesthetic crisis. Anesth Analg. 2009; (5): 1606-15
- How does patient safety culture in the operating room and post-anesthesia care unit compare to the rest of the hospital? Am J Surg. 2009; (1): 70-5
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