Bio
Dr. David A. Spain is the David L. Gregg, MD Professor and Chief of Acute Care Surgery. His clinical areas of specialty are emergency and elective general surgery, trauma and critical care. His research focus is assessment of clinical care, systems of care and assessment of stress response and PTSD after trauma. He is the current President of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma. He is a Councilor of the American Board of Surgery and Director of the Surgical Critical Care board. He is the editor of the textbook Scientific American's Critical Care of the Surgical Patient. Dr. Spain is also the General Surgery Residency Program Director at Stanford.
Clinical Focus
- Critical Care Medicine
- Trauma Surgery
- Splenectomy
- Hernia, Abdominal
- Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic
- Surgical Critical Care
Administrative Appointments
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Chief of Trauma and Critical Care Surgery, Stanford University (2001 - Present)
Honors & Awards
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General Surgery Chief Residents Award, Stanford (2018)
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Teaching Award, Stanford/Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency (2004 and 2008)
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Collins Teaching Award, General Surgery Residency Progran (2005)
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General Surgery Chief Residents Award, Stanford (2010)
Professional Education
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Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery (1993)
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Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care (1996)
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Fellowship: University of Louisville Hospital (1994) KY
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Residency: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (1992) NJ
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MD, Wayne State University, Medicine (1986)
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BS/Honors College, Michigan State University, Biochemistry (1982)