Bio
I am a general and trauma surgeon, and surgical intensivist. I treat and care for injured patients and those with acute surgical emergencies, and manage critically ill surgical patients in the Intensive Care Unit.
My research is focused on evaluating the role of surgical care in the delivery of health services in resource poor settings, particularly low and middle income countries. I am interested in barriers to access and provision of surgical care, the quality of surgical services, and outcomes research. My current projects focus on quality and cost effectiveness of care, and strategies for improving the safety and reliability of surgical delivery in resource poor settings. I have been involved in surgical program assessment projects in Cambodia, India, the UK, and the United States. From 2006-2009 I was part of the World Health Organization’s Safe Surgery Saves Lives program where we quantified the global volume of surgery and created, implemented, evaluated, and promoted the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist.
I am the Consulting Medical Officer for Lifebox, a charity devoted to saving lives through safer surgery. We are currently engaged in multiple programs to improve anesthetic safety, reduce surgical infection, improve teamwork, and strengthen compliance with surgical safety standards in low resource settings.
Clinical Focus
- Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
- Surgical Critical Care
Administrative Appointments
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Assistant Professor of Surgery (MCL), Stanford University Medical Center (2013 - 2017)
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Co-Director of Resident Professional Development, Stanford University Medical Center (2015 - 2019)
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Senior Fellow, Center for Innovation and Global Health (2015 - 2019)
Honors & Awards
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Dean's List, Georgetown Universtiy (1990-1993)
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Sigma Xi National Research Society, Georgetown University (1993)
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McGraw-Hill Award for academic excellence, University of New Mexico School of Medicine (1998)
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Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) National Honors Society, University of New Mexico School of Medicine (2000)
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Faculty Award for Academic Excellence, University of New Mexico School of Medicine (2002)
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Intern of the Year, University of California Davis Medical Center (2003)
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Robert T. Osteen Award for Excellence in Teaching of Medical Students, Brigham and Women's Hospital (2011)
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Mentorship appreciation, Stanford Biodesign India Program, Stanford University (2013)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Member at Large, Lifebox (2014 - Present)
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Chief Resident, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (2010 - 2011)
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Fellow representative, Graduate Medical Education committee, University of Washington Health Sciences Center (2011 - 2012)
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Member, Professional Practice Evaluation Committee (Trauma), Department of Surgery, Stanford University (2012 - Present)
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Member, Clinical Competency Committee (PGY3), Department of Surgery, Stanford University (2014 - Present)
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Coauthor, Stanford Hospital and Clinics & Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Trauma Guidelines Handbook, Department of Surgery, Stanford University (2013 - Present)
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Chair, Program Evaluation Committee, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, Department of Surgery, Stanford University (2013 - Present)
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Fellow, San Francisco Surgical Society (2013 - Present)
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Fellow, Association for Academic Surgery (2013 - Present)
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Fellow, Society of Critical Care Medicine (2013 - Present)
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Fellow, American College of Surgeons (2015 - Present)
Professional Education
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Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care (2012)
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Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery (2012)
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Fellowship: Harborview Medical Center (2002) WA
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Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School (2002) MA
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Residency: UC Davis Medical Center (2002) CA
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Medical Education: University of New Mexico (2002) NM