AtulGawandeMD
General Surgery • Boston, MAEndocrine
Professor of Surgery, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
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Office
Brigham and Womens Hospital Division of General and GA
75 Francis Street Asbii
Boston, MA 02115Phone+1 617-732-6830
Education & Training
Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1995 - 2003
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1997 - 2025- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2011-2014
- Boston Magazine Castle Connolly, 2010-2013
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2010-2013
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Clinical Trials
- The Bar Coded Sponge Study Start of enrollment: 2006 Mar 01
- Serious Illness Communication Project Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 01
- BetterBirth: A Trial of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist Program Start of enrollment: 2014 Nov 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsIncreased Body Mass Index is Associated With Lower Risk of Hypocalcemia in Total Thyroidectomy Patients.David A Mahvi, Russell G Witt, Heather G Lyu, Atul A Gawande, Matthew A Nehs
The Journal of Surgical Research. 2022-11-01 - 2 citationsPaving the way for universal medical student training in serious illness communication: the Massachusetts Medical Schools' Collaborative.Jennifer A Reidy, Melissa A Clark, Harris A Berman, Stephanie H Chan, Atul A Gawande
BMC Medical Education. 2022-09-01 - 12 citationsImplementation of SARS-CoV2 Screening in K-12 Schools Using In-School Pooled Molecular Testing and Deconvolution by Rapid Antigen Test.Nira R. Pollock, David Berlin, Sandra Smole, Lawrence C. Madoff, Catherine M. Brown
Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2021-08-18
Journal Articles
- Effect of the Serious Illness Care Program in Outpatient OncologyJoshua Lakin, Susan D Block, Rachelle Bernacki, Atul A Gawande, JAMA
- Effect of Noninvasive Follicular Thyroid Neoplasm with Papillary-like Nuclear Features (NIFTP) on Malignancy Rates in Thyroid Nodules: How to Counsel Patients on Exten...Matthew A Nehs, Erik K Alexander, Nancy L Cho, Brenessa M Lindeman, Atul A Gawande, Trevor E Angell, Annals of Surgical Oncology
Authored Content
- Amid the Coronavirus Crisis, a Regimen for ReëntryMay 2020
- Why Doctors Hate Their ComputersNovember 2018
- Is Health Care a Right?September 2017
Press Mentions
Introducing Fernando Cristobal Diaz to Texas Oncology–McAllenDecember 16th, 2024- The Challenges and Triumphs of Self-Publishing in a Conventional WorldNovember 6th, 2024
- What It's like to Specialize in Hospital Medicine: Shadowing Dr. PierceOctober 11th, 2024
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