KareemRedaAbdelfattahMD(He/Him)

General Surgery • Dallas, TX

Burn, Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education UT-Southwestern Medical Center

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Office
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75390

Education & Training

University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2014 - 2015
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2007 - 2014
NIHFellowship, T32 Research Fellowship, 2010 - 2012
University of South Florida College of MedicineClass of 2007

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2010 - 2025
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Outstanding Achievement in Resident Training UT-Southwestern Department of Surgery, 2017
Junior Faculty Teaching Award UT-Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Surgery, 2016
Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Honor Society
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
Resident Teaching Award UT-Southwestern Department of Surgery, 2008
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
Laparoscopic Ambidexterity in Left-Handed Trainees.
Madhuri B Nagaraj, Kareem R AbdelFattah, Deborah E Farr
The Journal of Surgical Research. 2022-07-01
3 citations
Virtual Mentoring: A Novel Approach to Facilitate Medical Student Applications to General Surgery Residency.
Marinda Scrushy, Melissa Thornton, Audrey Stevens, Raghav Chandra, Alana Carrasco
Journal of Surgical Education. 2023-05-01
35 citations
Embracing Errors in Simulation-Based Training: The Effect of Error Training on Retention and Transfer of Central Venous Catheter Skills
Aimee K. Gardner, Kareem R. AbdelFattah, John Wiersch, Rami A. Ahmed, Ross E. Willis
Journal of Surgical Education. 2015-11-01

Journal Articles

Virtual Boot Camps—an Emerging Solution to the Undergraduate Medical Education–Graduate Medical Education Transition
Deborah E Farr, Herbert J Zeh, Kareem R Abdelfattah, JAMA Surgery

Press Mentions

American College of Surgeons Announces Recipients of Matching Grants for Innovative DEI and Anti-Racism InitiativesNovember 9th, 2021
Without Travel, Costs of Residency Interviews to Decline SharplyJune 29th, 2020

Grant Support

Burroughs Wellcome Fund Physician Scientist Institutional Award Planning GrantBurroughs Wellcome Foundation2018–Present