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Office
400 Wind River Way
Alameda, CA 94501Phone+1 505-603-8410
Summary
- Michael S. Woods, MD is a progressive, experienced senior leader with over 35 years of success in patient-centered clinical surgery, drug development and clinical trial design, healthcare administration, business ideation and strategy, data analytics, risk management, quality improvement, patient safety, and clinical software design. He consistently achieves success by marrying multi-national, senior-level, interdisciplinary leadership to clinical frontline knowledge, expertise, and innovation. Michael is a board-certified surgeon with a Master’s in Medical Management from the University of Southern California Marshall School.
Education & Training
- University of Southern CaliforniaMMM, Business, 2007 - 2008
- Virginia Mason Franciscan HealthFellowship, Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Surgery, 1992 - 1993
- University of Kansas (Wichita)Residency, Surgery, 1987 - 1992
- University of Kansas School of MedicineClass of 1987
Certifications & Licensure
- KS State Medical License 1988 - 2025
- MO State Medical License 2018 - 2021
- MA State Medical License 2016 - 2020
- CT State Medical License 2010 - 2019
- NH State Medical License 2008 - 2012
- CO State Medical License 2003 - 2007
- PA State Medical License 2001 - 2004
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Member Beta Gamma Sigma - Honorary Business Society, 2008
- Runner-up USC Marshal School of Business - Business Plan Competition, 2008
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- A multi-national, video-based qualitative study to refine training guidelines for assigning an "unsafe" score in laparoscopic cholecystectomy critical view of safety.Gina Adrales, Francesco Ardito, Pradeep Chowbey, Salvador Morales-Conde, Alberto R Ferreres
Surgical Endoscopy. 2024-02-01 - 1 citationsLaparoscopic cholecystectomy critical view of safety (LC-CVS): a multi-national validation study of an objective, procedure-specific assessment using video-based asses...Gina Adrales, Francesco Ardito, Pradeep Chowbey, Salvador Morales-Conde, Alberto R Ferreres
Surgical Endoscopy. 2024-02-01 - Using video-based assessment (VBA) to document fellow improvement in safely completing the jejunojejunostomy portion of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) su...Peter Nau, Erin Worden, Ryan Lehmann, Kyle Kleppe, Gregory J Mancini
Surgical Endoscopy. 2023-11-01
Journal Articles
- A simplified sociotechnical model uncovers health IT safety risksWoods and Pestotnik, PSQH, 7/1/2015
- Effective Handoff Communication, Part 2: Standardizing Processes Throughout Your OrganizationWoods MS, The Joint Commission Perspectives on Patient Safety, 11/2010
- Effective Handoff Communication, Part 1: Developing and Implementing New SBAR ToolWoods MS, Joint Commission Perspective on Patient Safety, 10/2010
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Books/Book Chapters
Other
- Surgical volumes are still down. A data-first strategy is the key to recovery.Woods MS, KevinMC Podcast
https://www.kevinmd.com/2021/06/surgical-volumes-are-still-down-a-data-first-strategy-is-the-key-to-recovery.html
6/12/2021
Professional Memberships
- SAGESMember
External Links
- Caresyntax Corporationhttp://www.caresyntax.com
- LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-s-woods/
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