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Office
15 Parkman St
WACC, Suite 460
Boston, MA 02114Phone+1 617-643-7935Fax+1 617-724-2574
Summary
- Dr. Roy Phitayakorn completed his residency training in general surgery at Case Western Reserve University in 2009 and an endocrine surgery fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in 2011. Dr. Phitayakorn is a Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School (HMS) with a practice in general surgery and endocrine surgery and the first surgeon to be promoted along the Educator pathway in the history of the MGH. Dr. Phitayakorn is also the MGH Department of Surgery Vice Chair of Education where he oversees the medical student (pre-clinical, clinical clerkship, and post-clerkship electives/subinternship), residency (five surgical programs), and fellowship (seven surgical fellowships) programs. He is also the Co-Director of the American College of Surgeons-accredited MGH Surgery Education Research and Simulation Fellowship program and Chair of the HMS Surgery Education Committee.
Dr. Phitayakorn has a Master’s degree in Medical Education from the University of Illinois at Chicago (MHPE) and his thesis on phone communication practices won the best thesis award in 2005. Dr. Phitayakorn was an external examination consultant for the American Board of Surgery and developed medical education content for the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Phitayakorn is also a faculty member for several national medical education courses and institutions including the Harvard Macy Institute, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Surgeons as Educators course, the Institute of Medical Simulation, the ACS Surgical Education Principles and Practice course, the ACS Certificate in Applied Surgical Education Leadership, and the Harvard Medical School Training to Teachers Egypt, Mongolia, and China programs. He was inducted into the inaugural class of the ACS Academy of Master Surgeon Educators as a Associate Member in 2018 and promoted to a full member (MAMSE) in 2023.
Education & Training
- Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2002 - 2009
- University of Illinois College of MedicineMHPE, Medical Education, Best Thesis Award, 2004 - 2007
- University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 2002
- Allegheny CollegeBS, Plant and Insect Physiology, Magna Cum Laude, 1994 - 1998
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 2009 - 2026
- ME State Medical License 2020 - 2026
- NH State Medical License 2013 - 2026
- OH State Medical License 2002 - 2010
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Scholars in Medicine Mentorship Award Harvard Medical School, 2024
- Master Surgeon Educator American College of Surgeons, 2023
- Principle Clinical Experience Teaching Award The Massachusetts General Hospital, 2013, 2020-2021, 2023
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Defining the Essential Leadership Skills for Surgical Residents Leading Inpatient Teams: A Modified Delphi Study.Michael A Kochis, Rebecca B Tang, Emil R Petrusa, James W Fleshman, Amalia L Cochran
Journal of Surgical Education. 2025-01-01 - Response to letter to the editor regarding "AI versus MD: Evaluating the surgical decision-making accuracy of ChatGPT-4".Deanna L Palenzuela, Roy Phitayakorn
Surgery. 2024-12-01 - 1 citationsPatient satisfaction with women vs men surgical interns and senior residents.Emily E Witt, Kristen Jogerst, Brandon M Wojcik, Arian Mansur, John T Mullen
American Journal of Surgery. 2024-09-01
Press Mentions
- Mass. General Endocrine Surgeon Roy Phitayakorn Joins Emerson HospitalJune 21st, 2018
- Your NEJM Group Today: New Resident Coaching Model, Hydrocortisone Dosing for Adrenal Insufficiency, Rocky Mountain IM OpportunityNovember 4th, 2016
- Citywide Study Will Map the Effect of Stress on the BrainOctober 30th, 2015
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Professional Memberships
- Member
- American Association of Endocrine SurgeonsMember
External Links
- MGH Websitehttp://www.massgeneral.org/generalsurgery/doctors/doctor.aspx?ID=18974
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