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Tara Kent, MD, General Surgery, Boston, MA

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General Surgery • Boston, MA

Hepatobiliary Surgery, Pancreas, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Vice Chair for Education, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Dept of Surgery, Program Director, General Surgery Residency Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School

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  • Office

    BIDMC Dept of Surgery
    110 Francis Street, LMOB 9B
    Boston, MA 02215
    Phone+1 617-632-1020
    Fax+1 617-632-1014

Summary

  • Dr. Tara Kent is a surgeon based in Boston, MA, specializing in pancreatic and biliary surgery. She completed her residency at the Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 2006 and is a graduate of Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Kent has experience in a multitude of areas including the surgical management of pancreatic, bile duct, duodenal and ampullary cancer (including with vascular reconstruction), acute and chronic pancreatitis, and pancreatic cystic lesions. She is the Vice Chair for Education and the Surgery Program Director in the Department of Surgery at BIDMC.

Education & Training

  • Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1999 - 2006
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
    Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1999

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2007 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2006 - 2008
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
  • Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • International Validation of the Eighth Edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) TNM Staging System in Patients with Resected Pancreatic Cancer  
    Tara S Kent, Robert M Najarian, JAMA

Other

Press Mentions

  • Reports of Surgeons' Unprofessional Behavior from Co-Workers Linked to Patient Complications
    Reports of Surgeons' Unprofessional Behavior from Co-Workers Linked to Patient ComplicationsJune 20th, 2019
  • Cancer Patients Prefer Consulting Visually Appealing Websites for Health Treatments
    Cancer Patients Prefer Consulting Visually Appealing Websites for Health TreatmentsOctober 20th, 2016
  • Barriers to Understanding Pancreatic Cancer Can Be Overcome with Improvements to Online Health Information
    Barriers to Understanding Pancreatic Cancer Can Be Overcome with Improvements to Online Health InformationMay 23rd, 2016
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  • French

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