Tara S Kent MD MS
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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BIDMC Dept of Surgery110 Francis Street, LMOB 9BBoston, MA 02215
Phone+1 617-632-1020
Fax+1 617-632-1014
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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 MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1999 - 2006
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1999
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2007 - 2025
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
- Sewing the SEAMs: Surgical Education in the Art Museum.Stephanie M Cohen, Brooke DiGiovanni-Evans, Ingrid M Ganske, Joel T Katz, Tara S Kent
Journal of Surgical Education. 2025-03-01 - How Is Art Used to Train Surgeons? A Survey of 198 Surgery Residency Program Directors.Stephanie M Cohen, Nova Chen, Tara S Kent, Joel T Katz, Ingrid M Ganske
Journal of Surgical Education. 2025-02-25 - A Randomized Crossover Trial Evaluating the Impact of Cultural Dexterity Training on Surgical Residents' Knowledge, Cross-Cultural Care, Skills, and Beliefs: The Provi...Douglas S Smink, Gezzer Ortega, Brittany M Dacier, Emil R Petrusa, Yu-Jen Chen
Annals of Surgery. 2024-09-01
Journal Articles
- International Validation of the Eighth Edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) TNM Staging System in Patients with Resected Pancreatic CancerTara S Kent, Robert M Najarian, JAMA
Other
- Diagnosis and treatment of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreasKent TS, Howell DA, Sheth SG
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/diagnosis-and-treatment-of-intraductal-papillary-mucinous-neoplasm-
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-03-06 - Pathophysiology and clinical manifestations of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreasKent TS, Howell DA, Sheth SG
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/pathophysiology-and-clinical-manifestations-of-intraductal-papillar
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-10-29
Press Mentions
Reports of Surgeons' Unprofessional Behavior from Co-Workers Linked to Patient ComplicationsJune 20th, 2019
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 InformationMay 23rd, 2016- Join now to see all
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary AssociationMember
Other Languages
- French
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