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Thomas Tsai, MD, General Surgery, Boston, MA

ThomasChen-ChiaTsaiMD

General Surgery • Boston, MA

Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Senior Policy Advisor for the COVID-19 Response on the White House COVID-19 Response Team | Surgeon and Director of Clinical Care Redesign, Brigham and Women’s Hospital | Assistant Professor of Surgery , Harvard Medical School | Assistant Professor in Health Policy and Management, Harvard Chan School of Public Health

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  • Office

    1153 Centre Street
    Boston, MA 02130
    Phone+1 617-983-4887

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2012
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2018 - 2019
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2011 - 2018
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's HospitalInternship, Surgery, 2010 - 2011
  • Stanford University School of Medicine
    Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 2010
  • Harvard School of Public Health
    Harvard School of Public HealthMPH, Health Policy and Management, 2008 - 2009

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2012 - 2025
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Maximizing the US Department of Veterans Affairs' Reserve Role in National Health Care Emergency Preparedness—the Fourth Mission  
    Nader N Massarweh, Thomas C Tsai, JAMA Surgery

Authored Content

  • Maximizing the US Department of Veterans Affairs' Reserve Role in National Health Care Emergency Preparedness—the Fourth MissionAugust 2020

Press Mentions

  • Numbers of Bariatric Surgery Declining with Rise in GLP-1 Drugs for Treatment of Obesity: JAMA
    Numbers of Bariatric Surgery Declining with Rise in GLP-1 Drugs for Treatment of Obesity: JAMAOctober 29th, 2024
  • GLP-1 Drugs for Obesity Treatment Reduce Bariatric Surgeries by 25%: Study
    GLP-1 Drugs for Obesity Treatment Reduce Bariatric Surgeries by 25%: StudyOctober 28th, 2024
  • Bariatric Surgeries Plunge in GLP-1 Era: New Study
    Bariatric Surgeries Plunge in GLP-1 Era: New StudyOctober 28th, 2024
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Professional Memberships

  • American College of Surgeons - ACS
    Member
  • Society for American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
    Member
  • American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
    Member
  • Association for Academic Surgery (AAS)
    Member
  • Academy Health
    Member
  • Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT)
    Member
  • Americas Hernia Society
    Member

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