AtulGawandeMD
General Surgery • Boston, MAEndocrine
Professor of Surgery, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
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Office
Brigham And Women's Hospital Dept of Surgery
75 Francis Street
Boston, MA 02115Phone+1 617-732-6830- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1995 - 2003
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1997 - 2025- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2011-2014
- Boston Magazine Castle Connolly, 2010-2013
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2010-2013
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Clinical Trials
- The Bar Coded Sponge Study Start of enrollment: 2006 Mar 01
- Serious Illness Communication Project Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 01
- BetterBirth: A Trial of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist Program Start of enrollment: 2014 Nov 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Paving the way for universal medical student training in serious illness communication: the Massachusetts Medical Schools' Collaborative.Jennifer A Reidy, Melissa A Clark, Harris A Berman, Stephanie H Chan, Atul A Gawande, Jocelyn Streid, Tamara Vesel, Megan E Young, April Zehm, Kristen G Schaefer> ;BMC Medical Education. 2022 Sep 1
- 2 citationsIncreased Body Mass Index is Associated With Lower Risk of Hypocalcemia in Total Thyroidectomy Patients.David A Mahvi, Russell G Witt, Heather G Lyu, Atul A Gawande, Matthew A Nehs, Gerard M Doherty, Nancy L Cho> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2022 Nov 1
- 11 citationsTribute to Dr. Takuo Aoyagi, inventor of pulse oximetry.Katsuyuki Miyasaka, Kirk H. Shelley, Shosuke Takahashi, Hironami Kubota, Kazumasa Ito, Ikuto Yoshiya, Akio Yamanishi, Jeffrey B. Cooper, David J. Steward, Hiroshi Nish...> ;Journal of Anesthesia. 2021 Aug 2
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Journal Articles
- Effect of the Serious Illness Care Program in Outpatient OncologyJoshua Lakin, Susan D Block, Rachelle Bernacki, Atul A Gawande, JAMA
- Effect of Noninvasive Follicular Thyroid Neoplasm with Papillary-like Nuclear Features (NIFTP) on Malignancy Rates in Thyroid Nodules: How to Counsel Patients on Exten...Matthew A Nehs, Erik K Alexander, Nancy L Cho, Brenessa M Lindeman, Atul A Gawande, Trevor E Angell, Annals of Surgical Oncology
Authored Content
- Amid the Coronavirus Crisis, a Regimen for ReëntryMay 2020
- Why Doctors Hate Their ComputersNovember 2018
- Is Health Care a Right?September 2017
Press Mentions
National Maternal Mental Health Hotline Received Over 12,000 Calls and Texts in Its First YearMay 12th, 2023- Coping with Uncertainty in Clinical Practice: A Narrative ReviewApril 23rd, 2023
- Uncertainties and Fears Entering Hospice: What to Expect!January 11th, 2023
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Professional Memberships
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Hospital Affiliations
Brigham and Women's Faulkner HospitalJamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, Massachusetts
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, Massachusetts
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