Benjamin James MD MS
Endocrine
Chief, Division of General Surgery, BIDMC Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
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185 Pilgrim Rd 601Boston, MA 02215
Phone+1 617-632-1010
Fax+1 317-968-1031
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Summary
- Dr. Benjamin James is the Chief of General Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. He received his medical degree from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine and completed a general surgery residency at Penn State. He then completed an endocrine surgery fellowship at the University of Chicago. He specializes in endocrine surgery. He has more than 80 publications and over a dozen book chapters in Endocrine Surgery.
Education & Training
University of ChicagoFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2013 - 2015
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2008 - 2013
Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineClass of 2008
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2017 - 2028
NH State Medical License 2024 - 2024
IN State Medical License 2015 - 2019
IL State Medical License 2013 - 2017
PA State Medical License 2008 - 2013
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification FirstNet (Clinical), Cerner Corporation, 2016
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification HealtheLife and FirstNet, Cerner Corporation, 2016
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification FirstNet (CQM), Cerner Corporation, 2016
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Scarless Surgery: Clinical Indications for Transoral Endocrine Surgery and Implications for Pathologists.Jordan M Broekhuis, Benjamin C James, Raymon H Grogan
Clinics in Laboratory Medicine. 2026-09-01 - The American Thyroid Association Multidisciplinary Consensus Statement on Ambulatory Thyroid Surgery.Salem I Noureldine, Carolyn D Seib, Erin J Buczek, Marianne David, Jagdish K Dhingra
Thyroid. 2026-06-01 - A missed opportunity to discuss treatment costs? A qualitative analysis of preoperative conversations about thyroid cancer treatment.Emily V Crowley, Catherine B Jensen, Elizabeth M Bacon, Benjamin C James, Susan C Pitt
Surgery. 2026-04-01
Authored Content
- Patients Should Not Have to Battle Debt and DiseaseFebruary 2026
Press Mentions
Financial Toxicity Fatal for Some Cancer PatientsOctober 9th, 2025- Study Finds Decline in Credit Score Following Cancer Diagnosis Associated with Higher Mortality RiskOctober 3rd, 2025
- Drop in Credit Score After Cancer Diagnosis Linked to Increased Mortality, Study ShowsOctober 2nd, 2025
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