
Carla Marie Pugh MD PhD
Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Physician
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300 Pasteur DrPalo Alto, CA 94305
Phone+1 650-723-4000
Fax+1 650-725-8418
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Education & Training
Howard UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1992 - 1997
Howard University College of MedicineClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1997 - 2027
WI State Medical License 2012 - 2019
IL State Medical License 2003 - 2017
DC State Medical License 1995 - 2013
MI State Medical License 2009 - 2010
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- A scoping review of artificial intelligence in acute care surgery: promise, pitfalls, and a path forward.Divya Kewalramani, Kaustav Chattopadhyay, Justin Benton, Jason Hua, Sruti Cheruvu
International Journal of Surgery. 2026-02-01 - Pitch perfect: evaluating four years of the SAGES Shark Tank experience.Hayley Harman, Christopher Schlachta, Steven Schwaitzberg, Carla Pugh, Dan Azagury
Surgical Endoscopy. 2025-11-01 - 1 citationsMicrosurgery in Motion: An Objective Assessment of Microsurgical Skill and Efficiency.Sarah M Lyon, Weifeng Zeng, Su Yang, Brett J Wise, Hossein Mohamadipanah
Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 2025-10-01
Press Mentions
Study: AI Can Flag Cognitive Decline in Clinical Notes Nearly on Par with HumansJanuary 15th, 2026
2025 Quality and Safety Conference Points to Bold Future of Surgical QualitySeptember 10th, 2025
Stanford Health AI Week Convenes Experts in AI, Biomedicine, Education, Pediatrics and PolicyJune 9th, 2025
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