David C. Brooks MD
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery
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75 Francis StBrigham & Women's HospitalBoston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-732-6337
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Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1977 - 1983
Pondville HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1976 - 1977
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityClass of 1976
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1981 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2018 - 2022
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2004-2016
- Boston Magazine Castle Connolly, 2008-2013
- Boston Herald Castle Connolly, 2005
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 28 citationsBrain Aromatase and the Regulation of Sexual Activity in Male MiceDavid C. Brooks, John S. Coon, Cihangir Mutlu Ercan, Xia Xu, Hongxin Dong
Endocrinology. 2020-10-01 - 5 citationsPredicting venous thrombosis in patients undergoing elective splenectomyPeter Szasz, Ali Ardestani, Brent Shoji, David C. Brooks, Ali Tavakkoli
Surgical Endoscopy. 2020-05-01 - 16 citationsLaparoscopic versus open splenectomy for splenomegaly: the verdict is unclear.Reuben D Shin, Roger Lis, Nicholas R Levergood, David C. Brooks, Brent Shoji
Surgical Endoscopy. 2019-04-01
Other
- Classification, clinical features and diagnosis of inguinal and femoral hernias in adultsBrooks DC, Obeid A, Hawn M
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/classification-clinical-features-and-diagnosis-of-inguinal-and-femo
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-01-25 - Overview of treatment for inguinal and femoral herniasBrooks DC
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/overview-of-treatment-for-inguinal-and-femoral-hernias
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-06-12 - Overview of abdominal herniasBrooks DC
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/overview-of-abdominal-hernias
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-10-09 - Join now to see all
Press Mentions
Dr. Robert Osteen, Surgeon and Poet Who Inspired Students, Dies at 81August 7th, 2022
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary AssociationMember
- Society of American Gastrointestional and Endoscopic SurgeonsMember
- Society for Surgery of the Alimentary TractMember
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