PeterTheodoreMasiakosMDMS, FACS, FAAP

Pediatric (General) Surgery • Boston, MA

Associate Professor Pediatric Surgery, Harvard Director, Pediatric Trauma Service

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Office
55 Fruit St
Wrn 11 Pediatric Surgery
Boston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-726-8839
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Education & Training

Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1994 - 2002
Boston University School of MedicineClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2003 - 2026
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Pediatric Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Estimating Community Disruption from Nighttime Gunshots in 6 U.S. Cities, 2015 to 2021.
Rebecca Robbins, Mahmoud Affouf, Jay M Iyer, Cornelia Griggs, Chana A Sacks, Peter T Masiakos, Elizabeth B Klerman> ;Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2024 Apr 2
Day to Day Advocacy by Pediatric Health Care Providers.
Mark DelMonte, Peter T Masiakos, Kris R Jatana, Ala Stanford, Jennifer H Aldrink> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2024 Mar 16
Promoting Firearm Injury Prevention and Advocacy as Pediatric Surgeons: A Call to Action From the APSA/AAP Advocacy Committee.
Knod, J., Griggs, C., Henry, M., Froehlich, M., Gow, K., , Sathya, C., Zallen, G., Coakley, B., Masiakos, P., Naik-Mathuria, B.> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2023 Dec 5
1 citations
Characterizing Gun Violence by Time, Day of the Week, Holidays, and Month in 6 US Cities, 2015-2021.
Elizabeth B Klerman, Mahmoud Affouf, Rebecca Robbins, Jay M Iyer, Cornelia Griggs, Peter T Masiakos, Chana A Sacks> ;Journal of Biological Rhythms. 2024 Feb 1
1 citations
Quantifying Pediatric Gun Violence by Location, Time of Day, and Day of Week.
Alexander J Ordoobadi, Aaron Wickard, Patrick Heindel, Nakul Raykar, Peter T Masiakos, Geoffrey A Anderson> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2023 Nov 7
Pediatric Surgery Firearm Injury Collaborative Symposium.
Marion C Henry, Peter F Ehrlich, Katherine T Flynn O'Brien, Cornelia Griggs, Heather A Hartman, Meera Kotagal, Peter Masiakos, Bindi Naik-Mathuri, Chethan Sathya, Jenn...> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2024 Jan 1
1 citations
Pediatric Cervical Spine Injury Following Blunt Trauma in Children Younger Than 3 Years: The PEDSPINE II Study.
Casey M Luckhurst, Holly M Wiberg, Rebeccah L Brown, Steven W Bruch, Nicole M Chandler, Paul D Danielson, John M Draus, Mary E Fallat, Barbara A Gaines, Jeffrey H Hayn...> ;JAMA Surgery. 2023 Nov 1
Amplifying the Recommendations of the American College of Surgeons 2022 Medical Summit on Firearm Injury: The Call for a Surgeon General's Report on Firearm Violence P...
John Maa, Peter T Masiakos> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2023 Aug 1
Firearm Injury Prevention: Moving from General Recommendations to Specific Interventions.
Vinci S Jones, Steven Stylianos, Rachel Jones, Cornelia L Griggs, Peter T Masiakos> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2023 Aug 1
3 citations
Underuse and Variability in Substance Use Screening Among Adult Trauma Patients in the U.S.: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study.
Osaid Alser, Numa P Perez, Anthony Gebran, Lydia R Maurer, Gezzer Ortega, George C Velmahos, Haytham M A Kaafarani, Peter T Masiakos> ;Annals of Surgery. 2023 Jun 1
2 citations
Variability of Pediatric Cervical Spine Clearance Protocols: A Systematic Review.
Allison S Letica-Kriegel, Amy Kaplan, Claudia Orlas, Peter T Masiakos> ;Annals of Surgery. 2022 Dec 1
1 citations
Associations of cephalad drainage in neonatal veno-venous ECMO - A mixed-effects, propensity score adjusted retrospective analysis of 20 years of ELSO data.
Numa P Perez, Peter T Masiakos, Ilan Layman, Joseph E Tonna, Gezzer Ortega, Faisal G Qureshi, Witt, E.> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2023 Mar 1
5 citations
Development and Implementation of a Novel Case-Based Gun Violence Prevention Training Program for First-Year Residents.
Charles G Rickert, Gretchen Felopulos, Benjamin Shoults, Sejal Hathi, Shannon E Scott-Vernaglia, Paul Currier, Peter T Masiakos, Chana A Sacks> ;Academic Medicine. 2022 Oct 1
Where Are the Questions About Firearms?: An Analysis of US Federal Public Health Survey Data Infrastructure.
Karen Donelan, Sophia Guzikowski, Giancarlo Buonomo, Alexandra Galls, Chana A Sacks, Peter T Masiakos> ;Annals of Surgery. 2023 Aug 1
2 citations
Racial and Social Determinants of Civilian Gunshot Wounds to the Head.
Myron L Rolle, Rachel M McLellan, Pranav Nanda, Aman B Patel, Chana A Sacks, Peter T Masiakos, Christopher J Stapleton> ;The Neurohospitalist. 2022 Jul 1
1 citations
The impact of broadening COVID-19 testing eligibility on communities of color - A lesson for overcoming structural barriers to health care.
Numa P Perez, Dean C Xerras, Leslie S Aldrich, Sarah Wilkie, Aswita Tan-McGrory, Joseph R Betancourt, Peter T Masiakos> ;Preventive Medicine Reports. 2022 Apr 1
1 citations
Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention in Pediatric Health-care Settings.
Bailey Roberts, Peter T Masiakos, Jonathan Vacek, Chethan Sathya> ;Pediatrics in Review. 2022 Apr 1
2 citations
Updates in Firearms Access Screening.
Caitlin Naureckas Li, Chana A. Sacks, Peter T. Masiakos, Michael R. Flaherty> ;Academic Pediatrics. 2021 Jul 9
2 citations
Annual Incidence of Hospitalization for Nonfatal Firearm-Related Injuries in New York From 2005 to 2016.
Yu-Tien Hsu, Ya-Wen Chen, David C. Chang, Numa P. Perez, Maggie L. Westfal, Ya-Ching Hung, Cassandra M. Kelleher, Peter T. Masiakos, Chana A. Sacks> ;JAMA Network Open. 2021 Jul 1
3 citations
Thoracic epidural-based Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathway for Nuss repair of pectus excavatum shortened length of stay and decreased rescue intravenous op...
Casey M. Luckhurst, Alexandra Galls, Nicole Pietrantonio, Daniel P. Doody, Daniel P. Ryan, Peter T. Masiakos> ;Pediatric Surgery International. 2021 Jun 4
2 citations
Unintentional Window Falls in Children and Adolescents.
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6 citations
Improving Pediatric Residents’ Screening for Access to Firearms in High-Risk Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department
Caitlin Naureckas Li, Chana A. Sacks, Brian M. Cummings, Margaret E. Samuels-Kalow, Peter T. Masiakos, Michael R. Flaherty> ;Academic Pediatrics. 2021 May 1
Moving beyond descriptions-developing a strategy to prevent gun violence.
Peter T. Masiakos, Chana A. Sacks> ;Surgery. 2020 Jul 9
1 citations
Confronting Moral Obligations in an Active Shooter Incident: A Reminder to Focus on Prevention
Chana A. Sacks, Peter T. Masiakos> ;The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics. 2020 Jul 6
3 citations
Prevention of firearm injuries: It all begins with a conversation.
Deborah A. Kuhls, Richard A. Falcone, Stephanie Bonne, Eileen M. Bulger, Brendan T. Campbell, Zara Cooper, Rochelle A. Dicker, Thomas K. Duncan, Eric Kuncir, Dorian A....> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2020 Feb 1
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