Robert David Becher MD MS FACS
Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Associate Professor of Surgery
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800 Howard AveFl 3New Haven, CT 06519
Phone+1 203-785-2572
Fax+1 203-785-3950
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Education & Training
UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2014 - 2015- UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2013 - 2014
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2006 - 2013
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityClass of 2006
Certifications & Licensure
CT State Medical License 2015 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2013 - 2016
NC State Medical License 2006 - 2014
American Board of Surgery Surgery- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Incidence of Frailty, Dementia, and Disability Among Community-Living Older Americans According to County-Level Disadvantage.Yi Wang, Emma X Zang, Kendra Davis-Plourde, Brent Vander Wyk, Thomas M Gill
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2025-04-08 - Critical Illness, Major Surgery, and Other Hospitalizations and Active and Disabled Life Expectancy.Thomas M Gill, Emma X Zang, Linda Leo-Summers, Evelyne A Gahbauer, Robert D Becher
JAMA Network Open. 2025-04-01 - 1 citationsNovel indices of state- and county-level social disadvantage in older Americans and disparities in mortality.Yi Wang, Emma X Zang, Kendra Davis-Plourde, Thomas M Gill, Robert D Becher
Health & Place. 2025-03-01
Authored Content
- Venous Thromboembolism-Related Readmission in Emergency General Surgery Patients: A Role for Prophylaxis Upon Discharge?March 2018
Press Mentions
HMN 2025: How Geographic Location Impacts Well Being Dangers in Older Adults, Research Point OutMay 13th, 2025- Geographic Location Affects Health Risks in Older AdultsMay 9th, 2025
- Identifying Factors Associated with Diminished Active Life Expectancy Among Older AdultsApril 3rd, 2025
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Grant Support
- A Multifactorial Approach to Evaluating Disparities in Outcomes after Major Surgery in Disadvantaged Older PersonsYALE UNIVERSITY2022–2026
- A Multifactorial Approach to Evaluating Disparities in Outcomes after Major Surgery in Disadvantaged Older PersonsYALE UNIVERSITY2022–2026
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