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Douglas
Stewart
Smink
Douglas Stewart Smink
Douglas Stewart
Mass General Brigham
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<p>Dr. Douglas Smink is the Keith D. Lillemoe, MD Endowed Chair in Surgical Education at Mass General Brigham and a Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School.  He serves as the Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Surgery at Mass General Brigham and the Chief of Surgery at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital.</p> <p>Dr. Smink's clinical practice focuses on abdominal wall hernias, including inguinal, umbilical, and incisional hernias, as well as surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease, hiatal hernias, and gallstones.   </p> <p>Dr. Smink received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.  He completed general surgery residency at the Brigham and then a minimally invasive surgery fellowship at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.</p> <p>Dr. Smink serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Surgical Education, and he is a member of Academy of Master Surgeon Educators through the American College of Surgeons.  He is the Past-President of the Association of Program Directors in Surgery.</p> <p>Dr. Smink's research focuses on resident and faculty education and patient safety through simulation, team training, and coaching.  He was the co-PI on an NIH R01 grant, the Provider Awareness and Cultural dexterity Toolkit for Surgeons (PACTS), a curriculum to improve surgeon communication with culturally diverse patients.  In addition, he is the director for the Surgical Coaching for Operative Performance Enhancement (SCOPE) Program, where he helps lead a program of peer-coaching and performance improvement for surgeons.</p>
Surgery (General Surgery), American Board of Surgery

Fellowship: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2007

Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital, General Surgery, 2006

Medical Education: University of Pennsylvania, 1999

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