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Our Mission
To support innovations in education, therapeutics, and organizational design through a tripartite approach using health services research, clinical trials and implementation science designed to improve surgical care.
Goals
- To investigate the delivery of surgical care across a continuum of disciplines in order to improve patient centered, value based care.
- To develop novel approaches to the assessment of the quality and safety of surgical care in order to improve patient outcomes.
- To identify disparities in healthcare delivery and develop tools to improve surgical equity.
Disease Specific Research Groups
| Group | Director |
|---|---|
| Endocrine Surgery Research Group | Heather Wachtel, MD MTR |
| Colorectal Surgery Research Group | Lillias McGuire, MD |
| Surgical Oncology Research Group | Giorgos Karajousis, MD |
| Statistical Methods Lab | Luke Keele, PhD |
Affiliated with Leonard Davis Institute at Wharton