General Surgeon

General Surgeon — Boston Surgical Associates

Boston, MA | July 2023 – Present

• Performed over 360 general surgical procedures annually including laparoscopic cholecystectomies and hernia repairs, maintaining a 99.2% surgical success rate and reducing postoperative hospital stays by 15%.
• Led a clinical team of 14 surgical nurses and technicians to streamline pre-operative check-in and scheduling workflows, reducing surgical room turnaround times by 22 minutes over 12 months.
• Integrated robotic-assisted da Vinci surgical system workflows for complex colorectal cases, improving surgical precision and reducing overall postoperative patient complications by 25%.
• Managed the implementation of a new EHR module for post-operative recovery tracking, which improved clinical documentation compliance scores from 78% to 95% across 4 surgical departments.

General Surgeon — New England Medical Center

Boston, MA | July 2020 – June 2023

• Executed 310 emergency and elective general surgeries annually including trauma laparotomies and appendectomies, achieving a low surgical site infection rate of under 1.5% in 3 years.
• Supervised clinical training and simulation workshops for 8 general surgery residents, improving objective structured clinical assessment scores by 30% across 2 consecutive training cohorts.
• Chaired the department quality improvement committee to revise sterile surgical preparation protocols, reducing surgical site infection rates by 34% over a 24-month period.
• Collaborated with the intensive care unit to coordinate recovery protocols for 180+ postoperative patients, shortening average ICU recovery stays by 20% and readmissions by 15%.

General surgery, Laparoscopic surgery, Robotic surgery, Trauma surgery, Cholecystectomy, Hernia repair, Appendectomy, Patient safety, Epic EHR, da Vinci Surgical System, Clinical workflow optimization, Interdisciplinary leadership, Resident coaching

Robotic-Assisted Surgery Integration

Role: Lead Surgical Consultant

Tools: da Vinci Surgical System, Epic EHR, Surgical Registry

Spearheaded the training and deployment of robotic surgery workflows for general surgery, increasing procedure efficiency by 18% and reducing postoperative recovery times by 35% within 9 months.

Surgical Site Infection Reduction Initiative

Role: Quality Committee Chair

Tools: Epic EHR, Sterile Protocol Audit Tool, Wound Registry

Redesigned sterile prep and post-operative wound care protocols, which successfully reduced surgical site infections by 27% and decreased patient readmission rates by 14% over 12 months.

• Board Certification in Surgery (American Board of Surgery) (2021)
• Active Medical License (Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine) (2020)
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Certification (2020)

• Languages: English (Native), Spanish (Conversational)
• Professional Memberships: Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS)
• Availability: 3 months notice