Aaron Dezube, MD
Assistant Professor, Surgery
Biography
Aaron R. Dezube is a General and Acute Care Surgeon at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, and an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine.
Aaron received his undergraduate training at Emory University followed by medical school at Tufts University School of Medicine. He completed a general surgery residency at St. Elizabeths Medical Center a teaching affiliate of Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Aaron also completed a two-year research fellowship when he served as the Jack Mitchell Thoracic Surgical Oncology fellow at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School focusing on thoracic surgery outcomes, thoracic surgery in older adults in coalition with the division of aging, and diversity research.
Aaron R. Dezube is the author of over 30 peer-reviewed publications and has given national and international presentations at conferences all around the world. His current focus is on outcomes after thoracic surgery as well as robotic surgery utilization for lung cancer. Aaron has a passion for teaching both the residents and students as well as serving as a mentor which was reinforced during his time as educational chief resident during his surgical residency. He is a member of the American College of Surgeons, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the American Medical Association, and the Massachusetts Medical Association. Aaron hopes to remain active as both an academic clinical surgeon and a clinical researcher.
Publications
- Published on 3/1/2025
Dezube AR, Litle VR. Silent Cost of Private Equity Hospitals. JAMA Surg. 2025 Mar 01; 160(3):303. PMID: 39745740.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/21/2024
Deeb AL, Dezube AR, Lozano A, Singh A, De Leon LE, Kucukak S, Jaklitsch MT, Wee JO. Early thoracic surgery consultation and location of therapy impact time to esophagectomy. J Thorac Dis. 2024 Sep 30; 16(9):5615-5623. PMID: 39444915.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/6/2023
Cooper L, Deeb A, Dezube AR, Mazzola E, Dumontier C, Bader AM, Theou O, Jaklitsch MT, Frain LN. Validation of the Pictorial Fit-Frail Scale in a Thoracic Surgery Clinic. Ann Surg. 2023 May 01; 277(5):e1150-e1156. PMID: 35129471.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/31/2022
Dezube AR, Cooper L, Mazzola E, Dolan DP, Lee DN, Kucukak S, De Leon LE, Dumontier C, Ademola B, Polhemus E, Bueno R, White A, Swanson SJ, Jaklitsch MT, Frain L, Wee JO. Long-term Outcomes Following Esophagectomy in Older and Younger Adults with Esophageal Cancer. J Gastrointest Surg. 2022 Jun; 26(6):1119-1131. PMID: 35357674.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/25/2022
Cooper L, Gong Y, Dezube AR, Mazzola E, Deeb AL, Dumontier C, Jaklitsch MT, Frain LN. Thoracic surgery with geriatric assessment and collaboration can prepare frail older adults for lung cancer surgery. J Surg Oncol. 2022 Aug; 126(2):372-382. PMID: 35332937.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/3/2022
Dezube AR, Cooper L, Mazzola E, Dolan DP, Lee DN, Kucukak S, De Leon LE, Dumontier C, White A, Swanson SJ, Jaklitsch MT, Frain LN, Wee JO, Ademola B, Polhemus E. Perioperative Esophagectomy Outcomes in Older Esophageal Cancer Patients in Two Different Time Eras. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023; 35(2):412-426. PMID: 35248724.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/22/2022
Tarascio J, Deeb AL, Dezube AR, Polhemus E, White A, Ready JE, Jaklitsch MT. Manubrium Reconstruction. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Nov; 114(5):e367-e369. PMID: 35216998.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/31/2022
Dezube AR, Mazzola E, Cooper L, Deeb AL, De-Leon LE, Singer L, Jacobson FL, Jaklitsch MT, Wiener D. Geographic differences in therapy for stage I non-small-cell lung cancer in older adults. J Surg Oncol. 2022 May; 125(6):1053-1060. PMID: 35099822.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/26/2022
Dezube AR, Hirji S, Shah R, Axtell A, Rodriguez M, Swanson SJ, Jaklitsch MT, Mody GN. Pre-COVID-19 National Mortality Trends in Open and Video-Assisted Lobectomy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. J Surg Res. 2022 Jun; 274:213-223. PMID: 35190329.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/18/2022
Dezube AR, Dolan DP, Mazzola E, Kucukak S, De Leon LE, Bueno R, Marshall MB, Jaklitsch MT, Rochefort MM. Risk factors for prolonged air leak and need for intervention following lung resection. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2022 Jan 18; 34(2):212-218. PMID: 34536000.
Read at: PubMed
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