Dane Scantling, DO, MPH, FACS
Assistant Professor, Surgery
Biography
Dr. Scantling is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and a Trauma and Acute Care Surgeon at Boston Medical Center. He began his medical career in prehospital medicine as a firefighter and paramedic. This was followed by a Master’s degree in public health, his doctorate, residency and fellowship in trauma and acute care surgery. He then completed additional epidemiology and biostatistics training at the University of Pennsylvania. Today, he has an academic career with an emphasis on clinical research, primarily relating to access to trauma care and the prevention of firearm violence. He has received internal funding as well as support from the American College of Surgeons (C. James Carrico, MD, FACS, Faculty Research Fellowship for the Study of Trauma and Critical Care), the National Institutes of Health (Health Disparities LRP from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities) and the Stepping Strong Foundation.
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Education
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, DO
- University of Massachusetts Amherst, MPH
- University of Massachusetts Amherst, BS
Classes Taught
Publications
- Published on 12/20/2024
Choron RL, Piplani C, Kuzinar J, Teichman AL, Bargoud C, Sciarretta JD, Smith RN, Hanos D, Afif IN, Beard JH, Dhillon NK, Zhang A, Ghneim M, Devasahayam R, Gunter O, Smith AA, Sun B, Cao CS, Reynolds JK, Hilt LA, Holena DN, Chang G, Jonikas M, Echeverria-Rosario K, Fung NS, Anderson A, Fitzgerald CA, Dumas RP, Levin JH, Trankiem CT, Yoon J, Blank J, Hazelton JP, McLaughlin CJ, Al-Aref R, Kirsch JM, Howard DS, Scantling DR, Dellonte K, Vella MA, Hopkins B, Shell C, Udekwu P, Wong EG, Joseph B, Lieberman H, Ramsey WA, Stewart CH, Alvarez C, Berne JD, Nahmias J, Puente I, Patton J, Rakitin I, Perea L, Pulido O, Ahmed H, Keating J, Kodadek LM, Wade J, Reynold H, Schreiber M, Benjamin A, Khan A, Mann LK, Mentzer C, Mousafeiris V, Mulita F, Reid-Gruner S, Sais E, Foote CW, Palacio CH, Argandykov D, Kaafarani H, Bover Manderski MT, Moko L, Narayan M, Seamon M. Pancreaticoduodenectomy in trauma patients with grade IV-V duodenal or pancreatic injuries: a post hoc analysis of an EAST multicenter trial. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2024; 9(1):e001438. PMID: 39717488.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/15/2024
Smith SM, Counihan D, Stolarski A, Buck AK, Janeway M, Saillant NN, Torres C, Dechert T, Scantling D. Gentrification, gun violence, and disparities in access to care for shooting victims. Am J Surg. 2024 Dec 15; 116149. PMID: 39753464.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/8/2024
Chan WP, Stolarski AE, Smith SM, Scantling DR, Theodore S, Tripodis Y, Saillant NN, Torres CM. Association of prolonged emergency department length of stay and venous thrombo-embolism prophylaxis and outcomes in trauma: A nation-wide secondary analysis. Injury. 2024 Dec 08; 112079. PMID: 39668090.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/18/2024
Chan WP, Smith SM, Michael C, Jenkins K, Tripodis Y, Scantling D, Torres C, Sanchez SE. Characterizing a Common Phenomenon: Why do Trauma Patients Re-present to the Emergency Department? J Surg Res. 2024 Nov; 303:489-498. PMID: 39426060.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/16/2024
Torres CM, Myers S, Janeway MG, Sanchez SE, Scantling DR, Davis ES, Ng SC, Dechert T, Sachs TE, Kenzik KM. Exploring rural-urban differences in the receipt of nonelective cancer-specific gastrointestinal surgery using a multilevel mixed-effects approach. J Gastrointest Surg. 2025 Jan; 29(1):101858. PMID: 39419275.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/23/2024
Hatchimonji JS, Haddad DN, Scantling DR, Kaufman EJ, Hatchimonji DR. Pediatric Firearm Deaths and State Policies on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development. Ann Surg. 2024 Sep 23. PMID: 39311628.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/14/2024
Kauffman J, Nance M, Cannon JW, Sakran JV, Haut ER, Scantling DR, Rozycki G, Byrne JP. Association of pediatric firearm injury with neighborhood social deprivation in Philadelphia. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2024; 9(1):e001458. PMID: 39171083.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/1/2024
Poulson M, Riley K, Haqqani M, Green KA, Kenzik K, Scantling D. The Carceral State, Social Disorganization, and Firearm Homicides in Chicago. JAMA Surg. 2024 Aug 01; 159(8):910-916. PMID: 38837148.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/12/2024
Beaulieu-Jones BR, Sunkara N, Kenzik K, Davis ES, Torres CM, Seamon MJ, Sanchez SE, Scantling D. Nearly 20 Years Since the Federal Ban: Can State-Level Assault Weapon Prohibitions Fill the Void? Comparative Analysis of Case Fatality and Assault Weapon Recovery in States With and Without an Assault Weapon Ban. J Surg Res. 2024 Aug; 300:458-466. PMID: 38870653.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/27/2024
Hatchimonji JS, Hatchimonji DR, Allee L, Scantling DR. Trends in youth risk behaviours and firearm injury in the USA over 20 years. Inj Prev. 2024 May 27. PMID: 38802244.
Read at: PubMed
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