Grace Nicksa, MD

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

I am a pediatric surgeon in the Department of Surgery at the Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Santa Clara and joined Kaiser in 2015. I completed my undergraduate degree at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts and also spent a year at the Sorbonne in Paris, France. I then went to medical school at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine,graduating in 2004. I completed my General Surgery training at the University of California San Francisco. I also did additional training at Boston Children’s Hospital. I have a Master’s in Public Health from Dartmouth College. My Pediatric Surgery Fellowship training was done at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan.

My professional interests involve neonatal surgery, advanced laparoscopy, surgical oncology, esophageal and thoracic surgery, and fetal counseling. I am also involved in surgical outcomes research, surgical and interdisciplinary simulation, and medical education. I believe in a teamwork approach to patient care where the patient, family, loved ones, nurses, staff, and physicians all play vital roles in healing the patient.

Publications

  • Published 5/1/2015

    Anderson CE, Nicksa GA, Stewart L. Distractions during resident handoffs: incidence, sources, and influence on handoff quality and effectiveness. JAMA Surg. 2015 May; 150(5):396-401. PMID: 25738805.

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  • Published 3/1/2015

    Nicksa GA, Anderson C, Fidler R, Stewart L. Innovative approach using interprofessional simulation to educate surgical residents in technical and nontechnical skills in high-risk clinical scenarios. JAMA Surg. 2015 Mar 01; 150(3):201-7. PMID: 25565037.

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  • Published 8/2/2012

    Ben-Ishay O, Nicksa GA, Wilson JM, Buchmiller TL. Management of giant congenital pulmonary airway malformations requiring pneumonectomy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Oct; 94(4):1073-8. PMID: 22858279.

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  • Published 1/1/2011

    Turner CG, Klein JD, Steigman SA, Armant M, Nicksa GA, Zurakowski D, Ritz J, Fauza DO. Preclinical regulatory validation of an engineered diaphragmatic tendon made with amniotic mesenchymal stem cells. J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Jan; 46(1):57-61. PMID: 21238640.

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  • Published 1/1/2011

    Nicksa GA, Yu DC, Kalish BT, Klein JD, Turner CG, Zurakowski D, Barnewolt CE, Fauza DO, Buchmiller TL. Serial amnioinfusions prevent fetal pulmonary hypoplasia in a large animal model of oligohydramnios. J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Jan; 46(1):67-71. PMID: 21238642.

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