Tracey A. Dechert, MD
Associate Professor, Surgery
Biography
Tracey A. Dechert, MD, is Chief of Acute Care and Trauma Surgery at Boston Medical Center and Associate Professor of Surgery at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine (CASM). Appointed Chief in 2022, Dr. Dechert is the first woman to be named Surgical Trauma Chief at a Level 1 adult trauma center in Massachusetts. She is a graduate of Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, and Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. Dr. Dechert completed her residency in general surgery at the Medical College of Virginia and a fellowship in the Department of Traumatology and Surgical Critical Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Dechert’s research interests are focused on injury prevention; health services research, including social determinants of trauma, surgical equity, and advocacy; and surgical education. In 2014, Dr. Dechert’s passions and interests led her to create Socially Responsible Surgery (SRS), which she cofounded with a CASM medical student. SRS identifies opportunities and fosters engagement in leadership, research, and collaboration in the training, development, and promotion of surgeons committed to surgical equity. The topic of surgical equity falls under a broader recognition that social responsibility and social accountability need increased attention in medicine. This includes equal access to surgical care, eliminating healthcare disparities, and increasing patient advocacy. Since its founding, SRS has grown to be a national organization, with chapters at institutions across the country. SRS chapters are committed to their local communities as well as advocating for change in underserved communities nationally and internationally. SRS empowers medical students, residents, and faculty to combine their interest in surgery with this commitment.
Education
- Temple University, MD
- Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, BA
Publications
- Published on 4/1/2024
Torres CM, Kenzik KM, Saillant NN, Scantling DR, Sanchez SE, Brahmbhatt TS, Dechert TA, Sakran JV. Timing to First Whole Blood Transfusion and Survival Following Severe Hemorrhage in Trauma Patients. JAMA Surg. 2024 Apr 01; 159(4):374-381. PMID: 38294820.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/1/2024
Myers S, Kenzik K, Allee L, Dechert T, Theodore S, Jaffe A, Sanchez SE. Social Determinants of Health Associated With the Need for Urgent Versus Elective Cholecystectomy at an Urban, Safety-Net Hospital. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2024 Mar; 25(2):101-108. PMID: 38301176.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/29/2023
Rasic G, Collado L, Kobzeva-Herzog A, Dechert T. Standing in Unity Amidst Change: A Group Mentorship Model that Addresses the Logistical and Emotional Needs of Applicants for Surgical Residency. J Surg Educ. 2024 Feb; 81(2):161-166. PMID: 38160112.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/29/2023
Duraiswamy S, Dirago C, Poulson M, Torres C, Sanchez S, Kenzik K, Dechert T, Scantling D. Gun Laws, Stay-at-Home Orders, and Poverty: Surges in Pandemic Firearm Violence in Large US Cities. J Surg Res. 2024 Jan; 293:204-216. PMID: 37778088.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/25/2023
Poulson MR, Neufeld MY, Laraja A, Allee L, Kenzik KM, Dechert T. The effect of historic redlining on firearm violence. J Natl Med Assoc. 2023 Aug; 115(4):421-427. PMID: 37365061.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/14/2022
Kester L, Holena DN, Hynes AM, Kaufman EJ, Brahmbhatt T, Sanchez S, Byrne JP, Dechert T, Seamon M, Scantling DR. Preventing the most common firearm deaths: Modifiable factors related to firearm suicide. Surgery. 2023 Feb; 173(2):544-552. PMID: 36396492.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/5/2022
Poulson MR, Neufeld MY, LaRaja A, Allee L, Kenzik KM, Dechert T. Historic redlining, social mobility, and firearm violence. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Feb 01; 94(2):312-319. PMID: 35939375.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/24/2022
Barrett CD, Theodore S, Dechert T, Burke P, Khoury R, Cap AP, Scantling D. Resuscitation of an exsanguinated obstetrics patient with HBOC-201: A case report. Transfusion. 2022 Aug; 62 Suppl 1:S218-S223. PMID: 35748693.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/1/2022
Janeway M, Wilson S, Sanchez SE, Arora TK, Dechert T. Citizenship and Social Responsibility in Surgery: A Review. JAMA Surg. 2022 Jun 01; 157(6):532-539. PMID: 35385071.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/14/2022
Joshi A, Abdelsattar J, Castro-Varela A, Wehrle CJ, Cullen C, Pei K, Arora TK, Dechert TA, Kauffmann R. Incorporating mass casualty incidents training in surgical education program. Global Surg Educ. 2022; 1(1):17. PMID: 38625271.
Read at: PubMed
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