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Atul Gawande
Surgical Safety & Health Systems
United States
124 H-Index
1,480 Total Impact
PEMacArthur Fellowship2006
Overview
Atul Gawande is a surgical safety & health systems specialist with an H-index of 124 at USAID (Assistant Administrator for Global Health). Has been published in New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, JAMA and recipient of the Rhodes Scholarship (1987). Based in United States.
Biography
Atul Atmaram Gawande is an American surgeon, writer, and public health researcher. He practices general and endocrine surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Samuel O. Thier Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School.
Affiliations & Institutions
Research Impact
5 Publications
0 Total Citations
Publication Timeline
Published In
N Engl J MedLancet
Key Publications
A surgical safety checklist to reduce morbidity and mortality in a global population.
Global Surgery 2030: evidence and solutions for achieving health, welfare, and economic development.
Health Insurance Coverage and Health - What the Recent Evidence Tells Us.
Naked.
An estimation of the global volume of surgery: a modelling strategy based on available data.
Areas of Expertise
Medical Specialties
Clinical Knowledge & Procedures
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