FOUNDER & Chair

Tracey Dechert, MD, FACS

As a trauma surgeon with a passion of caring for the underserved and involvement in surgical education, the combination of these interests naturally led Dr. Dechert to form Socially Responsible Surgery. Nothing is more rewarding than the training of surgery residents and medical students with an emphasis on social issues. Her areas of interest include acute care and trauma surgery, geriatric trauma, and trauma recidivism.

Research Fellow, cO-founder

Megan Janeway, MD

A proud graduate of Boston Medical Center general surgery residency and current fellow in trauma critical care at the University of Michigan, Megan is a founding member of Socially Responsible Surgery. Dr. Janeway was appointed as the SRS research fellow and spent her NIH T32 funded Research Fellowship studying the impact of socioeconomic factors on surgical access and outcomes. Her interests include translating research into action, utilizing community partnerships and political advocacy to improve surgical care for underserved and marginalized patients.

FACULTY Chair: Advocacy

Lisa Allee, LICSW, MSW

As a clinical social worker and the Director of Injury Prevention and the Community Violence Response Team, the mission and goals of SRS naturally align with mine.  I am devoted to ensuring equal access to care and services for those at Boston Medical Center with a focus on serving the underserved.  With SRS we can tackle the many social determinants of health as a group and educate the future surgical leaders to continue this work in their own careers

Education

University of Massachusetts Medical School
Doctor of Medicine, 2012

University of Massachusetts Medical School
General Surgery Residency

FACULTY Chair: education

ABRAHAM JAFFE, MD

An Attending surgeon in the Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Division at BMC and Assistant Professor of Surgery at BUSM, Dr. Jaffe serves as the SRS Education Faculty Leader. Dr. Jaffe has a strong interest and commitment to caring for underserved communities, global surgery, humanism in surgery, and addressing social determinants of health and surgical equity. During surgery residency at UMass he served as a Surgical Research Scholar in Global Surgery and collaborated with partners in Gujarat, India on trauma based research and quality improvement projects. He also currently serves as a faculty advisor to the BUSM Surgical Society and Global Surgery Student Alliance (GSSA).

FACULTY Chair: Service

Tricia Charise, NP

As an NP in the SICU, I feel incredibly fortunate to care for so many of the underserved in our community. But, I also see firsthand how social determinants of health significantly impact our patients wellness. As a strong proponent of health equity, I appreciate that SRS offers the opportunity to work with a group of providers, residents, and students with a shared passion for service and advocacy. I believe that together we can work towards helping to identify and overcome disparities to provide better care for our patients and their families, while also educating and supporting future leaders.

Faculty Chair: Expansion

Sheina Theodore, MD

Education

University of Massachusetts Medical School- Baystate General Surgery Residency

Geisinger Commonweath School of Medicine Doctor of Medicine, 2015

Resident and Student Liaison

Timothy Munzert, MSW, LICSW

Resident Chair: Research

Elise hill, md, mpp

Resident Chair: Education

Kara Kleber, MD, MA

Resident Chair: Advocacy

Hiba Dhanani, MD, ScM

Resident Chair: Service

Rachel Rivero, MD

priya Desai

pjdesai@bu.edu

Emma Pair, MS

epair@bu.edu

Kaylee MCCORD

klmccord@bu.edu

Aymen Sadaka

asadaka@bu.edu

Diego alvarez

srsexec.outreach@gmail.com

dhvanii Raval

srsexec.outreach@gmail.com

natasha gonzalez

srsexec.outreach@gmail.com