Leadership Board
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.
Education
Temple University School of Medicine
Doctor Medicine, 2001
Medical College of Virginia
General Surgery Residency
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
Department of Traumatology & Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
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.
Education
Boston University School of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine, 2015
Boston University Medical Center
General Surgery Residency
University of Michigan
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
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: Research
Sabrina Sanchez, MD, MPH
Dr. Sanchez is an assistant professor at Boston University School of Medicine and an attending surgeon and surgical intensivist at Boston Medical Center. Her clinical and research expertise revolve around patient-centered outcomes in trauma and acute care surgery, shared decision making, geriatric surgery, surgical palliative care, and the social determinants of health. From an educational and academic standpoint, she is interested in diversifying the surgical workforce. By supporting students, residents, and colleagues from underrepresented groups towards a successful surgical career, she hopes to also help mitigate some of the disparities in care often seen in minority populations.
Education
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine, 2008
University of Washington
General Surgery Residency, Masters in Public Health
University of Michigan Hospitals
Surgical Critical Care, Fellowship
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
National Resident Chairs
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
National Medical Student Chairs
Alexander LaRaja
ALaRaja@bu.edu
Neil Singh Bedi
NeilSinghBedi@gmail.com
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
Co-founders
Diane Haddad, MD.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, General Surgery Residency
Matthew Flemming, MD
Yale University School of Medicine, General Surgery Residency
Thiago Oliviera, MD, MPH
Boston University Medical Center, Emergency Medicine Residency
Nichole Starr, MD, MPH
University of California-San Francisco, General Surgery Residency
Tyler Robinson, MD, MPH
Albany Medical Center, General Surgery Residency