Since 2014, we have led the effort to establish social responsibility as a core value of surgical practice. This includes equal access to surgical care, eliminating healthcare disparities, increasing patient advocacy, and educating and serving our communities.
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
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
Medical Student Leaders
Neil Singh Bedi
Alexander LaRaja
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
“I am a better clinician because of what I have learned from SRS about the impact of social determinants on health and surgical care. It is wonderful see the level of interest there is for this work nationally. We are excited about future directions of health equity work, but more importantly about the positive impact we are seeing every day on our individual patient’s health.””