Ruchi Thanawala, M.D., M.S.

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, School of Medicine
  • Director, Surgical Decision Sciences Lab, Surgery, School of Medicine
  • Assistant Director, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee, Surgery, School of Medicine

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.A., 2003, Duke University
    • M.D., 2008, Ross University School of Medicine
    • M.S., 2014, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

  • Residency

    • General Surgery, University of Massachusetts, Springfield, MA, 2012-2018

  • Fellowship

    • Research, Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts, 2010-2012
    • Surgical Education Research, Association of Surgical Education, 2016-2018
    • Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, 2018-2020

  • Certifications

    • Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgery, 2017
    • Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgery, 2017
    • American Board of Surgery, 2019

Memberships and associations:

  • Association of Surgical Education
  • Association of Program Directors in Surgery
  • American Medical Informatics Association
  • American College of Surgery

Honors and awards

  • 2015, 2016, 2017 - ABSITE High Score Award, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

Publications

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Publications