Tracey A. Dechert, MD
Associate Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Surgery
Trauma & Critical Care

MD, Temple University
BA, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania



Tracey A. Dechert, MD, is Chief of Acute Care and Trauma Surgery at Boston Medical Center and Associate Professor of Surgery at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine (CASM). Appointed Chief in 2022, Dr. Dechert is the first woman to be named Surgical Trauma Chief at a Level 1 adult trauma center in Massachusetts. She is a graduate of Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, and Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. Dr. Dechert completed her residency in general surgery at the Medical College of Virginia and a fellowship in the Department of Traumatology and Surgical Critical Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Dechert’s research interests are focused on injury prevention; health services research, including social determinants of trauma, surgical equity, and advocacy; and surgical education. In 2014, Dr. Dechert’s passions and interests led her to create Socially Responsible Surgery (SRS), which she cofounded with a CASM medical student. SRS identifies opportunities and fosters engagement in leadership, research, and collaboration in the training, development, and promotion of surgeons committed to surgical equity. The topic of surgical equity falls under a broader recognition that social responsibility and social accountability need increased attention in medicine. This includes equal access to surgical care, eliminating healthcare disparities, and increasing patient advocacy. Since its founding, SRS has grown to be a national organization, with chapters at institutions across the country. SRS chapters are committed to their local communities as well as advocating for change in underserved communities nationally and internationally. SRS empowers medical students, residents, and faculty to combine their interest in surgery with this commitment.

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  1. Torres CM, Myers S, Janeway MG, Sanchez SE, Scantling DR, Davis ES, Ng SC, Dechert T, Sachs TE, Kenzik KM. Exploring rural-urban differences in the receipt of nonelective cancer-specific gastrointestinal surgery using a multilevel mixed-effects approach. J Gastrointest Surg. 2024 Oct 16; 101858.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39419275
     
  2. Chugh PV, Seldomridge AN, Kester L, Rasic G, Theodore S, Sanchez SE, Dechert T, Digesu CS. Advancing Cultural Competency and Equity in Surgical Specialties (ACCESS): A Model for a Combined Resident and Faculty DEI Initiative. J Surg Educ. 2024 Oct 01; 81(12):103287.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39357295
     
  3. Smith SM, Beaulieu-Jones BR, Nofal MR, Kobzeva-Herzog AJ, Ha EJ, Kang H, Dechert TA, Sanchez SE, Janeway MG. Outcomes of emergency general surgery admissions in patients experiencing homelessness: A matched cohort study. Surgery. 2024 Dec; 176(6):1703-1710.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39299850
     
  4. Torres CM, Kenzik KM, Saillant NN, Scantling DR, Sanchez SE, Brahmbhatt TS, Dechert TA, Sakran JV. Timing to First Whole Blood Transfusion and Survival Following Severe Hemorrhage in Trauma Patients. JAMA Surg. 2024 Apr 01; 159(4):374-381.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38294820; PMCID: PMC10831629; DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.7178;
     
  5. Myers S, Kenzik K, Allee L, Dechert T, Theodore S, Jaffe A, Sanchez SE. Social Determinants of Health Associated With the Need for Urgent Versus Elective Cholecystectomy at an Urban, Safety-Net Hospital. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2024 Mar; 25(2):101-108.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38301176
     
  6. Rasic G, Collado L, Kobzeva-Herzog A, Dechert T. Standing in Unity Amidst Change: A Group Mentorship Model that Addresses the Logistical and Emotional Needs of Applicants for Surgical Residency. J Surg Educ. 2024 Feb; 81(2):161-166.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38160112
     
  7. Duraiswamy S, Dirago C, Poulson M, Torres C, Sanchez S, Kenzik K, Dechert T, Scantling D. Gun Laws, Stay-at-Home Orders, and Poverty: Surges in Pandemic Firearm Violence in Large US Cities. J Surg Res. 2024 Jan; 293:204-216.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37778088
     
  8. Poulson MR, Neufeld MY, Laraja A, Allee L, Kenzik KM, Dechert T. The effect of historic redlining on firearm violence. J Natl Med Assoc. 2023 Aug; 115(4):421-427.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37365061
     
  9. Kester L, Holena DN, Hynes AM, Kaufman EJ, Brahmbhatt T, Sanchez S, Byrne JP, Dechert T, Seamon M, Scantling DR. Preventing the most common firearm deaths: Modifiable factors related to firearm suicide. Surgery. 2023 Feb; 173(2):544-552.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36396492
     
  10. Poulson MR, Neufeld MY, LaRaja A, Allee L, Kenzik KM, Dechert T. Historic redlining, social mobility, and firearm violence. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 Feb 01; 94(2):312-319.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35939375
     
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Massachusetts woman who survived lightning strike at Boston beach returns home

WCVB 11/2/2023

Nurse Struck by Lightning in Boston Released from Hospital After 40 Days: ‘We Are Blessed’

People 10/19/2023

Woman who was critically injured in lightning strike discharged from hospital to rounds of applause

Boston.com 10/18/2023

Nurse struck by lightning at Dorchester beach released from hospital, expected to make full recovery

CBS News 10/18/2023

‘Amazing': Boston woman struck by lightning last month released from hospital

NBC Boston 10/18/2023

Massachusetts lightning strike survivor gets cheers, applause leaving Boston hospital

WCVB 10/18/2023

Woman injured by lightning strike in Dorchester released from hospital after more than a month of treatment

WHDH 10/18/2023

A decade after the Marathon bombing, reflection and renewal

Boston Globe 4/14/2023

How Has Trauma Care Changed 10 Years after Boston Marathon Bombings?

BU Today 4/13/2023

Burned-out physicians say pandemic is straining personal relationships

The Business Journals - Bizwomen: 9/17/2020

'Forever Altered': Health Care Workers Face Mental Health Struggles After Caring For COVID Patients

WBUR 8/25/2020

Charlestown Resident Walks To Help End Homelessness

The Patch 2/12/2020

Socially Responsible Surgery: Creating a Home for Public Health and Advocacy in Surgery

HealthCity 10/9/2019

Promotion to Associate Professor for 18 Medical Campus Faculty

BU Today 6/14/2019

Social Responsibility in Surgery

America's Essential Hospitals 2/11/2019

#ThisIsMyLane: Boston Medical Community Condemns NRA's Remarks About Doctors and Gun Violence

NBC Boston 11/12/2018

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