Demian Szyld, MD, EdM
Associate Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Emergency Medicine

MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
EdM, Harvard Graduate School of Education
BA, Wesleyan University

Pronouns: he/him/his



Demian Szyld (pronounced “shield”), is an Attending Physician at Boston Medical Center where he cares for acutely ill and injured and enjoys being on high performance teams and teaching at the bedside. He is the Director of Innovation in Education.

From 2016-2021 he was the Senior Director of the Institute for Medical Simulation – the Faculty Development Program at the Center for Medical Simulation. He practiced Emergency Medicine at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and was a Lecturer at Harvard Medical School.

Demian trained in Emergency Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and was the first Simulation and Education Fellow at the STRATUS Simulation Center at BWH. During that time he completed a Master’s in Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

From 2011 to 2016 he was the Medical Director of NYSIM, the simulation center of the NYU School of Medicine and the City University of New York where he established a Simulation and Education Fellowship, served on the Curriculum and Assessment Comities and led the integration of Simulation Education in Undergraduate and Graduate Medical Education.

Dr. Szyld is actively involved in the Society for Simulation in Healthcare and has chaired the Formal Training Affinity Group, led the Affiliations Committee and served as an Accreditation Site Reviewer and completed a term on the Board of Directors (2016-2019).

His academic and scholarly focuses on evidence based approaches to teaching and assessing clinical skills and more recently on bringing the techniques of reflection and debriefing to the clinical setting. His current focus is Debriefing in the Clinical Environment and Faculty Development.

Demian grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina until the age of 14. His mother, grandmother and other extended family still live there. Demian currently lives in Cambridge, MA with his family who speak Spanish, English and Bengali.

Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs
Boston Medical Center
Emergency Medicine


Director of Innovation in Education
Boston Medical Center
Emergency Medicine


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  1. Weiss M, Morrison EW, Szyld D. I like what you are saying, but only if i feel safe: Psychological safety moderates the relationship between voice and perceived contribution to healthcare team effectiveness. Front Psychol. 2023; 14:1129359. PMID: 37139001; PMCID: PMC10150701; DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1129359;
     
  2. Fey MK, Roussin CJ, Rudolph JW, Morse KJ, Palaganas JC, Szyld D. Teaching, coaching, or debriefing With Good Judgment: a roadmap for implementing "With Good Judgment" across the SimZones. Adv Simul (Lond). 2022 Nov 26; 7(1):39. PMID: 36435851; PMCID: PMC9701361; DOI: 10.1186/s41077-022-00235-y;
     
  3. Ahmed RA, Wong AH, Musits AN, Cardell A, Cassara M, Wong NL, Smith MK, Bajaj K, Meguerdichian M, Szyld D. Accreditation of Simulation Fellowships and Training Programs: More Checkboxes or Elevating the Field? Simul Healthc. 2022 04 01; 17(2):120-130. PMID: 34175883
     
  4. Arriaga AF, Chen YK, Pimentel MPT, Bader AM, Szyld D. Critical event debriefing: a checklist for the aftermath. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2021 Dec 01; 34(6):744-751. PMID: 34817451
     
  5. Diaz-Navarro C, Leon-Castelao E, Hadfield A, Pierce A, Szyld D. Clinical debriefing: TALK© to learn and improve together in healthcare environments. Trends in Anaesthesia and Critical Care. 2021; 40:4 - 8.
  6. Arriaga A, Chen Y, Pimentel M, Bader A, Szyld D. Critical event debriefing. Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology. 2021.
  7. Stafford JL, Leon-Castelao E, Klein Ikkink AJ, Qvindesland SA, Garcia-Font M, Szyld D, Diaz-Navarro C. Clinical debriefing during the COVID-19 pandemic: hurdles and opportunities for healthcare teams. Adv Simul (Lond). 2021 Sep 15; 6(1):32. PMID: 34526150; PMCID: PMC8441031; DOI: 10.1186/s41077-021-00182-0;
     
  8. Szyld D, Arriaga AF. Implementing clinical debriefing programmes. Emerg Med J. 2021 Aug; 38(8):585-586. PMID: 34039643; DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2021-211133;
     
  9. Szyld EG, Aguilar A, Lloret SP, Pardo A, Fabres J, Castro A, Dannaway D, Desai PV, Capelli C, Song CH, Enriquez D, Szyld D. Self-directed video versus instructor-based neonatal resuscitation training: a randomized controlled blinded non-inferiority multicenter international study. J Perinatol. 2021 07; 41(7):1583-1589. PMID: 33589725; PMCID: PMC7883882; DOI: 10.1038/s41372-021-00941-x;
     
  10. Szyld D, Leon-Castelao E, Arriaga A. El debriefing clínico, retos y oportunidades en el ámbito asistencial; aprendizaje en la reflexión colectiva para mejorar los sistemas sanitarios y la colaboración interprofesional. Rev. Latinoamericana de Simulacion Clinica. 2021; 3(2):69-73. View Publication
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2020 Mass General Brigham: Pillars of Excellence Award, Team Member, #FlattenHealthcaresCurve Team
2020 Mass General Brigham: Pillars of Excellence Award, Team Leader, Emergency Medicine BRIEF Project
2016 Institute for Innovation in Medical Education, NYU School of Medicine: Inaugural Affiliate Faculty
2015 NYU Langone Medical Center: Intensive Leadership Development Program
2003 Mount Sinai School of Medicine: Community Service Award
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