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 Dechert, MD, FACS, Associate Professor of Surgery at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, is a graduate of Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, PA and Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Dechert completed her residency in General Surgery at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, VA and her fellowship in the Department of Traumatology and Surgical Critical Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA.

As an Attending Surgeon in the Section of Acute Care and Trauma Surgery at Boston Medical Center and Associate Professor of Surgery at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Dr. Dechert’s research interests include trauma in women, injury prevention, social determinants of health in surgical patients, and surgical education. Additionally, Dr. Dechert is the Director of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit and plays an active role in improving the outcomes of critically ill and injured patients. She has also created the Center for Socially Responsible Surgery (CSRS) which advocates to support the concept of social responsibility in surgery by encouraging surgeons to recognize the responsibility they have as healthcare leaders and push them to advocate for improving surgical care as well as confront the disparities that exist within surgical care. As Faculty Advisor for the Social Wellness Committee of the General Surgery Residency Program, she is actively involved in resident education and wellness. She also serves as the Faculty Advisor for the Surgical Society at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine where she continuously advises and mentors medical students who are interested in pursuing a career in surgery.

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  1. 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;
     
  2. 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
     
  3. 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
     
  4. 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
     
  5. 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
     
  6. 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
     
  7. 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
     
  8. Barrett CD, Theodore S, Dechert T, Burke P, Khoury R, Cap AP, Scantling D. Resuscitation of an exsanguinated obstetrics patient with HBOC-201: A case report. Transfusion. 2022 Aug; 62 Suppl 1:S218-S223.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35748693
     
  9. Janeway M, Wilson S, Sanchez SE, Arora TK, Dechert T. Citizenship and Social Responsibility in Surgery: A Review. JAMA Surg. 2022 Jun 01; 157(6):532-539.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35385071
     
  10. Poulson MR, Geary A, Annesi C, Dechert T, Kenzik K, Hall J. The Impact of Income and Social Mobility on Colorectal Cancer Outcomes and Treatment: A Cross-sectional Study. Ann Surg. 2022 03 01; 275(3):546-550.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34954755
     
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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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