Douglas S. Smink, MD, MPH is the Chief of Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital and the Vice Chair of Education for the Department of Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He is also a Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Smink received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, completed general surgery residency at the Brigham, and completed a minimally invasive surgery fellowship at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. His clinical interests include abdominal wall hernias, foregut surgery and biliary tract disease.
Dr. Smink serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Surgical Education, and he is a member of Academy of Master Surgeon Educators through the American College of Surgeons. He is the Past-President of the Association of Program Directors in Surgery.
Dr. Smink’s research focuses on resident and faculty education and patient safety through simulation, team training, and coaching. He is the co-PI on an NIH R01 grant, the Provider Awareness and Cultural dexterity Toolkit for Surgeons (PACTS), a curriculum to improve surgeon communication with culturally diverse patients. In addition, he is the co-director for the Surgical Coaching for Operative Performance Enhancement (SCOPE) Program, where he helps lead a program of peer-coaching and performance improvement for surgeons.
