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Isaac Alty, MD

Research Fellow, Program in Global Surgery and Social Change

Isaac was born and raised in Lynchburg, Virginia and is currently a general surgery resident at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He received his B.S. in Chemistry at the College of William & Mary where he also completed a double major in Ancient Greek. He received his MD from Harvard Medical School, where his research focused on access to surgical care in rural Burundi. His interests include surgical capacity building, trauma systems development, and surgical education.

Investigation of the Readability and Reliability of Online Health Information for Cancer Patients During the Coronavirus Pandemic.
Authors: Authors: Schluter C, Fefer M, Lee G, Alty IG, Dee EC.
J Cancer Educ
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A Surgical View of Anatomy: Perspectives from Students and Instructors.
Authors: Authors: Dee EC, Alty IG, Agolia JP, Torres-Quinones C, van Houten T, Stearns DA, Lillehei CW, Shamberger RC.
Anat Sci Educ
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Refusal of surgery for colon cancer: Sociodemographic disparities and survival implications among US patients with resectable disease.
Authors: Authors: Alty IG, Dee EC, Cusack JC, Blaszkowsky LS, Goldstone RN, Francone TD, Wo JY, Qadan M.
Am J Surg
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Stereoelectronics of the Hydrogen-Bond-Induced Fluorescence Quenching of 3-Aminofluorenones with Alcohols.
Authors: Authors: Alty IG, Abelt CJ.
J Phys Chem A
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Intramolecular Hydrogen-Bonding Effects on the Fluorescence of PRODAN Derivatives.
Authors: Authors: Alty IG, Cheek DW, Chen T, Smith DB, Walhout EQ, Abelt CJ.
J Phys Chem A
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