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Geoffrey Anderson, M.D.

617-726-2803

Geoffrey Anderson is a trauma surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He did his training at the Massachusetts General Hospital and LA County Hospital. He is currently an associate program director for the Program in Global Surgery and Social Change and faculty at the Center for Surgery and Public Health. Geoff is the director of TIGER (Trauma, Implementation science, Global surgery, and Equity Research) Lab. Geoff is also a major in the United States Air Force Reserves where he is the flight commander of a Critical Care Air Transport Team. He spends part of each year at the University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda where he is visiting faculty.

Dr. Anderson’s clinical and research interests include global surgery, the social determinants of traumatic diseases, implementation science and surgical education.

  1. Neiman PU, Taylor KK, Sinco B, Anderson GA, Sangji NF, Hemmila MR, Scott JW. Insult to injury: National analysis of return to work and financial outcomes of trauma patients. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 07 01; 91(1):121-129. PMID: 34144560.

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  2. Anderson G. Comment on "Falciform Patch for Laparoscopic Subtotal Cholecystectomy to Decrease Biliary Fistulas: A Technical Review". Ann Surg. 2021 06 01; 273(6):e280. PMID: 33651723.

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  3. Raam R, Anderson GA, Benjamin E, Demetriades D. The "Tick Tock" Sign: An Uncommon Physical Examination Finding for in Situ Impaled Cardiac Injuries. J Emerg Med. 2020 Dec; 59(6):e247-e249. PMID: 32917444.

  4. Schellenberg M, Anderson GA, Owattanapanich N, Cheng V, Lam L, Demetriades D, Inaba K, Myers L. Radiologic predictors of in-hospital mortality after traumatic craniocervical dissociation. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 09; 89(3):565-569. PMID: 32502090.

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  5. Schellenberg M, Owattanapanich N, Cremonini C, Heindel P, Anderson GA, Clark DH, Demetriades D, Inaba K. Shotgun Wounds: Nationwide Trends in Epidemiology, Injury Patterns, and Outcomes from US Trauma Centers. J Emerg Med. 2020 May; 58(5):719-724. PMID: 32245687.

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  6. Sierra-Davidson K, Anderson G, Tanabe K, Meireles OR. Desmoid tumor presenting 2 years after elective Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a case report and review of the literature. J Surg Case Rep. 2020 Feb; 2020(2):rjz379. PMID: 32047592.

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  7. Anderson GA, Albutt K, Holmer H, Muguti G, Mbuwayesango B, Muchuweti D, Gidiri MF, Mugapathyay S, Iverson K, Roa L, Sharma S, Jeppson B, Jönsson K, Lantz A, Saluja S, Lin Y, Citron I, Meara JG, Hagander L. Development of a Novel Global Surgery Course for Medical Schools. J Surg Educ. 2019 Mar - Apr; 76(2):469-479. PMID: 30185383.

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  8. Anderson GA, Bohnen J, Spence R, Ilcisin L, Ladha K, Chang D. Data Improvement Through Simplification: Implications for Low-Resource Settings. World J Surg. 2018 09; 42(9):2725-2731. PMID: 29404754.

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  9. Kayima P, Kitya D, Punchak M, Anderson GA, Situma M. Patterns and treatment outcomes of anorectal malformations in Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Apr; 54(4):838-844. PMID: 30153942.

  10. Albutt K, Punchak M, Kayima P, Namanya DB, Anderson GA, Shrime MG. Access to Safe, Timely, and Affordable Surgical Care in Uganda: A Stratified Randomized Evaluation of Nationwide Public Sector Surgical Capacity and Core Surgical Indicators. World J Surg. 2018 08; 42(8):2303-2313. PMID: 29368021.

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  11. Albutt K, Yorlets RR, Punchak M, Kayima P, Namanya DB, Anderson GA, Shrime MG. You pray to your God: A qualitative analysis of challenges in the provision of safe, timely, and affordable surgical care in Uganda. PLoS One. 2018; 13(4):e0195986. PMID: 29664956.

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  12. Anderson GA, Kayima P, Ilcisin L, Benitez NP, Albutt KH, Briggs SM, Nehra D. Development of a Comprehensive Trauma Training Curriculum for the Resource-Limited Environment. J Surg Educ. 2018 Sep - Oct; 75(5):1317-1324. PMID: 29555307.

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  13. Spence RT, Chang DC, Kaafarani HMA, Panieri E, Anderson GA, Hutter MM. Derivation, Validation and Application of a Pragmatic Risk Prediction Index for Benchmarking of Surgical Outcomes. World J Surg. 2018 02; 42(2):533-540. PMID: 28795214.

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  14. Anderson GA, Ilcisin L, Ngonzi J, Ttendo S, Twesigye D, Benitez NP, Firth P, Nehra D. Validation of an Electronic Surgical Outcomes Database at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda. World J Surg. 2018 01; 42(1):54-60. PMID: 28785840.

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  15. Anderson GA, Ilcisin L, Kayima P, Abesiga L, Portal Benitez N, Ngonzi J, Ronald M, Shrime MG. Out-of-pocket payment for surgery in Uganda: The rate of impoverishing and catastrophic expenditure at a government hospital. PLoS One. 2017; 12(10):e0187293. PMID: 29088302.

    Citations: 28  Article has an altmetric score of 7   Fields: 

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  16. Peck G, Saluja S, Blitzer DN, Sarma D, Anderson GA, Rodas E, Foianini JE, Puyana JC, Meara J, Morales C, Ordonez C, Gracias V. Using global surgical indicators to improve trauma care in Latin America. Bull Am Coll Surg. 2017 04; 102(4):11-6. PMID: 28920641.

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  17. Cauley CE, Anderson G, Haynes AB, Menendez M, Bateman BT, Ladha K. Predictors of In-hospital Postoperative Opioid Overdose After Major Elective Operations: A Nationally Representative Cohort Study. Ann Surg. 2017 04; 265(4):702-708. PMID: 28267693.

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  18. Anderson GA, Ilcisin L, Abesiga L, Mayanja R, Portal Benetiz N, Ngonzi J, Kayima P, Shrime MG. Surgical volume and postoperative mortality rate at a referral hospital in Western Uganda: Measuring the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery indicators in low-resource settings. Surgery. 2017 06; 161(6):1710-1719. PMID: 28259351.

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  19. Raykar N, Mukhopadhyay S, Ng-Kamstra JS, Lin Y, Saluja S, Scott JW, Anderson G, Meara JG, Tefera G, Bickler SW. Progress in achieving universal access to surgical care: An update and a path forward. Bull Am Coll Surg. 2016 Jun; 101(6):12-8. PMID: 27405180.

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  20. Ng-Kamstra JS, Greenberg SLM, Abdullah F, Amado V, Anderson GA, Cossa M, Costas-Chavarri A, Davies J, Debas HT, Dyer GSM, Erdene S, Farmer PE, Gaumnitz A, Hagander L, Haider A, Leather AJM, Lin Y, Marten R, Marvin JT, McClain CD, Meara JG, Meheš M, Mock C, Mukhopadhyay S, Orgoi S, Prestero T, Price RR, Raykar NP, Riesel JN, Riviello R, Rudy SM, Saluja S, Sullivan R, Tarpley JL, Taylor RH, Telemaque LF, Toma G, Varghese A, Walker M, Yamey G, Shrime MG. Global Surgery 2030: a roadmap for high income country actors. BMJ Glob Health. 2016; 1(1):e000011. PMID: 28588908.

    Citations: 32  Article has an altmetric score of 479   Fields: 

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  21. Chao TE, Riesel JN, Anderson GA, Mullen JT, Doyle J, Briggs SM, Lillemoe KD, Goldstein C, Kitya D, Cusack JC. Building a global surgery initiative through evaluation, collaboration, and training: the Massachusetts General Hospital experience. J Surg Educ. 2015 Jul-Aug; 72(4):e21-8. PMID: 25697510.

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