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Welcoming New Faculty – Christopher Dwyer, MD, FRCSC

Please join us in welcoming Christopher Dwyer, MD, FRCSC, as a new faculty member in the Department of Surgery.

Christopher Dwyer, MD, FRCSC
Associate Surgeon, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Dr. Dwyer received his medical degree from the Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada. He also completed his BSc degree at Memorial University, majoring in both chemistry and biochemistry. He thereafter completed his residency training in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at Western University’s Schulich School of Dentistry and Medicine in Ontario, Canada. He then pursued subspecialty fellowship training in laryngology and care of the professional voice at UC San Francisco. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Dr. Dwyer specializes in the medical and surgical care of voice, airway and swallowing pathologies. He is a strong advocate for offering a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach to patient care, aiming to optimize outcomes and likelihood of sustainable, long-term success. His research interests include management and prevention of airway stenosis, balancing functional and oncologic outcomes of early glottic carcinoma, and pursuing future endeavors in treatment of chronic cough. He is passionate about medical and surgical education, with a special interest in teaching residents and medical students. Working alongside medical trainees has been a significant factor for his decision to pursue a career in academic medicine.

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Jamie Robertson, PhD, MPH, Appointed Clinical Learning Environment Advocate for the Brigham Department of Surgery

In addition to her role as director of Innovation in Surgical Education, Dr. Robertson has assumed the role of clinical learning environment advocate (CLEA) in the Department of Surgery. The mission of the CLEA is to support the department’s commitment to providing a positive learning environment for all trainees—students, residents and fellows. This role is designed to serve as a neutral, third party to hear comments and feedback about the teaching and learning environment within the Department of Surgery.

The CLEA serves as a confidential resource for trainees of all levels and will be an impartial, private resource to report and seek assistance for concerns. The CLEA will be a resource to educators (program directors, faculty, residents and others in a teaching role), staff and administration to discuss and resolve learning environment concerns. The CLEA will also give trainees in small programs, such as fellowships, a place to provide feedback and relay information as appropriate to program leadership.

Jamie Robertson, PhD, MPH
Director, Innovation in Surgical Education, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Clinical Learning Environment Advocate, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Dr. Robertson earned her MPH in behavior and community health sciences and her PhD in epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh. For the past six years she has been involved in undergraduate, graduate and continuing medical education, using her experience in the creation of curricula and assessments for learners in a variety of specialties.

Dr. Robertson is the director for Innovation in Surgical Education at the Brigham Department of Surgery. Previously, she was the director of Education at the Brigham STRATUS Center for Medical Simulation, where she oversaw the development and implementation of simulation-based education and assessment programs.

Her interests are in creating faculty development programs to promote the use of innovative teaching methodologies to improve learning and feedback for students and residents. Her funded research focuses on communication and team behavior during high-acuity, low-frequency events for teams.

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Incoming General Surgery Interns for AY 21-22

Categorical General Surgery

  • Abena Appah-Sampong – University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
  • Orly Farber – Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Jamie Hillas – Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
  • Daniel Hoffman – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
  • Kara Kennedy – University of Massachusetts Medical School
  • Joshua Roshal – Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
  • Ashley Siegel – University of Central Florida College of Medicine
  • Sarah Tsou – UCSF School of Medicine
  • George Zhang – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Cardiothoracic Integrated I – 6

  • Philip Allen – Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

Urology

  • Varnel Antoine – Harvard Medical School
  • Christopher Magnani – Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Zhiyu ‘Jason’ Qian – David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Harvard Plastic Surgery

  • Ryoko Hamaguchi – Harvard Medical School
  • Harriet Kiwanuka – Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Ogonna Nneka Nnamani Silva – UCSF School of Medicine

Preliminary General Surgery

  • Sarita Ballakur – Weill Cornell Medicine
  • Sam Clarkson – David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
  • Brian Deutsch – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Solomon Seckler – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • John Wieser – University of Virginia School of Medicine
  • Bardia Nadim – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine [IR]
  • Minh-Thuy Nguyen – Boston University School of Medicine [IR]

Oral Medicine

  • Lama Alabdulaaly – King Saud University/Harvard School of Dental Medicine
  • Petros Yoon – University of Colorado/Denver Anschutz Medical Campus School of Dental Medicine