Dana Telem, MD, MPH

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Professor of Surgery
Associate Chair, Department of Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Section Head, Surgery
Service Chief
Professor of Learning Health Sciences, Medical School
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Dana Telem, MD, MPH
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    • Qualifications
    • MPH, Executive Masters in Health Care Management
      Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, USA
      2014 - 2016
    • MD
      Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, 11901, United States
      2001 - 2005

    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
    • Center Member
      Institute for Research on Women And Gender

    Recent Publications

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    • Journal Article
      Stress-testing consentAI: a pipeline for evaluating a conversational educational adjunct to surgical informed consent
      Abou Mrad A, Pratap JS, Conti A, Azar W, Vargas P, Moreno N, Cheaib J, Riachi M, Knowlton LM, Rastall DPW, Brat G, Camp M, Morris-Wiseman L, Ehlers A, Telem DA, Najjar P, Cameron AM, Jopling JK. npj Digital Surgery, 2026 Oct 16; 1 (1): 27 DOI:10.1038/s44484-026-00025-3
    • Journal Article
      Durability of Practice Change in Hernia Surgery Following De-implementation of Intensive Implementation Strategies
      Sridhar R, Hallway AK, Kilbourne AM, Telem DA, Ehlers AP. Annals of Surgery, 2026 Oct 1; 284 (4): 862 - 863. DOI:10.1097/SLA.0000000000007086
      PMID: 42108500
    • Journal Article
      Preoperative Risk Factors for Poor Hernia-Related Quality of Life One Year After Hernia Repair
      Kappelman AL, Bradley H, Mikonczyk S, Fischer JP, Howard R, Ehlers AP, Telem DA. Journal of Surgical Research, 2026 Oct 1; 326: 327 - 334. DOI:10.1016/j.jss.2026.06.046
      PMID: 42447715
    • Journal Article
      Boosting Implementation Efforts With Behavioral Economics
      Ehlers AP, Kilbourne A, Hodson N, Telem DA. JAMA Surgery, 2026 Sep 9; 161 (9): 857 - 858. DOI:10.1001/jamasurg.2026.2540
      PMID: 42418162
    • Journal Article
      Association Between Intraoperative Cholangiogram Use and Cholecystectomy Outcomes.
      Mullens CL, Sinamo JK, Levy SC, Sheetz KH, Ehlers AP, Telem DA. J Am Coll Surg, 2026 Jul 20; DOI:10.1097/XCS.0000000000002095
      PMID: 42474474
    • Journal Article
      Regulating digital surgery to balance safety and innovation: a SAGES white paper
      Guzman NM, Marwaha JS, Keller DS, Feldman LS, Hashimoto DA, Madani A, Telem DA. Surgical Endoscopy, 2026 Jul 1; 40 (7): 5480 - 5490. DOI:10.1007/s00464-026-12875-6
      PMID: 42321466
    • Journal Article
      The Growing Physician Shortage: The Role of Non-US Citizen International Medical Graduates in the Physician Workforce
      Picart JK, Harris H, Brouwer J, Yeo H, Telem DA. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2026 Jul 1; 41 (9): 2672 - 2675. DOI:10.1007/s11606-026-10247-3
      PMID: 41709077
    • Journal Article
      Changes in Commercial Payments Following Ventral Hernia Billing Reform
      Chhabra KR, Holler E, Parikh M, Telem D, Yuce TK. JAMA Surgery, 2026 May 13; 161 (5): 479 - 485. DOI:10.1001/jamasurg.2026.0172
      PMID: 41811327

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