researcher

Atul Gawande

Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management; Assistant Professor of Surgery

Atul Gawande in the news

Surgical checklist can cut complications and save lives: WHO (AFP, January 14, 2009)
Surgical checklist cuts deaths by 40%, study reveals (Guardian (UK), January 14, 2009)
Simple Checklist Makes Surgery Safer (New York Times, January 14, 2009)
Surgical safety checklist drops deaths and complications by more than one-third (January 14, 2009)
MacArthur Foundation honors Harvard faculty members, Radcliffe fellow (Harvard University Gazette, September 21, 2006)
Ninety percent of U.S. wounded survive (Harvard University Gazette, December 16, 2004)
Study identifies risk factors for retained objects after surgery (Brigham and Women's Hospital, January 15, 2003)

Research affiliations

• Brigham and Women's Hospital
• Harvard School of Public Health
• Harvard Medical School