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Surgery Department

Address

759 Chestnut Street

Springfield,  MA 01199

phone: 413.794.5165

 

Administration

Richard B. Wait, MD, PhD, Department Chair

 

Education Administration

Richard B. Wait MD, PhD, Director, Surgery Residency Program

Nicholas Coe, MD, Associate Director, Surgery Residency Program

Gladys Fernandez, MD, Assistant Director, Surgery Residency Program

Neal Seymour, MD, Associate Director, Surgery Residency Program

David Earle, MD, Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship Program

David Page, MD, Director, Undergraduate Programs

 

Education Programs

Residency

Fellowship

4th Year Electives for Medical Students

 

Clinical Activities

The Department of Surgery provides a full breadth of clinical service that is comparable to most major academic medical centers. The department of surgery includes the following specialties:

  • Academic and Community General Surgery

  • Bariatric Surgery

  • Cardiac Surgery

  • Colorectal Surgery

  • Comprehensive Breast Surgery

  • Critical Care

  • Emergency Surgery

  • Endocrine Surgery

  • Endoscopy

  • Minimally Invasive Surgery

  • Pediatric Surgery

  • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

  • Plastic Surgery

  • Surgical Oncology

  • Thoracic Surgery

  • Transplant Surgery

  • Trauma Services

  • Vascular Surgery 

  • Wound Care 

Read about Baystate Medical Center Surgery Department's clinical services.

 

Research Activities

Some of the research activities within the department include:

  • Breast Cancer

  • Cancer Molecular Biology

  • Geographic Information System in Healthcare

  • Pediatric Surgery Clinical Research

  • Minimally Invasive Instrument Development

  • Diabetes

  • Hypothyroidism

  • N.O.T.E.S. (Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery)

  • Surgery Outcomes

  • Transplant Research

  • Virtual Reality Simulation Based Training

  • Performance Assessment Methodology