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Quoc-Dien Trinh, MD, Awarded a $250K American Cancer Society/Pfizer Inc., Grant

Quoc-Dien Trinh, MD, has been awarded a $250K American Cancer Society/Pfizer Inc., grant for the study, “Understanding the drivers of unequal receipt of definitive therapy for Black men with prostate cancer.”

Preliminary research has identified significant racial disparities in receipt of definitive therapy for men in Massachusetts who are diagnosed with intermediate and high-risk localized prostate cancer. The overall goal of the study is to use a comparative case study approach to identify factors, processes, programs and practices associated with receipt of definitive therapy and develop interventions to encourage appropriate care for Black men with prostate cancer.

Quoc-Dien Trinh, MD
Associate Surgeon, Division of Urology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Director, Ambulatory Clinical Operations, Division of Urology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Co-Director, Prostate Cancer Center, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center
Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Dr. Trinh is an associate professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School, director of Ambulatory Clinical Operations in the Division of Urology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and co-director of the Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Prostate Cancer Center. He is also a core faculty member at the Center for Surgery and Public Health. Dr. Trinh’s research focuses primarily on inequity and outcomes of cancer care. His publications include over 500 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and videos. His research has been funded by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF), the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF), among others. Dr. Trinh received his medical degree from the Université de Montréal in Canada, where he also completed his residency training in urology.  He completed his fellowship in minimally invasive urologic oncology at the Vattikuti Urology Institute.

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Recent Faculty Promotions

The following Department of Surgery faculty members were recently promoted:

Shailesh Agarwal, MD, to assistant professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School.

Justin Broyles, MD, to assistant professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School.

Carleton E. Corrales, MD, to assistant professor of otolaryngology head and neck surgery at Harvard Medical School.

Tanujit Dey, PhD, to assistant professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School.

Ann Marie Egloff, PhD, MPH, to assistant professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School.

Abraham Lebenthal, MD, to assistant professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School.

Stephanie Nitzschke, MD, MS, to assistant professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School.

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Anupama Mehta, MD, Named Medical Director of the Brigham Burn Center

Anupama Mehta, MD
Associate Surgeon, Division of Trauma, Burn, Surgical and Critical Care
Medical Director, Burn Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Dr. Mehta graduated with honors from Rutgers College and obtained her medical degree from the University of Vermont. She completed a general surgery residency at Loyola University Medical Center and a burns and critical care fellowship at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Dr. Mehta is board certified in general surgery and surgical critical care. She is also a member of the American Burn Association (ABA) and the American College of Surgeons (ACS).

Dr. Mehta’s clinical interests include burn surgery and reconstruction, wound healing, scar tissue management and burn critical care. She also treats pediatric burns and patients with Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN). Additionally, she has interests in faculty development and resident wellness initiatives.

Dr. Mehta succeeds Stephanie Nitzschke, MD, MS, who has served as medical director of the Burn Center since 2017.