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null Dan Deckelbaum, MD, CM, FRCSC, MPH

Associate Investigator, RI-MUHC, Montreal General Hospital site

Surgical and Interventional Sciences Program

Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation

Professor, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University

Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and General Surgery, MUHC

 

Keywords

global health • global surgery • capacity-building • trauma • emergency medicine and response

Research Focus

My research focuses on improving surgical care through innovation, education, and and surgical system development. A key focus of my work is evaluating capacity building in countries where the burden of injury is rising, often through training programs and simulation-based education. As co-director and co-founder of the Centre for Global Surgery, I also lead research on global surgical education, disaster response, and the integration of medical technology and precision health into surgical care. My field experience in Low and Middle-Income countries around the world informs my research and supports the development of context-specific solutions.

Selected Publications

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  • Farhat, T., Marco, S., Sanchez, G., Basnet, S., Konaté, I., Krylyuk, V., Boniface, R., Munthali, V., Razek, T., Grushka, J., & Deckelbaum, D. (2025). Establishing an Essential Dataset for Trauma Registry in LMICs: Insights From a Delphi Survey. World Journal of Surgery. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/wjs.70009.

  • Osman, G., Kamel, Y., Konaté, I., Diedhiou, M., Basnet, S., Shrestha, S., Krylyuk, V., Grushka, J., Wong, E., Farhat, T., Khwaja, K., & Deckelbaum, D. (2025). Strategies and Recommendations to Improve Accessibility of Essential Surgery in Rural Settings in OECD Countries: A Scoping Review. World Journal of Surgery, 49. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/wjs.12631.

  • Tokuno, J., Fried, G., Kaneva, P., Sayadi, A., Caron, C., Jastaniah, A., Cecere, R., Deckelbaum, D., & Hooshiar, A. (2025). Mixed Reality for Remote Procedural Training and Assessment: A Feasibility Study. Journal of Surgical Education, 82(3), 103504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2025.103504.

  • Ahmad, H., Arnaert, A., Shedio, W., Tanoli, O., Deckelbaum, D., & Pasha, T. (2024). Enhanced recovery after surgery in Pakistan: a qualitative descriptive analysis of current practices and future directions. BMC Health Services Research, 24(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11569-w.

  • Michalski, K., Diedhiou, M., Kerachian, M., Grushka, J., Tendeng, J., Diao, M., Beye, M., Ortiz, J., Razek, T., Deckelbaum, D., & Konaté, I. (2024). Advancing access to care: An assessment of the prehospital system in Senegal. World Journal of Surgery, 48(6). https://doi.org/10.1002/wjs.12110.