## About

Dane R. Scantling, DO, MPH, FACS, is a board-certfied trauma surgeon, surgical critical care intensivist, and clinical researcher at Boston Medical Center (BMC), where he serves as Trauma Medical Director, and an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.

Dr. Scantling began his medical career in prehospital medicine as a firefighter and paramedic and ...  holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He received his medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he also completed his general surgery residency training through Drexel University at Hahnemann University Hospital. He subsequently completed a fellowship in Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, as well as additional epidemiology and biostatistics training, at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS).

Dr. Scantling’s clinical research focuses on prevention of firearm violence, access to trauma care, and trauma surgical outcomes. He has received support from the American College of Surgeons, the National Institutes of Health, and the Stepping Strong Foundation.

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- ### Departments
    
    [Trauma and Acute Care Surgery](/departments/trauma-and-acute-care-surgery), [Surgical Intensive Care Unit](/departments/trauma-and-acute-care-surgery/surgical-intensive-care-unit), [Surgical Services](/surgery)
- ### Specialties
    
    Emergency surgery; surgical critical care; trauma surgery
- ### Pronouns
    
    He/Him
 
 

- ### Contact
    
     [617.414.4861](tel:617.414.4861)
- ### Primary Location
    
    BMC, Dowling Building  
    [850 Harrison Ave.  
    2 South  
    Boston, MA 02118](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?q=850+Harrison+Ave.%2C+Boston%2C+MA+02118)
 
 

 



 

 

- ### Administrative Title
    
    Assistant Professor of Surgery, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
- ### Residency
    
    General Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 2014–2019
- ### Fellowship
    
    Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine/Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- ### Education
    
     Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2014
- ### Board Certifications
    
    Surgery, American Board of Surgery
    
    Surgical Critical Care, American Board of Surgery
- ### Research Interests
    
    Access to trauma care; firearm violence; trauma surgery outcomes; trauma systems
 
 

 

 ## Affiliations

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  ## Affiliations

  ###  ![Boston University](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/busm-new.jpg?itok=gJTsGGU9) 

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