About
Abraham E. Jaffe, MD, is a board-certified general surgeon specializing in trauma and critical care surgery at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.
Dr. Jaffe received his medical degree from the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Medical School in Worcester and completed his general surgery residency training at ... UMass Memorial Medical Center.
Dr. Jaffe has a strong interest in addressing social determinants of health on both a local and global scale, and has worked in a free clinic in Worcester as well as a research project on trauma care in rural Gujarat, India. He currently serves as faculty leader of the education branch of the Socially Responsible Surgery group at BMC.
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Departments
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Specialties
Abdominal wall reconstruction; hernia surgery; trauma and acute care surgery
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Contact
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Primary Location
BMC, Shapiro Center
725 Albany St.
3rd Floor, Suite 3A
Boston, MA 02118
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Administrative Title
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
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Residency
Surgery, UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, 2014–2019
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Board Certifications
Surgery, American Board of Surgery
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Research Interests
Empathy in surgery; global surgery; health equity; social determinants of health in surgery; trauma care
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Education
Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 2012