Jamie Robertson, PhD, MPH, has joined the Department of Surgery (DoS) as Director of Innovation in Surgical Education (DISE). In this new role, Dr. Robertson will be responsible for the development of innovative educational programs offered by and within the DoS.
Jamie Robertson, PhD, MPH
Dr. Robertson earned her MPH in Behavior and Community Health Sciences and her PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh. For the past six years she has been involved in undergraduate, graduate and continuing medical education, using her experience in creation of curriculum and assessments for learners in a variety of specialties.
Most recently, Dr. Robertson was the Director of Education at BWH’s STRATUS Center for Medical Simulation where she oversaw the development and implementation of simulation-based education and assessment programs.
Her interests are in creating faculty development programs to promote the use of innovate teaching methodologies to improve learning and feedback for students and residents. Her funded research focuses on communication and team behavior during high-acuity, low-frequency events for teams.
Zara Cooper, MD, MSc, FACS, will be the next Kessler Director of the Center for Surgery and Public Health in the Department of Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
The Center for Surgery and Public Health (CSPH), is a joint initiative of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The CSPH is one of the world’s leading centers of its kind with more than twenty million dollars in extramural research funding. The mission of the CSPH is to advance the science of surgery through research and research training that informs policy and program development for safe, high quality and equitable patient-centered care.
In her role as Kessler Director, Dr. Cooper will be responsible for overseeing the strategic and operational functions of the CSPH. Dr. Cooper is a well-established Harvard faculty member and a strong leader who will foster a collaborative, high energy environment where innovative researchers advance surgical science that positively informs policy and improves clinical care inside and outside the United States.
Zara Cooper, MD, MSc, FACS
Zara Cooper, MD, MSc, FACS Kessler Director, Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and
Women’s Hospital Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Zara Cooper, MD, MSc,
FACS, is an acute care surgeon, trauma surgeon and surgical intensivist at
Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) where she serves as Kessler Director of the
Center for Surgery and Public Health (CSPH). Dr. Cooper is an associate
professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School, associate faculty at Ariadne
Labs, and adjunct faculty at the Marcus Institute for Aging research, all in
Boston, MA. A graduate of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Dr. Cooper
completed her General Surgery Residency and Critical Care Fellowship at BWH; a
Trauma Fellowship at Harborview Medical Center and the University of Washington
in Seattle; and training in hospice and palliative medicine at Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute and BWH.
Her research aims to
improve palliative and geriatric care for older seriously ill surgical
patients. A national leader in surgical palliative care and geriatric trauma,
she has authored over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts, chapters, and abstracts
and lectures nationally about surgical care in complex older patients.
Dr. Cooper is currently
funded through the National Institute on Aging (NIA), the American Federation
for Aging Research (AFAR), the Cambia Health Foundation, the National
Palliative Care Research Center (NPCRC) and is a co-investigator on multiple
federally funded grants. She also serves on numerous editorial boards, and
committees for professional societies, Partners HealthCare System and Brigham
and Women’s Hospital.
