Samuel R.G. Finlayson,
MD, MPH, MBA
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Languages Spoken: English, Mandarin Chinese
Dr. Finlayson's clinical specialty is minimally invasive abdominal surgery. His primary areas of clinical practice are colon surgery, including colon cancer, colon polyps, diverticulitis, and other conditions of the colon; abdominal wall hernias, including ventral, incisional, inguinal and femoral hernias; and gallbladder and gallstone disease.
Clinical Locations
Clinic 2E, GI/Liver
801-585-6035
Fax: (801) 585-3846
General Surgery, Area E
801-585-6035
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Surgery
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Professor |
| Academic Divisions | General Surgery |
| Board Certification | American Board of Surgery National Board of Medical Examiners |
Dr. Finlayson's clinical specialty is minimally invasive abdominal surgery. His primary areas of clinical practice are colon surgery, including colon cancer, colon polyps, diverticulitis, and other conditions of the colon; abdominal wall hernias, including ventral, incisional, inguinal and femoral hernias; and gallbladder and gallstone disease.
Academic Locations
Clinical Neurosciences Center
801-581-4896
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Surgery
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Professor |
| Academic Divisions | General Surgery |
| Board Certification | American Board of Surgery National Board of Medical Examiners |
Research Interests
- Health Services
- Surgical Access, Quality, and Outcomes
- Global Health and Surgery
Education History
| Residency | Massachusetts General Hospital General Surgery Senior Resident, 2000 |
| Research Fellow | Massachusetts General Hospital Surgical Research Research Fellow, 1998 |
| Research Fellow | VA Medical Center Surgical Outcomes Research Research Fellow, 1998 |
| Residency | Massachusetts General Hospital General Surgery Resident, 1996 |
| Internship | Massachusetts General Hospital General Surgery Intern, 1994 |
| Graduate Training | Harvard School of Public Health International Health M.P.H., 1993 |
| Professional Medical | Harvard Medical School Medicine M.D., 1993 |
| Undergraduate | Harvard College East Asian Languages and Civilization B.A., 1988 |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Shi J, Hurdle JF, Johnson SA, Ferraro JP, Skarda DE, Finlayson SRG, Samore MH, Bucher BT (2021). Natural language processing for the surveillance of postoperative venous thromboembolism. Surgery, 170, 1175-1182.
- Smith BK, Finlayson SRG, Perler BA, Presson AP, Allen CM, Brooke BS (2020). Comparison of Patient Outcomes Among Integrated Residency Versus Fellowship-Trained Vascular Surgeons. Ann Surg, Publish Ahead of Print.
- Stokes SM, Scaife CL, Brooke BS, Glasgow RE, Mulvihill SJ, Finlayson SRG, Varghese TK Jr (2020). Hospital Costs Following Surgical Complications: A Value-driven Outcomes Analysis of Cost Savings Due to Complication Prevention. Ann Surg, 275, e375-e381.
- Bucher BT, Shi J, Ferraro JP, Skarda DE, Samore MH, Hurdle JF, Gundlapalli AV, Chapman WW, Finlayson SRG (2020). Portable Automated Surveillance of Surgical Site Infections Using Natural Language Processing: Development and Validation. Ann Surg, 272(4), 629-636.
- Lantz A, Holmer H, Finlayson SRG, Ricketts TC, Watters DA, Gruen RL, Johnson WD, Hagander L (2020). Measuring the migration of surgical specialists. Surgery, 168(3), 550-557.
- Wren SM, Balch CM, Doherty GM, Finlayson SR, Kauffman GL, Kibbe MR, Haider AH, Minter RM, Mock C, Muguti GI, Numann PJ, Olutoye OO, Roy N, Weigel RJ (2019). Academic Advancement in Global Surgery: Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure: Recommendations From the American Surgical Association Working Group on Global Surgery. Ann Surg, 271(2), 279-282.
- Matsen CB, Ray D, Kaphingst KA, Zhang C, Presson AP, Finlayson SRG (2019). Patient Satisfaction With Decision Making Does Not Correlate With Patient Centeredness of Surgeons. J Surg Res, 246, 411-418.
- Stokes SM, Kim RY, Jacobs A, Esplin J, Kwok AC, Varghese TK Jr, Glasgow RE, Brooke BS, Finlayson SRG, Huang LC (2019). Home Disposal Kits for Leftover Opioid Medications After Surgery: Do They Work? J Surg Res, 245, 396-402.
- Finlayson SRG (2019). Tracking More and Better Surgical Evidence. Ann Surg, 270(2), e18.
- Bucher BT, Ferraro JP, Finlayson SRG, Chapman WW, Gundlapalli AV (2018). Use of Computerized Provider Order Entry Events for Postoperative Complication Surveillance. JAMA Surg, 154(4), 311-318.
- Smiley K, Ofori L, Spangler C, Acquaah-Arhin R, Deh D, Enos J, Manortey S, Baiden F, Finlayson S, Price R, McCrum M (2018). Safety Culture and Perioperative Quality at the Volta River Authority Hospital in Akosombo, Ghana. World J Surg, 43(1), 16-23.
- Swords DS, Mulvihill SJ, Skarda DE, Finlayson SRG, Stoddard GJ, Ott MJ, Firpo MA, Scaife CL (2017). Hospital-level Variation in Utilization of Surgery for Clinical Stage I-II Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Ann Surg, 269(1), 133-142.
- Ulrich CM, Himbert C, Boucher K, Wetter DW, Hess R, Kim J, Lundberg K, Ligibel JA, Barnes CA, Rushton B, Marcus R, Finlayson SRG, LaStayo PC, Varghese TK (2018). Precision-Exercise-Prescription in patients with lung cancer undergoing surgery: rationale and design of the PEP study trial. BMJ Open, 8(12), e024672.
- Kang D, Siddiqui S, Weiss H, Sifri Z, Krishnaswami S, Nwomeh B, Price R, Tarpley J, Finlayson S, Swaroop M (2018). Are we meeting ACGME core competencies? A systematic review of literature on international surgical rotations. Am J Surg, 216(4), 782-786.
- Lombardo S, Rosenberg JS, Kim J, Erdene S, Sergelen O, Nellermoe J, Finlayson SR, Price RR (2018). Cost and outcomes of open versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy in Mongolia. J Surg Res, 229, 186-191.
- Chen J, Presson A, Zhang C, Ray D, Finlayson S, Glasgow R (2018). Online physician review websites poorly correlate to a validated metric of patient satisfaction. J Surg Res, 227, 1-6.
- Saluja S, Nwomeh B, Finlayson SRG, Holterman AL, Jawa RS, Jayaraman S, Juillard C, Krishnaswami S, Mukhopadhyay S, Rickard J, Weiser TG, Yang GP, Shrime MG, Society of University Surgeons Global Academic Surgery Committee (2017). Guide to research in academic global surgery: A statement of the Society of University Surgeons Global Academic Surgery Committee. Surgery, 163(2), 463-466.
- Martin L, Presson AP, Zhang C, Ray D, Finlayson S, Glasgow R (2017). Association between surgical patient satisfaction and nonmodifiable factors. J Surg Res, 214, 247-253.
- Wakeam E, Hyder JA, Jiang W, Lipsitz SA, Finlayson S (2014). Risk and patterns of secondary complications in surgical inpatients. JAMA Surg, 150(1), 65-73.
Letter
- Lantz A, Holmer H, Finlayson S, Ricketts TC, Watters D, Gruen R, Hagander L (2015). International migration of surgeons, anaesthesiologists, and obstetricians. [Letter to the editor]. Lancet Glob Health, 3 Suppl 2, S11-2.
- Holmer H, Lantz A, Kunjumen T, Finlayson S, Hoyler M, Siyam A, Montenegro H, Kelley ET, Campbell J, Cherian MN, Hagander L (2015). Global distribution of surgeons, anaesthesiologists, and obstetricians. [Letter to the editor]. Lancet Glob Health, 3 Suppl 2, S9-11.