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Benjamin S. Brooke

Benjamin S. Brooke, MD, PhD, FACS, DFSVS

Languages spoken: English

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  • Benjamin S. Brooke, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Surgery, Biomedical Informatics (adjunct), Population Health Sciences (adjunct), and Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery. He grew up in Salt Lake City, receiving his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Utah before heading east to complete his internship and residency in General Surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. During his surgical residency, Dr. Brooke received his Ph.D. in Clinical Investigation at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He then completed a fellowship in Vascular Surgery at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Dr. Brooke has a broad clinical practice focused on the open and endovascular treatment of aortic, visceral, carotid, and lower extremity arterial disease. He also provides dialysis vascular access, surgical treatment for thoracic outlet syndrome, and both open and catheter-based treatment of lower extremity venous insufficiency. In addition to clinical responsibilities, Dr. Brooke also leads surgical health services research efforts in the University of Utah’s Department of Surgery, serving as section chief of the Health Services Research Section and director of the Utah Intervention Quality and Implementation Research (U-INQUIRE) group. His research is focused on models to improve care coordination for surgical patients during transitions of care by leveraging health information technology (HIT), implementation science, as well as population health analytics. Dr. Brooke’s work has been funded by grants from PCORI, the National Institutes of Health, the VA, and the Office of the National Coordinator for HIT.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Surgery (Sub: General Surgery)
    American Board of Vascular Surgery
  • Benjamin S. Brooke, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Surgery, Biomedical Informatics (adjunct), Population Health Sciences (adjunct), and Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery. He grew up in Salt Lake City, receiving his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Utah before heading east to complete his internship and residency in General Surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. During his surgical residency, Dr. Brooke received his Ph.D. in Clinical Investigation at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He then completed a fellowship in Vascular Surgery at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Dr. Brooke has a broad clinical practice focused on the open and endovascular treatment of aortic, visceral, carotid, and lower extremity arterial disease. He also provides dialysis vascular access, surgical treatment for thoracic outlet syndrome, and both open and catheter-based treatment of lower extremity venous insufficiency. In addition to clinical responsibilities, Dr. Brooke also leads surgical health services research efforts in the University of Utah’s Department of Surgery, serving as section chief of the Health Services Research Section and director of the Utah Intervention Quality and Implementation Research (U-INQUIRE) group. His research is focused on models to improve care coordination for surgical patients during transitions of care by leveraging health information technology (HIT), implementation science, as well as population health analytics. Dr. Brooke’s work has been funded by grants from PCORI, the National Institutes of Health, the VA, and the Office of the National Coordinator for HIT.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Surgery -Primary
    Biomedical Informatics -Adjunct
    Population Health Sciences -Adjunct
    Academic Divisions Vascular Surgery
    Board Certification
    American Board of Surgery (Sub: General Surgery)
    American Board of Vascular Surgery

    Education history

    Other Training Health Science Leadership Development Program (HSLDP) - University of Utah School of Business
    Vascular Surgery - Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Fellow
    Chief Resident Administrative Chief Resident, General Surgery - Johns Hopkins Hospital Chief Resident
    Graduate Training Program in Clinical Investigation - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health & School of Medicine Ph.D.
    Research Fellow Surgery - Johns Hopkins Hospital Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    General Surgery - Johns Hopkins Hospital Intern/Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - University of Utah School of Medicine M.D.
    Biology - University of Virginia B.A.