Neal E. Seymour, MD

Department of Surgery
Division of General Surgery

Institutional Leadership Roles

• Vice Chair for Clinical and Educational Affairs, Department of Surgery at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate
• Program Director, Surgery Residency at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate
• Medical Director, Baystate Simulation Center-Goldberg Surgical Skills Lab

Academic Appointment

• Professor of Surgery at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate

Education and Training

• State University of New York Health Science Center, Brooklyn, NY
  • Fellowship, Research (1986-1988)
  • Residency, General Surgery (1984-1991)
• Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
  M.D. (1980-1984)
• Columbia University, New York, NY
  B.A., Liberal Arts (1976-1980)

Scholarly Foci

• Surgical education research
• Medical simulation training and research
• Minimally invasive surgical skills training and assessment

Scholarly Activity

View a list of Dr. Seymour's publications in the Scholarly Commons repository.

Professional Societies and Leadership Roles

• American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators
  • Member (2022-present))
• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
  • Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) Committee
    • Co-Chair (2017-present)
  • FLS and FES Test Center Accreditation Committee
    • Chair (2017-present)
• American College of Surgeons, Massachusetts Chapter
  • Communications Committee
    • Chair (2022-present)
  • Chapter Council
    • Member (2017-present)
  • Program Committee
    • Chair (2019-2020)
• Association of Program Directors in Surgery
  • Research Committee
    • Member (2016-present)
  • Program Director Mentorship Group
    • Member (2012-present)
  • Board of Directors
    • Member (2012-2019)

Significant Honors and Awards (Limit 5)

• New England Surgical Society Healthcare Policy Scholarship, American College of Surgeons (2015-2016)
• Associate Examiner, American Board of Surgery Certifying Examination (2001, 2003, 2011)
• Fellow, American College of Surgeons (1994)
• Career Development Fellowship, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (1992-1994)
• Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society (1990)

Contact Information

Department of Surgery
759 Chestnut Street
Springfield, MA 01199
413-794-3175
Neal.Seymour@baystatehealth.org

(Updated February 2023)