David B. Tashjian, MD, FACS, FAAP

Department of Surgery
Division of Pediatric Surgery

Departmental/Divisional Leadership Roles

• Medical Director, Pediatric Trauma, Baystate Children's Hospital
• Associate Program Director, Surgery Residency, University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate

Academic Appointment

• Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate   

Education and Training

• Yale University/Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
  Fellowship, Pediatric Surgery (2003-2005)
• Tufts University School of Medicine/Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
  • Chief Surgical Resident (2002-2003)
  • Residency, Surgery (2001-2002, 1996-1999)
• New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
  M.D. (1992-1996)
• Amherst College, Amherst, MA
  B.A., Psychology (1988-1992)

Scholarly Foci

• Surgical education
• Pediatric trauma
• General pediatric surgery
• Neonatal surgery

Scholarly Activity

View a list of Dr. Tashjian's publications on the Scholarly Commons repository.

Professional Societies and Leadership Roles (Limit 5)

• Association of Program Directors in Surgery
  • Member (2018-present)
• Pediatric Trauma Society
  • Member (2017-present)
• New England Surgical Society
  • Member (2010-present)
• American Pediatric Surgical Association
  • Member (2007-present)
• International Pediatric Endosurgery Group
  • Member (2000-present)

Significant Honors and Awards

• Top Teacher, Tufts University Medical School (2016-2017, 2013-2014)
• Resident Teacher of the Year, Baystate Medical Center (2002-2003)
• Fellow, American College of Surgeons (2009)
• Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics (2006)

Contact Information

Department of Surgery
100 Wason Avenue
Springfield, MA 01107
413-794-2442
david.tashjian@baystatehealth.org