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– Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of General and GI Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
– Assistant Program Director, Simulation and Skills Development, Department of Surgery, Emory University
– Acting Chief, Division of General Surgery, Atlanta VA Medical Center
Telephone: 404.727.1540
E-mail: david.mcclusky@va.gov
Certification: American Board of Surgery
Year Joined Emory as a Faculty Member: 2008
Atlanta VA Medical Center
Emory University Hospital
The Emory Clinic
Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL, Class of 2000
General Surgery Residency, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 2000-2007
Research Fellowship, Emory Endosurgery Unit, Emory University, 2002-2004
Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship, Mayo Clinic-Jacksonville, FL, 2007-2008
American College of Surgeons National Resident Award for Exemplary Teaching, 2007
J. D. Martin Emory Surgical Resident Award, 2005
Associate Editor, Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques
American College of Surgeons, Associate
Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons: Board Member (Candidate Member Representative); Co-Editor, SAGES Surgical Wiki; Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery Committee; Resident Education Committee; Web Task Force
GME Committee, Association for Surgical Education
Hernia surgery
Gastrointestinal and digestive diseases
Minimally invasive surgery
Quality improvement
Surgical education (medical student/resident/CME)
Technical skills development using simulation training