Barbara J. Pettitt, MD

Faculty Appointments
	Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
	Director of Education, Emory Endosurgery Unit
	Surgical Clerkship (M3) Director, Department of Surgery, Emory
	Director, M4 Programs, Department of Surgery, Emory

Clinical Appointments
	Chief of Surgery, Hughes Spalding Children's Hospital
	Chief, Pediatric Surgical Services, Grady Health System

Telephone
	404.616.3550

Affiliation
	Grady Health System

Board Certification
	American Board of Surgery, 1982, 1990, Recertified 2001
	Certificate of Special Competence in Pediatric Surgery, 1988, 1995, Recertified 2005
	Certificate of Special Competence in Surgical Critical Care, 1987, 1994, Recertified 2005
	Instructor, Advanced Trauma Life Support, 1986
	Instructor, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, 1989

Medical School
	Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, Class of 1976

Postgraduate Training
	General Surgery Internship and Residency, Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center, 1976-1981
	Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 1982-1984

Postdoctoral Honors and Awards
	ASE's Philip J. Wolfson 2009 Outstanding Teaching Award "for national recognition of outstanding abilities as a teacher of surgery," Association for Surgical Education/Association of Program Directors
	Reviewer, National Board of Medical Examiners 2004 Surgery Subject Examination
	Heritage Day Guest Speaker, Central College, 1997
	Nominated for Outstanding Teaching Award, Emory University School of Medicine Class of 1996
	Distinguished Alumna, Central College, 1990
	Who's Who in American Women, 1989
	Who's Who in Georgia, 1988
	National Finalist, White House Fellowship, 1984
	Outstanding Young Women of the Year, State of Pennsylvania-State Finalist, 1984, State of Georgia, 1986

Current Organizational Memberships
	Fellow, American College of Surgeons
	Fellow, Surgical Section, Georgia Chapter School Health Committee: American Academy of Pediatrics
	Charter Member, Georgia Coalition of Medical Educators
	American Medical Women's Association
	Southeastern Surgical Congress
	Association of Women Surgeons
	Phi Delta Epsilon Medical Fraternity
	Society of Graduate Surgeons of LAC-USC Medical Center
	American Pediatric Surgical Association
	American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
	Georgia Surgical Society
	American Medical Association
	Assessment and Evaluation Committee, Faculty Development Committee: Association for Surgical Education
	Greater Atlanta Pediatric Society
	Medical Association of Georgia
	Medical Association of Atlanta
	American Trauma Society
	Atlanta Women's Medical Alliance
	International Pediatric Endosurgery Group
	Atlanta Surgical Society

Clinical Interests
	Pediatric trauma
	Surgical newborn physiology

Research Interests
	Surgical and medical education, including evaluation of instructional and assessment methods, needs assessments of various learner populations, and validation of instruction and assessment of various methods of technical skills training
	Injury prevention
	School disaster planning

Year Joined Emory as a Faculty Member
	1985

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