Dr. Roy Phitayakorn completed his residency training in general surgery at Case Western Reserve University in 2009 and an endocrine surgery fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital in 2011. Dr. Phitayakorn is an Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School with a practice in general surgery and endocrine surgery. Dr. Phitayakorn is also the MGH Department of Surgery Director of Medical Student Education and Surgical Education Research and the Co-Director of the Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»-accredited MGH Surgery Education Research and Simulation Fellowship program.Â
Dr. Phitayakorn has a Master’s degree in Medical Education from the University of Illinois at Chicago (MHPE). Dr. Phitayakorn was an external examination consultant for the American Board of Surgery and develops medical education content for the Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³». Dr. Phitayakorn is also a faculty member for several national medical education courses and institutions including the Harvard Macy Institute, the ACS(Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³») Surgeons as Educators course, the Institute of Medical Simulation, the ACSSurgical Education Principles and Practice course, the ACSCertificate in Applied Surgical Education Leadership, and the Harvard Medical School Training to Teachers Egypt, Mongolia, and China programs.Â