Thomas Krummel

Professor and Chair of Surgery,
Stanford University Medical School
Co-Director, Biodesign Innovation Program
Stanford University
Stanford, CA

A native of Wisconsin, Tom completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin with a medical degree at the Medical College of Wisconsin. His surgical residency was at the Medical College of Virginia with a Fellowship in Pediatric Surgery at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh followed by a Research Fellowship both at MCV and UCSF. Following five years on the faculty at MCV he was named Professor of Surgery and Chief of Pediatric Surgery at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine and Surgeon-in-Chief at the Children's Hospital. In 1994 he was named John A. and Marian T. Waldhausen Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief at University Hospitals. In 1998 he moved to Stanford to assume the position as Emile Holman Professor of Surgery and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Stanford University. Krummel is a member of a number of professional societies including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Pediatric Surgical Association, the Society for clinical Surgery, and the American Surgical Association. In 1997 he was named a Director of the American Board of Surgery. He has served in leadership positions in many surgical organizations, and has been fortunate to have participated in the training of over 50 medical students and residents who have pursued productive careers in Surgery. Over the last 13 years he has been a pioneer in the application of information technology to enhance the quality and safety of surgical education and reduce its staggering cost. In collaboration with computer scientists, engineers and industry he has participated in the development of several surgical trainers and has begun the systematic study of their use and efficacy in surgical education.