Thomas Weiser, MD
Thomas Weiser’s research focuses on evaluating the role of surgical care in the delivery of health services in resource poor settings, particularly low and middle income countries. He is interested in quality and cost effectiveness of care and strategies for improving the safety and reliability of surgical delivery in resource poor settings. Dr. Weiser was also a part of the WHO Safe Surgery Saves Lives program with Ariadne Labs’ Executive Director, Dr. Atul Gawande, and Ariadne Labs’ Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Bill Berry, where they created, implemented, evaluated and promoted the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist. He currently leads Clean Cut, a surgical infection prevention program he’s developing with Lifebox, a charity devoted to improving surgical safety worldwide.
Ten years ago, a team of medical experts were convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) to achieve a simple yet daunting goal. The WHO wanted to make surgery safer for everyone, everywhere. Not only that, the approach needed to be inexpensive and easy enough to impact millions of lives, in all medical settings. It… Continue reading Ten years later, Surgical Safety Checklist delivers better care for millions