Paul Taheri, MD, MBA
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Biography
Paul Taheri, MD, MBA, is Chief Executive Officer of Yale Medicine, and a Deputy Dean at the Yale School of Medicine, providing leadership for a rapidly expanding physician organization that combines the best compassionate care with the latest in advancing medicine. He joined Yale Medicine from University of Vermont (UVM), where he was President and CEO of the UVM Medical Group in Burlington, and Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, as well as a professor of surgery. Before that he was Division Chief of Trauma, Burn and Critical Care, and then Vice Chair of Surgery at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he completed his MBA at the Ross School of Business. Dr. Taheri, who is originally from Buffalo, N.Y., completed his medical degree at New York University and his general surgical residency at Tulane University. Yale Medicine’s CEO is also the past chair of the Group on Faculty Practices for the Association of American Medical Colleges and an examiner for the American Board of Surgery. He has lectured broadly on various business topics, including cost of care, physician leadership and system optimizations.
Education & Training
- MBAUniversity of Michigan School of Business Administration (1999)
- ResidencyTulane University Medical Center (1992)
- FellowshipTulane University Medical Center (1992)
- ResidencyState University of New York at Buffalo (1991)
- MDNew York University School of Medicine (1988)
- BSSt. Lawrence University, Biology/Chemistry (1984)
Certifications
- Board CertificationAB of Surgery, Surgery General (1995, recertified: 2016)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Recognition of your Outstanding Dedication and Commitment to Service in the Community | Arab-American Chaldean Council, Detroit, MI | 2003 |
Appointed Member | American College of Surgeons Young Surgeons | 1998 |
Chairperson | Trauma Registry for the State of Michigan | 1998 |
Trauma Site Reviewer | State of Pennsylvania Trauma System | 1998 |
Young Surgeons Award | 1998 The Michigan Chapter American College of Surgeons, Boyne, MI | 1998 |
ACS Regional Committee on Trauma (MCOT) Associate Member | ACS Regional Committee on Trauma (MCOT) | 1997 |
General Motors Trauma Fellowship Award | General Motors | 1996 |
Resident Teaching Award | Tulane University, New Orleans, LA | 1994 |
First Prize | Department of Surgery Resident Research, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA | 1993 |
Second Prize | American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma Basic Science Research Award, San Diego, CA | 1993 |
Academic Achievement Acknowledgment Inservice Examination | Tulane University Department of Surgery, New Orleans, LA | 1992 |
First Prize Research Paper Award | New Orleans Surgical Society | 1992 |
First Prize, “Analysis of regional hemo-dynamic regulation in response to scald injury” | Louisiana State Committee on Trauma | 1992 |
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Academic Scholarship for Post-graduate Course Tuition | American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, New Orleans, LA | 1992 |
First Prize presentation | American College of Surgeons Region VI Trauma Contest, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX | 1992 |
Research Scholarship | Tulane Surgical Society, New Orleans, LA | 1991 |
Academic Achievement Award | S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo, Department of Surgery, Inservice Examination, Buffalo, NY | 1990 |
Teaching Preceptor | S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY | 1989 |
President | New York University School of Medicine Student Council, New York, NY | 1986 |
Anatomy Teaching Fellow | New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY | 1985 |