Dr. Crawford
Dr. Crawford is a board-certified general surgeon inspired by the strength and resilience of her patients facing breast cancer. Dr. Crawford has seen that treating disease is only part of helping people feel their best.
Her interest in aesthetic medicine stemmed from this, inspiring her to become certified by the Board of the American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine. Her goal in pursuing this is to support people’s confidence by helping them put their best selves forward. Her approach is to collaborate with her clients in developing a customized enhancement of their appearance. Dr. Crawford has partnered with a local non-profit organization supporting breast cancer survivors.
Dr. Crawford brings this philosophy of collaboration and customization to Prosilience Studio, where she enjoys working with people to highlight their natural beauty. A firm believer that feeling confident in one’s appearance brings out one’s inner beauty, Dr. Crawford strives to provide her clients with aesthetic services that help them to look and feel their very best.
Education
Dr. Crawford is a board-certified general surgeon and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons with special interest in minimally invasive and breast surgery. After graduation from the University of Vermont College of Medicine, she completed a surgical residency at New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, and fellowship at Brown University’s Warren Alpert Medical School. As an attending at Cambridge Health Alliance, she served as faculty at Harvard Medical School. She is currently Chief of Surgery at a critical access hospital.
Credentials and experience
Education
- Vassar College, 1993 - BA in Biopsychology
- Albany Medical College, 1997 - MS in Anatomy, Cell Biology and Neurobiology (PI: Helen Molinari)
- University of Vermont College of Medicine, 2003 - MD in Medicine, Senior Surgery Major
Board Certification
- The American Board of Surgery
Affiliations
- American College of Surgeons
- Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
- Boston Surgical Society
- The Association for Surgical Education
- New England Surgical Society
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- Medical Education Academy at Harvard Medical School
- American Society of Breast Surgeons
Accolades
- Best Oral Presentation, New York Methodist Hospital Presentation of original, Presentation of Oral Research - 2007
- Recognition of Excellence on Team Project, Surgical Leadership Program, Harvard Medical School, Development and Presentation of operative case triage system during pandemic
Postdoctoral Training
- Intern Resident, Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, 07/03 - 06/08
- Fellow Teaching Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 07/08 - 06/09
- Fellow, Medical Education, Mount Auburn Hospital, 09/14 - 06/15
- Certificant, Surgical Leadership Program, Harvard Medical School, 09/19-2/21
Faculty Academic Appointments
- Instructor, Surgery, Harvard Medical School/Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 11/13 - 1/21
Appointments at Hospitals/Affiliated Institutions
- General and Breast Surgeon, Seacoast Surgery, 07/09 - 1/10
- General and Breast Surgeon, Reliant Medical Group, 07/10-03/13
- General and Breast Surgeon, Cambridge Health Alliance Physicians’ Organization, 11/13-1/21
- Breast Surgeon, Milford Regional Physician Group, 1/21 - 11/21
- General Surgeon, Valley Regional Hospital, 12/22 - Current
Professional Positions
- Research Assistant, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 1997-1998
- Research Assistant, Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 1998-1999
- Locums Physician, Medicus Healthcare Solutions, 9/13-11/13
- Locums Physician, All-Star Recruiting, 2023 - Current
Leadership Positions
- Co-director, Cambridge Health Alliance Center Conference, Cambridge Health Alliance Breast Center Conference, 2014 - 2021
- Surgical Head of OR Simulation, Cambridge Health Alliance, 2014 - 2021
- Director, Transitional Residency Program, 2015 - 2021
- Chief of Surgery, Valley Regional Hospital, 2023 - Current
Local Committee Service
- Bariatric Surgery Committee, Reliant Medical Group, 2012-2013
- Operating Room Simulation Committee, Cambridge Health Alliance, 2014 - 2021
- Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, Cambridge Health Alliance, 2015 - 2021
- Blood Management Committee, Cambridge Health Alliance, 2015 - 2021
- Cancer Committee, Cancer Registry, Cambridge Health Alliance, 2019 - 2021
Regional Committee Services
- Simulation Content Consultant, Charles River Analytics, 2014
Editorial Activities
- Medical Student Simulation - based Surgical Skills Curriculum Reviewer, American College of Surgeons/Association for Surgical Education, 2018
- Management of Choledocholithiasis Guideline Reviewer, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, 2019
- Management of Hiatal Hernia Guideline Reviewer, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, 2021
- Abstract Reviewer, Surgical Endoscopy, 2023
- Manuscript Reviewer, New England Surgical Society, 2023