Steven C. Stain, MD, Named Chair of Surgery at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Burlington, MA – Steven C. Stain, MD, has been named Chair of the Department of Surgery at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center. Stain is a nationally recognized hepatobiliary surgeon, treating issues related to the liver, bile duct and pancreas.
Prior to joining LHMC, Stain served as Professor of Surgery and Chair of the Department of Surgery at Albany Medical College. Prior to that, he served as Professor of Surgery and Chair of the Department of Surgery at Meharry Medical College and Professor of Surgery at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, both in Nashville, Tennessee.
“I am honored to be selected to lead the Department of Surgery and follow in the tradition of surgical excellence at Lahey Hospital,” said Stain. “It is a privilege to lead an extremely talented group of colleagues and continue to innovate in ways that improve health outcomes for our patients.”
With research interests focusing on hepatobiliary surgery, cancer, and disparities in healthcare, Stain has authored or co-authored 131 peer-reviewed manuscripts and 10 book chapters, along with one book. He has served on the editorial board of five scientific journals and has been an ad hoc reviewer for multiple journals.
Stain has been active in multiple national organizations including Chair of the Board of Governors of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), and is currently on the ACS Board of Regents. He has been on the governing boards of the Western Surgical Association, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Southern Medical Association, American Surgical Association and has been President of the Western Surgical Association, the Society of Surgical Chairs, Society of Black Academic Surgeons, and has chaired surgical sections of the National Medical Association and the Southern Medical Association. He is a senior director of the American Board of Surgery also served as Chair from 2009-10. Previously, he served as the Chair of the Residency Review Committee for Surgery, the Recorder of the American Surgical Association, and he is currently the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract.
Stain received his undergraduate and medical school degrees from the University of California–Irvine, and he went on to complete residency training in general surgery and a fellowship in surgical critical care at Los Angeles County–University of Southern California Medical Center. He completed fellowship training in hepatobiliary surgery at the Clinic for Visceral and Transplantation Surgery at the University of Bern in Switzerland.
About Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (LHMC) is a world-renowned tertiary academic medical center known for its innovative technology, pioneering medical treatments and leading-edge research. As a physician-led hospital, LHMC offers a legacy of care and education committed to putting the patient at the center through a multidisciplinary, collaborative and team-based approach. LHMC’s research efforts and clinical trials cross numerous medical disciplines, providing patients with access to the latest options in treatment and care.
LHMC is a part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, a health care system that brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, more than 4,700 physicians and 39,000 employees in a shared mission to expand access to great care and advance the science and practice of medicine through groundbreaking research and education.
