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John T Mullen, MD

Title(s)
Chair and Professor of Surgery
William N. and Bessie Allyn Professor in Surgery

Department(s)
Surgery

Education
Surgical Oncology Fellowship, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 2005
General Surgery Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital, 2003
Medical Doctorate (MD), University of California, Davis School of Medicine, 1996
Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of California, Berkeley, 1992

Contact Information

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Department of Surgery
One Medical Center Drive, 5th Floor
Lebanon NH 03756

Phone: 603-650-8618
Email: John.T.Mullen@dartmouth.edu

Assistant: Aine Moynihan
Asst. Email: Aine.M.Moynihan@hitchcock.org


Selected Publications

 

Barriers and Facilitators to Surgical Trainee Psychological Safety.
Chen JH, Pradarelli AA, Evans J, Matusko N, Naughton NN, Phitayakorn R, Mullen JT, Chang L, Johnson M, Thambi-Pillai T, Ryckman J, Alvarez-Downing M, Patel NM, Cassaro S, Ivascu F, Hughes DT, Sandhu G
JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Sep 2;8(9):e2534462. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.34462. Epub 2025 Sep 2.
PMID: 41021226

Characterizing the Relationships Amongst Psychological Safety, the Learning Environment, and Well-Being in Surgical Faculty and Trainees.
Pradarelli AA, Evans J, Matusko N, Naughton NN, Phitayakorn R, Mullen JT, Chang L, Johnson M, Thambi-Pillai T, Ryckman J, Alvarez-Downing M, Cassaro S, Ivascu F, Hughes DT, Sandhu G
J Surg Educ. 2025 Feb;82(2):103375. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2024.103375. Epub 2024 Dec 22.
PMID: 39718309

Preoperative Radiation Therapy is Not Associated with Postoperative Complications in Patients with Retroperitoneal Sarcoma.
Berclaz LM, Goldberg SI, Cohen S, MacDonald S, Delaney TF, Chen YL, Mullen JT
Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Mar;32(3):1522-1528. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-16584-z. Epub 2024 Nov 21.
PMID: 39570298

Implementation and Evaluation of an Academic Development Rotation for Surgery Residents.
Kochis MA, Cron DC, Coe TM, Secor JD, Guyer RA, Brownlee SA, Carney K, Mullen JT, Lillemoe KD, Liao EC, Boland GM
J Surg Educ. 2024 Nov;81(11):1748-1755. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2024.08.015. Epub 2024 Sep 23.
PMID: 39317122

Patient satisfaction with women vs men surgical interns and senior residents.
Witt EE, Jogerst K, Wojcik BM, Mansur A, Mullen JT, Petrusa ER, Phitayakorn R, McKinley SK
Am J Surg. 2024 Sep;235:115813. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.115813. Epub 2024 Jul 2.
PMID: 38991253

A Randomized Crossover Trial Evaluating the Impact of Cultural Dexterity Training on Surgical Residents' Knowledge, Cross-Cultural Care, Skills, and Beliefs: The Provider Awareness and Cultural Dexterity Training for Surgeons (PACTS) Trial.
Smink DS, Ortega G, Dacier BM, Petrusa ER, Chen YJ, Shaikh NQ, Allar BG, Chun MBJ, Green AR, Caldwell KE, Atkinson RB, Reidy E, Olufajo OA, Britt LD, Brittain MA, Zarate Rodriguez J, Swoboda SM, Cornwell EE, Lynch KA, Wise PE, Harrington DT, Kent TS, Mullen JT, Lipsett PA, Haider AH, and the PACTS Trial Group
Ann Surg. 2024 Sep 1;280(3):403-413. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006408. Epub 2024 Jun 26.
PMID: 38921829

Pedicled omental flaps for complex wound reconstruction following surgery for primary spine tumors of the mobile spine and sacrum.
Massaad E, Patel SS, Sten M, Shim J, Kiapour A, Mullen JT, Tobert DG, MacDonald S, Hornicek FJ, Shin JH
J Neurosurg Spine. 2024 Aug 1;41(2):283-291. doi: 10.3171/2024.2.SPINE231134. Epub 2024 May 24.
PMID: 38788228

AI Versus MD: Evaluating the surgical decision-making accuracy of ChatGPT-4.
Palenzuela DL, Mullen JT, Phitayakorn R
Surgery. 2024 Aug;176(2):241-245. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2024.04.003. Epub 2024 May 19.
PMID: 38769038

Teaching cultural dexterity in surgical care: As essential to a surgeon's skill set as tying a knot.
Ortega G, Dacier BM, Zarate Rodriguez J, Chun MBJ, Udyavar NR, Allar BG, Green AR, Haider AH, Smink DS, PACTS Trial Group
Am J Surg. 2024 Nov;237:115705. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.03.001. Epub 2024 Mar 11.
PMID: 38531750

Utility of LEF1 to differentiate desmoid fibromatosis from its histologic mimics.
Jobbagy S, Lozano-Calderon S, Mullen JT, Nielsen GP, Hung YP, Chebib I
Virchows Arch. 2024 May;484(5):807-813. doi: 10.1007/s00428-024-03782-z. Epub 2024 Mar 19.
PMID: 38503969

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