New York, New York, United States
David W. Dietz, MD is Professor of Surgery and Vice Chair of Value and Transformation in the Department of Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Dr. Dietz holds a Master’s Degree in Healthcare Delivery Science from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business and Geisel School of Medicine and has a keen interest in improving the value of surgical care. He is a founding member and current Vice Chair of the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer, a quality program of the American College of Surgeons that aims to improve outcomes for U.S. rectal cancer patients. Dr. Dietz is nationally-renowned for reoperative abdominal and pelvic surgery, redo pelvic pouch surgery, locally-advanced and recurrent rectal cancer, and continent ileostomy surgery. His patients travel from across the country to Cleveland, OH for his expertise. He is a frequent national and international speaker on clinical colorectal surgery, quality improvement, and high value surgical care.