MIDDLETOWN – Garnet Health has announced that Douglas James, MD, has been appointed as the Associate Program Director for the General Surgery Residency within Garnet Health’s Graduate Medical Education program. As a critical care surgeon, Dr. James serves as the Medical Director for Garnet Health’s Level II Trauma Center and has been with the organization since July 2021.
Garnet Health Medical Center is a teaching facility and home to several residency programs. Residents are medical-school graduates with a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree who take part in post-graduate training programs. Residents work in hospitals and outpatient doctors’ offices to continue their education and medical training in a specialized field under the supervision of attending physicians.
“Academic medical centers train the next generation of physicians, and many studies support better patient outcomes than at nonteaching hospitals,” said Ryan Punsalan, MD, FACP, FHM, Designated Institutional Official for Garnet Health’s Graduate Medical Education and Program Director for Garnet Health’s Internal Medicine Residency Program. “As a medical educator for many years, Dr. James joins an exemplary team dedicated to the highest of standards in education and medical care.”
Dr. James received his medical degree from Tulane University. He completed his residency in General Surgery at State University of New York – Downstate Medical Center, as well as two fellowships—one in Pediatric Trauma at Cohen Children’s Medical Center and the other in Trauma Critical Care at Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College. He is board certified in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care.
