Douglas W. Hanto, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.E.

Experience

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  Washington University School of Medicine

  Jan 1985 - Jan 1991

  • Associate Professor of Surgery

    Jan 1989 - Jan 1991

  • Director, Section of Transplantation

    Jan 1988 - Jan 1991

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery

    Jan 1985 - Jan 1989
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  University of Cincinnati

  Jan 1991 - Jan 2001

  Director, Liver Transplant Program 1991-2001 Director, Liver Transplant Program 1991-2001

  • Professor of Surgery

    Jan 1997 - Jan 2001

  • Associate Professor of Surgery

    Jan 1991 - Jan 1997
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  LifeCenter

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2001

  Medical Director

  Organ Procurement Organization (OPO)

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  Harvard Medical School

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2012

  Selected Committee Service:2004-2007 Promotions, Reappointments, and Appointments Committee2005-2006 Medical Education Reform In-Depth Experience Committee2006-2007 Task Force on Promotion Criteria (Revised the criteria for all promotions at HMS)2007-2012 Executive Committee, Harvard Longwood Medical Area T-32 Training Grant in Transplantation2008-2012 Ad Hoc Selection Committee to Review Applications for the Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Development Award (CSDA) and Select Harvard Medical School Nominees2009-2010 Task force on Faculty Development and Diversity2009-2010 Streamlining Promotions Task Force2009-2012 Subcommittee of Professors2009-2011 Self-Study Subcommittee on Faculty for Site Visit by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education2011-2012 Standing Committee on Conflicts of Interest and Commitment2011-2012 Advisory Committee to the Office of Faculty Affairs2012 Advisory Council on Organ and Tissue Transplants and Donations, Commonwealth of Massachusetts2002-2012 Member and Chair of numerous search committees and ad hoc promotion committees Show less

  • Lewis Thomas Professor of Surgery

    Jan 2003 - Jan 2012

  • Visiting Professor

    Jan 2001 - Jan 2003
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  Transplant Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2008

  Co-Director
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  Advanced Vascular Care

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2012

  Medical Director

  Led a partnership among the Departments of Surgery (Division of Transplantation), Medicine (Division of Nephrology), Radiology (Interventional Radiology), and Dr. Gary Gelbfish (dialysis access surgeon) to develop an outpatient facility dedicated to the outpatient care of patients requiring dialysis access. This included full-service care including pre-operative evaluation including vein mapping, inpatient access placement, outpatient follow-up, duplex ultrasound monitoring, fistulagram, percutaneous thrombectomy, angioplasty, and stenting, as well as dialysis catheter placement and removal. This led to high patient, physician, and dialysis unit satisfaction due to prompt same day treatment resulting in fewer lost dialysis sessions and better and longer functioning access. Show less

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  Transplant Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2012

  Clinical Director
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  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2012

  With the cooperation of many clinicians and the support of the hospital, I led a turnaround of the BIDMC clinical transplant program to a position of being one of the two largest and most comprehensive programs in New England with an emphasis on innovation, quality, outcomes, and patient service. I aligned support from the hospital administration and the departments of surgery, medicine, pathology, and research to develop an integrated business plan that combines volume, quality, and financial benchmarks for inpatient, outpatient, ancillary services, and research in what I refer to as a “mutual accountability model.” The model was accepted as a monitoring tool by all stakeholders and has been cited as a blueprint for other centers. We improved patient service and satisfaction and the clinical financial model and performance. I worked collaboratively with Dr. Terry Strom and Dr. Larry Turka to build on the strengths of the basic and translational research program that saw growth and expansion in NIH and other funding in the areas of tolerance induction, cytoprotection, liver regeneration, molecular profiling, vascular biology, and immunology. Show less

  • Associate Chairman of Surgery, Associate Surgeon-in-Chief

    Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  • Vice-Chair for Faculty Development and Academic Affairs

    Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  • Chief, Division of Transplantation

    Jan 2001 - Jan 2012

  • Acting Academic Chair, Department of Surgery

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2010
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  Washington University School of Medicine

  Dec 2012 - Oct 2014

  In my position as Associate Dean for Continuing Medical Education and Professor of Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine I am responsible for the oversight, administration, and provision of learning opportunities for physicians and allied health professionals. This includes maintaining accreditation of the CME program by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). In addition I provide the interface and coordination between the CME Program and other educational programs and administrative units at the School of Medicine. CME and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) is now focused on patient safety and quality improvement activities that demonstrate improved patient outcomes. This has led me to becoming educated in the field of patient safety and quality improvement including Lean training and Six Sigma Black Belt training (in progress). We have just completed a 3-year strategic and business plan for the CME Department that is now in its implementation phase. Our vision is to become a leader and innovator in providing practice and evidence-based education to healthcare professionals that meets their professional development, academic, and clinical practice needs and results in improved patient safety, quality of care, and patient outcomes at the individual, institutional, and population levels. The strategic areas of focus are: patient safety and quality improvement; content development and knowledge transfer;technology and content delivery; and outreach and engagement. Show less

  • Professor of Surgery with Tenure

    Dec 2012 - Oct 2014

  • Associate Dean for Continuing Medical Education

    Dec 2012 - Oct 2014
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  Harvard Medical School

  Dec 2012 - now

  Lewis Thomas Professor of Surgery Emeritus
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  Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

  Oct 2014 - Jan 2017

  Chief of Pediatric Liver Transplant
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  Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  Oct 2014 - Jan 2017

  I work in collaboration with the Transplant Center Administrator and staff to provide clinical and research oversight, strategic and business planning and quality and regulatory compliance for the Vanderbilt Transplant Center and its programs including adult and pediatric Heart, Lung, Kidney, Pancreas, and Liver Transplantation. I also work in partnership with transplant surgeons, transplant physicians, infectious disease physicians, transplant pharmacists, nurse practitioners, and nurses to provide high quality, cost effective transplant care, outstanding patient outcomes, and assure compliance with the policies and procedures of the regulatory agencies that provide oversight of the programs. These include CMS Conditions of Participation (CoP), UNOS/OPTN membership by-laws and policies, JC and other regulatory bodies as appropriate. I work with our teams to achieve outcome measures to meet the highest tier contracting (center of excellence or equivalent) with payers. I provide leadership in ht planning, implementation, and evaluation of transplant research programs.I am accountable for planning, directing and coordinating transplant activities with the following goals in mind:- Achieve operational excellence, as well as cost effective, high quality patient services-Achieve effective, funded transplant and transplant immunology clinical and basic research programs-Exhibit a high level of business knowledge and understanding of the external marketplace-Lead efforts to support regional network development and the coordination of care-Provide leadership in outreach and business development to grow programs and expand the communities that we serve-Establish strong professional relations with administration, physicians, and the Clinical Enterprise Group and Tennessee Donor Services.-Provide leadership and direction in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of activities-Demonstrate Elevate and Credo principles on a daily basis as duties are performed. Show less

  • Director, Vanderbilt Transplant Center and Professor of Surgery

    Jul 2015 - Jan 2017

  • Professor of Surgery & Associate Director of the Transplant Center

    Oct 2014 - Jul 2015
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  VA St. Louis Health Care System

  Jan 2017 - now

  Deputy Chief of Surgery

  Administratively I work with the current Acting Chief of Surgery to oversee all the Surgical Services at the VA St. Louis Health Care System including General Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Urology, Otolaryngology, Optometry, and Podiatry. Clinically I perform the breadth of open and laparoscopic general surgery as well as complex hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery.