New Associate Editor for the Journal of Surgical Research

Dr. Hoffman is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Vice Chair of Education and Research for the Geisinger Surgery Institute, and Associate Program Director of the Geisinger Central General Surgery Residency Program. Her clinical practice focuses on colon and rectal surgery, and her academic interests include innovative approaches to surgical training and assessment, polygenic risk scores for diverticulitis, and outcomes in patients undergoing colon resection. She is a Distinguished Member of the Geisinger Academy of Educators and an Associate Member of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Academy of Master Surgeon Educators. In the Association of Surgical Education, she currently serves as Vice Chair of the Vice Chairs of Education Committee as well as a member of the Faculty Development Committee and the Surgical Education Research Committee. She also serves as the ACS Young Fellows Association Representative to the Board of Regents Scholarship Committee.