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Samantha Ahle, MD, MHS

Clinical Educator of Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

(401) 553-8341

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Specialties

Board Certification:
American Board of Surgery

Education:
MD - George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
MHS - Med Ed, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Residency:
Categorical Surgery Resident - Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Fellowship:
Pediatric Surgery Fellow - Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Memberships in Societies:
American College of Surgeons
American Pediatric Surgical Association
Association for Academic Surgery
Association for Surgical Education

Hospital Affiliations:
Rhode Island Hospital
Hasbro Children’s Hospital
Women & Infants Hospital
The Miriam Hospital

In the News

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journals and Publications

  1. A. Jurjus, J. Lee, S. Ahle, K. Brown, E. Goldman, G. Butera, and J. Krapf. “Anatomical knowledge retention in third year medical students prior to OB/GYN and surgery rotations.” Anat Sci Educ. 2014 Nov 12;7(6):461-8.
  2. Ahle, S. L., Cardella, J. A., Cleary, M. A., Stitelman, D. H., Sarac, T. P., & Caty, M. G. (2017). Repair of a mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm in a neonate using an everted jugular vein patch. Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 3(4), 218-220. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvscit.2017.08.003
  3. Farrelly, J. S., Weiss, R. M., Copel, J. A., Porto, A. F., Ahle, S. L., Luks, V. L., … & Stitelman, D. H. (2018). An atypical case of megacystis microcolon intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome with extended survival and consistent bowel function. Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 30, 48-51.
  4. Ahle, S. L., Healy, J. M., & Pei, K. Y. (2019). Prediction of Postoperative Surgical Risk: A Needs Assessment for a Medical Student Curriculum. Journal of surgical education, 76(1), 89-92.
  5. Chiu, A. S., Ahle, S. L., Freedman-Weiss, M. R., Yoo, P. S., & Pei, K. Y. (2019). The impact of a curriculum on postoperative opioid prescribing for novice surgical trainees. The American Journal of Surgery, 217(2), 228-232.
  6. Ahle, S. L., Chiu, A. S., Jean, R. A., & Pei, K. Y. (2019). Evaluating a novel surgical risk assessment curriculum for medical students. The American Journal of Surgery, 217(2), 261-265.
  7. Farrelly, J. S., Bianchi, A. H., Ricciardi, A. S., Buzzelli, G. L., Ahle, S. L., Freedman-Weiss, M. R., … & Stitelman, D. H. (2018). Alginate microparticles loaded with basic fibroblast growth factor induce tissue coverage in a rat model of myelomeningocele. Journal of pediatric surgery. Ahle SL, Chiu A, Jean R, Pei K. Evaluating a Novel Surgical Risk Assessment Curriculum for Medical Students. American Journal of Surgery, Feb 2019
  8. Ahle SL, Schuller M, Clark MJ, Williams RG, Wnuk G, Fryer JP, George BC. Do End-of-Rotation Evaluations Adequately Assess Readiness to Operate?. Academic Medicine. 2019 Dec 1;94(12):1946-52.
  9. Ahle SL, Eskender M, Schuller M, Carnes E, Chen X, Koehler J, Willey G, Latif A, Doyle J, Wnuk G, Fryer JP. The Quality of Operative Performance Narrative Feedback: A Retrospective Data Comparison Between End of Rotation Evaluations and Workplace-based Assessments. Annals of Surgery. 2020 Jun 4.
  10. Ahle SL, Gielissen K, Keene DE, Blasberg JD. Understanding entrustment decision-making by surgical program directors. Journal of Surgical Research. 2020 May 1;249:74-81.
  11. Ahle S, Badru F, Damle R, Osei H, Munoz-Abraham AS, Bajinting A, Barbian ME, Bhatia AM, Gingalewski C, Greenspon J, Hamilton N. Multicenter retrospective comparison of spontaneous intestinal perforation outcomes between primary peritoneal drain and primary laparotomy. Journal of pediatric surgery. 2020 Jul 1;55(7):1270-5.
  12. Shaughnessy MP, Ahle SL, Oliveira K, Longo WE, Yoo PS. Improving Satisfaction With Operating Room Feedback: An Effective, Low-Profile, No-Cost Intervention. Journal of surgical education. 2019 Nov 1;76(6):e138-45.
  13. Ötleş E, Kendrick DE, Solano QP, Schuller M, Ahle SL, Eskender MH, Carnes E, George BC. Using Natural Language Processing to Automatically Assess Feedback Quality: Findings From 3 Surgical Residencies. Academic Medicine. 2021 Sep 28;96(10):1457-60.
  14. Randle RW, Ahle SL, Elfenbein DM, Hildreth AN, Lee CY, Greenberg JA, Schenarts PJ, Kempenich JW. Surgical Trainees’ sense of responsibility for patient outcomes: a multi-institutional appraisal. Journal of Surgical Research. 2020 Nov 1;255:58-65.
  15. Freedman-Weiss MR, Wu D, Maassel N, Ullrich SJ, Ahle SL, Roberts K, Farrelly JS, Buzzelli G, Saltzman WM, Stitelman DH. Engineering alginate microparticles for optimized accumulation in Fetal Rat Myelomeningocele. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2021 Apr 15.
  16. Maassel N, Farrelly J, Coman D, Freedman-Weiss M, Ahle S, Ullrich S, Yung N, Hyder F, Stitelman D. Diffusion weighted imaging as a biomarker of retinoic acid induced myelomeningocele. Plos one. 2021 Jun 30;16(6):e0253583.
  17. Ullrich SJ, Freedman-Weiss M, Ahle S, Mandl HK, Piotrowski-Daspit AS, Roberts K, Yung N, Maassel N, Bauer-Pisani T, Ricciardi AS, Egan ME. Nanoparticles for delivery of agents to fetal lungs. Acta Biomaterialia. 2021 Mar 15;123:346-53.
  18. Solano QP, Hayward L, Chopra Z, Quanstrom K, Kendrick D, Abbott KL, Kunzmann M, Ahle S, Schuller M, Ötleş E, George BC. Natural Language Processing and Assessment of Resident Feedback Quality. Journal of Surgical Education. 2021 Jun 21.

Other Media

Other

  1. E-modules for GWUSMHS Integrated Curriculum Website
  • “Abdominal Wall and Surgical Incisions” by Ahle, J. Lee and R.A. Jurjus
  • “Inguinal Hernias” by Ahle, J.Lee, R. Bohn and R.A. Jurjus
  • “Appendicitis” by Ahle, J. Lee and R.A. Jurjus
  • “Gallbladder Disease” by Ahle, J. Lee and R.A. Jurjus

Abstracts

  1. Ahle SL, Samenow C: Creating a Mental Health Intervention for First Year Medical Student, Presented at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Research Day, Washington, DC, 2012
  2. Ahle SL, Lee J, Krapf J, Goldman E, Jurjus RA: Anatomical Knowledge retention prior to Surgical Rotations, Presented at Northeastern Group on Educational Affairs, New York, NY, 2013
  3. Ahle SL, Holzner M, Lee J, Butera G, Goldman E, Jurjus RA: Nesting E-Modules in the Surgery Clerkship to Decrease the Anatomical Knowledge Gap and Improve Integrated Learning, Presented at Northeastern Group on Educational Affairs, New Haven, CT,
  4. Jurjus RA, Brown K, Ahle SL, Goldman E, Butera G, Ferzli M, Krapf J: Improving Anatomical Knowledge Retention n Medical Students Entering the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinical Rotation by Nesting Interactive Modules, Presented at Northeastern Group on Educational Affairs, New Haven, CT, 2014
  5. Grisotti G, Ahle SL, Killam J, Mathur M, Zucconi W, Pei KY: Remember the Radiologists: Incorporating Radiology into a Bootcamp for Senior Medical Students Pursuing Surgical Residency, Presented at Yale Medical Education Day, New Haven, CT, 2017
  6. Grisotti G, Ahle SL, Thiessen C, Kim AW: The Resident Liaison for Students (RELIeFS) Program in the Core Surgery Clerkship of Medical Student Education: Advantages for Students and Residents, Presented at Yale Medical Education Day, New Haven, CT, 2017
  7. Farrelly JS, Bianchi AH, Ricciardi AS, Ahle SL, Luks VL, Saltzman WM, Stitelman DH: Intra-Amniotic Delivery of Biodegradable Microparticles and Nanoparticles to the Spinal Defect in a Rat Myelomeningocele Model, Presented at American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy, Washington, DC, 2017
  8. Ahle SL, Healy JM, Pei KY: Prediction of Postoperative Surgical Risk: A Needs Assessment for Formal Curriculum, Presented at The Academic Surgical Congress, Jacksonville, FL, 2018
  9. Freedman-Weiss, MR, Chiu AS, Ahle SL, Cowles RA, Ozgediz DE, Christison-Lagay ER, Solomon DG, Caty MG, Stitelman DH: Opioid Prescribing Habits of Pediatric Versus General Surgeons Following Laparoscopic Appendectomy, Presented at The Academic Surgical Congress, Jacksonville, FL, 2018
  10. Ahle SL, Farrelly JS, Ricciardi AS, Luks VL, Saltzman WM, Stitelman DH: Characterizing the Biodistribution of Intravenously and Intra-Amniotically Injected Nanoparticles in Rat Fetuses, Presented at New England Surgical Society, Bretton Woods, NH, 2017
  11. Ahle SL, Jean RA, Chiu AS, Pei KY: Evaluating a Novel Surgical Risk Assessment Curriculum for Medical Students, Presented at The Association for Surgical Education, Austin, TX, 2018
  12. Chiu AS, Ahle SL, Jean RA, Yoo PS, Pei KY: The Impact of a Curriculum on Opioid Prescribing for Novice Surgical Trainees, Presented at The Association for Surgical Education, Austin, TX, 2018
  13. Farrelly JS, Bianchi A, Buzzelli G, Ricciardi A, Ahle SL, Luks V, Saltzman WM, Stitelman DH: Intra-Amniotic Injection with Microparticles Loaded with Fibroblast Growth Factor Causes Partial Spinal Cord Coverage in Rat Myelomeningocele, Presented at the International Fetal Medicine & Surgery Society, Jackson Hole, WY, 2018
  14. Ahle SL, Saxena S, Badru F, Munoz S, Damle R, Osei H, Bathia A, Chatoorgoon K, Gingalewski, C, Greenspon J, Hamilton N, Fitzpatrick C, Stitelman DH, Strand M, Villalona GA: Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation: A Multicenter Retrospective Comparison of Outcomes Between Primary Peritoneal Drain Versus Primary Laparotomy with Stoma and Evaluation of Factors Associated with Primary Peritoneal Drain Failure, Presented at the American Pediatric Surgical Association, Palm Desert, CA, 2018
  15. Farrelly JS, Bianchi A, Buzzelli G, Ricciardi A, Ahle SL, Luks V, Saltzman WM, Stitelman DH: Intra-Amniotic Injection of Alginate Microparticles Loaded with Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Results in Partial Soft Tissue Coverage of the Spinal Defect in a Rat Myelomeningocele Model, Presented at the American Pediatric Surgical Association, Palm Desert, CA, 2018
  16. Ahle SL, Clark MJ, Williams RH, Wnuk G, Schuller M, Fryer JP, George BC: Do End of Rotation Evaluations Measure Operative Performance? A Comparison of End of Rotation Evaluations to Just-in-Time Assessment, Presented at Yale Medical Education Day, New Haven, CT, 2018
  17. Gielissen K, Wijesekera T, Ahle SL, Windish D: Trusting Trainees: A Qualitative Study of Entrustment Decision Making in Internal Medicine Program Directors, Presented at Yale Medical Education Day, New Haven, CT, 2018-Award winner
  18. Farrelly JS, Bianchi A, Ricciardi AS, Buzzelli G, Ahle SL, Freedman-Weiss MR, Luks VL, Saltzman WM, Stitelman DH: Alginate microparticles loaded with basic fibroblast growth factor induce tissue coverage in a rat model of myelomeningocele, Presented at the New England Surgical Society, Portland, ME, 2018
  19. Ahle SL, Gielissen K, Keene DE, Blasberg JD: Understanding Entrustment Decision Making By Surgical Program Directors, Presented at the New England Surgical Society, Portland, ME, 2018. Poster of Distinction.
  20. Ahle SL, Spindler S, DiRito J, Freedman-Weiss MR, Luks V, Pitrowski-Daspit AS, Goodfriend AC, Mandl H, Ullrich S, Tietjen GT, Saltzman WM, Stitelman DH: Nanoparticle Delivery to Fetal Mouse Lungs for Therapeutic Nucleotide Delivery, Presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics, Orlando, FL, 2018. Rosenkrantz basic science research award nominee.
  21. Randle, RW; Ahle, SL; Elfenbein, DW; Hildreth, AN; Greenberg, JA; Schenarts PJ; Kempenich, JW. Surgical Trainees’ Sense of Responsibility for Patient Outcomes: Results of a Multi-Institutional Survey, Presented at the Academic Surgical Congress, Houstan, TX, 2019.
  22. Shaughnessy, M; Ahle, SL; Olivera, K; Longo, WE; Yoo, PS. Improving Satisfaction with Operating Room Feedback: An Effective, Low-Profile, No-Cost Intervention. Presented at The Association for Surgical Education, Chicago, IL, 2019.
  23. Ahle, SL, Schuller, MC, Carnes, E, Eskender, M, Doyle, J, Koehler, J, Shaughness, G, Han, HY, Suh, BY, Chen, XL, Latif, A, Wnuk, G, Fryer, JP, Mellinger, JD, George, BC. The Quality of Operative Performance Narrative Feedback: A comparison between end of rotation evaluations and SIMPL. Presented at the Association for Surgical Education Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2019.
  24. Gielissen, K and Ahle, SL. Trusting Trainees: A Qualitative Study of Entrustment Decision-Making in Internal Medicine and General Surgery Program Directors. Presented at the NEGEA Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 2019. Winner of the oral abstract presentation award.

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