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Jacob A Greenberg

Associate Professor of Surgery
Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery
407 Crutchfield Street, Durham, NC 27704
407 Crutchfield Street, Durham, NC 27704

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Surgery · 2023 - Present Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Surgery
Chief, Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery · 2022 - Present Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Surgery
Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Surgery · 2024 - Present Surgery, Clinical Science Departments

Recent Publications


Building Surgical Character: A Dynamic Simulation Curriculum for Nontechnical Skills.

Journal Article J Surg Educ · April 2025 OBJECTIVE: Previous simulation curricula of nontechnical skills have focused on communication skills or empathy in isolation from technical skills, using feedback from one rater. We aimed to develop and pilot an expanded simulation curriculum focused on si ... Full text Link to item Cite

Impact of metal vs non-absorbable, polymer clips during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Journal Article Surg Endosc · April 2025 BACKGROUND: Titanium metal clips have classically been used to occlude the cystic artery and duct during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Non-absorbable, polymer clips are an alternative with a locking feature. There is limited research evaluating the ad ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Medtronic HUGO

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Covidien Lp · 2023 - 2029

Video-based Collaborative Learning to Improve Ventral Hernia Repair

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2023 - 2025

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Education, Training & Certifications


Harvard University · 2007 M.Ed.
University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine · 2003 M.D.
University of Pennsylvania · 1999 B.A.