Carolinas Center for Surgical Outcomes Science
The Carolinas Center for Surgical Outcomes Science, a division in the Department of Surgery, is here to provide research and quality improvement, analytics, data and education services to surgical faculty and learners.
Our Mission
Optimize Care Delivery by eliminating variation in care and improving clinical outcomes through innovative data analytics and surgical learner-lead initiatives supervised by surgical scientists.
We offer a wealth of resources for research and education opportunities including:
- Data set repository of national data sources
- Research and quality improvement methods and planning
- Grant application assistance
- Scientific writing and data analysis lecture series
- REDCap database support
- Statistical software and visualization platforms support
- Research protocol templates
- AHEC digital library
- Basic science/translational science facilities
Meet the Team
Our team of PhD- and Master’s-prepared surgical scientists are here to support research, quality and education in the Department of Surgery.
Please contact us at CCSOS@AtriumHealth.org or stop by our offices in the Research Office Building, Suite 306 for more information.
Brent Matthews, MD, FACS – Chair, Department of Surgery
Logan Hill, MBA – Director, Medical Education Operations
Kevin Kasten, MD – Faculty Research Educator
Allyson Cochran, PhD MSPH – Senior Clinical Data Manager
Kyle Thompson, PhD – Senior Data Scientist
Hannah Wang, PhD – Senior Data Scientist
Vivek Shastry, MD, MSPH – Data Analyst
Lauren McCarthy, MS – Senior Clinical Data Analyst
Nicole 'Colie' Kaiser – Project Manager
Debra Manning, BSN, RN – Clinical Research Nurse
Gerri Chadwick, AuD – Scientific Writer
Jill Jurgensen – Medical Editor
Romeeka Perkins – Research Associate
Latoria Stevens – Data Entry Specialist
Pecora Huff – Data Entry Specialist