Margaret A. Tandoh
Associate Professor, Division of Acute Care Surgery
Associate Dean for Intercultural Excellence
Richard L. Gamelli, MD '74 Professor in the Department of Surgery
Burn Program Director
University of Vermont, LCOM Office of the Dean
89 Beaumont Avenue
Burlington, VT 05405
United States
- M.D., Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN (1997)
- BA, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA (1993)
- Assistant Dean for Multicultural Affairs, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY (2008-2011)
- Director, Clark Burn Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY (2007-2011)
- Trauma/Critical Care Fellow, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH (2002-2004)
- General Surgery Resident, Akron General Medical Center, Akron, OH (1999-2002)
- General Surgery Intern, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH (1997-1999)
BIO
Margaret Tandoh, M.D. FACS, joined the UVM faculty in 2011 and is a dedicated clinician specializing in acute care surgery and the treatment of trauma and burn patients. She has served as the associate dean for inclusive excellence at the Larner College of Medicine since 2014 and, in 2020, was invested as the inaugural holder of the Richard L. Gamelli, M.D. ’74 Green and Gold Professorship in Surgery.
At UVM, Dr. Tandoh serves as a member of both the Advisory Council and the Learning Environment and Professionalism Committee at Larner. She is also a member of the New England Surgical Society Task Force on Diversity in Surgical Leadership and was appointed to the Vermont Board of Medical Practice in 2019.
Her service has also had global reach. When the Ebola crisis struck West Africa in 2014, she boarded a plane to her native Liberia and headed into an area with many patients and few resources, setting up an Ebola treatment unit and caring for critically ill patients for nearly two months in the port city of Buchanan.
Publications
Awards and Achievements
Academic Appointments
- Associate Dean for Intercultural Excellence, The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (2012-present)
- Assistant Professor, Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (2011-present)
Awards and Honors
- Grinnell College Alumni Award (2018)
- University of Vermont ALANA Outstanding Club Advisor Award (2014)
- Excellence in Teaching Award, SUNY Upstate Medical University (2007)
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, SUNY Upstate Medical University (1996)
- Dean's List, SUNY Upstate Medical University (1993-1997)
- Academic Scholar, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company (1989-1993)
Bio
Margaret Tandoh, M.D. FACS, joined the UVM faculty in 2011 and is a dedicated clinician specializing in acute care surgery and the treatment of trauma and burn patients. She has served as the associate dean for inclusive excellence at the Larner College of Medicine since 2014 and, in 2020, was invested as the inaugural holder of the Richard L. Gamelli, M.D. ’74 Green and Gold Professorship in Surgery.
At UVM, Dr. Tandoh serves as a member of both the Advisory Council and the Learning Environment and Professionalism Committee at Larner. She is also a member of the New England Surgical Society Task Force on Diversity in Surgical Leadership and was appointed to the Vermont Board of Medical Practice in 2019.
Her service has also had global reach. When the Ebola crisis struck West Africa in 2014, she boarded a plane to her native Liberia and headed into an area with many patients and few resources, setting up an Ebola treatment unit and caring for critically ill patients for nearly two months in the port city of Buchanan.
Publications
Awards and Achievements
Academic Appointments
- Associate Dean for Intercultural Excellence, The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (2012-present)
- Assistant Professor, Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (2011-present)
Awards and Honors
- Grinnell College Alumni Award (2018)
- University of Vermont ALANA Outstanding Club Advisor Award (2014)
- Excellence in Teaching Award, SUNY Upstate Medical University (2007)
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, SUNY Upstate Medical University (1996)
- Dean's List, SUNY Upstate Medical University (1993-1997)
- Academic Scholar, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company (1989-1993)