Stephen R. Addington, MD, MHSA

About

Stephen R. Addington, MD, MHSA, is a general surgeon at Boston Medical Center – South (BMC South) in Brockton, Massachusetts, and an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.

Dr. Addington holds an undergraduate degree from Wheaton College and earned his medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago, following the Urban Medicine Track. He completed an internship as well as his surgical residency training through Tufts School of Medicine at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton, Massachusetts (now Boston Medical Center – Brighton). He subsequently earned a Master of Health Service Administration (MHSA) degree from the University of Michigan School of Public Health in Ann Arbor.

Dr. Addington’s clinical expertise encompasses general surgery, with a focus on improving surgical outcomes and access to care in underserved communities. His research interests include global surgery and health equity, with notable contributions to peer-reviewed journals such as World Journal of Surgery and Orthopedic Muscular System. His work on surgical care delivery in rural Haiti, conducted during his time as an Albert Schweitzer Fellow and Research Trainee at Harvard’s Center for Surgery and Public Health, has been presented at the Academic Surgical Congress and published in The Lancet.

A committed educator, Dr. Addington conducts surgical teaching rounds for medical students and residents. He is a member of the American College of Surgeons and has been recognized with honors including the 2023 Excellence in Teaching Award from Tufts University School of Medicine, the Gold Humanism Honor Society, and the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship.