Dana A. Telem, MD, MPH
When Dana A. Telem, MD, MPH, and her colleagues at the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative set out to implement the Core Optimization Hernia Registry, or COHR, in 2020, they may not have foreseen the potential impact the registry could have on clinical care for people undergoing hernia surgery. Four years later, what started out as mere potential is turning into a reality that Dr. Telem believes may forever change the way surgeons communicate