Dr. Finlayson is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Colorectal Surgery. After receiving her medical degree from Harvard Medical School, she completed training in General Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco and in Colon and Rectal Surgery at the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Finlayson also received a Master's Degree in clinical epidemiology and clinical research design at Dartmouth Medical School. Dr. Finlayson's primary research focus is in using administrative databases to evaluate outcomes after major surgery in the elderly.

Selected publications:
Finlayson EV, Goodney PP, Birkmeyer JD. Hospital volume and operative mortality in cancer surgery: a national study. Arch Surg 2003; 138(7): 721-725.

Finlayson EV, Birkmeyer JD. Effects of hospital volume on life expectancy after selected cancer operations: A decision analysis. J Am Coll Surg 2003; 196(3): 410-417.

Finlayson EV, Birkmeyer JD, Siewers AE, Stukel TA, Lucas FL, Wennberg DE. Adjusting surgical mortality rates for patient comorbidities: more harm than good? Surgery 2002; 132(5): 787-794.

Finlayson EV, Birkmeyer JD. Operative mortality with elective surgery in older adults. Eff Clin Pract 2001; 4(4): 172-177.

Finlayson E, Fan Z, Birkmeyer JD. Outcomes in octogenarians undergoing high risk cancer surgery. J Am Coll Surg. 2007 Dec; 205(6): 726-34.