Surgical Specialties
Surgical Specialties
From benchtop research to international programs, the Department of Surgery provides exceptional patient care, delivers outstanding medical education, and furthers the field of surgery through innovative basic science and clinical research.
Surgical Specialties News
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Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery celebrates 50 years
An iconoclastic approach to training residents, championed by the division’s founder, made a lasting impact on the field.
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Spanish-speaking families prefer native language when discussing surgical care
A study has found higher rates of patient satisfaction among Hispanic, Spanish-speaking families that are able to discuss their children’s surgical care in their native language.
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Surgery residents set sail to keep life on an even keel
As part of the Department of Surgery’s Balance in Life Program, more than 30 residents and a few attending physicians hopped aboard sailboats for a cruise around the San Francisco Bay.
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5 Questions: Thomas Weiser on improving access to surgical care worldwide
Thomas Weiser is part of an international group of scientific experts bringing attention to the extreme disparities in access to essential surgical care worldwide and calling for change.
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Mary Hawn, surgeon who researches quality and clinical effectiveness, to head Stanford’s Department of Surgery
Mary Hawn, who starts at Stanford on July 1, is currently director of gastrointestinal surgery and vice chair for quality and clinical effectiveness at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Upcoming Courses
Conferences and Workshops
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01/30/2016
Stanford Hematology Review of the 57th Annual ASH Meeting
The Ritz-Carlton - Half Moon Bay, CA
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02/27/2016
International Humanitarian Aid Skills Course
Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge - Stanford, CA
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03/18/2016
The 16th Multidisciplinary Management of Cancers: A Case-based Approach
Silverado Resort and Spa - Napa, CA
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05/21/2016
Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge - Stanford, CA
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06/10/2016
CARDIA: Athletes, Sudden Death, Inherited Cardiovascular Disease
Silverado Resort and Spa - Napa, CA
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09/10/2016
Stanford Advanced Airway Management and Fiberoptic Course
Li Ka Shing Center for Learning & Knowledge - Stanford, CA
New courses are added regularly— please check back often
Online Courses
- Antimicrobial Stewardship: Optimization of Antibiotic Practices
- Optimizing Antimicrobial Therapy with Timeouts
- Safe Opioid Prescribing and Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS)
- Managing Shoulder Pain in the Clinic: What to Look for and When to Intervene
- Statistics for Medical Professionals
- Thinking Critically: Interpreting Randomized Clinical Trials
- Writing in Science
- Surgical Improvement of Clinical Knowledge Ops
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