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Drs. Hawn & Pugh Elected to NAM
Drs. Mary Hawn and Carla Pugh have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine with only 100 new members inducted each year. According to the press release, "New members are elected by current members through a process that recognizes individuals who have made major contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care, and public health."
Dr. Dunn Receives R01
Dr. James Dunn has received an R01 from the NIH. The more than $350,000 grant will find his project "Spring Mediated Enterogenesis" for the next year.
Balance in Life Program Expands to Include All Dept. of Surgery Trainees
Stanford Surgery’s Balance in Life Program (BIL) has been expanded to include all Department of Surgery trainees. Started in 2011, BIL was created to support the physical, psychological professional, and social wellbeing of physicians in the General Surgery Residency Program. Now in its 11th year, the Department has decided to extend the program’s offerings to residents in the Divisions of Vascular and Plastic Surgery, as well as all clinical fellows in the Department.
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Stanford Surgery's Innovation Council presented "Breaking Down Barriers to Innovation." The Innovation Council consists of 10 members—Drs. Oliver Aalami, Dan Azagury, Jill Helms, Stefanie Jeffrey, Jim Korndorffer, Tom Krummel, Marc Melcher, Carla Pugh, Sakti Srivastava, James Wall—and is led by our VP of Innovation Dr. Geoffrey Gurtner.
Dr. Aussama Nassar demonstrates as Dr. Lisa Knowlton narrates proper donning and doffing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as currently recommended by the US Center for Disease Control (CDC).
Dr. Ron Dalman, Chief of Vascular Surgery at Stanford and current president of the Society for Vascular Surgeons, presents "What can diabetes teach us about abdominal aortic aneurysms?"
Stanford Surgery has expanded upon the traditional residency "research years" to include a wider variety of offerings including fellowships and advanced degrees.
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ACS Clinical Congress 2021
The American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress begins Saturday, October 23rd. Download the Stanford Surgery schedule of events so you can support your colleagues, mentees, and friends!