The Thomas E. Starzl Prize in Surgery and Immunology honors the clinical and scientific contributions of Dr. Thomas E. Starzl.
2017 Recipient and Lecturer: Kathryn Wood, DPhil, Professor of Immunology Emerita, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford
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RESIDENT PRESENTATIONS - 7-8 am
“Surgical Rescue and Complications of Peptic Ulcer Disease” - Stephanie Downs-Canner, MD
“Choledocholithiasis a Surgical Problem? Are We Prepared?” - Mostafa Ramadan, MD
LECTURE - 8-9 am
"Duty Hours, Professionalism, and the Clinical Learning Environment"
Speaker: Steven Stain, MD, Professor of Surgery; Henry and Sally Schaffer Chair, Department of Surgery, AMC General Surgery Group
RESIDENT PRESENTATIONS - 7-8 am
Tony Lewis, MD
Jason Luciano, MD
LECTURE - 8-9 am
Speaker: Steven K. Libutti, MD, FACS, Director, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey; Vice Chancellor for Cancer Programs, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences; Senior Vice President, Oncology Services, RWJ Barnabas Health; Professor, Department of Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
RESIDENT PRESENTATIONS - 7-8 am
Mustapha Daoudi, MD
Jesse Guardado, MD
LECTURE - 8-9 am
Speaker: Alessandro Fichera, MD, FACS, FASCRS, Professor and Section Chief of Gastrointestinal Surgery; Director, Colorectal Surgery Program, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center
RESIDENT PRESENTATIONS - 7-8 am
Kellie Cunningham, MD: “IBD-Associated Colorectal Cancer: A Necessary Healthcare Pursuit”
Dirk van der Windt, MD, PhD: “Decision-Making in Advanced Colon Cancer”
LECTURE - 8-9 am
Speaker: Gregory D. Kennedy, MD, PhD, John H. Blue Chair of General Surgery; Professor and Director, Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Intern Applicant Day Lecture: "Pediatric Trauma: Small Patients...Big Problems"
Speaker: Barbara Gaines, MD
Speaker: Melissa E. Hogg, MD, MS
RESIDENT PRESENTATIONS - 7-8 am
“Management of the Infected Aorta”
Karim Salem, MD
“Graft Thrombosis: Continued Challenge in Vascular Surgery”
Luka Pocivavsek, MD, PhD
LECTURE - 8-9 am
"Thoracic Outlet Syndrome in High-performance Athletes"
Speaker: Karl Illig, MD, Professor of Surgery; Director, Division of Vascular Surgery; Associate Chair, Faculty Development and Mentoring, USF Morsani College of Medicine