Surgery Grand Rounds

Surgery Grand Rounds occurs Wednesday mornings from 8:00-9:00 am EST

Join us in Duke North Lecture Hall 2002 or virtually via Zoom

How to Attend

Surgery Grand Rounds are held in Duke North Room 2002 Lecture Hall and remotely via Zoom. Weekly email announcements are typically sent on Mondays at 9:30am with Zoom link information, calendar invitation, and speaker details. If you have an active Duke email address and would like to receive these weekly emails as well as upcoming event announcements, please email surgerygrandrounds@dm.duke.edu

On-Demand Viewing

Access previously recorded Surgery Grand Rounds and Chief Talks by emailing surgerygrandrounds@dm.duke.edu. Please include the name of the speaker, the presentation title, and the presentation date. These recordings are only available to current Duke faculty, staff, and trainees with a valid Duke NetID. No credit will be offered for on-demand viewing past 3:00 pm ET on the day of recording.

Highlights

Endowed Lectureships

William J. Barwick Lecture	Carter Chinnis Lecture
Merel H. Harmel Lecture	The Akwari Society
Robert H. Wilkins Lecture	H. Newland Oldham Professor Lecture
Hunter Sweaney Lecture	Sanford Family Lecture

Chief Talks

Chief Talks consists of exit presentations given by Chief Residents from the General Surgery and Cardiothoracic residency programs. Each Resident will give a 15-20 minute presentation followed by a 10 minute Q&A session.

2025-2026 Chief Residents:

Imran Anwar, MD	Amanda Nash, MD	Oliver Jawitz, MD
Daniel Firl, MD	Kristen Rhodin, MD	Navin Vigneshwar, MD
Quimeng Gao, MD	Dathe Benissan-Messan, MD

Upcoming Speakers

Date	Speaker
September 3, 2025	Peter J. Allen, MD David C. Sabiston, Jr. Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine
September 17, 2025	Hiroshi Date, MD, PhD Professor of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center
September 24, 2025	David A. Brown, MD, PhD, FACS, CWSP Associate Professor of Surgery, Vice Chair of Research, Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery, Duke University Medical Center
October 1, 2025	Detlev Erdmann, MD, PhD, MHSc Professor of Surgery, Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery, Duke Health
October 8, 2025	Mike "Coach K" Krzyzewski Naismith Hall of Fame Basketball Coach, Five-Time National Champion at Duke, Six-Time Gold Medalist as head coach of the US Men's National Team
October 15, 2025	Mario F. L. Gaudino, MD, PhD Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Professor (II) in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine - NY Presbyterian
October 22, 2025	Jonathan Komisar, MD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Duke University Health System Jeremy L. Grove, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Health System
November 5, 2025	Rishikesan Kamaleswaran, PhD, MS Associate Professor, Departments of Surgery, Anesthesiology, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University School of Medicine
November 12, 2025	Dawn M. Coleman, MD, FACS Professor of Surgery, Chief, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine
November 19, 2025	Saumil M. Chudgar, MD, MHA, MSEd Assistant Dean for Clinical Education, Professor of Medicine, Duke University Jane P. Gagliardi, MD, MHS, FACP, DFAPA Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Professor of Medicine, Duke University
December 3, 2025	Wei F. Chen, MD, FACS Professor of Plastic Surgery, Director, Lymphatic Supermicrosurgery Fellowship Program and Center for Lymphedema Research and Reconstruction, Head, Regional Microsurgery and Supermicrosurgery, Department of Plastic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
December 17, 2025	Andrew S. Barbas, MD Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine
January 7, 2026	Mark McClellan, MD, PhD Director, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy; the Margolis Professor of Business, Medicine and Policy, Duke University
January 21, 2026	Wilton Williams, PhD Associate Professor, Departments of Surgery and Medicine, Assistant Professor, in Immunology, Duke University
February 4, 2026	Jeffrey P. Baker, MD, PhD Professor of Pediatrics and the Practice of History, Director, Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities, and History of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine Damon Tweedy, MD Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine
February 18, 2026	Allan D. Kirk, MD David C. Sabiston, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Surgery, Professor of Pediatrics, Professor of Integrative Immunobiology, Duke University School of Medicine
February 25, 2026	Samantha Minc, MD, MPH Associate Professor, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Vascular Surgery Medical Director, Duke Regional Hospital, Threatened Limb Clinic (TLC) Director, Duke Regional Hospital
March 4, 2026	Bruce W. Rogers,PhD Assistant Professor in Surgery, Lead Data Scientist, LTA Joshua C. Snyder, PhD Associate Professor of Surgery, Associate Professor of Cell Biology, Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center
March 18, 2026	Ranjan Sudan, MD Professor in Surgery, Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine Katherine Louise Jackson, FACS, MBBS, MA Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Director, Medical Student Clerkship, Education Institute Director, Surgical Education and Activities Lab, Duke University School of Medicine
March 25, 2026	Mary T. Hawn, MD, FACS Emile Holman Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine
April 1, 2026	Shaina R. Eckhouse, MD, FACS Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine
April 15, 2026	Leah M. Backhus, MD, MPH, FACS Thelma and Henry Doelger Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery, Director, Faculty Development, Associate Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University
April 22, 2026	Justin Dimick, MD, MPH Frederick A. Coller Distinguished Professor, Chair, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan
May 6, 2026	Chief Talks
May 13, 2026	Chief Talks
May 20, 2026	Chief Talks
May 27, 2026	Chief Talks
June 3, 2026	Peter J. Allen, MD David C. Sabiston, Jr. Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine

As of 8/21/2025. Schedule subject to change

RSS Global Learning Objectives

Review and discuss new advances in general surgery
Present and discuss case studies, protocols, treatment guidelines and surgical/pathology reports appropriate to General Surgery practice
Review and discuss clinical findings and other evidence from pertinent literature

RSS Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, the Duke University Health System Department of Clinical Education and Professional Development is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the health care team.

Maintenance of Certification for the American Board of Surgery

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component enable the participant to earn up to 1 ABS MOC points in the American Board of Surgery Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.