Surgery Grand Rounds
Every Wednesday from 7:00 - 8:00am
Duke to Covid-19 restrictions, Surgery Grand Rounds is held remotely via Zoom until further notice
In Response to COVID-19
In support of this effort to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus and in consideration for the well-being of our external faculty Duke is postponing, cancelling or virtualizing any Duke-sponsored in-person event taking place on-campus or off-campus until further notice. This includes recruitment events, tours, student programs, reunions, performances, conferences and social events. For more information on Duke's response, please see coronavirus.duke.edu/events.
Purpose
The mission for Surgery Grand Rounds is to provide an educational format that has a broad appeal to Duke faculty, residents, staff, and students. Grand Rounds consists of a broad range of topics that are presented by local, regional, and international speakers on clinical education, research science, developments in technology, and also addresses other related issues that may affect our current and future surgeons. Physicians who attend Surgery Grand Rounds are eligible to receive CME credit.
How to Attend
Due to Covid-19 restrictions, Surgery Grand Rounds are held remotely via Zoom until further notice. Weekly email announcements are typically sent on Mondays at 9:30am with Zoom link information and speaker details. To receive these weekly emails as well as upcoming event announcements, please email surgerygrandrounds@dm.duke.edu
Highlights
Endowed Lectureships
| William J. Barwick Lecture | Chinnis Lecture |
| Merel H. Harmel Lecture | Allan H. Friedman Lecture |
| Robert Wilkins Lecture | H. Newland Oldham Professor Lecture |
| Kenan Lecture |
Association of Women Surgeons
AWS Grand Rounds serves as an opportunity to bring together medical students, residents, and faculty to catalyze an important shift in the culture of medicine and address implicit bias and microaggression. The keynote speech and workshops aim to help attendees gain a common understanding of the challenges posed to women surgeons and of avenues to propose, implement, and revise strategies to address these challenges together as a Duke community.
Chief Talks
Chief Talks consists of Exit presentations given by Chief Residents from the Department of Cardio-Thoracic and the Department of General Surgery. Each Resident will give a 15-20 minute presentation. Following will be a 10 minute Q&A session.
2021 Chief Residents:
| Hai Salfity, MD | Morgan Cox, MD, MHS | Uttara Nag, MD |
| Robert Patrick Davis, MD | Brian Ezekian, MD | Cecilia Ong, MD |
| Charles Wojnarski, MD | Michael Mulvihill, MD | Megan Turner, MD |
Upcoming Speakers
| Date | Speaker |
|---|---|
| April 28, 2021 | Sean Grondin, MD, MPH, FACS Professor of Surgery Thoracic, Department of Surgery Cumming School of Medicine University of Calgary |
| April 21, 2021 | George Gittes, MD Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery Benjamin R. Fisher Chair in Pediatric Surgery, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Co-scientific Director, Richard King Mellon Foundation Institute for Pediatric Research Director of Surgical Research, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics |
| April 14, 2021 |
Edward M. Copeland III and Ann & Ira Horowitz Chair |
| March 31, 2021 |
Mary E. Klingensmith, MD, FACS Mary Culver Distinguished Professor of Surgery |
| March 24, 2021 | Stuart Knechtle, MD William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Surgery Executive Director, Duke Transplant Center |
| March 17, 2021 | David B. Powers, MD, DMD, FACS, FRCS (Ed) Professor of Surgery Director, Duke Craniomaxillofacial Trauma Program Fellowship Director - Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstructive Surgery |
| March 10, 2021 | Douglas Tyler, MD, MSHCT John Woods Harris Distinguished Chair in Surgery Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery University of Texas Medical Branch Adjunct Professor of Surgical Oncology University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
On-Demand Viewing
Access previously recorded Surgery Grand Rounds and virtual Chief Talks by logging in to our media library linked below. 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 3:00pm ET on the day of recording.
To view older archives prior to April 2020, click here.
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.
