Surgery Grand Rounds

How to Attend

Surgery Grand Rounds are held each Wednesday in Duke North Room 2002 Lecture Hall and are simultaneously broadcast via Zoom. Weekly announcements are typically distributed on Mondays at 9:30 AM and include the Zoom access information, calendar invitation, and speaker and presentation details.

If you have an active Duke email address and would like to receive these weekly communications, as well as notifications about upcoming Department of Surgery educational events, please contact 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

The Future of Duke Surgery

Peter J. Allen, MD, a nationally known surgical oncologist and leader in cancer care, has been named the new chair of the Department of Surgery in the School of Medicine, effective August 25, 2025. He succeeds Allan D. Kirk, MD, who stepped down as chair of Surgery after more than a decade of service. On September 3, 2025, Dr. Allen presented his vision, "The Future of Duke Surgery" at Surgery Grand Rounds. To view a recording, please contact us at surgerygrandrounds@dm.duke.edu

Endowed Lectureships

William J. Barwick Lecture	Carter M. Chinnis Lecture
Merel H. Harmel Lecture	Onyekwere E. Akwari, MD Lecture/The Akwari Society
Robert H. Wilkins Lecture	H. Newland Oldham Professor Lecture
Hunter Sweaney Lecture	Sanford Family Lecture

Chief Talks

Chief Talks features capstone presentations delivered by graduating Chief Residents from the General Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery residency programs. Each resident will present a 15–20 minute talk highlighting their experiences, insights, research, or areas of interest, followed by a 10-minute question-and-answer session with attendees.

2026-2027 Chief Residents:

Alex Bartholomew, MD	Christopher Jensen, MD	Sabran Masoud, MD	Ryan Moore, MD
Mohamed Elamien, MD	Joseph Ladowski, MD	Alvin Rucker, MD	Joseph Nellis, MD
Clark Howell, MD	Annie Liu, MD	Samuel Kesseli, MD

Upcoming Speakers

Date	Speaker
September 2, 2026	Bryan Sexton, PhD Director, Duke Center for the Advancement of Well-being Science (CAWS), Associate Professor, Psychiatry, Duke University School of Medicine
September 16, 2026	Philip P. Goodney, MD, MS Section Chief, Vascular Surgery, Associate Professor of Surgery, The Dartmouth Institute, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth,
September 23, 2026	Wylin D. Wilson, PhD Associate Professor of Theological Ethics, Duke Divinity School
September 30, 2026	James Jung, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCSC Assistant Professor of Surgery, Assistant Professor in Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Duke University
October 7, 2026	Tamara N. Fitzgerald, MD, PhD, FACS Associate Professor of Surgery, Associate Research Professor of Global Health, Division of Pediatric General Surgery, Duke University
October 14, 2026	Thor Sundt, MD Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Director, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center, Co-director, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Program, Massachusetts General Hospital
October 21, 2026	Julie Penzner, MD Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Vice Chair for Education in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University
October 28, 2026	Katherine Louise Jackson, MD, MBBS Associate Professor of Surgery, Medical Student Clerkship Director, Department of Surgery, Duke University
November 4, 2026	Stephanie Jost, PhD Associate Professor in Surgery, Associate Professor of Pathology, Division of Surgical Sciences, Duke University
November 11, 2026	Callisia N. Clarke, MD, MS, FACS, FSSO Douglas B Evans Endowed Chair for Surgical Research, Division Chief of Surgical Oncology, Associate Director of Clinical Research, MCW Cancer Center, Associate Professor of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin
November 18, 2026	Patrick Georgoff, MD Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Acute, and Critical Care Surgery, Duke University
December 16, 2026	David M. Kaylie, MD, FACS Professor and Vice Chairman for Clinical Operations, Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Duke University
January 6, 2027	Armando E. Giuliano, MD, FACS, FRCSEd, Hon.FPCS, FSSO Linda and Jim Lippman Chair in Surgical Oncology, Director, Breast Surgical Oncology, Co-Director, Saul and Joyce Brandman Breast Center – A Project of Women’s Guild, Regional Medical Director, Cedars-Sinai Cancer Breast Oncology Program
January 20, 2027	Mihir M. Shah, MD, MS, FACS, FSSO Chief, Surgical Oncology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Associate Medical Director of Surgical Oncology Research, MedStar
February 3, 2027	Jeffrey H. Lawson, MD Adjunct Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University
February 24, 2027	Dawn E. Bowles, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences, Duke University
March 3, 2027	Zara Cooper, MD, MSc Executive Vice Chair, Department of Surgery, Michele and Howard J. Kessler Endowed Chair in Surgery and Public Health, Kessler Director, Center for Surgery and Public Health, Director, Center for Geriatric Surgery, Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
April 28, 2027	Chief Talks
May 5, 2027	Chief Talks
May 12, 2027	Chief Talks
May 19, 2027	Chief Talks
May 26, 2027	Chief Talks
June 16, 2027	Chief Talks

As of 6/22/2026. 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.