Surgery Grand Rounds 2017-2018

September 5, 2017

Labor Day - No Grand Rounds​


September 11, 2017

John H. and Cynthia H. Schultz Annual Lectureship in Surgery

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Still Room for Improvement

L. Michael Brunt, M.D.
Professor, Department of Surgery
Washington University School of Medicine


September 18, 2017

Departments of Surgery and Anesthesiology Combined Grand Rounds

Design and Management of a Regional ECMO Program

Jacob Gutsche, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology and Critical Care
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine


September 25, 2017

The Open Abdomen

Clay Cothren Burlew, M.D.
Professor, GI, Trauma, and Endocrine Surgery
Denver Health Medical Center

Biliary Atresia: Past, Present, and Future

Jonathan Roach, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Surgery
Children's Hospital Colorado


October 2, 2017

Laparoscopic Entry: Analysis of Techniques and Avoidance of Complications

Akshay Chauhan, M.D., M.C.H.
Assistant Professor, GI, Trauma, and Endocrine Surgery
University of Colorado Hospital

Assessments

Mark Nehler, M.D.
Professor, Vascular Surgery and Vice Chair of Education
University of Colorado Hospital


October 9, 2017

NSQIP Update

Robert Meguid, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of Colorado Hospital

Strategies for Sarcoma Management

Martin McCarter, M.D.
Professor, Surgical Oncology
University of Colorado Hospital


October 16, 2017

Surgical Management of Portal Hypertension

James Pomposelli, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Transplant Surgery
University of Colorado Hospital

Intraoperative Emergencies

Teresa Jones, M.D.
Assistant Professor, GI, Trauma, and Endocrine Surgery
VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System


October 23, 2017

American College of Surgeons Conference - No Grand Rounds


October 30, 2017

13th Annual Alan R. Hopeman Lectureship in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Humanitarian Cardiac Surgery in Rwanda: Toward Achieving Sustainability

R. Morton Bolman, III, M.D.
Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont

Resident Debate: "American Thoracic Surgical Residency Programs Should Include International Mission Trips"

Pro: Charles Cole, M.D. Chief Resident, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program 
Con: Brendan Dewan, M.D. Chief Resident, Throacic Surgery Residency Program


November 6, 2017

John R. Lilly Memorial Lectureship in Surgery

Responsible Innovation in Surgery

Eric D. Skarsgard, M.D., M.Sc.
Surgeon in Chief
British Columbia Children's Hospital


November 13, 2017

Management of Head and Neck Melanoma

Nicole Kounalakis, M.D.
Associate Professor, Surgical Oncology
University of Colorado Hospital

Surgery for Coronary Artery Anomalies

James Jaggers, M.D.
Professor and Barton-Elliman Chair in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Children's Hospital Colorado


November 20, 2017

Thanksgiving Week - No Grand Rounds


November 27, 2017

Update in Pediatric Trauma

Denis Bensard, M.D.
Professor, Pediatric Surgery
Denver Health Medical Center

Acute Type I Aortic Dissection: New Perspectives and Treatment Paradigms

Muhammad Aftab, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of Colorado Hospital


December 4, 2017

Antimicrobial Stewardship and Sepsis Screening: What Surgeons Need to Know

Lisa Ferrigno, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor, GI, Truama, and Endocrine Surgery
University of Colorado Hospital

The Current State of Organ Preservation

Trevor Nydam, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Transplant Surgery
University of Colorado Hospital


December 11, 2017

Update on Thyroid Cancer

Christopher Raeburn, M.D.
Associate Professor, GI, Trauma, and Endocrine Surgery
University of Colorado Hospital

Translating Cancer Biology into Cancer Therapies

Dan Theodorescu, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Urology and Director, University of Colorado Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Colorado Hospital


December 18, 2017

Survival After Emergency Department Thoracotomy in Children

Ann Kulungowski, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Surgery
Children's Hospital Colorado

Advanced Imaging, What You Can't See Will Hurt Your Patients

Omid Jazaeri, M.D.
Associate Professor, Vascular Surgery
University of Colorado Hospital


December 25, 2017

Holiday Break - No Grand Rounds