Surgery Grand Rounds 2020-2021
September 7, 2020
Labor Day - No Grand Rounds
September 14, 2020
John H. and Cynthia H. Schultz 13th Annual Lectureship in Surgery
Optimizing Patients’ Health Before Surgery: Lessons from ACS Strong for Surgery and Rethinking Clinical Care Models during the Pandemic
Thomas K. Varghese Jr., M.D., M.S., F.A.C.S.
Executive Medical Director - Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah
Chief Value Officer - Huntsman Cancer Institute
Chief, Section of General Thoracic Surgery
Program Director, Cardiothoracic
Surgery Residency Program
University of Utah
September 21, 2020
Ethical Issues in Surgical Practice
Whitney Jenson, M.D.
Assistant Professor, GI, Trauma, & Endocrine Surgery
University of Colorado Hospital
What’s Culture Got To Do With It? Exploring the Intersection of Diversity and Medicine
Brian Shimamoto, M.A.
Department of Surgery, Organizational and Employee Development Manager
University of Colorado School of Medicine
September 28, 2020
Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration in Emergency General Surgery
Alexander Morton, M.D.
Assistant Professor, GI, Trauma, & Endocrine Surgery
Denver Health Medical Center
Burn Scar Rehabilitation
Patrick Duffy, M.D.
Assistant Professor, GI, Trauma, & Endocrine Surgery
University of Colorado Hospital
October 5, 2020
Virtual American College of Surgeons - No Grand Rounds
October 12, 2020
The Opioid Crisis: Its Interface with (Plastic) Surgery
Aaron Mason, M.D.
Associate Professor, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Children's Hospital Colorado
Lessons Learned Serving the Ethnic/Racial Minorities and the Vulnerable Underserved Patients
Fernando Kim, M.D., M.B.A.
Professor, Urology
Denver Health Medical Center
October 19, 2020
Advanced Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Congenital Heart Disease
Max Mitchell, M.D.
Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Children's Hospital Colorado
Shock Index-Pediatric Age Adjusted (SIPA): A New Tool to Help In the Evaluation of the Injured Child
Shannon Acker, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Surgery
Children's Hospital Colorado
October 26, 2020
Optimizing Renal Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery – Why Should This Matter?
Muhammad Aftab, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of Colorado Hospital
Surgical Management of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH)
Christopher Scott, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of Colorado Hospital
November 2, 2020
Inclusive Interviewing: Managing Implicit Bias
Brian Shimamoto, M.A.
Department of Surgery, Organizational and Employee Development Manager
University of Colorado School of Medicine
November 9, 2020
The Evolving Role of Endovascular Techniques in Vascular Emergencies
Melanie Hoehn, M.D.
Associate Professor, GI, Trauma, & Endocrine Surgery
Denver Health Medical Center
Acute Cholecystitis 2020
Robert McIntyre Jr., M.D.
Professor, GI, Trauma, & Endocrine Surgery
University of Colorado Hospital
November 16, 2020
John R. Lilly Memorial Lectureship in Surgery
The Joy of Discovery
Diana Farmer, M.D., F.R.C.S
Pearl Stamps Stewart Professor and Chair
Chair, Department of Surgery, UC Davis School of Medicine
Surgeon-In-Chief, UC Davis Children’s Hospital
Co-Director, Surgical Bioengineering Lab
Chief
of Pediatric Surgery, Shriner’s Hospitals Northern California
November 23, 2020
Thanksgiving Week - No Grand Rounds
November 30, 2020
Surgical Quality Update
Ethan Cumbler, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.H.M.
Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Medical Staff Officer, University of Colorado Hospital-Past President
Quality Director, University of Colorado Department of Surgery
Medical
Director, UCH Acute Care for Elderly Medical Unit
Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine and Department of Surgery
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
The Impact of Living Liver Donation on the Pediatric Waiting List
Michael Wachs, M.D.
Professor, Transplant Surgery
Children's Hospital Colorado
December 7, 2020
Robotics in Hernia Surgery: An Expensive Gimmick or the Wave of the Future?
Krysztof Wikiel, M.D.
Assistant Professor, GI, Trauma, & Endocrine Surgery
Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center
Resilience and Positive Psychology Coaching in Surgical Trainees
Nicole Christian, M.D., M.S.C.S.
Assistant Professor, Surgical Oncology
University of Colorado Hospital
December 14, 2020
Adventures in Health Care Government and Corporate Relations
Jeff Thompson, M.P.A.
Vice President, Government and Corporate Relations
UCHealth
December 21, 2020
Holiday Break - No Grand Rounds
December 28, 2020
Holiday Break - No Grand Rounds
January 4, 2021
Holiday Break - No Grand Rounds
January 11, 2021
Addressing Health Equity Through Health Services Research and Wrap-around Program Models
Catherine Velopulos, M.D., M.H.S.
Associate Professor, GI, Trauma, & Endocrine Surgery
University of Colorado Hospital
The Evolution of Transcarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR) with Flow Reversal
Rafael Malgor, M.D.
Associate Professor, Vascular Surgery
University of Colorado Hospital
January 18, 2021
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No Grand Rounds
January 25, 2021
Automated Surveillance of Postoperative Infections (ASPIN)
Kathryn Colborn, Ph.D., M.S.P.H.
Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
&
Robert Meguid, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of Colorado Hospital
Perioperative Antithrombotic Management
Angela Selzer, M.D.
Associate Professor, Anesthesiology
University of Colorado Hospital
February 1, 2021
39th Annual Henry Swan Visiting Professorship in Surgery
In Pursuit of the Optimal Treatment for Rectal Cancer
Julio Garcia-Aguilar, M.D., Ph.D.
Benno C. Schmidt Chair in Surgical Oncology
Chief, Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery
Director, Colorectal Cancer Research Center
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Professor of Surgery,
Weill Cornell Medical College
February 8, 2021
Mitigating Moral Injury for the Surgeon Through Peer Support
Sunil K. Geevarghese, M.D., M.S.C.I.
Vice Chair for Education, Section of Surgical Sciences
Medical Director, Transplant Perioperative Services
Associate Professor of Surgery, Radiology and Radiological Sciences
Vanderbilt University
February 15, 2021
President's Day - No Grand Rounds
February 22, 2021
First Annual Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Lectureship in Surgery
Academic Leadership on the Horizon: It's a Brave New World
Robert S.D. Higgins, M.D., M.S.H.A.
Surgeon-in-Chief, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Senior Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion
William Stewart Halsted Professor of Surgery
Director, Department of Surgery
Director, Cardiovascular
Residency Program
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
March 1, 2021
Attending to Resident Feedback: Strategies to Maximize Resident Performance and Education
John Moore, M.D.
Assistant Professor, GI, Trauma, & Endocrine Surgery
Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center
Are You Smoking in the OR?
Camille Stewart, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Surgical Oncology
University of Colorado Hospital
March 8, 2021
Update on Surgical Education
Mark Nehler, M.D.
Professor, Vascular Surgery and Vice Chair of Education
University of Colorado Hospital
Thoracoscopic Thymectomy for Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis
David Partrick, M.D.
Professor, Pediatric Surgery
Children's Hospital Colorado
March 15, 2021
12th Annual H. James Fox Lectureship in Surgery
Controversies in Surgical Thyroidology in 2021: Separating Truth from Fiction
Julie Ann Sosa, M.D., M.A., F.A.C.S., F.S.S.O., M.A.M.S.E.
Chair, Department of Surgery
Leon Goldman, M.D. Distinguished Professor of Surgery
Professor, Department of Medicine
Leader, Endocrine Neoplasia Destination Center Program
University of California San Francisco
March 22, 2021
Recognition and Prevention of Resident Suicide
Allana White, M.D.
Department of Surgery, General Surgery Research Resident
University of Colorado Hospital
Mesh Update: Synthetic, Biologic, Absorbable, or Hybrid?
Paul Montero, M.D.
Associate Professor, GI, Trauma, & Endocrine Surgery
University of Colorado Hospital
March 29, 2021
15th Annual Marvin Pomerantz Lectureship in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Advancing Multidisciplinary Cancer Patient Care: Early Results from the Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center
Bill Putnam, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Chief, Thoracic Surgery
Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville
Medical Director, Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center
Professor of Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
University of Texas MD Anderson
Cancer Center
April 5, 2021
Life After Discharge – What Happens to ICU Survivors?
Nicole Werner, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor, GI, Trauma, & Endocrine Surgery
Denver Health Medical Center
Patient Centered Outcomes Clinical Trials, Comparison of Drugs vs Antibiotics (CODA) Trial as Case Study
Lisa Ferrigno, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor, GI, Trauma, & Endocrine Surgery
University of Colorado Hospital
April 12, 2021
Health Services Research In Surgery
Kim Simon, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor, Urology
University of Colorado Hospital
Office of Equity 101: Our Role on Campus, Employee Reporting Obligations, and Training Requirements
Karissa Stolen, B.S.
Business Services Coordinator
Office of Equity
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
and
Sara Anderson, M.S.W.Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor
Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Office of Equity
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
April 19, 2021
Developing the Center for Children’s Surgery
Duncan Wilcox, M.D.
Professor, Urology
Children's Hospital Colorado
The Advantages of Standardization in the Care of Endocrine Surgery Patients
Maria Albuja-Cruz, M.D.
Assistant Professor, GI, Trauma, & Endocrine Surgery
University of Colorado Hospital
April 26, 2021
Academic Global Surgery Program Development: Successes and Challenges
Sudha Jayaraman, M.D., M.Sc., F.A.C.S.
Professor, Section of Trauma and Critical Care
Director, Center for Global Surgery
Director of Research, Center for Medical Innovation
University of Utah School of Medicine
May 3, 2021
Advancements in Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation
Matthew Stone, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of Colorado Hospital
Posterior Urethral Stenosis (PUS) after Prostate Cancer Therapy: Evaluation and Management
Brian Flynn, M.D.
Professor, Urology
University of Colorado Hospital
May 10, 2021
Decreasing Disparity with Split Liver Transplantation
James Pomposelli, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Transplant Surgery
University of Colorado Hospital
Computer-Assisted Planning in Craniofacial Surgery
Brooke French, M.D.
Associate Professor, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Children's Hospital Colorado
May 17, 2021
Research Showcase Lectureship
Interviews, Informatics, and Implementation: The Paths Less Traveled in Surgical Health Services Research
Benjamin S. Brooke, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
Chief, Section of Health Services Research
Director, Utah Intervention Quality & Implementation Research (U-INQUIRE) Group
Co-Director, University of Utah-IHC Surgical Resident Research Fellowship
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Utah Hospital
May 24, 2021
Research Showcase
Clinical and Health Services & Basic and Translational
Sciences Research Presentations
Robert Meguid, M.D.
Associate Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of Colorado Hospital
May 31, 2021
Memorial Day - No Grand Rounds