Grand Rounds, 2011-2012
Department of Surgery

August 1, 2011
"Risk Management For Residents and Faculty"
Julie Altmix, Senior Risk Manager; Professional Risk Management
Resident Debate - Management of Common Bile Duct Stones 2011
Endoscopic Radiologic - Shannon Acker, MD vs Surgical - Jeniann Yi, MD

August 8, 2011
"Initial Management of the Injured Patient - Initial Survey" & "Secondary Survey"
Clay Cothren Burlew, MD, FACS Associate Professor; Director, SICU; Program Director, Trauma & Acute Care Surgery Fellowship Denver Health Medical Center
Tribute to Dr. Ben Eiseman

August 15, 2011
"Shock, Hemodynamics and Monitoring"
Breandan Sullivan, MD - Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology
Resident Debate - Optimal Drugs for Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis: PPIs vs All Others
PPIs- Megan Anderson, MD vs All Others- Lauren Wilson, MD

August 22, 2011
"Non-Invasive Ventilation"
Jason Brainard, MD - Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology
Resident Debate - Optimal Nutritional Support for the Surgical Patient
Standard Enteral Diet- Daine Bennett, MD vs Specific Amino Acid Enhanced Diet- Camille Stewart, MD

August 29, 2011
"Surviving Sepsis"
Robert McIntyre, Jr., MD - Professor, GI, Tumor & Endocrine Surgery/Medical Director, SICU
Pharmacy & Pre-Procedure Services Presentation:
Managing Anticoagulation Perioperatively and Pradaxa

September 12, 2011
"Airway Management"
Jim Haenel, RRT - Clinical Care Specialist, Department of Surgery - Denver Health Medical Center
"Principles of Mechanical Ventilation"
Jeff Johnson, MD - Associate Professor/Associate Director, Department of Surgery - Denver Health Medical Center

September 19, 2011
"Multimodality Management of Localized Pancreatic Cancer"
Douglas B. Evans, MD - Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery - Medical College of Wisconsin
Resident Debate - Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas
Respect - Karen Lo, MD vs Observe- Theresa Chin, MD

September 26, 2011 - 7th Annual Alan R. Hopeman Lectureship
"Norman E. Shumway, MD PhD - Visionary, Innovator, Teach & Humorist"
William A. Baumgartner, MD - Professor Cardiac Surgery - Johns Hopkins Heart and Vascular Institute
Resident Debate - Transfusion Avoidance Improves Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery
Pro - Sagar Damle, MD vs Con - Ashok Babu, MD

October 3, 2011
"Prevention of Surgical Site Infection"
Walter Biffl, MD FACS - Assistant Director, Patient Quality & Safety - Denver Health Medical Center
Resident Debate - Bowel Preparation for Colon/Rectal Operations
Valuable- Chris Ramos, MD vs Overrated - Kyle Rove, MD

October 10, 2011
"Life Threatening Infections, Antibiotic Resistance and Antibiotic Selection"
Fredric Pieracci, MD MPH - Assistant Professor Surgery, Trauma & Acute Care - Denver Health Medical Center
Resident Debate - Prophylactic Antibiotics in Severe Acute Pancreatitis
Valuable - Eduardo Gonzales, MD vs Overrated - Robert Larke, MD

October 17, 2011
"Fundamentals of Breast Surgery"
Christina Finlayson, MD - Professor and Director, Dianne O'Connor Breast Center
Resident Debate - Mammogram Screening in Women 40-50 Years Old
Valuable- Lisa Foley, MD vs Dangerous - Stephen Sharp, MD

October 31, 2011
"Evolving Treatments for Pancreatic Cancers"
Wells Messersmith, MD - Associate Professor, Medical Oncology
Resident Debate - Radical Resection for Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreatic Head
Valuable - Joon Lee, MD vs Useless - Arek Wiktor, MD

November 14, 2011
"Endovascular Aortic Repair: Aortic Aneurysm Repair and Beyond"
Omid Jazaeri, MD - Assistant Professor, Vascular and Endovascular Therapy
Resident Debate - Pre-Dialysis AVF Placement for ESRD Patients
Valuable - Jon Eun, MD vs Overrated - Miral Sadaria, MD

November 21, 2011
"Getting the GIST of it: Why Molecules Matter to Surgeons"
Martin McCarter, MD - Associate Professor - GI, Tumor and Endocrine Surgery
Resident Debate - Immunotherapy for Melanoma: Valuable vs. Overrated
Valuable- Marshall Bell, MD vs Overrated- Jessica Yu, MD

December 12, 2011
"Surgical Care of the Geriatric Patient - What Every Surgeon Should Know"
Tom Robinson, MD - Associate Professor and Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery Center
Resident Debate - Pre-Operative Risk Stratification - Chronologic vs. Physiologic
Chronologic - Seth Tebockhorst, MD vs Physiologic - Kirsten Wennermark, MD

December 19, 2011
Magical Moments in Vascular Surgery
James Chandler, MD - Clinical Professor, Vascular Surgery

January 9, 2012
Bariatric Surgery Update
Jonathan Schoen, MD - Associate Professor, GI, Tumor and Endocrine Surgery

January 23, 2012 - Henry Swan Lectureship
Changes in Management of Injuries to Liver and Spleen
J. David Richardson, MD - Professor and Vice Chair - University of Louisville SOM
Resident Debate - Surgical Care Improvement Program (SCIP)
Valuable - R. Taylor Ripley, MD vs Overrated - James Wood, MD

January 30, 2012 - John H. and Cynthia H. Schultz Lectureship
The Bariatric Surgical Team: A 25 Year Perspective
Bruce Schirmer, MD - Stephen H. Watts Professor of Surgery, University of VA Health System
Resident Debate - Gastric Bypass for Type II Diabetes in Non-Morbidly Obese Patients
Pro - James Cromie, MD vs Con- Daniel Wu, MD

February 6, 2012
New Developments in Wound Care
Michael J. Schurr, MD - Professor, Burn Surgery
Resident Debate - The Pros and Cons of the Use of Integra
Pros- Matthew Fox, MD vs Cons- Phillip Smith, MD

February 13, 2012
Mesh - Materials, Mechanics and Manufacture
Paul Montero, MD - Assistant Professor, GI, Tumor and Endocrine Surgery
Resident Debate - Inguinal Hernia: Observations vs. Repair
Observe- Henry Govekar, MD vs Repair- John James, MD

February 27, 2012 - H. James Fox Lectureship
The Underserved World Needs a Few Good General Surgeons
Donald E. Meier, MD - Professor and Chief of Pediatric Surgery - Texas Tech University
Resident Debate - Surgical Care for the Underserved
Solve U.S. Problems First- Greg Marshall, MD vs Global Focus- Ann Kulungowski, MD

March 5, 2012
The Effect of Smoking on Surgical Outcomes
Csaba Gajdos, MD - Assistant Professor, GI, Tumor and Endocrine Surgery
Resident Debate - Completion Node Dissection for Sentinel Node Positive Melanoma
Valuable - Rebecca Vogel, MD vs Overrated - Travis Walker, MD

March 12, 2012
Pediatric Plastic Surgery: Scope of Practice, Cleft Surgery, and Flap Reconstruction
Frederic Deleyiannis, MD-Chief, Department of Pediatric Plastic Surgery-Children's Hospital CO
An Overview of Craniosynostosis and Craniofacial Surgery
Brooke French, MD - Assistant Professor, Plastic Surgery - Children's Hospital Colorado

March 19, 2012 - John R. Lilly Memorial Lectureship
Short Gut Syndrome: Surgical Options and Basic Opportunities
Brad W. Warner, MD PhD - Jessie L. Ternberg Distinguished Professor of Pediatric Surgery
Resident Debate - A Neonate with NEC and 10cm of Bowel Remaining
Go for the Save- Samiksha Bansal, MD vs Do Nothing- Cindy Tai, MD

March 26, 2012 - Surgery/Anesthesia Joint Grand Rounds
A Practical Approach to Perioperative Pain Management
Matthew Fiegel, MD - Associate Professor, Anesthesia
Resident Debate - Optimal Agents for Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis
PPIs- Karen Lo, MD vs All Others- Nicole Nadlonek, MD

April 2, 2012
Treatment Modalities in Colorectal Disease: An Update
Kevin Rothchild, MD - Assistant Professor, Surgery
Resident Debate - Optimal Treatment for Severe Necrotizing Pancreatitis
Conventional - Jeff Harr, MD vs Minimally Invasive - Jessica Yu, MD