Presented by: Leon Naar, MD, General Surgery Resident, Department of Surgery, Stanford University
Talk Title: “Beyond the Diagnosis: The Role of Persistent Poverty in Colon and Rectal Cancer Care.”
Bio: Leon Naar is a fourth year General Surgery resident at Stanford, currently conducting research under the mentorship of Dr. Aaron Dawes. His work focuses on health services research in Colon and Rectal Cancer patients. After residency, Leon’s goal is to pursue fellowship training in the field of Colon and Rectal Surgery.
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Presented by: Shipra Arya, MD, Professor of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University
Talk Title: TBD
Bio: Shipra Arya, MD, SM, FACS, is a Professor of Surgery at the Stanford University School of Medicine and section chief of vascular surgery at VA Palo Alto Healthcare System. She has a Master’s degree in epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health with focus on research methodology and cardiovascular epidemiology. She completed her General Surgery Residency at Creighton University Medical Center followed by a Vascular Surgery Fellowship at University of Michigan. She has been funded by American Heart Association (AHA), NIH/NIA GEMSSTAR grant, VA Palo Alto Center for Innovation and Implementation (Ci2i), and is currently funded by VA HSR&D for a multicenter stepped wedge cluster randomized clinical trial called “PAtient-centered mUltidiSciplinary Care for vEterans Undergoing Surgery (PAUSE) trial”. Her current work focuses on streamlining frailty evaluation, as well as implementation of patient and system level interventions to improve surgical quality and to provide high-value and patient centered care.
For inquiries, please contact Ana Mezynski <mezynski@stanford.edu>