Apr
28
Mon
2025
Work In Progress Session
Apr 28 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Presented by: Carolyn Seib, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, General Surgery, Stanford University
Talk Title: TBD

Bio: Dr. Carolyn Dacey Seib is a fellowship-trained endocrine surgeon and board certified general surgeon. Her practice is focused on surgery of the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands.

Dr. Seib has clinical and research expertise in the surgical management of endocrine disorders in older adults, including primary hyperparathyroidism, thyroid cancer, and hyperthyroidism. Dr. Seib completed her undergraduate education at Princeton University, graduating summa cum laude in 2004. She received her M.D. at the New York University School of Medicine and then attended residency in General Surgery at UCSF. Dr. Seib also completed a fellowship in Endocrine Surgery at UCSF, during which she cared for patients with complex disorders of the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands.

Dr. Seib focuses on providing individualized care for patients with thyroid malignancy, hyperthyroidism, primary hyperparathyroidism, and adrenal disorders. She has received funding from the National Institute on Aging and the American Thyroid Association to study the surgical management of endocrine disorders in older adults and has a number of peer-reviewed journal publications on this topic that have received national attention, including being featured in the New York Times.

For inquiries, please contact Ana Mezynski <mezynski@stanford.edu>

Apr
29
Tue
2025
Grand Rounds: S-SPIRE
Apr 29 @ 7:00 am – 8:00 am
May
5
Mon
2025
Work In Progress Session
May 5 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Each week, S-SPIRE hosts a hybrid-model Work-In-Progress session (WIP) for faculty members and trainees to present their research and receive feedback. These run from September through May each year.

Our monthly WIP sessions (first Monday of every month) features Stanford and guest faculty presentations of well-developed projects. This WIP provides an opportunity to discuss high impact research and create synergy within the Stanford HSR/Surgery communities.

Our weekly WIP sessions feature trainees and faculty projects in every phase of development—from drafting specific aims pages, to parsing grant review committee comments, to abstracts/papers/methods in preparation.

Anyone can attend and happy hour conditions apply here too.

For inquiries, please contact Ana Mezynski <mezynski@stanford.edu>

May
6
Tue
2025
Seed Grant Updates Part II
May 6 @ 7:00 am – 8:00 am
May
12
Mon
2025
Work In Progress Session
May 12 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Each week, S-SPIRE hosts a hybrid-model Work-In-Progress session (WIP) for faculty members and trainees to present their research and receive feedback. These run from September through May each year.

Our monthly WIP sessions (first Monday of every month) features Stanford and guest faculty presentations of well-developed projects. This WIP provides an opportunity to discuss high impact research and create synergy within the Stanford HSR/Surgery communities.

Our weekly WIP sessions feature trainees and faculty projects in every phase of development—from drafting specific aims pages, to parsing grant review committee comments, to abstracts/papers/methods in preparation.

For inquiries, please contact Ana Mezynski <mezynski@stanford.edu>

May
19
Mon
2025
Work In Progress Session
May 19 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Each week, S-SPIRE hosts a hybrid-model Work-In-Progress session (WIP) for faculty members and trainees to present their research and receive feedback. These run from September through May each year.

Our monthly WIP sessions (first Monday of every month) features Stanford and guest faculty presentations of well-developed projects. This WIP provides an opportunity to discuss high impact research and create synergy within the Stanford HSR/Surgery communities.

Our weekly WIP sessions feature trainees and faculty projects in every phase of development—from drafting specific aims pages, to parsing grant review committee comments, to abstracts/papers/methods in preparation.

For inquiries, please contact Ana Mezynski <mezynski@stanford.edu>

May
20
Tue
2025
Global Surgery Lecture
May 20 @ 7:00 am – 8:00 am
May
27
Tue
2025
Seed Grant Updates Part III
May 27 @ 7:00 am – 8:00 am
Jun
30
Mon
2025
Southern Surgical Association Annual Meeting Abstract Deadline
Jun 30 all-day

Abstract Submission:

Click here for further details: https://southernsurg.org/meeting/

Submitting an Abstract for inclusion in the Annual Program

In the spring, the Southern Surgical Association will begin accepting abstracts for the 137th Annual Meeting, December 7-10, 2025, at The Homestead, in Hot Springs, Virginia.

Current SSA members may submit their abstracts by the deadline for consideration in the Annual Scientific Program.

Abstract Submission Deadline: Monday, June 30, 2025, 11:59 PM EDT.

Who can submit an abstract?
At least one co-author must be an active member of the SSA and serve as the corresponding author responsible for submitting the abstract by the due date. The Program Committee will communicate with the corresponding author on the decision made. It is obligation of the corresponding author to notify all additional authors of the Program Committee’s decision.

Submission Guidelines
The deadline to submit an abstract for the 137th Annual Meeting is June 30, 2025, 11:59 PM EDT.

Who can present a paper?
Only current SSA members will be allowed to present papers at the annual meeting. Members and co-authors will be allowed to discuss and/or close the discussion. Up to fourteen (14) non-members may be granted permission to present a paper and will be chosen by the Program Committee immediately following abstract selections for the final program. Non-member presenter status will not be granted for trainees (students/ residents/ research or clinical fellows). However, any non-member, including a trainee, may close the paper.

Feb
28
Sat
2026
Stanford Transplantation Surgical Fellowship Application Deadline
Feb 28 all-day