Join us Thursday, July 28th at 5PM Pacific to learn about the Department of Surgery at Stanford University and our Residency Programs. This 1.5-hour program will offer attendees the opportunity to hear from current residents and Department leadership.

Agenda:

• Learn about our Department’s values, the facilities where our residents train, how leaders of surgical societies train our residents to become leaders themselves, and the innovative spirit flowing in our groundwater.
• Mini presentations on clinical /operative experience, research opportunities, our differentiated educational curriculum, and wellness program.
• Breakout session with Program Directors from each of our programs.

https://stanford.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0vde-uqjgpHtGzXkWFr9mpEfGlGUF9YgJg

Presented by: Cintia Kimura, Postdoctoral Scholar, General Surgery, Stanford University.

Talk Title: ” Introducing Plant-Based Diets for Patients Recovering From Colorectal Surgery.”

Bio: Dr. Kimura completed her training in colorectal surgery in Sao Paulo, Brazil.  She is a postdoc in the Department of Surgery and her research focuses on the effect of different diets on the gut microbiome of patients undergoing colorectal surgery. She studies coaching interventions to help patients prepare and recover from colorectal surgery.

Presented by:  Kazunari Sasaki, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Abdominal Transplant, Surgery, Stanford University.

Talk Title: “Looking for a Magic Spice”

Bio: Kazunari Sasaki, MD, is a Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Abdominal Transplant. He received his medical degree from Shiga University of Medical Science, Japan in 2004. He moved to the US in 2015 and completed abdominal transplant fellowship at Cleveland Clinic, where he was subsequently appointed to the surgical faculty. He specializes in liver transplantation hepatobiliary surgeries.

Contact Ana Mezynski for Zoom in details.