Feb
3
Mon
2025
Work In Progress Session
Feb 3 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Academic Surgical Congress (ASC) Practice Presentation.

Speakers:

Laura Graham, PhD, Affiliate Faculty, S-SPIRE Center, Stanford University, VA HERC, VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Zaria Cosby, MPH, Social Science Research Professional, S-SPIRE Center, Stanford University
Grace Keegan, Medical Student, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago

Anyone can attend and happy hour conditions apply here too.

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

Feb
4
Tue
2025
ASC Presentation Practice
Feb 4 @ 7:00 am – 8:00 am
Feb
10
Mon
2025
Weekly Work In Progress
Feb 10 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Pacific Coast Surgical Association (PCSA) Practice Run.
Presented by the Department of Surgery Residents at Stanford University.

Each week, S-SPIRE hosts an in-person Work-In-Progress session (WIP) for faculty members and trainees to present their research and receive feedback on projects in every phase of development—from drafting specific aims pages, to parsing grant review committee comments, to abstracts/papers/methods in preparation.

Please refer inquiries to Ana Mezynski at mezynski@stanford.edu

 

Feb
17
Mon
2025
Presidents’ Day – Admin Offices Closed
Feb 17 all-day
Feb
24
Mon
2025
Work In Progress Session
Feb 24 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Presented by:
Arash Fereydooni, MD, Vascular Surgery Resident, Stanford University &
Ben Liu, Research Assistant, Vascular Surgery, Stanford University
Talk Title: “AI-Driven Multimodal Risk Assessment Combining CT Imaging Biomarkers and Frailty Scores for Enhanced Mortality Prediction in Surgery Patients”

Bios:

Arash Fereydooni MD MS MHS is currently a 5th-year Stanford vascular surgery resident and a Cardiovascular Institute post-doctoral scholar at Dr. Shipra Arya’s lab. He is training to care for patients with complex vascular disease while also pursuing innovations that improve the clinical care of these patients.

Ben Liu is currently a research assistant at Dr. Shipra Arya’s lab. With interests at the intersection of computer vision and surgery, he has published research with the Stanford Machine Learning Group, Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health, and Stanford Medical AI and Computer Vision Lab.

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

Feb
25
Tue
2025
Wellness Lecture: Dr. Beth Frates
Feb 25 @ 7:00 am – 8:00 am
Feb
28
Fri
2025
Stanford Transplantation Surgical Fellowship Application Deadline
Feb 28 all-day
Mar
3
Mon
2025
Work In Progress Session
Mar 3 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

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.

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

Mar
4
Tue
2025
Chandler Lecture
Mar 4 @ 7:00 am – 8:00 am
Mar
10
Mon
2025
Work In Progress Session
Mar 10 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

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>