Dr. Roy Phitayakorn, a general and endocrine surgeon at the Massachusetts General Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, will present: “Trust me, I am just learning while practicing while teaching!”  Is Resident Autonomy a Realistic Goal???

Marc Levitt, Md of Nationwide Children’s Hospital will present.

Department Chair Dr. Mary Hawn in conjunction with the San Jose Surgical Society hosts the new George B. Armanini Lecture.  Dr. Ron Weigel is Chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Iowa.

Zara Cooper, MD, MSc is an acute care surgeon, trauma surgeon, and surgical intensivist certified in palliative medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.