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???
Dr. Andrea Pusic, the recently appointed Chief of Plastic Surgery at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA, will present “Patient-reported Outcomes in Surgery: Improving Clinical Care and Quality.” Dr. Pusic specializes in breast reconstructive surgery.
Dr. Catherine Curtin, an associate professor in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, will speak about peripheral nerve injury. 
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Special Guest Lecture presented by:
Department of Surgery | S-SPIRE Center
Adil Haider, MD, MPH, FACS
Kessler Director, Center for Surgery and Public Health,
A Joint Initiative of Brigham and Women’s Hospital,
Harvard Medical School and Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
Associate Chair, Research-Department of Surgery,
Brigham Health Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Title: “Brokering a Partnership Between the ACS and NIH to Address Health Disparities in Surgery”
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.