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>

Presented by:

Rachel Colbran, MD, Visiting Instructor, Colorectal Surgery, Stanford University
Bio: I am an Australian-trained general surgeon, spending the year as a Visiting Instructor in Colorectal Surgery at Stanford. My research focuses on colorectal and pelvic floor disorders, with interests in quality improvement, patient-centered experiences, and optimising functional outcomes.

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Bona Ko, MD, General Surgery Resident, Stanford Universtiy
Bio: Bona Ko is a General Surgery resident at Stanford University with plans to pursue fellowship training in Colorectal Surgery. Her clinical interests center on the psychosocial and clinical dimensions of pelvic floor disorders, and she is also dedicated to advancing her understanding of healthcare systems to improve patient access and quality of care.

Talk Title: “Living with prolapse: an evaluation of the lifestyle impact of prolapse using patient and clinician insights”

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Presented by: Ravi Dhurjati, PhD, Academic Program Professor, School of Medicine, Proposal Development Office, Stanford University
Talk Titile: “Constructing a Strategic and Diverse Research Portfolio”

Bio: Dr. Ravi Dhurjati is a health services and systems researcher whose work focuses on the relationship between structure and outcomes in health care delivery that result in disparities. In his current role, Dr. Dhurjati supports strategic research development and has helped secure over $50M in federal research grants.

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

HOLMAN Pratice Run Presentation
Presented by: Department of Surgery Faculty & Residents, Stanford University

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>

Presented by: Lisa Marie Knowlton, MD
Talk Title: TBD

Bio: Dr. Knowlton is an Associate Professor of Surgery and an Acute Care Surgeon whose practice encompasses trauma surgery, emergency general surgery and surgical critical care. She is an NIH and ARPA-H funded researcher whose focus is on improving access to innovative, high-quality surgical care. She obtained her medical degree at McGill University and completed her general surgery residency at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Her desire to understand varied healthcare systems and develop policy solutions led her to obtain an M.P.H. at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and complete a research fellowship at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative. After training as a Surgical Critical Care fellow at Stanford University Medical Center, she joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor of Surgery in early 2018. She was promoted to Associate Professor in the University Medical Line in 2023. Her institutional leadership roles include serving as the Unit Based Medical Director of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit, the Associate Vice Chair of Research for the Stanford Department of Surgery, the SHC Surgical AI Lead for Early Clinical Deterioration, and the Associate Program Director for the Surgical Critical Care fellowship.

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

Presented by: Aaron Dawes, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of General Surgery, Stanford University
Talk Title: “Medicaid and Surgical Cancer Care: Past, Present, and Future.”

Bio: Dr. Dawes is a board-certified, fellowship-trained colon and rectal surgeon. He is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Dr. Dawes treats a wide variety of conditions involving the colon, rectum, and anus, always leveraging the latest evidence and technologies. He is fully trained in minimally invasive surgical techniques–including laparoscopic, robotic, and trans-anal minimally invasive surgery–and strives to employ them, whenever possible, in an effort to reduce pain and shorten recovery.

In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Dawes is a health services researcher, receiving his Ph.D. in Health Policy and Management from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. His research focuses on policy development, measurement, and evaluation for patients with colorectal conditions. He is particularly interested in using data to drive policy interventions aimed at reducing disparities in quality, access, and value.

Prior to joining Stanford, Dr. Dawes completed a residency in General Surgery at the University of California, Los Angeles followed by a fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery at the University of Minnesota. He has authored articles in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Cancer, Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, Health Services Research, and JAMA Surgery. His work has also been featured in the Los Angeles Times, the Daily Press, and HealthDay News.

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