SURGERY NEWS
VOLUME 9, NO. 3 WINTER 2024
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Message from the Chair . . . . . . . 2 Department News and Announcements. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 New Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Visiting Professors. . . . . . . . . . . 10 ACS Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 International Presence . . . . . . . . 11 Save the Dates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Faculty Spotlight. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Residency Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Holiday Reception. . . . . . . . . . . 14 Presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-19 HWSS Donors List. . . . . . . . . . . 20
CREDITS Senior Editor David Shibata, MD Editorial Staff Brenda Young, MA
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Above: The UT Health Science Center College of Medicine Department of Surgery held a welcome reception during the annual American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress in San Francisco, CA. L-R: Dr. David Shibata, Professor and Chair of Surgery, Dr. Peter Fischer, Professor, Division of Trauma/Surgical Critical Care and Dr. Evan Glazer, Associate Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology. Read more on page 9. (Photo/ UTHSC Office of Alumni & Constituent Engagement). Left: Dr. Regan Williams, Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery and Cameron Mann, Director of Advancement for the College of Medicine at the UT Departments of Surgery joint surgery reception held at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square Hotel.