Planning committee
Jeffrey Blatnik, MD, Course Chair
Associate Professor of Surgery, Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery & Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
Associate Program Director – General Surgery
Director of Surgical Programs – Washington University Institute for Surgical Education (WISE)
Director – Washington University Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery (WUIMIS)
Maria B. Majella Doyle, MD, MBA, FRCS (I), Course Chair
Professor of Surgery, Section of Abdominal Transplant
Director, Liver Transplant, Barnes Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Director, Transplant HPB Fellowship Program
Director, Clinical Faculty Development
Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs, Department of Surgery
Peggy Frisella, RN, BSN
Manager of Research Operations, Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Faculty
February 10, 2021 – Hernia Surgery Session
Michael M. Awad, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Jeffrey Blatnik, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery & Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
Associate Program Director – General Surgery
Director of Surgical Programs – Washington University Institute for Surgical Education (WISE)
Director – Washington University Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery (WUIMIS)
Sara Holden, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of General Surgery
Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Arnab Majumder, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of General Surgery
Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery
February 24, 2021 – Breast surgery / oncology session
Debbie Bennett, MD
Associate Professor of Radiology, Chief of Section of Breast Imaging
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
Ashton J. Brooks, MD
Clinical Fellow in Surgery
Katherine L. Glover-Collins, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of General Surgery
Section of Surgical Oncology
Virginia M. Herrmann, MD
Professor of Surgery, Division of General Surgery
Section of Surgical Oncology
Julie A, Margenthaler, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery, Division of General Surgery
Section of Surgical Oncology
March 10, 2021 – Colorectal session
Steven R. Hunt, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of General Surgery
Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Program Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery Residency
Matthew G. Mutch, MD
Chief, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Solon and Bettie Gershman Professor of Surgery
Matthew Silviera, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of General Surgery
Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Radhika K. Smith, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of General Surgery
Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Paul E. Wise, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of General Surgery
Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Program Director, General Surgery Residency
March 24, 2021 – Trauma & Acute Care Session
Mark Hoofnagle, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of General Surgery
Section of Acute and Critical Care Surgery
Jessica B. Kramer, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of General Surgery
Section of Acute and Critical Care Surgery
Douglas J.E. Schuerer, MD
Professor of Surgery, Division of General Surgery
Section of Acute and Critical Care Surgery
Melissa Stewart, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of General Surgery
Section of Acute and Critical Care Surgery
Kelly J. Vallar, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of General Surgery
Section of Acute and Critical Care Surgery
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