Named Lectures Will Highlight National Readiness, Cancer Care

One of the most popular features of Clinical Congress is the series of Named Lectures, and this year’s eight lectures will provide attendees with an opportunity to hear internationally renowned surgeons and figures in healthcare share their perspectives on a variety of relevant topics that any conference attendee will find valuable.

All lectures will be recorded and made available for on-demand viewing soon after the live presentations.

Sunday, October 5

MARTIN MEMORIAL LECTURE

Looking Forward Together in an Uncertain Time (NL01)

9:00–9:30 am

David J. Skorton, MD, Washington, DC

JOHN H. GIBBON JR. LECTURE IN CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY

The Past, Present, and Future of the Total Artificial Heart: A Very Houston-Centric Story (NL02)

9:45–10:45 am

William E. Cohn, MD, FACS, Bellaire, TX

Monday, October 6

EXCELSIOR SURGICAL SOCIETY/EDWARD D. CHURCHILL LECTURE

Damage Control, Surgical Leadership, and National Readiness

9:45–10:30 am

C. William Schwab, MD, FACS, FRCS, Philadelphia, PA

SCUDDER ORATION ON TRAUMA

Optimizing Strategies to Improve Trauma and Burn Care for US Children

12:45–1:45pm

Mary E. Fallat, MD, FACS, Louisville, KY

OLGA M. JONASSON LECTURE

Pay It Forward—The Enduring Impact of Mentors

2:30–3:30 pm

Jennifer Lawton, MD, FACS, Baltimore, MD

Tuesday, October 7

DISTINGUISHED LECTURE OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF SURGERY

Global Quality Improvements for Breast Cancer Patients

8:00–9:00 am

Kerstin Sandelin, MD, PhD, FRCS, FACS(Hon), Stockholm, Sweden

Commission on Cancer Oncology Lecture

The Promising Future of Cancer Therapeutics and Care

12:45–1:45 pm

Selwyn M. Vickers, MD, FACS, New York, NY

METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY LECTURE

Unraveling the Metabolic Syndrome