Clinical Congress 2023, October 22-25 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Massachusetts, will bring together world-renowned experts in the clinical practice of surgery, as well as leaders in surgical education, research, and technology. A highlight of the annual conference is the impressive slate of Named Lectures.
Delivered by internationally renowned experts, the 11 Named Lectures cover a wide range of medical disciplines, including surgical innovation, patient care, medical ethics, and beyond. The lectures will be presented in-person and on-demand for attendees who want to view the talks virtually.
This year’s Named Lectures include:
MARTIN MEMORIAL LECTURE
Franklin H. Martin, MD, FACS: From Rural Boyhood to Distinguished Surgeon
Gordon L. Telford, MD, FACS, MAMSE
Monday, October 23 | 9:00–9:30 am ET
JOHN H. GIBBON JR. LECTURE
What’s New May Be Old: Xenotransplantation
Bartley P. Griffith, MD, FACS, FRCS
Monday, October 23 | 9:45–10:45 am ET
CHARLES G. DRAKE HISTORY OF SURGERY LECTURE
Pathologies of the Surgical Image in Modern American Popular Culture
Frederick G. Barker, II, MD, FACS, FAANS
Monday, October 23 | 2:30–3:30 pm ET
HERAND ABCARIAN LECTURE
Things I Wish I Had Known at the Start of My Journey as a Colorectal Surgeon
Tracy L. Hull, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Tuesday, October 24 | 8:00–9:00 am ET
EXCELSIOR SURGICAL SOCIETY/EDWARD D. CHURCHILL LECTURE
Service, Synergy, and Surgical Mythology
M. Margaret (Peggy) Knudson, MD, FACS
Tuesday, October 24 | 9:45–10:45 am ET
SCUDDER ORATION ON TRAUMA
Trauma Care: The Vehicle, the Barometer, the Original Yardstick for Equal Care in America
Edward E. Cornwell, MD, FACS, FCCM
Tuesday, October 24 | 12:45–1:45 pm ET
OLGA M. JONASSON LECTURE
Phoenix Rising: The Culture of Surgery—A Paradigm Shift
Susan E. Mackinnon, MD, FACS
Tuesday, October 24 | 2:30–3:30 pm ET
DISTINGUISHED LECTURE OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF SURGERY
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Global Surgery
Ewen M. Harrison, MB, ChB, MSc, PhD, FRCS, FRSE, OBE
Wednesday, October 25 | 8:00–9:00 am ET
JOHN J. CONLEY ETHICS AND PHILOSOPHY LECTURE
America’s Opioid Dilemma: Ethical Prescribing during an Overdose Epidemic
Travis N. Rieder, PhD
Wednesday, October 25 | 9:45–10:45 am
COMMISSION ON CANCER ONCOLOGY LECTURE
Breaking the Mold: Chartering a New Roadmap to Impact Care through Science
Jennifer A. Wargo, MD, MMSc
Wednesday, October 25 | 12:45–1:45 pm
METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY LECTURE
Metabolic Surgery: Bariatrics and Beyond
Henry Buchwald, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCSEng(Hon)
Wednesday, October 25 | 2:30–3:30 pm
