Grand Rounds Speaker | Oluyinka O. Olutoye, MD, PhD

Apr 3, 2024

The SUNY Downstate Department of Surgery was pleased to host a Grand Rounds session with distinguished speaker, Oluyinka O. Olutoye, MD, PhD, FACS, FAAP, FWACS, Surgeon-in-Chief at Nationwide Children's Hospital and the E. Thomas Boles Jr. Chair of Pediatric Surgery of The Ohio State University College of Medicine.

Dr. Olutoye is a surgeon-scientist leader with expertise in fetal and neonatal medicine and surgery. His research focuses on fetal wound healing, correcting congenital malformations before birth, and detecting necrotizing enterocolitis in premature infants.  

Previously, Dr. Olutoye  served as a co-director of the Fetal Center and president of the medical staff at Texas Children's Hospital. He was a tenured Professor of Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Pediatrics, and chair of the Faculty Senate at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Currently, Dr. Olutoye leads Nationwide Children’s Hospital, which is one of the largest and most comprehensive children’s hospitals in the United States.  

During his presentation entitled "Fetal Therapy: Surgical Correction and Much More", Dr. Olutoye emphasized the significance of surgical innovation, research, multidisciplinary collaboration, and the pursuit of patient care excellence. He provided an overview of his approach to state-of-the-art fetoscopic surgery and discussed the complexities of managing the mother and the fetus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Olutoye's presentation included amazing photos and videos of fetoscopic surgery.  

Additionally, Dr. Olutoye also commended Francisca Velcek MD FACS FAAP MAMSE, Director of Pediatric Surgery and Professor of Surgery, for her incredible decades of dedication to the pediatric patients at Downstate, as well as her mentor Dr. Peter K. Kottmeier, who was the Director of Pediatric Surgery at Downstate from 1961 to 1991. 

Downstate Pediatric Surgeons Dr. Reck and Dr. Velcek with Dr. Olutoye standing beside the

Dr. Peter K. Kottmeier Surgical Library plaque.  

After the Grand Rounds session, Dr. Olutoye met with residents and faculty. He talked about his life journey, from being a medical student in Nigeria to becoming a globally recognized leader in surgery. He shared his philosophy of focusing on excellence, perseverance, gratitude, and humility.  

We are grateful to Dr. Olutoye for sharing his knowledge and expertise with our SUNY Downstate Department of Surgery team.  

 

Tags: Residency, Surgery, fetal, iNSPIRe, Research, Pediatric