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Grand Rounds Schedule

The SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University's Department of Surgery proudly hosts a series of Surgery Grand Rounds, featuring both local faculty and distinguished speakers from regional and national backgrounds. These sessions cover a diverse array of surgical topics and are held weekly. In addition to distinguished speakers, Grand Rounds sessions include:

iNSIGHT sessions - a forum for enhancing educational initiatives and operational efficiency

interactive Surgical Teaching Roundtable Construct (iNSTRuct) series - a platform for collaborative case review and analysis

iNsightful Critiques of Surgical Evidence (iNCiSE) series - forum for critical examination and synthesis of surgical literature, designed to hone analytical skills and advance evidence-based practice

Resident iLab - Resident iNSPIRe lab research meetings

During the academic year, Surgery Grand Rounds take place every Thursday from 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM in Lecture Hall 4. Health professionals from various departments and affiliated institutions are warmly invited to attend.

2024–2025 Grand Rounds Schedule 

Date Topic Speakers
Sep. 19, 2024

Benign Esophageal Disorders

Dr. Loren Harris
Sep. 26, 2024

Post-Thrombotic Syndrome and
the Disease Process that Precedes It

Dr. Yang Yang
Oct. 3, 2024

iNSIGHT Session

Dr. Alexander Schwartzman
Oct. 10, 2024

iNSTRuct Series

Dr. Alexander Schwartzman
Oct. 17, 2024

Moving the Needle: A Decade of Limb Salvage

Dr. Neal R. Barshes
Oct. 24, 2024

iNCiSE Series

Dr. Justin C. Choi
Oct. 31, 2024

Surgical Heroes:
Who are Yours?

Dr. Michael E. Zenilman
Nov. 7, 2024 Learning to Sweat the Big Stuff in Epidemiology and Public Health Research Dr. Jay Kaufman
Nov. 14, 2024

iNSTRuct Series

Dr. Lana Kass-Gergi
Dr. Cristina Solis-Pomales
Nov. 21, 2024

iNCiSE Series
Resident iLab

Dr. Tasnia Mahmud
Dr. Tim Le

Dec. 5, 2024   Dr. Steve Rothenberg
Dec. 12, 2024

iNSTRuct Series
Resident iLab

Dr. Jodi-Ann Edwards