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 |
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: |
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 |
Dr. Tasnia Mahmud |
Dec. 5, 2024 | Dr. Steve Rothenberg | |
Dec. 12, 2024 |
iNSTRuct Series |
Dr. Jodi-Ann Edwards |