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The Nontechnical Skills of Surgery

Transitions: 
Protecting Assets

Chest Wall Repair

The Good Ole Days

Notable Sessions at the 2024 ACS Clinical Congress

Fertility and Family Planning in Residency and Fellowship

Going Green… with ICG

Liver Transplantation:

Past, Present, and Future

Trauma Anesthesia and
Perioperative Volume Resuscitation

Global Surgical Education:
A Stamp in the Passport to Academic Pursuit

The Past, Present and Future of Wellness in Surgery

C. Walton Lillehei: Innovator, Educator, and Pioneer

Gastrointestinal Cancer Disparities

Time to Say Goodbye: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Approaches to Palliative Care at the End of Life

Pathology of the Biliary Tract

Liver Transplants: A Primer for the General Surgeon

Update on Blunt Cerebrovascular Injuries

Your Patient is On Fire

All About Mesh

Two Dozen Years, Two PD’s and Top Lessons Learned From Surgical Education

The History, Current Applications and 
Ethical Considerations of Robotic Surgery

Missed Injuries 
in Pediatric Trauma 
and How to Avoid Them

Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Gastric Cancer

Management of 
the Open Abdomen

Principles and Practice of Bariatric Surgery

Management of
Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

Dr. Alexander J. Walt:
Historian, Philosopher,
and Surgical Educator

Navigating the
Institutional Review Board

GR Jul 13 Paxton IRB

Mythbusters, Surgical Edition

“Back” to Basics:
Ergonomics and the OR

Transcarotid Artery Revascularization for the Treatment of Cerebrovascular Disease in High-Risk Patients

How to Build an Academic Career 
Focused on Research

Physician Impairment: Disruptive, Disabled, Duped & Depressed

Medical Malpractice for the Surgeon

The Wonderful World of Calcium

The Changing Face of Oncology: Modern Skill Sets for the Cancer Surgeon and Changing Scientific Paradigms

Global Surgery

Overcoming Challenges in Surgical Training

Legendary Recollections

Surgical GI Endoscopy:
52 Years of Experience in the USA

The Department of Surgery has a long and proud history of service, education, and research. It is home to more than 70 residents and fellows, taught by 47 full-time faculty and more than 90 clinical faculty.

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Detroit, MI 48201

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