For the past 30 years, William G. Cioffi, Jr., MD, has played a pivotal role in training hundreds of surgical residents, many of whom have become leaders, innovators, top researchers, and expert clinicians in their fields.
Brown Surgical Associates is hosting a festschrift in Dr. Cioffi’s honor on November 9, 2024, at the Warren Alpert Medical School. This academic “homecoming” will provide an opportunity for medical professionals to share their vision and achievements in cardiac transplantation, surgical oncology, tissue engineering, vascular surgery, trauma care, minimally invasive and robotic surgery, and patient-centered care.
AGENDA
7 am-8 am – Networking Breakfast & Registration
8 am-8:30 am – Welcome and Introductions
Aurora Pryor, MD, MBA, FACS, FASMBS
Chair, Department of Surgery
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Mukesh K. Jain, MD
Frank L. Day Professor of Biology, Professor of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry
Senior Vice President for Health Affairs
Dean of Medicine and Biological Sciences, Professor of Medicine
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
8:30 am-8:55 am – Tenwek Hospital and Brown Collaboration
Russell E. White, MD, MPH, FACS
Andrea Parker, MD, FACS, FCS(ECSA)
Robert K. Parker, MD, MPH, FACS, FCS(ECSA)
9 am-9:30 am – COVID-19 Response
Stephanie Lueckel, MD, ScM
Benjamin M. Hall, MD
9:30 am-10:15 am – Break
10:15 am-10:40 am – Building a Legacy: Creation of the Coalition for National Trauma Research (CNTR)
Kimberly A. Davis, MD, MBA, FACSm FCCM
10:45 am-11:10 am – Development of Tissue Engineered Vascular Grafts for Use in Children
Christopher Breuer, MD
11:15 am-11:45 am – Straight From The Heart
Kristine J. Guleserian, MD
11:45 am-1 pm – Lunch
1 pm-1:15 pm – Being a Surgical Resident on 9/11
D’Andrea K. V. Joseph, MD, FACS, FCCM
1:20 pm-1:35 pm – Brown Program, the Cornerstone of My Surgical Practice
Caroline J. Simon, MD, FACS
1:40 pm-1:55 pm – Vascular Trauma in the Endovascular Era
Manuel Garcia Toca, MD, MS
2 pm-2:15 pm – Expanding Minds and Shrinking Waistlines
Beth A. Ryder, MD
2:20 pm-2:35 pm – The Spectra of Disease in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors and Peritoneal Mesothelioma
Andrew M. Blakely, MD
2:40 pm-3:15 pm – How the Station Nightclub Fire Impacted Training and Career
David Cloutier, MD
Paul Maggio, MD, MBA
3:15 pm-4 pm – Break
4 pm-4:15 pm – The Immune Response to Pediatric Burn Injury
Rajan Thakkar, MD
4:20 pm-4:35 pm – Big Lessons for a Small Town
Jennifer Foster, MD, FACS
4:40 pm-5 pm – Outcomes After Surgical Management of Zenker’s Diverticulum
Haley Leesley, MD
5 pm-5:15 pm – Final Presentation/Roast and Final Words
5:15 pm-7 pm – Reception
