A Lifesaving Implant for Thoracic Insufficiency

Robert Campbell

Harland Smith lecturer Robert Campbell discussed the anatomical basis of scoliosis, his innovative corrective device, and the tribulations of surgical innovation at the patient and FDA levels.

The Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib

Chair's Column: The Conundrum of Surgical Careers, New Surgical Graduates, Senior Surgeons, Delayed Retirement, Health Care Resources, Societal Expectations, and Politics

David Latter concludes his term as Interim Chair by discussing salient issues confronting the surgical world.

Editor's Column: Giving Life from Death Row and Other Issues in Surgical Ethics

Surgical Ethics, a field as old as surgery, raises challenging issues including deception, anonymous altruistic organ donation and surgical ethics education.

International Surgery: Challenges and Responses

Andrew Howard, Alex Mihailovic and Georges Azzie from the Office of International Surgery share experiences in Africa and Haiti, and the benefits and challenges of the International Program developed by the University of Toronto.

NSQIP: Using Caterpillar Graphs to Reduce Morbidity

American College of Surgeons Optimal Care Director Clifford Ko addresses a basic question regarding surgical quality: “How do we know that we are doing it right?”

Let there be Light: Using Photons in Surgery

University Rounds on January 7th focused on lasers in surgery, benefiting from the presence of a distinguished lecturer, Dwaine Miller

Women in Surgery: Achieving Life Balance for Both Genders

The group started with the main focus on women interested in a surgical career, but it has enlarged its scope to include the challenges for both genders at all levels.

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	ANNOUNCEMENTS
	Controversies & Dilemmas in the Management of Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseases Toronto, June 11-12, 2011 Maurice Blitz has joined the Department of Surgery as attending thoracic surgeon at St. Joseph's Hospital in Toronto. He brings special expertise in minimal access surgery of the lung and esophagus. He succeeds Yaron Shargall as the Department's Associate Director of Undergraduate Education for Integrated Education. more

	HONOURS & AWARDS
	Ab Guha (NeurSurg) received a 2 year grant from B.R.A.I.N Child for his work on Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Expression, Activations and Inhibition in High Grade Pediatric Gliomas. Ab also received a 5-year CIHRGrant for his work "Oncogene-containing microvesicles as mediators and messengers of tumour progression". Barry Rubin (VascSurg) was awarded the 2010 Lister Prize in Surgery for sustained excellence in surgical research over the course of a career, for his research into the mechanisms that regulate recovery of heart function after a heart attack. more

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