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Society News
from ACMS Bulletin November 2022
by TEAM
American College of Surgeons – Southwestern Pennsylvania Chapter Resident Surgical Jeopardy
On Wednesday, November 9, the SWPA Chapter of the American College of Surgeons hosted a Resident Surgical Jeopardy as an in-person meeting. Monterey Bay Fish Grotto, with its stellar views of Pittsburgh, was the perfect setting for members of the ACS-SWPA and their guests to network, socialize, and compete in a hilariously fun game show and knowledge-based competition.
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The Surgical Jeopardy welcomed medical students and residents from Allegheny Health Network, Conemaugh Health System, Drexel University, UPMC Mercy, and UPMC Presbyterian. After cocktails and dinner, the event provided surgical residents the opportunity to compete in a game show to vie for the top prize of $500 in cash. Ari Reichstein, MD of Allegheny Health Network, and Program Committee Chair of the ACS-SWPA chapter, was the perfect game show host. UPMC Mercy: Renee Davis, DO, Hannah Medeck, MD, David Orozco, MD and Peter Zak, MD, ended the evening as the winners of Jeopardy and the $500 grand prize.
SWPA Chapter Members, Marc Brozovich, MD, Hiram Gonzalez-Ortiz, MD, and Harry Null, MD served as moderators and judges for the evening’s event.
The ACS-SWPA Chapter looks forward to hosting their Most Interesting Cases event in May, as well as new programming such as Debates & Dilemmas and Journal Club in 2023. Members will be notified by email with details of events. Members are asked to contact Eileen Taylor, chapter administrator by email to etaylor@ acms.org for questions regarding their member status. Physicians interested in joining the society may also contact Ms. Taylor or visit the ACS-SWPA website at https://acs-swpa.org/.
Jeopardy Winners, UPMC Mercy: Renee Davis, DO, Hannah Medeck, MD, David Orozco, MD and Peter Zak, MD. Winning Team from UPMC Mercy with Richard Fortunato, DO, FACS, Chapter President, Ari Reichstein, MD, Chapter Program Committee Chair, Hiram Gonzalez-Ortiz, MD, Chapter Member and Harry Null, MD, Chapter Member.
Society News November 3 Pittsburgh Ophthalmology Society Monthly Meeting Featuring Ann Shue, MD
l to r: I. Conner, MD, PhD; A. Shue, MD (Guest Faculty); J. Swogger, MD; L. To, MD. M. Stafford, MD (President, POS); A. Williams, MD
The November 3 POS monthly meeting attracted a large crowd as they welcomed Ann Shue, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology; Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Stanford Health Care, Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, Stanford, CA. Thank you to the following sponsors who supported the program, PNC Bank, Sight Sciences, Inc., Sun Ophthalmics and to Ian Conner, MD, PhD who invited Dr. Shue.
Dr. Shue presented two interesting lectures The World of Childhood Glaucoma and Where Glaucoma, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Meet. Both lectures stimulated an interesting discussion and conversation.
Bushra Usmani, MD Resident at the University of Pittsburgh Eye Center, presented an interesting case for commentary by Dr. Shue. The POS returns to the Rivers Casino ballroom on December 1st and welcomes Sunil Srivastava, MD, Fellowship Director, Vitreo-Retinal Fellowships, Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland, OH. Thank you to Jared Knickelbein, MD, PhD for inviting Dr. Srivastava and to the following co-sponsors of the program: BioTissue, DORC, and Genentech.
Dr. Srivastava is both a Senior Achievement Award recipient from the American Academy of Ophthalmology and a Senior Honor Award from American Society of Retinal Specialists.
He has received multiple Cleveland Clinic Innovations Awards for his work in novel imaging analysis. Dr. Srivastava has co-authored over 140 publications in peer-reviewed journals and has delivered over 200 lectures at national and international conferences. His current interest includes the use of novel imaging in uveitis and retinal diseases, the development imaging outcome measures in uveitis and intraoperative imaging in vireo-retinal surgery.
Contact Nadine Popovich, administrator, to confirm the status of your membership, registration, or to inquire about an upcoming program. She can be reached by email: npopovich@acms. org or by phone: 412.321.5030 x110.
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