SURGERY NEWS
VOLUME 8, NO. 3 WINTER 2023
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Message from the Chair . . . . . . . 2 Department News and Announcements. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 New Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Save the Dates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Visiting Professors. . . . . . . . . . . . 8 ACS Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Faculty Spotlight. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Holiday Reception. . . . . . . . . . . 10 Presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-17 HWSS Donors List. . . . . . . . . . . 18
CREDITS Senior Editor David Shibata, MD Editorial Staff Brenda Young, MA
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Above: The UTHSC College of Medicine Department of Surgery held a welcome reception during the annual American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress in Boston, MA. L-R: Dr. Peter F. Buckley, UTHSC Chancellor, Dr. Benjamin Dart, Chair of Surgery, UTChattanooga, Dr. Mitchell Goldman, Past-Chair of Surgery, UT-Knoxville, Dr. Nicholas Verne, Interim Executive Dean UTHSC College of Medicine and Dr. David Shibata, Chair of Surgery, UT-Memphis. Read more on page 8. (Photo/UTHSC Office of Alumni & Constituent Engagement). Left: Dr. Shibata and Dr. Margo Shoup, President, Orlando Health Cancer Institute, Orlando, FL at the UTHSC reception held at the Westin Boston Seaport District Hotel.