Surgery (General)

Faculty
	Darrin Clouse, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery USUHS - Wilford Hall Med Ctr, San Antonio TX	Richard Eller, MD Staff Surgeon Medical Center of Plano, Texas
	Stephen Ferzoco, MD Instructor in Surgery Harvard University	Eldo Frezza, MD Professor of Surgery Texas Tech University
	Joel Goldberg, MD Associate Professor of Surgery Harvard University	Charles Goldman, MD Director, Surgery Residency Program Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines, IA
	Ronald Hurst, MD Vice Chair of Surgery Daniel Freeman Memorial Hosp. LA CA	Marc Lessin, MD, JD Staff Surgeon Scottish Rite Childrens Hospital, Atlanta GA
	Paul Lucas, MD Attending Surgeon Mercy Medical Center Baltimore MD	Ahmed Mahmoud, MD Residency Program Director San Joaquin Gen Hospital, Stockton
	Mary Mancini, MD Professor of Surgery Louisiana State University, Shreveport	Jacquelyn O`Herrin, MD Staff Surgeon Reynolds Army Community Hosp Ft Sill OK
	W. Brian Perry, MD Medical Director Defense Inst. of Med Oper. Brooks AFB TX	Todd Rasmussen, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery USUHS - Wilford Hall Med Ctr San Antonio
	James Recabaren, MD Associate Professor of Surgery University of Southern California	Clark Simons, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery Indiana University
	Gagandeep Singh, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery University of Southern California	Robert Youngblood, MD Professor Emeritus of Surgery East Carolina University
	Phillip Zaret, MD Associate Professor of Surgery The Chicago Medical School	Aaron Chevinsky, MD Associate Professor of Surgery Morristown Hospital, Morristown, NJ
	Philip Corvo, MD Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery Columbia University	Adrian Dan, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery Northeastern Ohio Universites
	Fahim Habib, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery University of Miami	Peter Lopez, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery University of Texas Health Sciences Center
	Erica Mithchell, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery Oregon Health Sciences University	Richard Treat, MD Chair of Surgery Fairview Hospital, Cleveland, OH
	* Not All Faculty Appear at Each Course

Written Course Topics
Injury and Wound Healing	Esophageal Disorders	Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
Immunology for Surgeons	Stomach and Duodenum	Adrenal Surgery
Transplantation Principles	Gastrointestinal Bleeding	Parathryoid Surgery
Oncologic Principles	Hepatic and Biliary Disorders	Thryoid Surgery
Preop and Postop Care	Portal Hypertension	Pediatric Emergencies
Surgical Complications	Liver and Kidney Transplants	Pediatric Trauma
Nutritional Support	Pancreatic Disorders	Pediatric Tumors
Bleeding and Transfusions	Small Bowel, Appendix and Spleen	Congenital GI Bleeding
Coagulation Disorders	Inflammatory Bowel Diseases	Colorectal Neoplasia
Infections and Antibiotics	Anorectal Diseases	Gastric Neoplasia
HIV and AIDS	Abdominal Wall and Hernias	Cardiac Critical Care
Acid-base and Blood Gases	Head and Neck Trauma	Pulmonary Critical Care
Fluids and Electrolytes	Thoracic Trauma	Gynecologic Surgery
Burn and Inhalation Injuries	Abdominal Trauma	Genitourinary Surgery
Shock Resuscitation and MFO	Pelvic Trauma	Orthopedic Surgery
Endoscopic and Laser Surgery	Head and Neck Cancer	Neoplasias of the Breast
Cardiac Surgery	Skin and Melanomas	Sarcomas
Pulmonary Surgery	Hepatic Neoplasia	Pancreatic Cancer
Mediastinum and Chest Wall	Vascular Surgery: Aorta	Vascular Surgery: Arteries
Vascular Surgery: Veins

Oral Course Topics
Orientation session on how to pass the oral exams
Clinical cases presented as half hour oral exams
Abdominal Surgery	Other Organs and Areas	Other
Abdominal Wall and Hernia	Head and Neck Surgery	Trauma
Gastric Surgery	Esophageal Surgery	Critical Care
Gastrointestinal Bleeding	Thoracic Surgery	Pediatric Surgery
Liver and Gallbladder	Breast Surgery
Pancreatic Surgery	Vascular Surgery
Spleen	Endocrine Surgery
Colorectal Surgery	Sarcomas
	Melanoma