Surgery

Surgical Science Laboratory

Surgical Science Lab 1

Surgical Science Laboratory Activities

  • Teaching of Surgical Anatomy
  • Acquiring Surgical Skills
  • Developing New Procedures

Teaching: General Surgery Interns

  • Duration over one month
  • Dissect a whole cadaver

Special Surgical Skills

  • Endoscopic Surgery
  • Robotic Surgery
  • Microsurgery

Development of New Procedures

  • Posterior endoscopic approach for adrenal tumors
  • Trans-oral endoscopic vestibular approach for thyroidectomy
  • Thoracoscopic ablation for atrial fibrillation
  • Pain management procedures (Department of Anesthesia)
  • New instrumentation for foot procedures (Podiatry)
  • Male to female gender change procedures (Urology)
  • Endoscopic trans-orbital approach for anterior skill based tumors (Ophthalmology)
Surgical Science Lab 2

Special Courses

  • American College of Surgeons – Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure to Trauma (ASSET)
  • Emergency Medicine Courses
  • BEST (REBOA) Courses
  • Weekend Hand Surgery Courses
  • Head and Neck Surgery Endoscopy Courses
  • Thoracic Surgery Boot Camp

Research

  • Nerve block for cardiac arrhythmias
  • Stimulation of Brown Fat for the control of obesity
  • Superior cervical ganglion block for treatment of intracranial vasospasm
  • Ablation of the aortico-renal ganglion for management of resistant hypertension