2009 MONTHLY MEETINGS

The Seattle Surgical Society meets six times a year at The Rainier Club located 820 4th Avenue in downtown Seattle. This historical venue has been an integral component of the Seattle offering a classy environment as well as a good buffet dinner that entices members to come out on a Monday evening to listen to speakers discuss meaningful medical topics and then an entertaining after dinner talks.

MONDAY NIGHT SCHEDULE

  TIMES EVENT ROOM LOCATION
5:30 pm - 6:15 pm SOCIAL HOUR (Cascade Room)
6:15 pm - 7:00 pm SCIENTIFIC TALK (Cascade Room)
7:00 pm - 7:45 pm DINNER (Cutter Room)
7:45 pm - 8:30 pm AFTER-DINNER TALK  

MARCH 23, 2009
SCIENTIFIC TALK
AFTER-DINNER TALK

"OPTIONS FOR HEALTH CARE IN WASHINGTON - LEAD OR CUT AND RUN?"

Aaron Katz, MPH
Senior Lecturer of Health Services
Adjunct Senior Lecturer of Global Health
Director, Packard-Gates Population Leadership Program
School of Public Health, University of Washington

Christine Gregoire
Governor, Washington State
APRIL 27, 2009
SCIENTIFIC TALK
AFTER-DINNER TALK

"THE ROLE OF WOUND CARE IN LIMB PRESERVATION PROGRAMS"

Charles Anderson, MD
Madigan Army Medical Center

"FROM GALILEO TO NASA'S GREAT OBSERVATORIES"

Bruce Balick, PhD
Professor of Astronomy
Vice Chair of the Faculty Senate, University of Washington

MAY 18, 2009
PRE-DINNER TALK
AFTER-DINNER TALK

"GLOBAL SURGICAL OUTREACH: SURGERY AND EDUCATION IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD"

Wayne F. Larrabee, Jr., MD, MSPH, FACS
Clinical Professor, Facial Plastic Surgery, University of Washington
Director, Larrabee Center for Facial Plastic Surgery

“SEATTLE MEDIA, SEATTLE SPORTS: WILL EITHER GET BETTER?”

Art Thiel
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sportswriter

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009
SCIENTIFIC TALK
AFTER-DINNER TALK

“WHAT’S NEW IN THE PROPHYLAXIS AND MANAGEMENT OF DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS”

Mark H. Meissner, MD
Professor, Vascular Surgery
University of Washington

“THE WORLD'S UNDER-FUNDED HEALTH CRISES”

Christopher Murray, MD
Professor, Global Health, UW
Director, Harvard Iniative for Global Health and former Executive Director of the Evidence and Information for Policy Cluster at the World Health Organization

OCTOBER 26, 2009
SCIENTIFIC TALK
AFTER-DINNER TALK

“ADVANCES IN SURGERY FOR FISTULA-IN-ANO”

Amir Bastawrous, MD
Swedish Medical Center

"TRAUMATIC HEAD INJURY IN ATHLETES"

Stan Herring, MD
Medical Director, UW Medicine Sports and Spine Center at Harborview and Team Physician, Seattle Seahawks

NOVEMBER 16, 2009
SCIENTIFIC TALK
AFTER-DINNER TALK

“WAR SURGERY IN AFGHANISTAN - HEAD AND NECK INJURIES: TREATMENT AND DISPOSITION”

Paul Abson, Colonel, USAFR MC FS

“THE BEST GRADUATE EDUCATION IS THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS. SOME LESSONS LEARNED FROM 25 YEARS OF LEADING NYSE LISTED COMPANIES”

Jerry Grinstein
Strategic Director at Madrona Venture Group
Former CEO, Delta Airlines

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