Mini-Medical School - Winter 2008
The Cutting Edge:
Advances in Surgical Technology
Wednesdays, February 6–March 12 2008, 7:00 pm–9:00 pm
Healthcare experts from Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center explore the latest surgical methods including gamma knife surgery, videoscopic, laparoscopic and laser surgery.
This lecture series is presented in conjunction with Zap! Surgery Beyond the Cutting Edge at the Science Museum of Virginia January 19–May 4 2008. This visiting exhibition is sponsored by Owens & Minor and Lipstock Lasik & Cataract Center.
Winter 2008 Schedule
Robotic Surgery
February 6 2008
James W. Maher, M.D.
Paul J. Nutter Professor of Surgery
Chairman, Division of General Surgery
Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
Trilogy and Gamma Knife Neurosurgery
February 13 2008
William C. Broaddus, M.D., Ph.D.
HordProfessor
Director, VCU Neuro-oncology Program
Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Department of Physiology and Department of Radiation Oncology
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
History of Surgery
February 20 2008
Charles E. Bagwell, M.D.
Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics
Chairman, Division of Pediatric Surgery
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
Cryotherapy of Human Tumors: History and Indications
February 27 2008
James Neifeld, M.D.
Stuart McGuire Professor of Surgery and Chairman, Department of Surgery
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
Videoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery: Through the Looking Glass
March 5 2008
Ronald Merrell, M.D., FACS
Professor of Surgery
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
Laser Surgery
March 12 2008
George E. Sanborn, M.D.
Virginia Eye Institute
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
All sessions meet in the Science Museum of Virginia's Ethyl Corporation IMAX® DOME & Planetarium.
Tuition is $20 per semester or $7 per lecture; $15 per semester or $5 per lecture for members and students age 18 and under.
To register, please call (804) 864-1400, press 2; or enroll online. To guarantee your place in the winter 2008 session, please register by Thursday, January. 31, 2008.
Mini-Medical School is sponsored by the Science Museum of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University and the Nunnally Charitable Lead Trust. This session is administered by Eugene G. Maurakis, Ph.D., director of science education and museum scientist, Science Museum of Virginia; David S. Wilkinson, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chairman, department of pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University; and Joy L. Ware, Ph.D., professor of pathology, department of pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University.
Your participation in this program helps the museum reach its goal of improving science literacy for all Virginians. Thank you!