Humanitarian Award - Mayo Clinic

ReMine Lecturer
Presented by The Priestley Society to a speaker at the pinnacle of his or her career who represents the heart
and soul of the Society, as nominated by the Executive Committee
C. Daniel Smith, M.D.
Chair, Department of Surgery,
Mayo Clinic Florida
Professor of Surgery, Mayo School
of Graduate Medical Education
14 Mayo Alumni
Dr. Smith (S ’93) is active in research
of esophageal and gastric diseases and
laparoscopic surgery, and a leader in
developing virtual reality simulation
for surgeons in training. He has
authored or co-authored more than
100 articles and 25 book chapters.
He is editor-in-chief of the Journal
for Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical
Techniques. He serves on the board of
governors and is president of the
Society of American gastrointestinal
and Endoscopic Surgeons; and chair of
the board of directors for the Fellowship
Council, which oversees non-ACgME
accredited fellowships in gastrointestinal,
bariatric, minimally invasive and
hepatopancreatobiliary. He serves
on the American College of Surgeons
committees for Education Institute
Accreditation and Bariatric Centers
Accreditation.
Prior to joining the Mayo Clinic
medical staff in 2006, Dr. Smith was
Mayo Clinic
Alumni Association 67th Meeting
save the date:
Sept. 21−24, 2011
Sawgrass Marriott, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
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chief of general and gastrointestinal
surgery and director of the Endosurgery
Unit and Emory Simulation, Training
and Robotics Center at Emory University.
Dr. Smith received his medical
degree from the University of Minnesota
Medical School and an undergraduate
degree from Saint John’s University
in Collegeville, Minn. He completed
a residency in general and gastro-
intestinal surgery at Mayo Clinic in
Rochester.
The ReMine Lectureship was
established in 2005 to honor
William J. ReMine, M.D.,
a gastrointestinal surgeon who
practiced at Mayo Clinic in
Rochester for 31 years.