UPDATE - Surgery - University of Minnesota

UPDATEThe Department of Surgery Update is sent to department faculty, fellows, residents, and staff. Tosubmit an item for publication in Update, send the information to surgupdt@umn.edu.HONORS AND AWARDSTodd Kellogg, M.D. has been appointed as the University of Minnesota representative to the Society of Surgery for theAlimentary tract.PRESENTATIONSOn May 4, 2011, Greg Beilman, M.D. (Critical & Acute Care Surgery) was the invited speaker at the Roundtable Meetingof the Biomedical Engineering Materials & Applications (BEMA) Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.Michael Maddaus, M.D. was an invited presenter at the 91st Annual Meeting of the American Association for ThoracicSurgery in Philadelpia, PA on the topic of Laparoscopic Repair for Giant Hiatal Hernia.Michael Maddaus, M.D. was an invited discussant for the General Thoracic Scientific Session at the 91st Annual Meetingof the American Association for Thoracic Surgery in Philadelpia, PA. He discussed the work of Altorki and colleaguesentitled Prevalence and Outcomes of Diaphragmatic Hernia Admissions: Analysis of a National Database.IN THE NEWSThe University of Minnesota Transplant group was highlighted in the May 2011 Minnesota Medicine magazine coverstory, “The New Transplant Patient.” A companion article, "Minnesota Firsts" shows a timeline of transplant milestones.The full story can be found at http://www.minnesotamedicine.com/Drs. Timothy Pruett, Ty Dunn, and Arthur Matas were interviewed for the article.DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY RESEARCH DAYPoster SessionMonday, June 13 from 3-6pmThe Executive Research Council is hosting a Department of Surgery Research Day on Monday, June 13, 2011. Allfaculty, residents, staff (including post docs, fellows, scientists, etc) and students in the Department of Surgery are invitedto present their research as a poster. Abstracts recently presented at meetings are encouraged.Please email a copy of your abstract along with the name and contact information of the presenting author tobtr@umn.edu to reserve your space. Abstracts should be submitted by Monday, June 6, 2011.On June 13 from 3-6 pm, all faculty, fellows, residents, students and staff are invited to a poster viewing andreception. This will be held in the 2 nd floor of Moos Tower, in front of the Java City Café. All poster presenters areexpected to be available during this time to answer questions regarding their research. This is an excellent opportunity tohear more about the research being conducted by your colleagues & prizes will be awarded for best poster presentationsin various categories.

RESIDENT RESEARCH DAYCall for AbstractsDepartment of SurgeryThe Department of Surgery 2011 Resident Research Day is scheduled for Tuesday, June 14, 2011, immediatelyfollowing Grand Rounds in PWB 11-157. All surgical residents are encouraged to submit an abstract for consideration.All current lab residents are expected to submit an abstract for presentation.The deadline for submission of abstracts is Friday, June 3, 2010. Abstracts should be submitted online athttp://www.surg.umn.edu/Education/Abstract_Submission/.Two Resident Research Day awards will be given – one for excellence in clinical research and one for excellence inbasic science research. Award recipients will be announced at the Graduation and Awards Ceremony that evening.Please contact Erin Brudvik at erinb@umn.edu or 5-9798 with questions.RECOGNITION PROGRAMDo you see someone working hard in your area and contributing to the department’s success by fulfilling ourmission, vision and values? If so, take a moment to nominate this person for an Employee Recognition Award.Two Employee Recognition Awards will be given out each month—one for staff and one for faculty, fellows, andresidents. All Department of Surgery employees can nominate another employee in the department, including theSurgical Administrative Center.Completed nomination forms should be sent to Toni Leeth.To submit an item for publication in Update, send the information to surgupdt@umn.eduPast issues of Update may be found online at http://www.surgery.umn.edu/Publications/home.html