SAVE the DATE! - Medical College of Wisconsin

SAVE the DATE! – The Thirty-fifth Annual SBAS Meeting

September 18–21, 2025  |  Hosted by the Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Surgery
We look forward to your contributions in basic science and clinical research.

Exhibitor Prospectus for the Thirty-fifth Annual SBAS Meeting

To exhibit, please review the Exhibitor Prospectus and fill out the online application form.
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A Coffee with Dr. Leah Backhus – Changing Paradigms in Lung Cancer Care

SAVE THE DATE! – May 13, 2025 at 7:00 am PST. Watch for FREE at www.aischannel.com »

Changing Paradigms in Lung Cancer Car

Leah Backhus M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S. is the Thelma and Henry Doelger Professor in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford University. She trained in general surgery at the University of Southern California and cardiothoracic surgery at the University of California Los Angeles.

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A Coffee with Dr. Latifa S. Sage Silski – Living Donation in Kidney Transplant

SAVE THE DATE! – April 7, 2025 at 8:00 am EST. Watch for FREE at www.aischannel.com »

Living Donation in Kidney Transplant

Latifa S. Sage Silski, M.D., F.A.C.S. is an Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery and the Director of Student Clerkship at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. She is a board-certified transplant surgeon specializing in liver, kidney, and pancreas transplants, as well as living donor kidney procedures and dialysis access surgeries.

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A Coffee with Dr. Kanene V. Ubesie – Trauma/Critical Care in a Limited Resource Environment

SAVE THE DATE! – March 7, 2025 at 8:00 am EST. Watch for FREE at www.aischannel.com »

Trauma/Critical Care in a Limited Resource Environment

Kanenechukwu Ubesie, M.D., F.A.C.S., M.B.A, is a double board-certified Acute Care Surgeon with extensive leadership experience in clinical settings, program development, and education. She also holds expertise in operational management, strategic planning, and diversity initiatives. Dr. Ubesie specializes in surgical critical care, trauma surgery, general surgery, and burns/wound care.

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A Coffee with Dr. T. Salewa Oseni – Screening Recommendations for Breast Cancer

SAVE THE DATE! – February 18, 2025 at 8:00 am EST. Watch for FREE at www.aischannel.com »

Screening Recommendations for Breast Cancer

T. Salewa Oseni, MD FACS, is an Associate Professor at the Department of Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and the Director of Multicultural Affairs. She is also affiliated with the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey.

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WEBINAR – SAVE THE DATE – March 18, 2024
Dr. Leah M. Backhus presents Bringing Precision Oncology to Lung Cancer Surveillance.

Join the NCI Office of Cancer Survivorship (OCS) for this OCS Director’s Series webinar on March 18. Dr. Leah M. Backhus will present Bringing Precision Oncology to Lung Cancer Surveillance. … Read More »

A Coffee with Dr. Vincent Reid – Tackling Melanoma

SAVE THE DATE! – January 24, 2025 at 8:00 am EST. Watch for FREE at www.aischannel.com »

Tackling Melanoma

Vincent Reid, MD, FACS, FICS, FSSO, is the Chairman of Surgery at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and a board member of the Iowa Cancer Consortium.

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A Coffee with Dr. Fiemu E. Nwariaku – Adrenal Tumors

SAVE THE DATE! – November 18, 2024 at 8:00 am EST. Watch for FREE at www.aischannel.com »

Adrenal Tumors

Fiemu E. Nwariaku, MD, FACS, MBA specializes in endocrine surgery and has a keen interest in caring for patients with diseases of the thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal and pancreas.

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Evolving Colon and Rectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

SAVE THE DATE! – September 2, 2024 at 9:00 am EST. Watch for FREE at www.aischannel.com »

Evolving Colon and Rectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

Dr. Luz Maria Rodríguez is a board-certified general surgeon and a dual fellowship-trained surgical oncologist and colorectal surgeon.

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A Comprehensive Review of Surgical Disparities in the Vulnerable Communities of the USA: The Black Community – Part II

SAVE THE DATE! – April 30, 2024 at 8:00 am EST. Watch for FREE at www.aischannel.com »

A Comprehensive Review of Surgical Disparities in the Vulnerable Communities of the USA

SBAS Statement on SCOTUS ruling on Students for Fair Admissions, Inc., against Harvard College and the University of North Carolina

Health care inequities based on race and ethnicity are artificial barriers to receiving excellent surgical care. The Society of Black Academic Surgeons (SBAS) is committed to our mission of improving health, advancing science, and fostering the careers of Black and other ethnically underrepresented in medicine (URiM) surgeons because building an excellent surgical workforce that reflects our country’s diverse backgrounds and perspectives helps transcend artificial barriers to care. … Read the Complete Statement »

SBAS Statement on the Supreme Court Ruling Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health

Members of the Society of Black Academic Surgeons (SBAS) stand in solidarity with everyone who understands, fears, and will experience the negative effects of the Supreme Court decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health ruling. This unfortunate action comes at a critical point in time when our nation is in the early stages of learning how to make a real commitment to achieving a diverse healthcare work force to improve care for all. As such, this ruling only serves to further exacerbate existing poor health outcomes among Black women by negatively affecting access to safe and equitable healthcare including abortion. SBAS strongly opposes any judicial ruling or legislation that takes away healthcare rights; dictates the doctor-patient relationship; criminalizes health providers; and stands in the way of high-quality care for women and underrepresented groups. … Read the Complete Statement »

 

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Surgeon Spotlight

Dr. Lisa McElroy – SBAS March Surgeon Spotlight

The Society of Black Academic Surgeons Recognizes and Congratulates Dr. Lisa McElroy!


Lisa McElroy, MD, MS
Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Surgeon, Liver Transplant Surgeon, Pediatric Kidney Transplant Surgeon

Duke University School of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Onyekwere E. Akwari Assistant Professor of Surgery, Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences

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Her recent accomplishments include: