Department of Surgery

General Surgery Grand Rounds are held live (schedule below); videos of the lectures are also archived online.

Attendees may obtain individual attendance reports via the UPMC CCEHS website on a quarterly basis. Click “View Credit Transcript” and follow the prompts. When entering attendee information, please only enter the last name and social security number. Do not enter dates in the date fields. If you have any difficulty accessing a CME transcript, please call (412) 647-8232. 

General Surgery Grand Rounds

Making a Difference: Advances in The Management of Lynch Syndrome

Resident Lectures: 7:00-8:00 AM

  • “Fistula-in-Ano Associated Anal Adenocarcinoma: A Unicorn Among Zebras” -  Kellie Cunningham, MD
  • “Surgery for Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer: Pushing The Boundaries” - Vernissia Tam, MD

Guest Lecture: 8:00-9:00 AM
Presenter: Matthew Kalady, MD, Professor of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western University; Vice-chairman, Department of Colorectal Surgery

Moving From First to Second: A Proposal for Another National Trial to Improve Surgical Training

Resident Lectures: 7:00-8:00 AM
Presenters: Julie Goswami, MD and Christine Leeper, MD

Guest Lecture: 8:00-9:00 AM
Presenter: Karl Bilimoria, MD, John B. Murphy Professor of Surgery; Vice President - Quality, Northwestern Medicine; Director, Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center; Vice Chair for Quality, Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University