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Women in Surgery (WIS) Events

UC San Diego's Department of Surgery is committed to strengthening gender equity — among our residents, faculty and staff — and to creating a work and educational environment that celebrates all of our diverse team members. Women in Surgery (WIS) was created to connect, inspire and support the professional development of women surgeons. We do this through periodic networking events; our annual lectureship; and supporting our women surgeons to navigate issues of work-life balance; negotiating in the workplace; and leadership.

Women In Surgery (WIS) Annual Lecture

Women in Surgery (WIS) was created to connect, inspire and support the professional development of women surgeons — we achieve this through events like the WIS Annual Lecture.

Upcoming Events

TBD

Past Events

  • Rebecca M. Minter, MD

    Rebecca M. Minter, MD

    December 12, 2018
    Diversifying The Surgical Workforce: The Importance of Leadership

    A.R. Curreri Professor and Chair
    Department of Surgery
    University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
  • Mary Hawn, MD, MPH, FACS

    Mary Hawn, MD, MPH, FACS

    December 13, 2017
    Diversifying The Surgical Workforce: The Importance of Leadership

    Professor and Chair
    Stanford Department of Surgery
    Profile
    Presentation
  • Melina R. Kibbe, MD, FACS, FAHA

    Melina R. Kibbe, MD, FACS, FAHA

    November 30, 2016
    Sex Bias in Biomedical Research

    Zack D. Owens Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery
    Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
    University of North Carolina
    Editor in Chief, JAMA Surgery
  • Leigh Neumayer, MD, MS, FACS

    Leigh Neumayer, MD, MS, FACS

    December 2, 2015
    Mentoring for the Next Generation

    Professor and Chair
    Chair, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine
    Margaret and Fenton Maynard Endowed Chair in Breast Cancer Research
  • Diana L. Farmer, MD, FACS, FRCS

    Diana L. Farmer, MD, FACS, FRCS

    November 5, 2014
    New Frontiers in Fetal Therapy

    Perl Stamps Stewart Professor and Chair
    Department of Surgery, UC Davis School of Medicine Surgeon-in-Chief
    UC Davis Children's Hospital
    UC Davis Health System
  • Patricia J. Numann, MD

    Patricia J. Numann, MD

    November 6, 2013
    Effective Advocacy for Surgeons

    SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor
    SUNY Distinguished Service Professor
    Lloyd S. Rogers Professor of Surgery
    President, American College of Surgeons
  • Julie A. Freischlag, MD, FACS

    Julie A. Freischlag, MD, FACS

    November 14, 2012
    Are We Ready for a Woman in Charge - Maintaining Leadership in Surgery

    The William Stewart Halsted Professor and Chair
    Department of Surgery, Surgeon-in-Chief
    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Read Dr. Freischlag's article, More Women Choose Careers in Surgery
  • Hannah A. Valantine, MD, MRCP, FACC 

    Hannah A. Valantine, MD, MRCP, FACC 

    May 23, 2012
    Leadership and Diversity: The Changing Face of Women in Academic Medicine

    Senior Associate Dean, Diversity and Leadership
    Director, Heart Transplantation and Research
    Professor of Medicine
    Stanford University School of Medicine
    Stanford, CA

    Dr. Valantine's Profile
  • Carol Scott-Conner, MD, PhD, MBA

    Carol Scott-Conner, MD, PhD, MBA

    November 16, 2011
    Second Annual UC San Diego Women in Surgery Lectureship
    The Eye of a Hawk, the Heart of a Lion, and...

    Professor of Surgery
    Department of Surgery
    Division of Surgical Oncology & Endocrine Surgery
    University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
  • Barbara L. Bass, MD

    Barbara L. Bass, MD

    November 10, 2010
    Inaugural Women in Surgery Lectureship
    Women in Surgery: A Progress Report

    The John & Carolyn Bookout Distinguished Endowed Chair for Surgery
    Department of Surgery, The Methodist Hospital
    Executive Director
    Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation & Education
    Houston, TX
    Professor of Surgery Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University
    New York, NY