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UC San Diego Hosts SAGES Flexible Endoscopy Course

September 8-9, 2023 – The Center for the Future of Surgery hosted the 2023 Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Flexible Endoscopy Course, coordinated by our very own UC San Diego faculty, Dr. Bryan Sandler. The course included didactics and a hands-on learning lab, during which surgical fellows became more familiar with GI endoscopes, towers and the instruments used for endoscopic surgery. 

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IMG_7735-1.jpgDigestive Diseases Family Day at the CFS

May 20, 2023 – The Center for the Future of Surgery hosted the Faculty and Staff of the Digestive Diseases Team, including the Divisions of Minimally Invasive Surgery and Colon & Rectal Surgery, as well as their families in May 2023. Children of all ages participated in activities within a surgical education environment that gave them a glimpse of what their parents do on a daily basis working in the medical field. They experienced laparoscopic instruments and surgical technology, learned about the Digestive System, identified objects under the microscopes, and most importantly, bonded with their families and new friends! 

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UC San Diego Center for the Future of Surgery is Expanding

UC San Diego Center for the Future of Surgery Expands to Become Most Comprehensive Surgical Training Center in the Nation.

 

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UC San Diego Hosts SAGES Flexible Endoscopy Course

October 10, 2018–The Center for the Future of Surgery hosted the 2018 Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Flexible Endoscopy Course for Fellows. The course brought together trainees and faculty from across the country, as well as the president of SAGES, Jeffrey Marks, for three days of didactic and hands-on learning.

 

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Q&A with Santiago Horgan

October 1, 2018 – Santiago Horgan directs the Center for the Future of Surgery (CFS) and is Chief of the Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery. Before joining the Department of Surgery at UC San Diego School of Medicine in 2006, Dr. Horgan was director of the Minimally Invasive Surgery and Robotic Surgery Department and co-director of the Swallowing Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He was also director of the Minimally Invasive Bariatric Center in Chicago. In this interview he talks about what led him to surgery, the ongoing expansion of the CFS, and why it’s important to be business-savvy when you’re a surgeon