September 2019 Newsletter
Welcome to the Cleveland Surgical Society 2019 Newsletter
Read on for important information about our October meeting, updates to our website, and more!
The Union Club, located near Playhouse Square in Downtown Cleveland, will be the location for our October 2019 meeting. Valet parking will be provided and we are sure you will enjoy the surroundings and cuisine.
The Union Club
About Dr. Hirschl, our Guest Speaker, October 2019
Ronald B. Hirschl, M.D
Arnold G. Coran Professor of Surgery
Head of the Section of Pediatric Surgery at the University of Michigan
Ronald B. Hirschl, M.D., is the Arnold G. Coran Professor of Surgery and Head of the Section ofPediatric Surgery at the University of Michigan. He trained in Pediatric Surgery at the Children’sHospital of Philadelphia and joined the staff at the University of Michigan in 1991. Dr. Hirschl is board certified in General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery and Surgical Critical Care and has his Master’s in Clinical Research Design and Statistical Analysis. His research and clinical areas of interest and expertise are in the management of respiratory failure, especially with extracorporeal support (ECLS, EMCO), the implantable artificial lung, and liquid ventilation with perfluorocarbons.
Dr. Hirschl has developed a basic science and clinical program in the application total liquid ventilation in the setting of respiratory failure including the use of perflurocarbons to induce lung growth in newborns with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. A series of projects related to prevention of lung injury and treatment of ARDS with liquid ventilation are being conducted. In addition, basic science experiments are being carried out in the laboratory to study the pathophysiology of lung injury and respiratory failure including the development of artificial lungs to provide chronic support for gas exchange.
He is a general pediatric surgeon with specific interests in chest surgery. Dr. Hirschl also has expertise in applied informatics and was the Chief Medical Information Officer for the University of Michigan Health System. He is committed to improving surgical resident and fellowship training with innovative designs and educational platforms. He is past president of the American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA). He was a Director on the American Board of Surgery, Chair of the Pediatric Surgery Board, and a member of the Residency Review Committee (RRC) for Surgery. He also is currently a member of the University of Michigan Medical Group Board.
Dr. Hirschl's website
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This year (2019) Cleveland Surgical Society is Celebrating 70 years! The society continues to thrive thanks to the accomplishments of members and leaders past, present, and future.
Membership allows general and general-subspecialty surgeons in the Northeast Ohio area to connect and stay current on topics that are important to all of us. Our resident presentations in the “Stump the Stars” night and the resident paper competitions provide rich engagement of the next generations of surgeons who will serve locally and perhaps nationally and globally.
Dr. Donald Glover was the first president of the Society in 1949. Dr. Glover was the Chief of Surgery at St. Luke’s Hospital (Woodland Ave, closed now but on the register of Historic Places), and was a surgeon in the Korean War Conflict. Just a few of Dr. Glover’s contributions to the American Journal of Surgery include:
“Fifteen years of the tannic acid method of burn treatment” (1941)
“Persistent omphalomesenteric duct: Incidence relative to Meckel’s diverticulum" (1952)
“Marjolin’s ulcer: A preventable threat to function and life" (1949)
Over the past 70 years, the contributions to the fields of general and general subspecialty surgery by Cleveland Surgical Society members is practically innumerable. As we reflect on the years and decades past, we invite you to submit any items to share with our membership, in this newsletter, on our website, or at our meetings.
Important Dates:
September 29, 2019 --deadline for CSS meeting registration
October 27-31 --ACS Clinical Congress, San Francisco (ACS Website)
October 19-23--ACOS Annual Clinical Assembly, Colorado Springs (ACOS Website)
Thursday November 28, 2019--Thanksgiving Day
Cleveland Surgical Society Council Members 2018-2019
Prepared by Mary Carneval, DO