Surgical Science Laboratory

Surgical Science Laboratory Activities

• Teaching of Surgical Anatomy
• Acquiring Surgical Skills
• Developing New Procedures

Teaching: General Surgery Interns

• Duration over one month
• Dissect a whole cadaver

Special Surgical Skills

• Endoscopic Surgery
• Robotic Surgery
• Microsurgery

Development of New Procedures

• Posterior endoscopic approach for adrenal tumors
• Trans-oral endoscopic vestibular approach for thyroidectomy
• Thoracoscopic ablation for atrial fibrillation
• Pain management procedures (Department of Anesthesia)
• New instrumentation for foot procedures (Podiatry)
• Male to female gender change procedures (Urology)
• Endoscopic trans-orbital approach for anterior skill based tumors (Ophthalmology)

Special Courses

• American College of Surgeons – Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure to Trauma (ASSET)
• Emergency Medicine Courses
• BEST (REBOA) Courses
• Weekend Hand Surgery Courses
• Head and Neck Surgery Endoscopy Courses
• Thoracic Surgery Boot Camp

Research

• Nerve block for cardiac arrhythmias
• Stimulation of Brown Fat for the control of obesity
• Superior cervical ganglion block for treatment of intracranial vasospasm
• Ablation of the aortico-renal ganglion for management of resistant hypertension