Top Surgery News
Dr. Craig Coopersmith Honored with 2024 Dean's Distinguished Faculty Lecture and Award
Craig Coopersmith, MD, FACS, MCCM was presented the 2024 Dean's Distinguished Faculty Lecture and Award on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. This award is among the most prestigious and celebratory honors that the Emory University School of Medicine bestows on its faculty members.
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Dr. Ravi Rajani Chosen as President-Elect of Vascular and Endovascular Surgical Society (VESS)
Dr. Randi Smith Wins $2 Million Grant to Support Violence Intervention Efforts at Grady
Colquitt Regional partners with Emory University for surgical residencies in South GA
Emory selected as Recipient of Federal Funding to support Innovative Health Research
Emory Residents & Faculty Co-Author Comprehensive Review Book on Surgical Diseases
Faculty Spotlights
Yazan Duwayri, MD
Yazan Duwayri, MD, MBA, has been appointed the role of Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery, beginning in April 2024. Dr. Duwayri will continue to lead the Division in his permanent leadership role as Chief.
Dr. Yazan Duwayri has been with Emory since 2011 and is a Professor of Surgery at Emory University School of Medicine. He has served in institutional leadership positions including as Medical Director of the Heart and Vascular Service Line at Emory University Hospital, where he promoted operational efficiency and alignment across the cardiovascular units. He also serves as Co-Director of the Emory Aortic Center, one of the highest volume aortic programs in the United States, where he has grown the volume and quality of care of patients with aortic disease through endovascular innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and research trial recruitment.
Dr. Duwayri's faculty profile >>
Gary Bouloux, MD
Gary Bouloux, MD, DDS, MDSc, FRACDS, FRACDS (OMS), FRCS (Eng), FACS, has been appointed the role of Chief of the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery effective in February, 2024. Dr. Bouloux will continue to lead the Division in his permanent leadership role as Chief.
Dr. Bouloux joined Emory in 2006, and has served in several leadership roles, including residency Program Director, as well as the John D. Allen and Family Professor of Surgery, and the Director of Research for the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Bouloux has worked to continue to grow the Oral and Maxillofacial program at Emory and is nationally recognized for his management and treatment of temporomandibular joint disorders.
Trainee Spotlights
Dr. Ayana Ruffin wins Winship Postdoctoral Award and Cancer Research Institute Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
Ayana Ruffin, PhD, won an internal Winship Postdoctoral Award and the Cancer Research Institute (CRI) Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship Award to Promote Racial Diversity.
The CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship to Promote Racial Diversity supports qualified young scientists from underrepresented minorities at leading universities and research centers around the world who wish to receive training in fundamental immunology and cancer immunology.
Dr. Francie Bennett wins 2023 Winship Scientific Symposium Poster Competition
Francie Bennett, MD, won the 2023 Winship Scientific Symposium Poster Competition Award held on Emory's campus on Wednesday, December 6. Dr. Bennett's poster title was "Expanding immunotherapy options in cholangiocarcinoma: Role of CD27 agonist in combination with PD-L1 and MEK inhibition on antitumor effect and CD8+ T cells."
The annual Winship Scientific Symposium seeks to highlight the outstanding research of Winship investigators, deepen our understanding of important topics and provide opportunities to cultivate collaboration.
