NOTE THE DIFFERENT LOCATION

McCormick & Schmick’s in Ghiradelli Square.

900 North Point St, San Francisco, CA 94109

         

Our speaker is Dr. Gretchen Jackson, an internationally recognized biomedical informatician and accomplished clinical surgeon with over 30 years of contributions to informatics research, innovations in health information technologies, and surgical science. She is a past president and past chair of the board of directors for the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) and an elected fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics (FACMI) and the American Medical Informatics Association (FAMIA). She is also an elected member of the Society for University Surgeons, the Southern Surgical Association, and the American Surgical Association. 

Jackson was the chief health and science officer for IBM Watson Health and before that, Watson Health’s chief science officer. She is currently Vice President and Scientific Medical Officer at Intuitive and an Associate Professor of Surgery, Pediatrics, and Biomedical Informatics at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. This event is supported by Intuitive Surgical.

NOTE THE DIFFERENT LOCATION

McCormick & Schmick’s in Ghiradelli Square.

900 North Point St, San Francisco, CA 94109

         

Our speaker is Dr. Gretchen Jackson, an internationally recognized biomedical informatician and accomplished clinical surgeon with over 30 years of contributions to informatics research, innovations in health information technologies, and surgical science. She is a past president and past chair of the board of directors for the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) and an elected fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics (FACMI) and the American Medical Informatics Association (FAMIA). She is also an elected member of the Society for University Surgeons, the Southern Surgical Association, and the American Surgical Association. 

Jackson was the chief health and science officer for IBM Watson Health and before that, Watson Health’s chief science officer. She is currently Vice President and Scientific Medical Officer at Intuitive and an Associate Professor of Surgery, Pediatrics, and Biomedical Informatics at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. This event is supported by Intuitive Surgical.

Dr. Jonathan Carter is a surgeon who specializes in minimally invasive, advanced approaches such as laparoscopic and robotic surgery to treat abdominal conditions. He cares for patients with hernias and disorders of the esophagus, gallbladder, stomach and intestines. He is also a bariatric surgeon and a member of the acute care surgery program, which provides surgical care in emergencies.

After earning his medical degree at Stanford University School of Medicine, Carter completed a residency in surgery and a fellowship in advanced laparoscopic and bariatric surgery at UCSF.

Carter is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. As a UCSF faculty member, Carter has authored numerous peer-reviewed research papers in the subject areas of esophageal disease, bariatric surgery, hernia and medical information science.

Carter received the 2008 and 2015 UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators’ Excellence in Teaching Awards, as well as UCSF’s annual patient safety award in 2014 and 2016. He received the Julius R. Krevans Award for patient care at UCSF, as well as the prestigious Fred H. and Esther E. Nusz Achievement Award.

Here is a link to the video recording of the Blaisdell celebration on May 6, 2020 UCSF Grand Rounds.

https://ucsf.box.com/v/Blaisdell05062020

With limited information, but an abundance of caution, I, after conferring with the Society leadership, have decided to cancel our March 25th meeting because of the concerns of the Coronavirus. With several institutions such as Stanford and the City of San Francisco limiting large gatherings and the many unknown factors, I think it is prudent to put off this next meeting. I will also be sending out an email to this effect.

For now, we will keep the May 6th meeting in place.

Here is the website to the CDC website to keep us all informed with the latest information.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

Thank you for your understanding. Stay safe.
-Marc Melcher, MD