The 2000 Karl Storz Lecture in New Technology
Friday, March 31, 2000, 9:00 AM - Plenary Room
Professor Tehmenton Udwadia, MD, FCPS, FRCS (ed) FRCS (Eng) of Bombay, India will present the 2000 Lecture in Innovative Technology.
Lecture Title: "One World - One People - One Surgery"
Professor Udwadia has been a member of SAGES since 1991, and has served on the International Relations Committee. He is President of ELSA (The Endo Laparoscopic Society of Southeast Asia). Known for his research and book in "Laparoscopic Surgery in Developing Countries", Professor Udwadia has been an enthusiastic champion of flexible endoscopy for almost 20 years. He is emeritus Professor of Surgery, Grant Medical College & JJ Hospital, Bombay. He was Founder and President of the Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-Surgeons and is past president of five other major surgical organizations. He was Hunterian Professor, The Royal College of Surgeons of England (1984-85). He has presented more than 180 keynote addresses, and has published 66 papers, and two books.
This Lecture is permanently endowed by a generous educational grant from Karl Storz Endoscopy, GmbH.