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SAGES Member Spotlight

SAGES Member Spotlight: Shirin Towfigh, MD

March 12, 2021 by Julie Miller

"I admire the way SAGES has adapted to advances in technology, the addition of robotics and the growing specialty of hernia repairs. I plan to be a member for life,” says Dr. Shirin Towfigh. While Dr. Towfigh remembers her fellow UCLA surgery residents … [Read more...] about SAGES Member Spotlight: Shirin Towfigh, MD

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SAGES Member Spotlight: Amin Madani, MD PhD FRCSC

February 15, 2021 by Julie Miller

“So much excitement, so much energy, so much FUN” is how Dr. Amin Madani describes SAGES, adding that the “secret sauce” making SAGES truly special is the desire for surgical excellence through innovation to improve patient care. Dr. Madani also points … [Read more...] about SAGES Member Spotlight: Amin Madani, MD PhD FRCSC

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SAGES Member Spotlight: Dr. Marian McDonald, General Surgeon

January 27, 2021 by Julie Miller

  When Dr. Marian McDonald joined SAGES as a resident in 1995, she remembers “this new cool society doing avant garde surgeries.” Today she adds that SAGES has evolved into a “community of members always looking out for each other while … [Read more...] about SAGES Member Spotlight: Dr. Marian McDonald, General Surgeon

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SAGES Member Spotlight: Dr. Melissa Chang, Colon and Rectal Surgeon

December 14, 2020 by Julie Miller

  Dr. Melissa Chang calls SAGES membership a way of staying connected to her "extended family.” Dr. Chang initially joined SAGES as a Mount Sinai Hospital resident and Candidate member in 2017, later upgrading to Active membership as a way to stay … [Read more...] about SAGES Member Spotlight: Dr. Melissa Chang, Colon and Rectal Surgeon

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SAGES Member Spotlight: Dr. Mark Alan Dobbertien, DO FACS retired Naval surgeon

December 7, 2020 by SAGES Webmaster

SAGES has been a big part of my professional and personal life since I began residency at the University of Illinois Metropolitan Group Hospitals Residency in General Surgery in Chicago in 1987. My professors believed strongly that endoscopy is best … [Read more...] about SAGES Member Spotlight: Dr. Mark Alan Dobbertien, DO FACS retired Naval surgeon

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