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You are here: Home / Videos / SAGES 2014 Presidential Address

SAGES 2014 Presidential Address

 

Presented by Gerald Fried, MD, FACS at the SAGES 2014 Annual Meeting.

The lecture will address the role of specialty societies and the value to those at various stages of their careers

Dr. Gerald Fried is the Edward W. Archibald Professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at McGill University, and Surgeon-in-Chief and Director of the Surgical Mission at McGill University Health Centre. Dr. Fried has been a member of SAGES Board of Governors since 2003, and was previously 1st Vice President & Treasurer.
Considered one of the “godfathers” of SAGES Fundamentals programs, he chaired the SAGES FLS Committee and currently chairs the SAGES/ACS FLS Joint Committee. He is a Regent of the American College of Surgeons, and a Past-President of the Canadian Association of General Surgeons, as well as of Central Surgical Association. He served as co-President of the 2010 World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, and sits on the Board of several surgical societies, including SSAT and ISDS. He is known to his SAGES colleagues as a strong leader, great diplomat, trusted friend, loving family man and SAGES official Sommelier.

citations–1:48 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=15319723
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=10556441
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pu


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Video Categories
2014 Presidential Address, SAGES 2014 Meeting
Learning Themes
Academic / Educational, Professional / Economic
Sources
2014 Annual Meeting, Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery
Presentation Types
Keynote Address, Podium Presentation
Video Authors
Carey L, Cortese M, Derossis A, Ellison E, Feldman L, Ferri L, Fried G, Fried K, Guillemin R, Hampson L, Hayes W, Matthew S, Melvin W, Mulder D, Park A, Pellegrini C, Rattner D, Roslyn J, Schally A, Schirmer B, Soper N, Swanstrom L, Thompson J, Vassiliou M, Wexner S, Yalow R, Zollinger R
Video Institutions
Albert Einstein COM--Bronx NY, Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC)--Annapolis MD, Cleveland Clinic--Weston FL, Drexel University--Philadelphia PA, Duke University--Durham NC, Feinberg School of Medicine--Chicago IL, James A Haley Veterans Hospital--Tampa FL, Johns Hopkins University--Baltimore MD, McGill University Health Centre--Montreal QC Canada, MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine--Philadelphia PA, MGH--Boston MA, Montefiore Medical Center--Bronx NY, Ohio State University--Columbus OH, Oregon Clinic--Portland OR, University of Texas Medical Branch--Galveston TX, University of Virginia Health System--Charlottesville VA, UW School of Medicine--Seattle WA


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