Fabrizio Michelassi, MD Visiting Professor of Surgery 2020
Fabrizio Michelassi, MD, has been selected as the Visiting Professor of Surgery for Surgical Academic Week 2020 (March 10-13) announced Dr. W. Charles Conway, FACS, Visiting Professor of Surgery Program Administrator. A world-renowned gastrointestinal surgeon with a strong expertise in the surgical treatment of gastrointestinal and pancreatic cancers as well as inflammatory bowel disease, Dr. Michelassi has contributed new insight in the surgical treatment of pancreatic and colorectal cancers, ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease though research and participation in multiple clinical trials. His experience and expertise in treating Crohn’s disease led him to develop a novel bowel-sparing procedure, now known as the Michelassi strictureplasty, designed to avoid sacrificing large amounts of the bowel at the time of surgery and facilitating quiescence of the acute disease affecting the diseased intestinal loops. Dr. Michelassi has an abiding interest in educating and training the next generation of academic surgeons. Sansum Clinic’s Visiting Professor of Surgery Program provides expert educational seminars for practicing Santa Barbara surgeons and physicians. More importantly, the program allows surgical residents in training at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital the chance to interact with the icons, leaders and outstanding teachers of the art of surgery. Dr. Michelassi will present a public lecture on Thursday, March 12 at the Ridley-Tree Cancer Center at Sansum Clinic in the Lovelace Hall at 540 West Pueblo Street. There will be a reception at 5:30 pm and presentation at 6:00 pm. His topic: Cheese and Its Possible Link to Breast Cancer. Mankind has been making cheeses for more than 5,000 years. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a nonprofit with more than 12,000 doctor members, has petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to require cheese manufacturers to prominently display warnings on all dairy cheese products to inform that cheese may increase breast cancer mortality risk. His presentation will explore the history of cheese making, the classification of cheeses and the controversy about the effect of cheese on breast cancer mortality. Reservations are required for the reception and presentation. Please contact Devin Scott at (805) 681-7762 or dscott@sansumclinic.org This unique educational program advances the level of surgical care available in our community, and is made possible by generous support from the Title Sponsor Cottage Health, and grateful patients, medical
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