Professor
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
I am a cardiothoracic surgeon and clinician-scientist who has worked extensively with extracorporeal gas exchange in the treatment of severe respiratory failure. My research has focused upon novel therapies and devices for the treatment of diseased and damaged lungs, including work on an artificial lung. I am keenly interested in the use of hyperthermia as a therapy for lung and other cancers. I served 12 years as the Chairman of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine's Department of Surgery, and as Surgeon-in-Chief, stepping down in 2019. I am now focusing my efforts on education and research. I helped develop a model for teaching and assessing residents in the operating room that helps guide faculty and resident interaction in the OR and designates a resident’s earned level of autonomy for a given procedure. Known as "Zwisch Me" and now SIMPL, it has been selected by the American Boards of Surgery and Pediatrics to manage Entrustable Professional Activities.
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FDA Device Approval Process: From the Benchtop to the Shelf
Sunday, January 26, 2025
10:20am – 10:30am PT