Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
When
Where
College of Medicine – Tucson lecture hall, Room 5403
1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721
or
Join Virtually
Topic
The Potential for Scarless Healing in Humans
Presenter details
Geoffrey C. Gurtner, MD, FACS
Dr. Gurtner is chair of the Department of Surgery and a professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Arizona. A distinguished general and plastic surgeon, Dr. Gurtner previously held the Johnson & Johnson Distinguished Professorship at Stanford University in Surgery, Bioengineering and Materials Science.
He has authored more than 400 peer-reviewed publications and serves as eEditor for the leading textbooks "Grabb & Smith’s Plastic Surgery" and "Plastic Surgery." Dr. Gurtner’s NIH- and DOD-funded research focuses on how physical stimuli influence the human response to injury, with over $30 million in funding supporting his lab. He holds more than 50 patents and has more than 100 patent applications. His research has resulted in the development of multiple biomedical technologies.
He is a serial entrepreneur, having founded several venture-backed companies, including Neodyne Biosciences and Arresto Biosciences (acquired by Gilead). He also co-founded Tautona Group, a life-science fund that has commercialized technologies acquired by companies such as Allergan, Novadaq and Acelity/KCI. Dr. Gurtner has received numerous accolades, including the James Barrett Brown Award (2009, 2010) and researcher of the year honors from ASPS, AAPS and other leading organizations.
Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
Medicine Grand Rounds are held at the College of Medicine – Tucson, Room 5403. To view Medicine Grand Rounds remotely, see this live weblink: https://streaming.biocom.arizona.edu/streaming/. To view it after the fact, click on "Archive" at the top of this same link's webpage and, from the dropdown menu under "Category," select "Medicine Grand Rounds" and click "Search" to find the event you're seeking.
Accreditation Statement: The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 credit. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Statement: All faculty members, CME planning committee members and the CME office reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with ineligible companies that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.
Learning Objectives:
- Diagnose a variety of internal medicine illnesses
- Understand more clearly advances in therapy
- Become truly professional physicians
For questions or accommodations that may be necessary, please call 520-626-7174 at least three days in advance of the event. If you would like to participate in the Q&A portion of this lecture, email Crystal Escobar (crystalescobar@arizona.edu) for the Zoom link and password.