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SAVE THE DATE FOR THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!
The South Florida Chapter of the American College of Surgeons proudly announces the confirmation of Dr. Anthony Atala as our 2012 Annual Meeting & Banquet speaker.
February 1, 2012, 5:30 – 9:30 pm
The Sofitel Hotel
Miami, Florida
Anthony J. Atala, MD,FACS, is the W.H. Boyce Professor and Director of the Wake forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine and Chair of the Department of Urology at the Wake Forest University.
If a salamander can grow a new limb, Dr. Anthony Atala likes to say, why can't a person? It's hardly an idle question. Dr. Atala, is at the forefront of the study of growing human tissue, an emerging field also known as regenerative medicine. He made headlines around the world in 2006 when he announced that he had grown a handful of human bladders in the lab and that the patients who'd received them were still healthy after five years. No one had bio-engineered an organ before, much less implanted one. But today, Atala and his staff at North Carolina's Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the world's largest such facility, are working to replicate their success with other body parts. They're currently growing 22 different tissues -- from heart valves to muscle to fingers.
Mark your calendar and plan to join us for what will be an exciting and informative evening.
Jerrold Young, MD, FACS
President, South Florida Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
2012 Annual Meeting Brochure Click Here
RSVP form for the SFC ACS 2012 Annual Meeting and Banquet Click Here
Now Open:
Abstract submissions sought for the South Florida Chapter of the American College of Surgeons 2012 Surgical Research Forum Paper Presentations scheduled to be held April 26, 2012 at the University of Miami in the Diagnostic Treatment Center.
Click Here for abstract submission instruction and forms.
We have 1300 members dedicated to furthering the work of the American College of Surgeons in South Florida. If you would like to become a member of this chapter, please use our contact form to request information.
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