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Louis R.M. Del Guercio, M.D., Distinguished Visiting Professorship and Research Day in Surgery

photo of Louis R.M. Del Guercio

Professor emeritus Louis R.M. Del Guercio, M.D., served as chairman of the Department of Surgery for 24 years before retiring in 2000. This event was established in 2002 to commemorate Dr. DelGuercio’s distinguished leadership and pioneering research efforts throughout the course of his career.

This annual symposium is designed for Surgeons, Interventional Radiologists, Anesthesiologists, Intensivists, Researchers and other Allied Health Care professionals involved in the surgical arena. Through presentations and lectures, it is anticipated that upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to gain knowledge about new developments in surgical research and surgical critical care.

The day-long event, held in May or December on the campus of New York Medical College, Valhalla, N.Y. features a moderated poster session, podium presentations of scientific papers and a distinguished visiting professor lecture. It was created to stimulate interest and promote surgical research throughout New York Medical College and its affiliated hospitals.

Residents, fellows and medical students from New York Medical College, affiliated and regional hospitals present research in the form of both poster and podium presentations. Abstracts of completed research projects related to surgical basic science, clinical surgery and/or surgical education are invited from residents, students and fellows of the Department of Surgery, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, ENT, Urology, and Oral Maxillofacial surgery. Every medical student, resident and fellow in the regional programs are strongly encouraged to present at least one poster or podium presentation during their training.

The conference is multidisciplinary and multi-institutional, with presentations coming from several surgical specialties and NYMC affiliated and regional hospitals. The Anna Samartzis Research Excellence Award (in honor of a former resident) is given each year for the best clinical paper, basic science paper, and best poster.

Several of the distinguished visiting professors have included:

  • Pedro J. del Nido, M.D. (Boston Children’s Hospital)
  • Valentine Fuster, M.D., Ph.D. (Mount Sinai Hospital)
  • Rifat Latifi, M.D. (Health Minister of the Republic of Kosova)
  • Raymond Price, M.D. (University of Utah)
  • Julie Ann Sosa, M.D., M.A. (University of California San Francisco -UCSF)
  • Michal L. Schwartzman, Ph.D. (New York Medical College)
  • Adil H. Haider, M.D., MPH (Harvard Medical School)
  • George C. Velmahos, M.D., Ph.D., MS.Ed. (Harvard Medical School)
  • Carol E.H. Scott-Conner, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A. (University of Iowa)
  • Rifat Latifi, M.D. (University of Arizona)
  • Mark A. Malangoni, M.D. (ABS)
  • David Feliciano, M.D. (Indiana University)
  • Juan Asensio, M.D. (Miami Miller)
  • Harvey Sugerman, M.D. (VCU)
  • Marc Wallack, M.D. (NYMC/Metropolitan)
  • Steven Lowry, M.D. (UMDNJ)
  • James A. O’Neill, M.D. (Vanderbilt University)
  • Timothy C. Fabian, M.D. (University of Tennessee)
  • Stephen V. Barone, Ed.D. (President – Transformation Systems, LLC)
  • Eric J. DeMaria, M.D. (Duke University)
  • Thomas Scalea (Maryland Shock Trauma)