NEWS | Department of Surgery

SBC Advocate - Dr. Chiranjiv Virk, LSUHS Associate Professor of Surgery, recently led a local team in performing Louisiana’s first Gore Excluder TAMBE (thoracoabdominal branch endoprosthesis) procedure, one that represents a new innovation in aortic aneurysm treatment.

The Department of Surgery is saddened to share that Dr. Christine Long Almazan, a first-year surgery resident and 2023 graduate of the LSUHS School of Medicine, lost her valiant battle with cancer on February 9. She was deeply beloved by her fellow residents, attendings and staff in the Department of Surgery.

Dr. Michael Sutherland, Director, Division of Member Services American College of Surgeons, and Professor of Surgery Ohio State University spoke at the 2023 Abramson Visiting Professor Conference.

318Forum - Dr. Jane Sugar, Assistant Professor of Surgery at LSUHS, shares, "Early detection matters for any woman, whether she is high-risk for breast cancer or low-risk. Lifestyle changes focusing on modifiable risk factors will lower risk for many women, but breast cancer screening remains an important part of breast health."

Congratulations to our graduating surgery residents! You were the recipients of a time honored tradition in many departments at LSU Health Shreveport which is to receive an engraved chair that can follow you throughout your career. 

The late John C. McDonald, first Chancellor of LSU Health Shreveport (2001-2009), was awarded the 2022 Pioneer Award by The American Society of Transplantation at the American Transplant Congress in Boston on June 5, 2022.

Congratulations to Dr. Jane Sugar, Rachel Ruff, MSIII, and Brenna Sanders, MSIII on acceptance and publication of manuscript entitled "Perforated gastric volvulus in a patient with prior surgery for Hirschsprung’s Disease" by ACS Case Reviews in Surgery.

Please join the Department of Surgery in welcoming the incoming intern class for 2022-2023.

Presentations at the 49th Annual Symposium.

Abstract and Oral Presentation at LA-ACS Annual Meeting in March, 2022.

Presentations at the 45th Annual Meeting of SAVS held January 19-22, 2022 in Florida.

Over 100 participants participated in "So, you want to be a surgeon?" hosted by the VSig, providing real-world vascular surgery simulation experiences for those medical students interested in a surgical residency.

Please join me in sending a HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to the faculty and residents whose abstracts have been selected for LA-ACS Virtual Annual Meeting to be held March 5-7, 2021. The Department of Surgery will proudly represent LSUHS with a grand total of 11 abstract presentations. 

Dr. Quyen Chu, Professor of Surgery and Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology at LSU Health Shreveport, is the lead author of the study set for publication in an upcoming issue of Cancer, a journal of the American Cancer Society.