TRAINING A ROBOTIC SURGERY GENERATION Aspects Volume 39 No.1 Written by Lauren Murphy • Photography by Jason Johnson It looks like something out of a science fiction film: a three-armed, six-foot tall, 1,400 pound robot with three-dimensional vision, forceps, needle drivers and cautery instruments that act as hands. Capable of performing delicate, extraordinarily precise procedures deep within the body using miniature instruments and 10 times magnification, the da Vinci ® Surgical System is the next generation of minimally invasive surgery. The robotic surgery platform is where imagination

2021 - Lynn Nguyen, M.D. 2020 - Katelyn Pratt, M.D. 2019 - Annalise Almdale, M.D.; Todd Dielbold, D.O.; Bertram Drury, M.D.; Yuan Yuan Gong, M.D. 2018 - Fernando Aguirre-Amezquita, M.D. 2017 - Kara McCoy, M.D. 2016 - Richard Glover, D.O. 2015 - Dawn Kirkwood, M.D. 2014 - Alison Rinaberger, M.D. 2013 - Amanda O'Brien, M.D. 2012 - Dustin Stehling, M.D. 2011 - Miriam Krause, M.D. 2010 - Sumiya Majeed, M.D. 2009 - Yahia Zeino, M.D. 2008 - Tennille Cloward, M.D. 2007 - Erin Stone, M.D. 2006 - Patience Miller, M.D. 2005 - Paul Welch, M.D. 2004 - Sangeeta Jain, M.D. 2003 - Cheryl Niles-Brown, M.D

Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU practices “the team approach” to cancer treatment. Our team – the surgeons, radiologists, oncologists, genetic counselors, therapists, nurses and medical staff – meet together to decide the best treatment plan when you or your family member receives a cancer diagnosis. When the patient leaves SCI after receiving a cancer diagnosis, it’s not with a list of appointments for other opinions about treatment. It’s with a treatment plan and the knowledge that their cancer care team is working for the best possible outcome. Information about each of the cancer care

Welcome to the SIU Medicine Flow Cytometry Facility. We provide acquisition, analysis, and sorting of cells, as well as training and expert consultation for project/experiment planning. We serve SIUM faculty as well as outside customers. The facility has 2 analyzers, 1 sorter, and a multiplex analyzer. To get started, please contact our staff for an appointment or to schedule a consultation. What is Flow Cytometry? Flow cytometry is a method of measuring multiple physical and chemical characteristics of single cells or particles as they travel in suspension one by one past a sensing point

Meet two of our recent alumni Dr. Allen Ghareeb As a medical student, Dr. Ghareeb was actively involved in leadership and service, serving on the Year 2 Curriculum Committee, Community Health Policy Committee and Springfield Collaborative for Active Child Health. He was the volunteer coordinator for his class and a founding member of the Global Health Interest Group. After graduation, he completed his OB-GYN residency at the University of Missouri–Kansas City. He is now completing a maternal-fetal medicine fellowship at the University of Washington in Seattle and will pursue additional

Educational Services • Assistance with gathering needs assessment data • Assist course directors in developing course objectives • ACCME credit designation • Design and summarizing conference evaluations • Retain course and attendance files for a minimum of seven years • Ensure that each course meets the ACCME Criteria and Standards • Manage commercial support and other external course revenue Conference Planning Assistance • Serve as course registrar • Identifying date conflicts with SIU School of Medicine • Assistance with developing the course budget • Completing ancillary credit

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