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Department of Surgery

Department of Surgery Centennial

This year, the Department of Surgery at Emory University School of Medicine proudly commemorates our 100-year anniversary. This significant achievement marks a century of clinical, academic, and research excellence in surgery. Join us as we celebrate this historic milestone!

In honor of this anniversary, the Department of Surgery is excited to announce our Centennial Grand Rounds Series, in which guest speakers will explore the history of each division within the department. 

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In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the Department of Surgery, we are excited to announce A Century of Surgical Excellence, which chronicles the 100-year history of the Emory University Department of Surgery and the people, milestones, and innovations that shaped it.

The 24th  Annual William C. Wood Research Symposium showcased the basic and clinical science research of the Emory Department of Surgery's students, residents, and clinical and post-doctoral fellows on Thursday, April 30, 2026 in the Emory University Hospital Auditorium.

When Steven Kim, MD, began exploring new questions in xenotransplantation research in 2023, the path ahead wasn’t a paved yellow brick road. The field of xenotransplantation, which focuses on transplanting organs across species, continues to hold a reputation more in the realm of science fiction, thanks in part to challenges faced by pioneering transplant surgeon-scientists before advances in genetic engineering had caught up to their earliest attempts.

Surgical Grand Rounds

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