A Leader in Connecting Emory Surgery with Grady
Dr. Harlan Stone was a member of the Department of Surgery from 1962-1983, and played a foundational role in building the department's symbiotic relationship with Grady Memorial Hospital as the director of the Grady Burn Unit from 1965-1983 and both Grady Pediatric Surgery and the Grady Trauma Service from 1968-1983. He also directed the Surgical Bacteriology Lab from 1963-1983.
Born in Atlanta, Dr. Stone received his MD at Emory, did his surgical residency at Grady Memorial Hospital, and completed his pediatric surgery fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children, University of London. While on our faculty, he conducted numerous high-profile burn studies and investigations of surgical infections, and initiated efforts with Dr. Robert Smith, III, and the late Dr. Garland Perdue to develop an organ transplantation program at Emory, culminating in Georgia's first kidney transplant in 1966.
After leaving Emory, he chaired the Division of General Surgery and served as the surgical residency program director at the University of Maryland. His passion for education led him to subsequent surgical training positions at the Phoenix Integrated Surgical Residency at the University of Arizona, and the University of South Carolina Medical School in Greenville. He was the author of nine medical books, over 100 textbook chapters, and more than 1,000 journal publications. Dr. Stone passed away on April 7, 2022, at the age of 92.
Following the establishment of the Jean and Harlan Stone Professor of Surgery Fund, Emory University School of Medicine, the H. Harlan Stone Lecture in Trauma was initiated in 2007.
| Speaker | Affiliation | Topic | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemary A. Kozar, MD, PhD | – Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine | Blood Products: New and Old, The Good, Bad, and Ugly | 5/23/24 |
| Alison Wilson, MD, FACS | – Professor and Chief of Division of Trauma Acute Care Surgery & Surgical Critical Care – Skewes Family Chair for Trauma Surgery, West Virginia University |
Country Roads Take Me Home: Trauma Care Beyond the Interstate | 5/11/23 |
| Nicholas Namias, MD, MBA | – Professor and Chief, Division of Trauma, Acute Care Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine – Robert Zeppa Endowed Chair in Trauma Surgery, Miller SOM – Vice Chair for Quality and Patient Experience, Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, Miller SOM – Medical Director, Ryder Trauma Center, Jackson Memorial Hospital – President of the Medical Staff, Jackson Health System |
The Ever Present and Ever Vexing Problem of VTE in Trauma | 5/12/22 |
| S. Rob Todd, MD | – Senior Vice President, Grady Health System – Chief, Acute Care Surgery, Grady Memorial Hospital |
Combating Trauma Disparities | 5/27/2021 |
| Clay C. Burlew, MD | – Professor of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine – Program Director, Surgical Critical Care and Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Fellowships, Department of Surgery, CU School of Medicine – Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Denver Health Medical Center |
Complex Pelvic Trauma Management | 5/23/2019 |
| Eileen M. Bulger, MD | – Professor of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Burn, and Critical Care Surgery, UW Medicine – Chief of Trauma, Harborview Medical Center |
Optimizing Prehospital Trauma Care Through Research | 5/24/2018 |
| Martin A. Croce, MD | – Professor of Surgery and Chief, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN – Medical Director, Presley Regional Trauma Center, Memphis |
The Other Side | 5/25/2017 |
| Michael C. Chang, MD | – Professor of Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC – Executive Director, Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center – Associate Chief Medical Officer, Chief Quality Officer, Wake Forest Baptist |
Optimizing Cardiovascular Function During Shock Resuscitation | 5/26/2016 |
| Lenworth M. Jacobs, Jr., MD | – Professor of Surgery and Chairman, Traumatology and Emergency Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine – Vice President of Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer, Hartford Hospital – Director, Life Star (critical care helicopter service), Hartford Hospital |
Increasing Survival from Active Shooter and Intentional Mass Casualty Events | 5/28/2015 |
| Gregory J. Jurkovich, MD | – Chief of Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center – Bruce M. Rockwell Distinguished Chair of Trauma, Professor and Vice-Chairman, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver |
Acute Care Surgery: Building a Specialty | 5/1/2014 |
| Michael F. Rotondo, MD | – Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University – Director, Center of Excellence for Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Vidant Health – Chief of Surgery, Vidant Medical Center – Chair, Committee on Trauma, American College of Surgeons |
Damage Control: Revolution, Rejuvenation and Recapitulation | 5/30/2013 |
| John A. Morris, Jr., MD | – Professor of Surgery – Director, Trauma, Burn & LifeFlight Patient Care Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
The Trauma Laparotomy, 2000 – 2010: Lessons Learned in 25,000 Patients |
5/10/2012 |
| Juan A. Asensio, MD | University of Miami Miller School of Medicine: – Professor of Surgery, Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care – Director, Trauma Clinical Research, Training and Community Affairs – Director, Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship – Director International Visiting Scholars/Research Fellowship – Medical Director for Education and Training, International Medicine Institute |
Difficult Injuries and Difficult Problems in Trauma Surgery | 5/19/2011 |
| Loring W. Rue, III, MD | – John H. Blue Professor of Surgery – Vice Chairman and Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Department of Surgery – Chief, Section of Trauma, Burns, and Surgical Critical Care – University of Alabama School of Medicine |
In Pursuit of the Golden Hour | 5/27/2010 |
| Rao R. Ivatury, MD | – Professor of Surgery and Chair, Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Emergency Care – General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond |
Optimal Resuscitation in Trauma | 5/28/2009 |
| H. Leon Pachter, MD | – George David Stewart Professor of Surgery and Chairman, Department of Surgery, New York University Medical Center | Terrorism, Turbulence and Trauma: An Analysis of the Past and Prognostic Implications for the Future | 6/19/2008 |
| Richard J. Mullins, MD | – Professor and Chief, Trauma/Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University | A Critique of Dr. Stone's Top Ten Trauma Manuscripts | 5/31/2007 |
| Timothy C. Fabian, MD | – Wilson Alumni Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis | H. Harlan Stone and Ernest Amory Codman: Academic Surgeons Ahead of Their Time | 5/26/2006 |