When
Where
Arizona Health Sciences Center, Room 5403
1501 N. Campbell Ave. Tucson, AZ 85724
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Presenter Details
"Fetal Surgery: Present Day and Future Avenues”
William H. Peranteau, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Adzick-McCausland Distinguished Chair in Fetal and Pediatric Surgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
The University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Peranteau is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania and the Adzick-McCausland Distinguished Chair in Fetal and Pediatric Surgery at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). In addition to a clinical pediatric and fetal surgeon, Dr. Peranteau is the co-director of the Center for Fetal Research at CHOP where he runs a translational research lab focusing on prenatal and early postnatal cell and gene therapies.
His areas of interest include fetal biology, fetal and neonatal surgery, and general pediatric surgery. He has led teams on some of the initial studies demonstrating the feasibility of in utero CRISPR-mediated gene editing in relevant animal models and has led preclinical animal studies of in utero hematopoietic stem cell transplantation which
are foundational for ongoing clinical trials. His research is/has been supported by the National Institutes of Health, including the NIH Director's New Innovator Award and the NIH Common Fund's Somatic Cell Genome Editing program, as well as the American College of Surgeons, the Gerber Foundation, and the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics and the Orphan Disease Center at the University of Pennsylvania.
Learning Objectives
- Incorporate into practice intraoperative teaching and feedback to improve operative performance.
- Incorporate cutting-edge surgical techniques and patient management strategies.
- Incorporate into practice results from recent randomized-controlled trials/studies.
- Communicate operative knowledge effectively to peers.
About
The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Statement(s): All Faculty, CME Planning Committee Members and the CME Office Reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with commercial interests that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.