Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
When
Where
Arizona Health Sciences Center, Room 5403
1501 N. Campbell Ave. Tucson, AZ 85724
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Presenter Details
"Complication and Epidemiology of the Diabetic Foot"
Stanley E. Okosun, MD, MS, FACS
Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgery
Stanley E. Okosun, MD, MS, FACS, is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Surgery's Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, Burns, and Acute Care Surgery. Dr. Okosun also serves as the Trauma Medical Director at Banner - University Medicine South.
Prior to joining the University of Arizona, Dr. Okosun was a trauma and critical care surgeon at the ACS-verified level II trauma center Bryan West Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. There, he also served as the trauma medical director and the chair of the Nebraska State Committee on Trauma. Additionally, he was a member of the National Committee on Trauma Performance Improvement and Patient Safety as well as the National Committee on Rural Trauma.
Dr. Okosun earned his Medical Degree at the University of Benin College of Medical Sciences in Nigeria. He also has a Masters Degree in Environmental and Public Health. Dr. Okosun completed his general surgery residency at the Virginia Commonwealth University Inova Fairfax Hospital Campus, where he won the Top Teaching Resident in Surgery award. Following residency, he completed his surgical critical care and trauma fellowship at the University of Maryland Medical Center R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center.
Dr. Okosun is board certified in general surgery and surgical critical care. He has publications in the Journal of Trauma and has presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma. He is also currently a member of the American College of Surgeons, the Eastern Association for Surgery of Trauma, and the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma. For the past several years, Dr. Okosun has participated in the Nigerian Global Medical Initiative at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital. He is particularly focused on injury prevention and patient safety, and he takes a strong interest in trauma outreach within the community.
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.