David E. Rivadeneira, MD, MBA, FACS, FASCRS

Encomium: Philipp Maria Lippe, MD, FACS, DABPM.

It is better to write an encomium than an obituary. There is no grief or regret. This will also give the subject the opportunity to protest in person all errors, omissions, and hyperbole. This is not, however, a pre-obituary. We look forward to working with Phil for many years. It will be necessarily brief and touch on only a few of his accomplishments. It will not include any anecdotes, especi...

Biography of Camran Nezhat, MD, FACOG, FACS

Camran Nezhat has influenced almost every aspect of our laparoscopic lives. His vision, perseverance, and humanistic focus have propelled our field away from the established yet awkward “single eye” and mostly diagnostic laparoscopy to his method of operative laparoscopy, which has revolutionized modern day surgery. Also, his prediction and claim that almost all open surgeries could be and shou...

In memoriam: Stephen F. Lowry, MD, MBA.

David C. Leach, MD Award Recipients

During her time in residency, Jenny developed an interest in patient safety and transitions of care, specifically, the hand-off process. As our EIP application and proposals unfolded, Jenny became involved in the design and implementation of a hand-off study, which is known as the ISWITCH study. This innovative project tested different methods of handoff training and compared the effectiveness ...

MD/MBA Students: An Analysis of Medical Student Career Choice.

BACKGROUND An increasing number of medical schools are offering dual degree MD/MBA programs. Career choices and factors influencing students to enter these programs provide an indicator of the roles in which dual degree students will serve in health care as well as the future of dual degree programs. PURPOSE Using career choice theory as a conceptual framework, career goals and factors influe...