HeForShe: How to Be a Champion in Surgery

In this moderated discussion, panelists discuss how to become a surgical Champion/Sponsor to bolster the careers of female surgeons. Learn from the panel as they discuss strategies for championing surgeons, what it means to champion a person’s career, and how to get started on becoming a champion of surgery and female surgeons.

This is part two of a two-part series on Championship in Surgery. Part one, The Importance of Being a Champion in Surgery is available to view.

Moderator:

Kazumi Kawase, MD, PhD, FACS

• Professor, department of surgery
• The Jikei University School of Medicine Katsushika Medical Center
• Tokyo, Japan

Panelists:

Steven D. Wexner, MD, PhD (Hon), FACS, FRCS (Eng), FRCS(Ed), FRCSI (Hon), Hon FRCS (Glasg), Hon FRCS (Eng), MAMSE

• Director, Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center
• Emeritus chair, department of colorectal surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida
• Weston, FL

Pecky (Upeksha) De Silva, BSc(Med)MBBS, FRACS (Vasc)

• Vascular and endovascular surgeon
• Clinical director of surgical services (Sydney Adventist Hospital)
• Chair NSW RACS
• Chair women in surgery committee – RACS
• Sydney, Australia