Chest Wall Surgical Skills
May 17 - May 18
Course Overview
This one and a half-day interactive course focuses on current issues trauma surgeons face with chest wall stabilization. It will include didactic lectures, in-depth case discussions, and extensive hands-on cadaveric lab practice. Our expert faculty will guide attendees through diagnosis, planning, and execution in a lab setting, while sharing their clinical experience, and tips and pearls along the way.
Target Audience
Practicing trauma, acute care, emergency, thoracic, cardiothoracic, and general surgeons who are 3 to 5 years into practice with experience treating chest wall trauma injuries and looking to learn advanced treatment options.
Course Topics
- Rib Plating Patient Selection & Planning
- SSRF Timing, Approach & Technique
- Challenges and Pitfalls
- Solution Selection & Procurement
- Complex Case Assessment
Surgical Skills Products
- RibLoc U Plus Chest Wall Plating System
- U Plus 90 Instrumentation System
- BioBridge Resorbable Chest Wall Plate
Course Faculty
Babak Sarani, MD
Dr. Sarani is Chief of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery at the George Washington University Hospital, and Professor of Surgery and Emergency Medicine at GWU School of Medicine in Washington, DC.
Jose Diaz, MD
Dr. Diaz is the Director of Regional Trauma Program and Chief of Acute Care Surgery at the University of South Florida/Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, FL.
Date & Time
Friday, May 17, 1 pm – 5:00 pm
Saturday, May 18 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Course Location
OsteoMed, 3885 Arapaho Road, Addison, TX 75001
Hotel Location
Le Méridien Dallas by the Galleria, 13402 Noel Rd, Dallas, TX 75240