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SURG 204

Introduction to Surgery

UNITS:1
GRADING:Medical School MD Grades
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:—

This lunch seminar is designed to give preclinical medical students a broad overview of surgical specialties and life as a surgeon. Interactive talks by leading surgeons from General Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Trauma/Acute Care Surgery, Breast Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Endocrine Surgery, Transplant Surgery, and Plastic Surgery will highlight the array of operation types performed and diseases and conditions encountered in their disciplines. In addition, each lecturer will provide students with a road map as to how to successfully enter each specialty field of surgery. Lunch will be provided.

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1 Term
Lecture 1Open
ID: 13658
8 / 55 enrolled
DAYS:Wednesday
TIME:11:30 AM – 12:20 PM
LOCATION:Alway Building, Room M106
INSTRUCTOR:
Liebert, Cara, Kundu, Souma
1unit

SURG 204: Introduction to Surgery

1 units · Medical School MD Grades

This lunch seminar is designed to give preclinical medical students a broad overview of surgical specialties and life as a surgeon. Interactive talks by leading surgeons from General Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Trauma/Acute Care Surgery, Breast Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Endocrine Surgery, Transplant Surgery, and Plastic Surgery will highlight the array of operation types performed and diseases and conditions encountered in their disciplines. In addition, each lecturer will provide students with a road map as to how to successfully enter each specialty field of surgery. Lunch will be provided.

Offered in Autumn 2026 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Lecture — Wednesday 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM — Alway Building, Room M106 — Liebert, Cara, Kundu, Souma (Graduate)

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