Women in Surgery Events

UC San Diego's Department of Surgery is committed to strengthening gender equity—among our residents, faculty and staff—and to creating a work and educational environment that celebrates all of our diverse team members.

Women in Surgery (WIS) was created to connect, inspire and support the professional development of women surgeons.We do this through periodic networking events; our annual lectureship; and supporting our women surgeons to navigate issues of work-life balance; negotiating in the workplace; and leadership.

Read more about our Women in Surgery program

December 13, 2017
Diversifying The Surgical Workforce: The Importance of Leadership

Mary Hawn, MD, MPH, FACS Professor and Chair Stanford Department of Surgery Profile Presentation

November 30, 2016
Sex Bias in Biomedical Research

Melina R. Kibbe, MD, FACS, FAHA Zack D. Owens Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering University of North Carolina Editor in Chief, JAMA Surgery

December 2, 2015
Mentoring for the Next Generation

Leigh Neumayer, MD, MS, FACS Professor and Chair Chair, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine Margaret and Fenton Maynard Endowed Chair in Breast Cancer Research

November 5, 2014
New Frontiers in Fetal Therapy

Diana L. Farmer, MD, FACS, FRCS Perl Stamps Stewart Professor and Chair Department of Surgery, UC Davis School of Medicine Surgeon-in-Chief UC Davis Children's Hospital UC Davis Health System

November 6, 2013
Effective Advocacy for Surgeons

Patricia J. Numann, MD SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor SUNY Distinguished Service Professor Lloyd S. Rogers Professor of Surgery President, American College of Surgeons

November 14, 2012
Are We Ready for a Woman in Charge - Maintaining Leadership in Surgery

Julie A. Freischlag, MD, FACS The William Stewart Halsted Professor and Chair Department of Surgery, Surgeon-in-Chief Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Read Dr. Freischlag's article, More Women Choose Careers in Surgery

May 23, 2012
Leadership and Diversity: The Changing Face of Women in Academic Medicine

Hannah A. Valantine, MD, MRCP, FACC  Senior Associate Dean, Diversity and Leadership Director, Heart Transplantation and Research Professor of Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, CA Dr. Valantine's Profile

November 16, 2011
Second Annual UC San Diego Women in Surgery Lectureship
The Eye of a Hawk, the Heart of a Lion, and...

Carol Scott-Conner, MD, PhD, MBA Professor of Surgery Department of Surgery Division of Surgical Oncology & Endocrine Surgery University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

November 10, 2010
Inaugural Women in Surgery Lectureship
Women in Surgery: A Progress Report

Barbara L. Bass, MD The John & Carolyn Bookout Distinguished Endowed Chair for Surgery Department of Surgery, The Methodist Hospital Executive Director Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation & Education Houston, TX Professor of Surgery Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University New York, NY