Grand Rounds 2023 Sept. 22 - The 9th Annual John A. Ryan Jr., MD Lecture in Surgery “The Joy of Surgery and the Joy of Discovery”

Friday, September 22, 2023, 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM, Volney Richmond Auditorium, Seattle, WA

The 9th Annual John A. Ryan Jr., MD Lecture in Surgery

“The Joy of Surgery and the Joy of Discovery”

Diana L. Farmer, MD, FACS, FRCS Distinguished Professor and Pearl Stamps Stewart Chair Chair, Department of Surgery, UC Davis School of Medicine Surgeon-in-Chief, Emeritus, UC Davis Children’s Hospital Founder and Co-Director, Center for Surgical Bioengineering Principal Investigator, the CuRe Trial Sacramento, Calif.

 

Dr. Diana L. Farmer, an internationally renowned fetal and neonatal surgeon, is Distinguished Professor, Pearl Stamps Stewart Endowed Chair, and Chairperson of the Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis. She is also Chief of Pediatric Surgery at Shriner's Hospitals - Northern California, and Founder and Co-director of the Center for Surgical Bioengineering. 

Dr. Farmer's lab focuses on regenerative medicine, specifically in utero stem cell therapy for myelomeningocele (MMC), the most severe form of spina bifida. In 2000, Dr. Farmer's team made the seminal discovery that hindbrain herniation could be ameliorated by prenatal surgical repair in fetal sheep. This breakthrough led to the $22 million-dollar, multi-center Management of Myelomeningocele Study (MOMS), a randomized human clinical trial of MMC closure before and after birth. The trial showed conclusively that fetal surgery resulted in better outcomes. Dr. Farmer is now developing an allogeneic placental mesenchymal stem cell product to further treat in utero spina bifida. Her lab received Investigational New Drug (IND) approval with the Food and Drug Administration in 2020. Patient enrollment in the CuRe (Cellular Therapy for in Utero Repair of MMC) clinical trial is currently underway. 

Dr. Farmer has been honored with numerous awards throughout her career, including being a Luce Scholar, a recipient of Wellesley College's Alumnae Achievement Award, a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, past President of the American Pediatric Surgical Association, and past Chair of the Board of Governors of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Farmer has long been a leader in global surgery and in 2016 she founded the Global Initiative for Children's Surgery, subsequently receiving the 2020 Universitas 21 Award for Contribution to Internationalization in Surgical Education. She is a Regent of the American College of Surgeons and was the 2022 President of the American Surgical Association.

On Friday at 7:30 a.m. click to join the livestream.  Complimentary enrollment is required to earn continuing education credit.  When you register you are eligible to receive weekly reminders for the series with topic, speaker and Zoom link. 

Should you have questions or require assistance, please contact the Virginia Mason Continuing Medical Education department at 206-341-0142 or email [email protected].

1. Review the history of fetal surgery.
2. Summarize the steps to FDA and IND approval.

Grand Rounds is fee-free. Enrollment in the series is required to obtain credit.

The Virginia Mason Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Virginia Mason Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Academy of Family Physicians: The AAFP has reviewed 2023 Grand Rounds at Virginia Mason Medical Center, and deemed it acceptable for AAFP credit. Term of approval is from 01/06/2023 to 12/16/2023. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ (1.00 hours), AAFP Prescribed Credits (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours)

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