WVU Department of Surgery welcomes Dr. Fiemu Nwariaku as 2023 Harriet Tubman Visiting Professor
The WVU School of Medicine Department of Surgery is pleased to announce Special Grand Rounds 2023 Harriet Tubman Visiting Professor Fiemu E. Nwariaku, MD, MBA, FACS.
Dr. Lauren Dudas will provide introductions for Dr. Nwariaku to present his lecture, “Global Disparities in Surgical Care: Role of Academic Medical Centers,” Wednesday, Feb. 15, from 7:30-8:30 a.m. via Zoom. The Surgery Resident Case Conference will be held in the WVU Health Science Centers Pathology Amphitheatre (room 2118) from 8:30-9:30 a.m.
The Zoom link has been provided via email to residents, medical students and clinical staff, as with all Grand Rounds. If you did not receive the link, contact Dudas via email.
Fiemu E. Nwariaku, MD, MBA, FACS, chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, began his tenure on July 1, 2022.
Nwariaku came to University of Utah Health from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) in Dallas, Texas, where he served as the Malcom O. Perry Professor of Surgery and executive vice chair in the Department of Surgery, as well as associate dean for Global Health at the UTSW medical school. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a past president of the Association of Academic Surgery.
Nwariaku cares for patients with a focus on endocrine surgery, is at the forefront of breakthroughs in treating endocrine system disorders and was known for building clinical programs at UTSW across surgical specialties, hospital systems and affiliates including the Texas Heart Resources Dallas. As an educator, he has established many academic programs locally, nationally and internationally, including a global health curriculum for medical students and an Endocrine Surgery Fellowship.
An accomplished surgeon scientist, Nwariaku has broad research interests and achievements spanning from inflammation to cancer to the use of technology to improving surgical outcomes and is nationally and globally recognized for his work. As chair, Nwariaku oversees all surgical clinical care, research, training programs, faculty and staff at University of Utah Health. The department provides surgery care to adults and children in one of the largest services areas in the country, an area that includes Utah, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Wyoming, and comprises 10% of the landmass of the continental United States. It is a nationally ranked academic surgical program that in addition to providing expert, compassionate clinical care, engages in scientific inquiry across a broad range of areas, including ground-breaking laboratory research, advanced surgical technology and health care system innovations designed to guarantee that all our patients have ready access to personalized, compassionate, high-quality surgical care that consistently responds to their individual needs, preferences and values.
Nwariaku’s background and training includes the University of Ibadan, University College Hospital in Nigeria, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, where he trained and has served as a faculty member since 1998, and University of Tennessee.