Dr. Julie Ann Freischlag to speak about advances in vascular surgery at AMWA's 98th Annual Meeting in New York City on March 15-17, 2013!
AMWA’s 98th Annual meeting is our largest networking event of the year and it will take place March 15-17, 2013 at the New York Palace Hotel. If you aren’t registered yet, register now and bring a friend!
This year we are honored to hear Dr. Julie Ann Freischlag speak about advances in vascular surgery. Dr. Freischlag is The William Stewart Halsted Professor, Chair of the Department of Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Freischlag has served as a Governor of the American College of Surgeons (2000-2006), and is presently a Regent of the American College of Surgeons since 2006.
Before Dr. Freischlag returned to work at UCLA, she was a Professor of Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin where she was also the Vice Chair of the Vascular Surgery Section and Chief of Surgery at Zablocki VA Medical Center.
Dr. Freischlag is recognized nationally and internationally as an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of thoracic outlet syndrome. She is presently evaluating the outcomes of patients with neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome with a prospective randomized sutdy comparing botox injections to first rib resection and scalenectomy. She is the national principal investigator of the VA OVER trial (Open Versus Endovascular Repair) of abdominal aortic aneurysms. The study is a prospective randomized trial which has randomized over 800 patients and from 34 medical centers across the country. She is presently serving as President-elect of the Society of Vascular Surgery. She is the Editor of the Archives of Surgery which is one of the major surgical journals. She also serves on several other editorial boards. She has published over 200 manuscripts, numerous abstracts and book chapters.
We look forward to hearing Dr. Freischlag speak about advances in vascular surgery at AMWA's 98th Annual Meeting. Join us for a weekend of education, rejuvenation and reflection at the stunning 5-star hotel in the heart of Manhattan. High quality CME sessions will keep you abreast of new changes within the field of medicine, with a special focus on gender specific medicine and women’s health. You will also gain practical insights regarding medical legal issues, negotiation, career advancement, practice management, and career-life balance. There will be abundant opportunities for mentoring and networking. A special dinner cruise along the Hudson River will celebrate AMWA’s 98th Anniversary in style. AMWA invites you and your colleagues to attend this meeting and learn from pre-eminent women physician leaders of today and tomorrow! Register now!
We look forward to helping you advance your career at AMWA’s 98th Annual meeting. Learn more about the conference itinerary and register here! Let us know how we can help you this year!
