Center for
Global Health

Saturday, Oct. 26th, 10:30am -1pm - Law Auditorium, Jordan Medical Education Center (JMEC) 

How can global health systems adapt to provide universal access to surgical care? What are the historical roots of global surgery as a field? What is the potential role of emerging technologies and policy frameworks in overcoming persistent barriers to surgical care? Join us for the 2024 Penn Global Surgery Group Fall Symposium.

This in-person event will bring together experts in global surgery to discuss the field’s transformation from its earliest foundations to its current state and future aspirations.

Keynote presentations from our two speakers will be followed by the opportunity to ask questions and engage in deeper conversations through interactive small group discussions. Breakfast and lunch provided for all attendees. 

Penn Global Surgery Group Fall Symposium

Saturday, October 26, 2024
10:30-1:00
Law Auditorium - Jordan Medical Education Center (JMEC) 
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Keynote Speakers

Dr. Georges Azzie (MD, FRCSC) is a pediatric surgeon at the Hospital for Sick Children at the University of Toronto with an adjunct appointment at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He has been a dedicated advocate for the development of clinical, surgical, and educational infrastructure in Botswana and currently leads the Penn Botswana global surgery elective at Princess Marina Hospital. He has worked extensively in Africa, the Middle East, and Australasia for close to four decades.

Dr. Dan Poenaru (MA, MHPE, MD, PhD) is a pediatric surgeon at the Montreal Children’s Hospital in Montreal, Canada and serves as an adjunct professor at McGill University and Queen’s University Canada. His remarkable contributions include a training program and pediatric surgical unit in Kenya, along with playing a key role in the founding of three medical schools in Africa. He is also passionately invested in the application of AI in global surgery.