Surgical Corps

2011 New Member Meeting

Rishi — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 02:52:07 +0000

Come find out more about Surgical Corps on September 8th at 6:15pm in M112 of the DeBakey Building and at the Student Activity Fair earlier that day! We’ll have Vietnamese sandwiches for the first 50 people.

The organization looks forward to recruiting its newest members!

Ablation Workshop

Mitch — Sat, 14 May 2011 16:20:38 +0000

We had a great time learning the latest techniqes in electromagnetic field ablation for the treatment of liver cancer. Working with porcine, we learned about DC (3000 volts), RF, and microwave ablation guided by the latest ultrasound imaging systems. Our members were given a private demo of a portable, rugged ultrasound machine — the same model used by medics with the Navy Seals. Also we were given our own teaching session on ablation were we inserted probes into the liver of a pig under anesthesia. It required a steady hand with the approach guided by ultrasound imaging. One hand was used to insert the probe, while the other holding the ultrasound imaging sensor. Once inside the tumor, it was time to fry bacon at 3000 volts.

Ortho Workshop

Mitch — Sat, 14 May 2011 16:06:15 +0000

We had an action-packed workshop in orthopedics that included total knee replacement, total hip, and rotator cuff arthroscopy. About 80 surgeons participated in the international workshop where we all learned about the latest techniques and tools, including a new impact drill that sounded (and felt) like a jack hammer with a foot-long bit for reaming the femur for a hip prosthetic. We had plenty of opportunity to practice suturing on fresh cadavers as we closed 4 hips and knees. We were taught a few suturing tricks from Methodist surgeons like one-handed suturing. Cool day at the office.

Inaugural Post

Rishi — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 14:42:06 +0000

On behalf of the other managers of Surgical Corps, I’d like to welcome you to our website.

Feel free to peruse the site and learn about our organization. If you’re interested in joining, visit the membership page and complete the questionnaire.

We’re excited to provide unique opportunities to medical students and are actively seeking to grow this organization’s breadth of involvement over time. If you have any questions, comments or concerns, feel free to send us a message via the contact form.