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Research Day 2023

The Nathan A. Womack
Surgical Society Research Day

May 24, 2023

Nathan A. Womack Distinguished Visiting Professor

ANDREA HAYES DIXON, MD, FACS, FAAP

Dean, Howard University College of Medicine
Vice President of Clinical Affairs
Chair of Surgery, Howard University Hospital

 

ABOUT DR. HAYES DIXON

Dr. Hayes Dixon is a pediatric surgeon and a leading scientist with focus on the treatment of desmoplastic small round cell tumors (DSRCT), a rare sarcoma, which spreads throughout the abdominal and chest cavity. She was the first surgeon to perform cytoreductive surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) in a pediatric patient, improving the survival from 30% to 60% based on complete removal of 100s of intra-abdominal tumor implants and HIPEC. Ever since, Dr. Hayes Dixon has treated patients from across the globe and traveled extensively in the U.S. and abroad, teaching the operation to other surgeons.

Dr. Hayes Dixon is the first African American female pediatric surgeon board-certified in the United States, the first female Dean of the College of Medicine at Howard university and the first female Chief of Surgery for Howard University Department of Surgery.

Dr. Hayes Dixon has had a basic science research lab since the beginning of her career. In her lab she has developed novel orthotopic xenograft models. The most current one is of Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor. It is within this model that she has been able to show using single cells, sequencing, and other methods that androgen receptor is the primary driver of the growth and metastasis of desmoplastic small round cell tumor.

Currently Dr. Hayes Dixon is the Dean of Howard University College of Medicine, where she also served as the Chair of the Department of Surgery. Prior to joining Howard University, Dr. Hayes Dixon served as the Surgeon-in-Chief and Division Chief of Pediatric Surgery at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Children’s Hospital, where she also served as a Faculty Member here at UNC Surgery with roles of Professor of Pediatric Surgery and Surgical Oncology. Before UNC she was the Section Chief of Pediatric Surgery at the University of Texas (UT) MD Anderson Cancer Center.


CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Abstract submission for the 2023 Nathan A. Womack Surgical Society Research Day scheduled to take place on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at the Koury Oral Health Sciences Building will open on Monday, March 13th 2023.

Previously presented abstracts/posters are acceptable, updated to current Department of Surgery and/or School of Medicine logo standards.  Mandatory attendance is asked of all Residents, and their participation with abstract submission is strongly encouraged.  Submissions from Fellows and medical students are also encouraged and welcomed.

Abstracts must be less than 3000 characters including spaces. All visual submissions and presentations must adhere to current Department of Surgery and School of Medicine logos. (See here and here for templates and information).   Top-ranked abstract submissions will be selected for oral presentations. Applicants selected for oral presentations will be informed by the end of April 2023. Prizes will be awarded for the top oral and poster (basic science and clinical) presentations.

All abstracts must be submitted electronically. The deadline for submission is Sunday, April 23rd by 11:59 pm. Late submissions will not be accepted.

For more information or questions about Research Day, please contact  or visit our website: http://www.med.unc.edu/surgery/research/templates for helpful hints, poster templates, logos, etc.

(remember, updated appropriate logos must be utilized on your submission and presentation)

Deadline for abstracts has closed – good luck to all who have submitted, and see you on May 24th!

 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

This year’s event will take place on the ground floor of the UNC School of Dentistry (Koury Oral Health Sciences Building). The School is located on the UNC Campus at 385 South Columbia Street.

9:30 AM – 11:00 AM  Poster Set-Up and Registration

Main Street (Ground Floor)

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM  Resident Career Development Session with Andrea Hayes Dixon, MD, FACS, FAAP

G508 (Ground Floor)

12:10 PM – 1:30 PM  Poster Presentations

Main Street (Ground Floor)

1:40 PM – 3:25 PM  Oral Presentations

G411 (Ground Floor)

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM  Nathan A. Womack Distinguished Visiting Professor Keynote Lecture

“Does Cytoreductive Surgery and HIPEC, Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy really work? Developing a Novel Approach to Refractory Abdominal Tumors in Adolescents and Young Adults”

Andrea Hayes Dixon, MD, FACS, FAAP

G411 (Ground Floor)

4:35 PM  Nathan A. Womack Awards Presentation

G411 (Ground Floor)

 

 

Save the date for our next Research Day – May 3rd, 2024