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The Latino Surgical Society (LSS) was estabished to cultivate, nurture, and support the advancement of Latinos in surgery. The LSS aims to create programming that facilitates the professional development, promotes intellectual exchange amongst surgeons, and builds strategic collaborations with other professional societies and organizations. We also seek to advance initiatives to promote the health and welfare of Latino communities and encourage the study of diseases and healthcare issues of importance to our Latino community.

    1. Welcome & Introduction – Dr. Steven D. Wexner (USA) and Dr. Minerva Romero Arenas (USA).

    2. Critical Care & COVID-19 disparities in US Latino communities – Dr. April Mendoza (USA).

    3. Colorectal cancer disparities in Puerto Ricans and mainland US Latinos – Dr. Luz Maria Rodriguez (USA).

    4. Bariatric Surgery in Hispanic-Latino patients in South Texas – Dr. Michael Martinez (USA).

    5. The Impact of Language Discordance on Surgical Outcomes – Dr. Gezzer Ortega (USA).

    6. Women in Surgery in Mexico – Dr. Itzel Vela (Mexico).

    7. Care of the Trauma Patients in Greater Los Angeles/Southern California – Dr. Michael Jimenez (Mexico).

    8. Discussion – All faculty moderated by Dr Minerva Romero (USA).
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Dr. Steven D. Wexner MD, PhD, Editor-in-Chief, Surgery, Past Vice Chair, Board of Regents, American College of Surgeons, Director, Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center and Chair, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, USA Colorectal Surgery
Dr. Michael Jimenez MD, FACS, Trauma Medical Director, Pomona Valley Medical Center, Mexico Trauma Surgery
Dr. Michael Martínez Advanced Laparoscopic & Bariatric Surgeon; DHR Health Bariatric and Metabolic Institute; Clinical Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine Bariatric Surgery
Dr. April Mendoza Co-director, Surgical Nutrition, Assistant in Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Associate Director of Trauma Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA General Surgery
Dr. Gezzer Ortega MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Lead Faculty for Research & Innovation for Equitable Surgical Care, Center for Surgery and Public Health and Adjunct Faculty, Patient-Reported Outcomes, Value & Experience Center, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, USA General Surgery
Dr. Minerva Romero Arenas Endocrine Surgeon at Weill Cornell Medicine- NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital Endocrine Surgery
Dr. Itzel Vela Surgical Oncologist, National Cancer Institute México City/Hospital Ángeles del Pedregal, Mexico Surgical Oncology
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