Hernia Night LIVE

Women’s Panel: Our Experience as Female Community General Surgeons

May 21, 2024
9:00 p.m. EST | 6:00 p.m. PST
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Join us for Hernia Night Live

A live surgical education series for hernia repair

Learn what’s new and hear from leaders in hernia repair during our new live surgical education series. Scheduled the last Tuesday of every month, each virtual session will offer dynamic conversation with thought leaders, technique review and more.

Event registration is no longer required.  To attend this event, come back to this page closer to the event start time and the join link will be available.

Please join us for this extraordinary broadcast on, May 21, 2024 for a panel discussion of leading female community general surgeons. Moderated by Dr. Andrea Pakula from Simi Valley, CA., the panel of surgeons will share what it is like to be a female community surgeon in their respective communities. Each surgeon will have the opportunity to share their hernia repair algorithm; patient involvement, preferred techniques, and the type of mesh chosen for the required repair.

Moderator

Andrea Pakula, MD, MPH, FACS
Andrea Pakula, MD, MPH, FACS
Medical Director of Robotic Surgery
General Surgery, Bariatric and Hernia Surgery
Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgeon
Adventist Health Simi Valley Hospital
Simi Valley, CA

Panelist

Crystal Totten, MD, FACS
Crystal Totten, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor in the Division of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery
University of Kentucky Medical Center
Lexington, KY

Panelist

Amber Koon, DO, FACS
Amber Koon, DO, FACS
Clinical Faculty University of Pikeville
Chair of Robotics Committee
Chief of Surgery
Deaconess Henderson Hospital

Panelist

Katie S. Artz, MD, MS
Katie S. Artz, MD, MS
Arizona Community Specialists
Tucson, AZ
Associate Clinical Professor
University of Arizona

Panelist

Dr. Priya Rajdev, MD
Dr. Priya Rajdev, MD
Banner Health, University Medical Center
General, Minimally Invasive Surgeon,
Phoenix, AZ
Assistant Professor, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix AZ