The Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery hosts local faculty and outstanding regional or national speakers, who present on a range of surgical topics in weekly grand rounds.
When active, Surgery Grand Rounds are held every Wednesday from 7 - 8 a.m. in Alkek N315 at ÔÚÏߺÚÁÏÃÅ, 1 Baylor Plaza. Health professionals from other departments at ÔÚÏߺÚÁÏÃÅ and from other affiliated institutions are welcome to attend.
Additional Information about Grand Rounds
Target Audience and Needs: Physicians, residents, fellows and other healthcare professionals need to be regularly updated on the most innovative and up to date surgical and professional activities in the field of surgery.
Educational Methods: Educational methods will include lectures, case presentations, literature review and panel discussion.
Activity Evaluation: Participants will be asked to complete a session evaluation.
Accreditation/Credit Designation: ÔÚÏߺÚÁÏÃÅ is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
ÔÚÏߺÚÁÏÃÅ designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Creditâ„¢. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Schedule | |||
| Date | Speaker | Topic | Location |
| Sep. 16, 2026 | Dr. Jakub Tolar | Cullen Aud. | |
| Sep. 23, 2026 | Dr. Jeffrey Chipman | Alkek N315 | |
| Sep. 30, 2026 | No Grand Rounds | ACS Clinical Congress | N/A |
| Oct. 7, 2026 | CASL Conference | Alkek N315 | |
| Oct. 14, 2026 | Dr. Abbas Rana | Current State of A.I. in the Department | Alkek N315 |
| Oct. 21, 2026 | INSTINCT Shark Tank | Round 1 | Alkek N315 |
| Oct. 28, 2026 | Dr. Ekene Onwuka | Alkek N315 | |
| Nov. 4, 2026 | Dr. Alex Perez | Case Presentation Conference (CPC) | Alkek N315 |
| Nov. 11, 2026 | Dr. Todd K. Rosengart | State of the Department of Surgery | Alkek N315 |
| Nov. 18, 2026 | Dr. Sanjeev Vasudevan | Research Track Presentations | Alkek N315 |
| Nov. 25. 2026 | No Grand Rounds | Holiday | N/A |
| Dec. 2, 2026 | Vascular Surgery | Alkek N315 | |
| Dec. 9, 2026 | Global Surgery | Alkek N315 | |
| Dec. 16, 2026 | Dr. Derek Erstad | The Future of Cancer Surgery is Now: Robotics, Real-Time Imaging, and Artificial Intelligence | Alkek N315 |
| Dec. 23, 2026 | No Grand Rounds | Holiday | N/A |
| Dec. 30, 2026 | No Grand Rounds | Holiday | N/A |