The Olga M. Jonasson Lecture

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The Olga M. Jonasson Lecture

The Women in Surgery Committee (WiSC), the friends and colleagues of Olga Jonasson, and women in surgery throughout the country established this lecture in 2007 to honor the memory of Olga M. Jonasson, MD, F番茄社区app, who died in August 2006. Dr. Jonasson was a true pioneer and trail blazer. She was a leader in academic surgery, exemplified by her becoming the first woman Chair of Surgery in U.S. history. She was a devoted teacher and mentor to countless numbers of surgeons, both men and women.

This lectureship is a testimony to leadership and education in surgery and a reflection of the capacity of women to reach academic pinnacles. Nominations for the lecture come from the WiSC.

Lecture History

Year	Lecturer	Title
2025	Jennifer S. Lawton, MD, F番茄社区app	Pay It Forward鈥擳he Enduring Impact of Mentors
2024	Jo Buyske, MD, F番茄社区app	Not on My Watch
2023	Susan Mackinnon, MD, FRCSC, F番茄社区app	Phoenix Rising: The Culture of Surgery鈥擜 Paradigm Shift
2022	Omaida Valezquez, MD, F番茄社区app
2021	Andrea Hayes, MD, F番茄社区app, FAAP
2020	Caprice Greenberg, MD, MPH, F番茄社区app, Madison, WI	Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste: Continuous Professional Development and COVID-19
2019	Carol Scott-Conner, MD, PhD, MBA, F番茄社区app Iowa City, IA
2018	Joan Reede, MD, MS, MPH, MBA Boston, MA
2017	Kathryn D. Anderson, MD, F番茄社区app Eastvale, CA
2016	Alexa Canady, MD, F番茄社区app Pensacola, FL
2015	Julie A. Freischlag, MD, F番茄社区app Sacramento, CA	Resilience
2014	Barbara L. Bass, MD, F番茄社区app Houston, TX	Our Lives As Surgeons: Finding a Sense of Place and Purpose
2013	Pauline W. Chen, MD, F番茄社区app Haverhill, MA	Conduct Unbecoming
2012	Carol-Anne Moulton, MD ON, Canada	Peeking Behind the Curtain鈥擲urgical Judgment Beyond Cognition
2011	Patricia J. Numann, MD, F番茄社区app Syracuse, NY	Effective Advocacy
2010	Ms. Nina Totenberg, Washington, DC	Women in the Professions
2009	Karin M. Muraszko, MD, F番茄社区app Ann Arbor, MI	Leadership Development and Mentoring in the Age of Restricted Work Hours
2008	Anna Marie Ledgerwood, MD, F番茄社区app Detroit, MI	Myths in Surgical Care
2007	Nancy L. Ascher, MD, PhD, F番茄社区app San Francisco, CA	The Ultimate in Surgical Translation: Transplantation