Dr. Charles Vollmer is the Director of Pancreatic Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania where he holds the rank of Professor of Surgery. Dr. Vollmer began his career at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston where he served as an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School before moving to Penn in 2011. He specializes in Pancreaticobiliary and other complex gastrointestinal surgery with a clinical research focus in outcomes assessment of high-acuity surgery. He has authored over 100 manuscripts and numerous book chapters. He is active in multiple national and international surgical societies where he has served in various leadership positions, including being a past President of the AHPBA. He is the current Scientific Program Chair for the IHPBA, and sits on their Executive Committee and Council. He is currently a reviewer for over 20 medical specialty journals and is on the Editorial Boards of Annals of Surgery, Surgery, HPB, JOGS, and the Journal of Surgical Oncology.In this episode, we delve into why Dr. Vollmer is so passionate about the pancreas and why he has done over a thousand peer reviews for surgical journals.1. https://soundcloud.com/cjs-podcast/e07-paul-greig-on-transplantation-surgical-education-and-retiring-from-surgery2. Clinical and Economic Validation of the International Study Group of Pancreatic Fistula (ISGPF) Classification Scheme. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1877022/3. The Pancreas Club: https://www.pancreasclub.com/4. Pancreatic Head Resection Following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Operative Considerations and Outcomes. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31485901/

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