John Raaf Day Lecture
The Department of Neurological Surgery in the OHSU School of Medicine is proud to recognize the accomplishments of John Raaf, M.D., (1905 – 2000), widely regarded as the father of neurosurgery in Oregon. Raaf advanced the profession during his years as chairman of neurosurgery at Good Samaritan Hospital by creating an outstanding resource for the neurosciences community in the Pacific Northwest.
The 19th John Raaf Day Lecturer — William F. Chandler, M.D.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Vey Conference Center — 11th Floor
8:30 am Breakfast Buffet
09:00 am Pituitary Surgery - Pearls and Pitfalls
10.30 am Break
10.45 am Residency Design, Career Development and Life Long Learning
noon Closing Remarks
Contact: Joanie Mastrandrea at 503 494 6207
William F. Chandler, M.D. is a professor of neurosurgery and co-director of the Pituitary and Neuroendocrine Center at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. Dr. Chandler is interested in pituitary disorders, (pituitary tumors, Cushing's disease, acromegaly, craniopharyngiomas), and brain tumors. He treats patients with a variety of cerebrovascular and general neurosurgical disorders. He is a past president of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the Michigan Association of Neurological Surgeons. He has served as chairman of American Board of Neurological Surgery and is currently on the Board of Directors of the American Board of Medical Specialties.
Past John Raaf Day Lecturers
- Lawrence F. Marshall, M.D. — 1991
- John A. Jane, M.D., Ph.D. — 1992
- Julian T. Hoff, M.D. — 1993
- Albert L. Rhoton Jr., M.D. — 1994
- Martin H. Weiss, M.D. — 1995
- Robert H. Wilkins, M.D. — 1996
- John M. Tew Jr., M.D. — 1997
- Donlin M. Long, M.D., Ph.D. — 1998
- Robert Grossman, M.D. — 1999
- William A. Buchheit, M.D. — 2000
- Russel Hugo Patterson Jr., M.D. — 2001
- Charles B. Wilson, M.D. — 2002
- H. Richard Winn, M.D. — 2003
- R. Michael Scott, M.D. — 2004
- David G. Piepgras, M.D. — 2005
- Edward R. Laws Jr., M.D., F.A.C.S. — 2006
- Volker K.H. Sonntag, M.D. — 2007
- A. John Popp, M.D. — 2008
- William F. Chandler, M.D. — 2009
