Thursday, June 27, 2013

Med School Café - Expert Advice for the Community

This week, Dr. William Richards, professor and chair of surgery at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine and a bariatric surgeon with USA Physicians Group, presented the June Med School Café lecture, "Surgical Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes."

Dr. Richards, who specializes in laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery, outlined the latest procedures available for treating obesity and Type 2 diabetes. During the talk he also provided important information on various diseases associated with obesity, including diabetes, heart disease and hypertension.

The next Med School Café lecture will feature Dr. Sudhakar Madanagopal, associate professor of orthopaedics at the USA College of Medicine. The lecture will take place July 25, 2013, at the USA Faculty Club.

If you are interested in attending, email kepartridge@usouthal.edu for more details. To learn more about the lectures, click here.