Both lectures are open to the public and are made possible through the Emmett B. Frazer, M.D., F.A.C.S., and Milton M. Leigh, M.D., F.A.C.S. Endowed Memorial Endowments at the University of South Alabama department of surgery.
Dissanaike, who is the assistant medical director at the Timothy J. Harnar Burn Center in Lubbock, Texas, will present her first lecture, “Paradigm Shifts in How We Handle the Physician Burnout Crisis” on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 4:30 p.m. in the USA Health University Hospital second floor conference room.
On Friday, Nov. 8, at 7 a.m., in the University Hospital second floor conference room, she will also present the grand rounds lecture, “What’s New in the Management of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections?”
Dissanaike earned her medical degree from the University of Sydney in Australia and completed residency training in general surgery at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. She completed a trauma surgical critical care fellowship at the University of Washington. She is board certified in general surgery and surgical critical care.
This annual memorial lectureship honors the legacies of Drs. Emmett B. Frazer and Milton M. Leigh as leaders in clinical service and graduate surgical education in Mobile.
For more information, contact the USA department of surgery at (251) 445-8230.
