Meeting/Event Information

Robotic Surgery: How it is changing patient care
by: Caitlin Carmody Houghton, MD

Dr. Houghton is committed to facilitating surgeons and hospital systems adoption of surgical technologies for the benefit of patient care.   

She is an esteemed member of the Upper GI and General Surgery Division and serves patients at Keck Hospital and Hoag Hospital locations. Dr. Houghton graduated with honors from Wayne State Medical School in Detroit. She then completed her surgical residency at UC Irvine before heading to UC San Diego, where she completed a fellowship in Minimally Invasive and Advanced Endoscopic Surgery. Dr. Houghton has a particular expertise in robotic foregut and general surgery and currently serves as the Director of Robotic Residency Training at USC.  

As a leader within the robotic foregut community, she frequently trains and proctors surgeons implementing robotic technologies into their practice around the country.  She is the co-chair of the Robotics committee and mentor for the American Foregut Society, member and speaker for the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, and on the board for the Institute of Surgical Excellence. Her clinical interests include benign and malignant disorders of the esophagus and stomach. 

These include the diagnosis and treatment gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hiatal and para-esophageal hernias, esophageal motility disorders, including achalasia, gastroparesis, and esophageal and gastric cancer.

“AORN National Board Update”

By: Karen Edwards, MBA, BSN, RN, CNOR

AORN Board of Director

To be followed by:
Business Meeting, Networking, Sponsor's Presentation

Zoom Virtual Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpd-Ggpj8sHdb3VxKqXL0yUP6fg3Uw-fC2