Kredel Springs Lecture and Research Symposium

Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr., M.D., is the Edward M. Copeland III and Ann & Ira Horowitz Department Chair of the University of Florida Department of Surgery. Prior to joining UF, he served as the chief of vascular and endovascular surgery in the department of surgery and the medical director of the Heart and Vascular Center at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, Virginia. He was also the William H. Muller Jr. professor of surgery as well as a professor in the department of molecular physiology and biological physics. Having earned his medical degree at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and training at Harvard University, Boston University and the Cleveland Clinic, he also serves on the editorial boards of many prestigious publications, including the Annals of Surgery, Surgery, the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, JAMA Surgery and the Journal of Vascular Surgery.

He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the American Heart Association and the Society for Vascular Surgery, and is a member of numerous medical associations, including the American Surgical Association, the Southern Surgical Association, the Society for Vascular Surgery, the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery and the American Board of Surgery Council. Dr. Upchurch is the past president of the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery and the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery. He also served as the chair of the Vascular Surgery Board and is a member of the American Board of Surgery Council. Dr. Upchurch currently serves on the UF Health Shands Hospital Board of Directors as chairman of the UF Department of Surgery and is the president of the Faculty Group Practice at UF. In 2021, he was inducted into the National Academy of Medicine.

Dr. Upchurch is currently working on research projects focused on better understanding the pathogenesis of aortic aneurysms. His clinical expertise is in treating thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms. He would like current and potential patients to know that he can offer a balanced approach to their specialized care.

The Kredel-Springs Lectureship honors Frederick E. Kredel, M.D. and Holmes B. Springs, M.D. for their contributions and personal dedication to resident education and continuing medical education. The Lectureship is made possible through an endowment created by donations from the Kredel and Springs families, colleagues and the Department of Surgery. 

Dr. Frederick E. Kredel was born in Pittsburgh in 1903. He received his Medical Degree from Johns Hopkins University and went on to the University of Chicago where he served as an intern, assistant resident, chief resident and fellow in surgery from 1929 until 1936. He came to the Medical College of South Carolina in 1937 as one of the first full-time professors. In 1943, Dr. Kredel was appointed Chairman of the Department of Surgery, serving in that capacity until 1960. During his tenure, substantial progress was made by the Department. In addition to developing the first blood bank in Charleston, Dr. Kredel is known as the first career academic surgeon at MUSC, and is held in high regard for his teaching excellence by the many residents he trained.

Dr. Holmes B. Springs was born in Greenville, SC in 1921. He received his medical degree from the Medical College of South Carolina and attended Protestant Episcopal Hospital in Philadelphia, where he completed his internship. Dr. Springs was a true general surgeon, and his practice included Orthopedic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Urology, Otolaryngology, and Abdominal Surgery. Dr. Springs served as member of the MUSC Board of Trustees and sat the on the admissions committee. Dr. Springs was also a member of the American College of Surgeons. He retired in 1988. In 1999, Dr. and Mrs. Springs gave a generous gift to the Department of Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina to further general surgery residents’ education.

2024 Amy J. Goldberg, M.D., FACS

2023 Justin Dimick, M.D. 2022 Ronald Weigel, M.D. Ph.D. Basic Science Discovery in Surgery: A critical need for surgeon-scientists

2021 Mary Hawn MD 2020 Karl Bilimoria, M.D., MS Fanning the Burnout Fire: How Our Misconceptions and Good Intentions Could Fail Tomorrow’s Surgeons.

2019 Taylor S. Riall, M.D., Ph.D. Energy Leadership: Choosing Wellbeing, Resilience, and Effective Communication

2018 Bruce Gewertz, M.D. Sustaining Fulfillment in Work and Life

2017 Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D. Strategies and Current Management of a Lethal Tumor: Pancreatic Cancer

2016 Alan Flake, M.D. Surgical Cellular, Genetic, and Physiologic Strategies for Fetal Treatment

2015 Julie A. Freischlag, M.D. Clinical and Personal Comparative Effectiveness

2014 John L. Cameron, M.D William Stewart Halsted; Our Surgical Heritage

2013 L. Scott Levin, M.D. The History of and Evolution of Modern Limb Salvage –The Orthoplastic Approach

2012 Keith D. Lillemoe, M.D. Current Management of Common Bile Duct Injuries

HARVEY AND MARCIA SCHILLER SURGICAL INNOVATION CENTER AWARDEES

A Multicenter Analysis of a Two-Tier Triage System for Serious Injuries, Morbidity and Mortality in Pediatric Patients following Blunt Trauma

Christian Streck, M.D., presented by Allison Frederick, M.D., PGY- Research

Utility of Visceral Adiposity on Abdominal CT for Prediction of Bariatric Surgery Outcomes

Mary Kate Bryant, M.D., MSCR

Predicting Weight loss after Bariatric Surgery in an Adolescent and Young Adult population using Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing

Aaron P. Lesher, M.D., MSCR, presented by Allison Frederick, M.D., PGY-Research

Stressed Induced Signaling in Aortopathy

Heather Holman, M.D., Ph.D. candidate

VA QUALITY SCHOLAR

Improving Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE) utilization and implementation within the VA healthcare system

Macelyn Batten, D.O. PGY- Research