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Over the past several years, Iceland has emerged as a vibrant center for medical and scientific innovation, with Kerecis at the forefront in the area of wound healing and tissue repair.
The discovery of intact fish skin grafts and research on its surgical applications has led surgeons to develop new treatment protocols that have changed the way they practice reconstructive surgery. In this symposium leading researchers will gather to present surgical techniques and their corresponding treatment algorithms that are designed to shorten length of stay in hospital and reduce the need for autografting.
Previous Kerecis Symposiums have also had the privilege of hosting guest such as president of Iceland, Gudni Th. Johannesson, former Icelandic president, Olafur R. Grimsson, Iceland’s Minister of Health and Innovation, the U.S. ambassador to Iceland, and Admiral Matthias Winters of the U.S. Navy.
The Irvine Surgical Symposium will take place on August 16th and 17th, 2024. The chairs of the symposium will be joined by clinical proctors to demonstrate the application techniques along with other reconstructive best practices. The workshop’s purpose is to receive hands-on training on the application of intact fish skin grafts and muscle and cutaneous flaps. Further, the lab intends to disseminate clinical best practices and applications and discuss future regenerative research.
PLEASE NOTE: Attendance at the Kerecis Irvine Surgical Symposium is for residency programs and for practicing surgeons in the field of Plastic Surgery, General/Trauma Surgery, and Vascular Surgery, with a focus on tissue injuries and reconstructive procedures for:
Attendees are required to provide active participation in the full symposium, discussions, and active feedback in the form of answering follow-up questions
Standard fare air travel, meals, and lodging are covered by Kerecis for attending doctors and medical professionals for the duration of the workshop. Travel has to be booked by Kerecis; self-booked travel arrangements will not be reimbursed. Kerecis does not pay for family members and/or spouses.
Government employees are not eligible to participate in this event without prior written approval.
The Irvine Surgical Symposium is a one evening, one morning event open to eligible surgeons. Air travel*, meals and lodging for those one night is covered by Kerecis for participating doctors and medical professionals.
Fertram Sigurjonsson
Founder and CEO
Dr. Salvatore Pacella obtained his medical degree from the University of Rochester where he graduated with high honors, earning a distinguished Dean’s Letter of Commendation. He was accepted into the highly competitive Integrated Residency in Plastic Surgery at The University of Michigan, where he was awarded several distinctions for clinical research and teaching including The Micrins Microsurgical Resident Research Award for Clinical Science and The Bronze Beeper Medical Student Teaching Award.
Dr. Pacella serves as Division Head of Plastic Surgery at the prestigious La Jolla-based Scripps Clinic and was voted three years in a row as a Healthcare Champion by the San Diego Business Journal for his dedicated work with skin and breast cancer patients.
Mark Suski MD, FACS is a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon practicing in Thousand Oaks, CA since 2001.
Dr. Suski graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine, completed a General Surgery Residency at UC Davis East Bay and a Plastic Surgical Fellowship at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center.
In addition, Dr. Suski completed a National Institute of Health sponsored Research Fellowship in Wound Healing at UC San Francisco.
Dr. Suski is Board-certified in both General and Plastic Surgery. He is a member of numerous national and regional surgical societies, including the American College of Surgeons, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and the Wound Healing Society.
Currently, Dr. Suski is the Chief of Staff at Los Robles Regional Medical Center and was formerly the Chief of Surgery. He is the founding Medical Director of the Los Robles Center for Advanced Wound Healing. Dr. Suski is Core Faculty and Director of Plastic Surgery Education for the General Surgery Residency at Los Robles Regional Medical Center.
As a physician certified by the American Board of Wound Management (CWS-P), he regularly lectures both nationally and internationally.
The Irvine Surgical Symposium is a one-evening, one-morning event. For attending surgeons, Kerecis covers standard airfare, one night’s lodging, and meals for the duration of the workshop in return for full participation in the symposium and the follow-up surveys. Kerecis does not pay or reimburse for travel arrangements for family members, including spouses.
All flights will be scheduled by Kerecis. If you have registered for the event, you should have been contacted by our agent to schedule the flight. If you have not yet had any emails from us or our agent, please contact us at events@kerecis.com.
Attire for the symposium is business casual.
Protective clothes and covering will be provided during hands-on sessions as needed.
During the symposium, attendants will be offered a single night of lodging.
Hotel
Avenue of the Arts Costa Mesa
3350 Avenue of the Arts
Costa Mesa
CA 92626
Lab
Axis Bioskills Lab
16662 Hale Ave
Irvine
CA 92606
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