Metamorphosis in Medicine: How’d We Get From Here to There

Wednesday, March 23, 2016
6:00–8:00 p.m.
Davis Auditorium

It is the most central of tenets in life and perhaps its central paradox: change is a constant.  In the world of medicine, change can occur at a rapid pace and in a variety of ways, yet the goal remains the same, i.e. to take good care of people.  This talk will explore the theme of metamorphosis in the light of a career in medicine: the ways that the individual is changed and the ways that the individual can effect change.

Biography 

J. Turner Vosseller, MD is an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Columbia University Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Vosseller specializes in all manner of afflictions of the foot and ankle, as well as orthopaedic trauma. He has published numerous articles in orthopaedic journals and has presented his research at national, regional, and international meetings.  Dr. Vosseller serves as a reviewer for the leading orthopaedic journals and is heavily involved in several orthopaedic societies. He also has a passion for international medicine and has had the good fortune to be of service in Tanzania, Vietnam, Haiti, and India.