E133 Masterclass with Charles Vollmer on Types and Workup of Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas

Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast

Podcast transcript: https://www.canjsurg.ca/content/e133-masterclass-charles-vollmer-types-and-workup-cystic-neoplasms-pancreas

Dr. Charles Vollmer is the Chief of GI Surgery and Director of Pancreatic Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a repeat guest of the show. We were lucky enough to have him do another masterclass for Cold Steel, this time on cystic neoplasms of the pancreas. In part 1 of this masterclass, Dr. Vollmer gives us an overview of cystic lesions of the pancreas, as well as their diagnosis and management. Make sure to check out part 2 as well, where Dr. Vollmer specifically focuses on IPMNs.

Links:

1. https://soundcloud.com/cjs-podcast/e33-chuck-vollmer-on-peer-review-and-productivity

2. https://soundcloud.com/cjs-podcast/e82-charles-vollmer-on-pancreatic-fistulas

Bio:

Dr. Charles Vollmer is the Chief of GI Surgery and Director of Pancreatic Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania where he holds the rank of Professor of Surgery. Dr. Vollmer began his career at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston where he served as an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School before moving to Penn in 2011. He specializes in Pancreaticobiliary and other complex gastrointestinal surgery with a clinical research focus in outcomes assessment of high-acuity surgery. He has authored over 100 manuscripts and numerous book chapters. He is active in multiple national and international surgical societies where he has served in various leadership positions, including being a past President of the AHPBA. He is the current Scientific Program Chair for the IHPBA, and sits on their Executive Committee and Council. He is currently a reviewer for over 20 medical specialty journals and is on the Editorial Boards of Annals of Surgery, Surgery, HPB, JOGS, and the Journal of Surgical Oncology.