Minimally Invasive Surgery Program
26th Annual Steinberg-Bernstein Visiting Professor
Dr. Christopher DuCoin
Hybrid Event
Osler Amphitheatre - Montreal General Hospital
Join us via Zoom:
https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/81398581792
Date & Time:
December 11, 2025 - 7h30
Speaker:
Christopher DuCoin, MD, MPH, FACS
Professor of Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa
Vice Chair of Surgery, Division Chief of GI and General Surgery,
Director of Digestive Disease Institute, Tampa General Hospital
Dr. Christopher DuCoin is Professor of Surgery at the University of South Florida in Tampa, where he serves as Vice Chair of Surgery, Division Chief of GI & General Surgery, Director of the Digestive Disease Institute at Tampa General Hospital, and Director of the Robotics Program. A nationally recognized surgical leader, he is a Board Member of SAGES and Chair of its Research Committee, Past President of both the American College of Surgeons Young Fellows Association and the Florida Chapter of ASMBS. He is also an active member of the Southern Surgical Association, the Halsted Society, and the Society of Clinical Surgeons. He is the current Editor of Current Literature for the American College of Surgeons. Dr. DuCoin has authored more than 150 peer-reviewed publications, many in collaboration with students and trainees, and leads a large outcomes research team. His dedication to surgical education is reflected in his past service as Clerkship Director, Associate Program Director, and Fellowship Director, and has been recognized as USF’s Distinguished Educator, and is the only surgeon to have ever earned this honor. He is a member of AOA, the Gold Humanism Honor Society, and the Robert A. Good Honor Society. Clinically, Dr. DuCoin specializes in benign and malignant esophageal surgery. Outside of medicine, he is devoted to his family, his wife Mattie, his high school sweetheart, and their three children, Sophia, Ella, and Cal. He enjoys sailing and running.
Title “The Natural History of "Foregut Surgery: Defining a Subspeciality in the 21st Century"
2025 Minimally Invasive Surgery Program Flyer (PDF)
Previous Visiting Professors in Minimally Invasive Surgery
2000 Dr. Michel Gagner | 2013 Dr. L. Michael Brunt |
2001 Dr. Namir Katkhouda | 2014 Dr. Brian J. Dunkin |
2002 Dr. Lee L. Swanstrom | 2015 Dr. Aurora D. Pryor |
2003 Dr. David W. Rattner | 2016 Dr. Christopher M. Schlachta |
2004 Dr. Denis Fowler | 2017 Dr. William Stephen Eubanks |
2005 Dr. Marco Patti | 2018 Dr. Archana Ramaswamy |
2006 Dr. Adrian E. Park | 2019 Dr. Horacio Asbun |
2007 Dr. Nathaniel J. Soper | 2020 Dr. Eric Mark Pauli |
2008 Dr. W. Scott Melvin | 2021 Dr. Gina L. Andrales |
2009 Dr. T. Young-Fadok | 2022 Dr. Anne Lindor |
2010 Dr. Carlos A. Pellegrini | 2023 Dr. Michael Ujiki |
2011 Dr. Mark A. Talamini | 2024 Dr. Dana Telem |
2012 Dr. Daniel J. Scott | 2025: Dr. Christopher DuCoin |