Courtney Townsend, Jr., MD, FACS, FRCSEd (hon) Lecture Series
Feb 21, 2023,
09:17 AM
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UTMB Surgery
The Courtney Townsend Lectureship Series began in 2017, and focuses on leaders in surgical training and education. The series brings together their skills and experiences to our staff and faculty, demonstrating UTMB’s passion for their patient-centered care and community-focused interventions.
Some of Dr. Townsend’s accomplishments include:
“Best Doctor in America” twice, 2009-2010 and 2011-2012
“Texas Super Doctor” ten years in a row, 2004-2014
Past speakers from the Courtney M. Townsend, Jr. Lectureship Series:
William C. Chapman, MD, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
L.D. Britt, MD, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Ronald Maier, MD, University of Washington School of Medicine in St. Louis
Timothy Eberlein, MD, University of Washington School of Medicine in St. Louis
Selwyn Vickers, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham
A message from Dr. Michael Silva:
“Dr. Townsend’s work in treating patients with cancer and his commitment to the education of medical students and surgeons is worldly and local at the same time. He has the respect of colleagues across the globe and of patients here on the island shopping in Kroger’s. He is a model for how to live and practice in a community and his dedication to making UTMB a shining tower of light in the field of Surgery is unmatched. I started working with Courtney as a medical student and now forty years down the road, I still welcome his encouragement and regard his counsel above all others.”