Western Surgical Association

Nonie Lowry Oration

The Nonie Lowry Oration was established in 2016 to honor the WSA Executive Director, Nonie Lowry, who lost her battle with breast cancer. This lecture was named after Nonie Lowry for her energy, guidance, unwavering support and dedication to the Western Surgical Association.

2024     Walter L. Biffl MD | Memory
2023     Tyler Hughes Sr. MD | Intentions
2022     Nathalie Johnson MD | What's Love Got to Do With It?...Empathy and the Surgeon
2021     Sherry Wren MD | Technical Advances in the Treatment of Pancreatic Body Tumors
2020     No Lecture – Virtual Meeting
2019     Mary T Hawn MD, MPH | Lean In and Fail Fast: Resiliency in Academic Surgery
2018     William C. Chapman MD | Current Treatment Strategies for Liver Cancer: What Have We Learned?
2017     David Nagorney MD | Chasing Hepatic Metastases
2016     Anees Chagpar MD, MBA, MPH | Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Light through the Darkness