The impact of a mentor can stay with you throughout your entire career; indeed, throughout your life. Providing guidance, inspiration, and wisdom, a good mentor sets their trainees on a path for success. Honor those individuals today with a donation to the SSO Research and Education Fund.
Dr. Ronald DeMatteo, SSO Treasurer, recently donated to the SSO Research and Education Fund and shared his deep appreciation for two of his mentors, Dr. Leslie Blumgart and Dr. Murray Brennan, in an episode of SSO’s podcast, SurgOnc Today®.
Dr. DeMatteo said, “From Dr. Blumgart, I learned several key things, besides doing complex hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery. And the first was he treated his clinical team extremely well, including not just clinical staff but everyone, creating an overall positive environment.”
“Dr. Brennan obviously was a very unique individual. I learned tenacity at multiple levels, in surgery, solving clinical problems, even administration,” said Dr. DeMatteo.
Listen to the complete episode, hosted by Dr. Sandra Wong, SSO Vice President.
Celebrate the powerful impact that a surgical oncologist, whether it be a mentor or a valuable colleague, has had on your career, your research and your commitment to caring for patients by donating to SSO’s Research and Education Fund. Your acknowledgment will be shared on SSO’s website and at SSO 2021 as a testament to the significance that others have had in shaping your future.
The SSO Research and Education Fund, formerly the SSO Foundation, has awarded Clinical Investigator Awards and Young Investigator Awards in excess of $3.7 million to 41 surgeon scientists. These awards support patient-oriented clinical and translational research and innovative concepts to improve health outcomes. Your support of these research awards is greatly appreciated. Please consider a donation today.