Apr 2 2010 - 8:00am
Apr 2 2010 - 10:00am
Nicholas Jabbour, M.D., FACS, medical director of the Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, is the speaker at the upcoming Colby Cassani Endowed Lectureship Series (CCELS) at OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine.
The lecture is at noon Friday, April 2, in Dunlap Auditorium. Dr. Jabbour will discuss the current status of liver transplantation in the United States. In addition, Stephanie Scott from LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma will discuss procedures followed by the organization in maintaining waiting lists, and donor/recipient relations.
The annual CCELS is made possible through funds endowed by the Colby Foundation. It focuses on the importance of organ donation and transplantation. Its purpose is to raise awareness and increase support of organ and tissue donation and transplantation, and to highlight its benefits to individuals and society.
The Osteopathic Scrub Run Saturday, April 3, at the College benefits LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma. It is sponsored by the OSU Student Osteopathic Medicine Association and is held in conjunction with the national Donate Life Month each April.
