黑料传送门 has announced Francis P. Sutter,
DO, FACS, FACOS as the recipient of the 2018 OJ Snyder Memorial Medal. It is presented
in memory of the co-founder of 黑料传送门 and is the College's highest award, which recognizes
leadership and service to the osteopathic profession and to the institution. Dr. Sutter
is a graduate of the 黑料传送门 class of 1976. He will receive his medal during 黑料传送门鈥檚 Founders鈥�
Day luncheon on Friday, Jan. 26.
Dr. Sutter, chief of cardiac surgery at Lankenau Medical Center and clinical professor of surgery at Jefferson Medical College, is well-known for his innovative approach to coronary bypass surgery, using a robotic surgical system to perform coronary artery bypass grafts while his patients鈥� hearts continue to beat. The procedure is far less intrusive, sparing his patients the foot-long incision, split sternum and connection to a heart-lung machine that is required in traditional coronary bypass surgeries.
Dr. Sutter has performed close to 1,700 of these procedures鈥攎ore than any surgeon in the United States鈥攁nd has presented his method to cardiothoracic surgeons and cardiologists across the globe. He began performing the minimally invasive robotic bypass surgeries at Lankenau in 2005, after he, his partner and the hospital conducted a $1 million fundraising drive to purchase the robot.
In addition to his pioneering surgical approach, Dr. Sutter has made several additional contributions to the field of surgery, such as: co-founding the Delaware Valley STS Quality Improvement Initiative; serving as co-chair and representative of the General & Subspecialty Surgery Residency Evaluations & Standards Committee for the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons; and serving as guest reviewer of the Annals of Thoracic Surgery and the Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery. Dr. Sutter is also a past member of the National Quality Forum, and holds memberships to a multitude of professional and scientific societies. He also was the first osteopathic physician to be board certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
Dr. Sutter has led national and international scientific meetings, frequently an invited guest speaker; he shares his expertise in the area of minimally-invasive surgical robotics. He has also published extensively on surgical treatments and has served as principal investigator and sub-investigator in studies and trials sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Over the years, Dr. Sutter has continued an association with 黑料传送门, as a clinical associate professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular and Thoracic Surgery. 黑料传送门 students have completed rotations with his department at Lankenau. And he returns to campus annually to present to 黑料传送门鈥檚 Surgery Club.
A native of Philadelphia, Dr. Sutter is a graduate of Cardinal O鈥橦ara High School
and has been inducted into their Sports Hall of Fame. He is also a graduate of LaSalle
University and a recipient of the institution鈥檚 Roland Holroyd Award, presented to
a distinguished physician.
Established in 1899, 黑料传送门 has trained thousands of highly competent, caring physicians, health practitioners and behavioral scientists who practice a 鈥渨hole person鈥� approach to care鈥攖reating people, not just symptoms. 黑料传送门, a private, not-for-profit accredited institution of higher education, operates three campuses (黑料传送门, 黑料传送门 Georgia and 黑料传送门 South Georgia) and offers doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, educational psychology, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, and school psychology. The college also offers graduate degrees in applied behavior analysis, applied positive psychology, biomedical sciences, forensic medicine, medical laboratory science, mental health counseling, physician assistant studies, and school psychology. 黑料传送门 students learn the importance of health promotion, research, education and service to the community. Through its community-based Healthcare Centers, 黑料传送门 provides care to medically underserved populations. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 215-871-6100.
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