Kredel Springs Lecture

Invited Speaker

Amy J. Goldberg, MD, FACS

The Marjorie Joy Katz Dean

George S. Peters, MD and Louise C. Peters Chair and Professor, Surgery

The Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University

Vice Chair, American Board of Surgery

https://medicine.temple.edu/amy-goldberg

About the Named Lecture

The Kredel-Springs Lectureship honors Frederick E. Kredel, M.D. and Holmes B. Springs, M.D. for their contributions and personal dedication to resident education and continuing medical education. The Lectureship is made possible through an endowment created by donations from the Kredel and Springs families, colleagues and the Department of Surgery.

Dr. Frederick E. Kredel was born in Pittsburgh in 1903. He received his Medical Degree from Johns Hopkins University and went on to the University of Chicago where he served as an intern, assistant resident, chief resident and fellow in surgery from 1929 until 1936. He came to the Medical College of South Carolina in 1937 as one of the first full-time professors. In 1943, Dr. Kredel was appointed Chairman of the Department of Surgery, serving in that capacity until 1960. During his tenure, substantial progress was made by the Department. In addition to developing the first blood bank in Charleston, Dr. Kredel is known as the first career academic surgeon at MUSC, and is held in high regard for his teaching excellence by the many residents he trained.

Dr. Holmes B. Springs was born in Greenville, SC in 1921. He received his medical degree from the Medical College of South Carolina and attended Protestant Episcopal Hospital in Philadelphia, where he completed his internship. Dr. Springs was a true general surgeon, and his practice included Orthopedic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Urology, Otolaryngology, and Abdominal Surgery. Dr. Springs served as member of the MUSC Board of Trustees and sat the on the admissions committee. Dr. Springs was also a member of the American College of Surgeons. He retired in 1988. In 1999, Dr. and Mrs. Springs gave a generous gift to the Department of Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina to further general surgery residents’ education.

Past Speakers

2023	Justin Dimick, M.D.
2022	Ronald Weigel, M.D. Ph.D.	Basic Science Discovery in Surgery: A critical need for surgeon-scientists
2021	Mary Hawn MD
2020	Karl Bilimoria, M.D., MS	Fanning the Burnout Fire: How Our Misconceptions and Good Intentions Could Fail Tomorrow’s Surgeons.
2019	Taylor S. Riall, M.D., Ph.D.	Energy Leadership: Choosing Wellbeing, Resilience, and Effective Communication
2018	Bruce Gewertz, M.D.	Sustaining Fulfillment in Work and Life
2017	Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D.	Strategies and Current Management of a Lethal Tumor: Pancreatic Cancer
2016	Alan Flake, M.D.	Surgical Cellular, Genetic, and Physiologic Strategies for Fetal Treatment and the
2015	Julie A. Freischlag, M.D.	Clinical and Personal Comparative Effectiveness
2014	John L. Cameron, M.D	William Stewart Halsted; Our Surgical Heritage
2013	L. Scott Levin, M.D.	The History of and Evolution of Modern Limb Salvage –The Orthoplastic Approach
2012	Keith D. Lillemoe, M.D.	Current Management of Common Bile Duct Injuries