Perioperative Medicine Summit 2009

The Summit concluded on February 7th, 2009. We had a phenomenal turnout with over 350 attendees. The highlight was indeed the debate between Dr. Polderman and Dr. Devereaux, and according to the audience Dr. Devereux won the debate!

See the photos from the 4th Annual Perioperative Medicine Summit below. Click on the photos for full-size images.



See the Program and Abstracts of the 4th Annual Perioperative Medicine Summit 2009 published in the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, February 2009.

See the Proceedings of the 4th Annual Perioperative Medicine Summit 2009 published in the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, November 2009.

Click here for the information brochure in PDF format (1.6 MB):



The 4th Annual Perioperative Medicine Summit took place at Eden Roc Resort in Miami Beach, Florida, February 5-7, 2009.

The summit is a collaborative project between the University of Miami, Cleveland Clinic and the Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement (SPAQI).

Summit Director

Amir K. Jaffer, MD
Chief, Division of Hospital Medicine
University of Miami, Miami, Florida

Summit Co-Directors

David L. Hepner, M.D.
Associate Director, Weiner Center for Preoperative Evaluation,
Department of Anesthesia, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Franklin A. Michota, Jr., MD
Director of Academic Affairs
Department of Hospital Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Video Previews


Dr. David Lubarsky


Dr. Gerald Semetana

Map of the Meeting Location


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Map of Eden Roc Resort

Published: 02/08/2009
Updated: 10/23/2009