Date: Wednesday November 4, 2009
Time: 4:30 PM
Building: 1430 Tulane Avenue - Hutchinson (Medicine), Auditorium
Location: downtown campus

Dr. Edward Newsome received his MD from the University of South Alabama where he also completed his residency in general surgery. Following his general surgery residency, Dr. Newsome went into private practice in general surgery and emergency medicine in Mississippi. In 1996 he continued his graduate medical education in the Plastic Surgery Residency Program at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   He was certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery.
 
He joined the faculty at Tulane University School of Medicine in 1998 in the Department of Surgery, Section of Plastic Surgery.  Ed developed a very active clinical practice and was respected for his surgical skill, dedication to excellence, and commitment to all patients.  He had a special interest in reconstructive surgery, complex wounds, lower extremity salvage, skin cancer and melanoma. He was a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Board of Plastic Surgery, the American Association of Plastic Surgeons and the Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Surgery. In addition he was a member of several local organizations, including the Tulane Surgical Society, Orleans Parish Medical Society, New Orleans Surgical Society, and the Surgical Association of Louisiana.
 
Ed had an unequaled commitment to the academic mission of Tulane University School of Medicine.  He was devoted to surgical education.  He worked tirelessly to establish a unified plastic surgery residency in southern Louisiana.  In realizing his vision, he created one of the premier plastic surgery training programs in the country.  By founding the unified plastic surgery residency, Ed was able to bring together plastic surgeons throughout the region, and from all the major training centers, allowing for greater cooperation and improved patient care.
 
In the immediate aftermath of Katrina, Dr. Newsome worked both to provide patient care and to ensure that the Tulane residents and students continued to receive their education and training.    His commitment to resident education gained him national recognition.  He was named the Chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery and the Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education at Tulane in recognition of his leadership. In addition, he held the William Henderson Chair in surgery.

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