About the Speaker

Dr. Pernar obtained her MD from Harvard Medical School. After general surgery residency and an advanced minimally invasive and bariatric surgery fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, she joined the division of minimally invasive and weight loss surgery at Boston Medical Center where she also serves as general surgery residency associate program director. She is associate professor of surgery at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. Clinically, she devotes the majority of her time to the care of obese patients. Her research is devoted to surgery education and quality improvement and outcomes in hernia and bariatric surgery.

How to participate

The class will become available about 30 minutes prior to the start of the presentation. During this time, you should ensure that you have the Zoom client installed and working.

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How to get your Participation Certificate

After the presentation, return to this course to take the post-lecture quiz. The quiz will consist of information that was presented during the session and should not be difficult if you watched the presentation. Once you finish and pass the quiz, mark the course as complete. Your certificate will be available for download as a PDF file upon completion.

You can always return to your profile to view and download your certificates.