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Demetrius Litwin MD

Trustee · The Surgical Endowment Fund of the United States

Trustee at The Surgical Endowment Fund of the United States. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

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Reported as Trustee of The Surgical Endowment Fund of the United States, based in Chicago, IL.
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Biography Web-sourced

Demetrius E. Litwin, MD is Chair of the Department of Surgery at UMass Medical School and a Professor at UMass Chan Medical School, serving as the Harry M.

Haidak Distinguished Professor. An internationally recognized authority in minimally invasive and endoscopic surgery, he was a key member of the team that developed Handport™, a hand-assist device for minimally invasive surgery, and has performed multiple surgical 'firsts' including minimally invasive approaches to the stomach and hand-assisted approaches to the aorta.

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45+ years in surgery; currently Chair of Surgery at UMass Medical School
Education
  • Saskatchewan · University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine, Saskatoon1979

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The Surgical Endowment Fund of the United States Trustee · $11K revenue · Chicago, ILTEACHING & ADVANCING THE ART & SCIENCE OF SURGERYFiled FY2022, FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

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Other people named Demetrius Litwin MD

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Demetrius Litwin MD 1 organization · Worcester, MAUmass Memorial Health Care INC & Affiliates

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org