Dr. Piazza will cover a potpourri of chemistry: organic, inorganic as well as biochem. How do we get from the Big Bang to human beings? What's the connection between the field of astronomy important to the development of the molecules of life? An explanation will follow on the metabolism of the molecule that colors our skin, our blood and our bodily fluids. Lastly, he will look at the field of surgery, including the historical failures, new and innovative techniques that are being done now and the future of surgery, none of which can be accomplished without a chemical education.

Biography:

Dr. David Piazza is doubly boarded in general surgery and colon and rectal surgery and has been in practice in Naperville since 1991. He went to medical school at Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, and completed his residency in general surgery at the University of Illinois, Metropolitan Group Hospitals, in Chicago. He did a Fellowship in colon and rectal surgery at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Carle Clinic and at the same time was serving as Trauma Surgeon at the Carle Clinic Level Two Trauma Center. He also was instrumental in establishing the advanced laparoscopic techniques at Edward Hospital. He sits on the Trauma Critical care and Cancer Committees at Edward Hospital.

Location:	Steven's 476 N. York Road Elmhurst, Illinois