Department of Surgery

Surgery Faculty Present at ACS Clinical Congress

An impressive number of department faculty members represented our department at the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress, October 16-20, 2016:

 

Scientific Forums

General Surgery I
Moderator: Brian S. Zuckerbraun, MD, FACS

Discussant: Matthew D. Neal, MD
A Randomized Clinical Trial of Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal (TAPP) vs. Open Lichtenstein Repair for Bilateral Inguinal Hernias

General Surgery II
Discussant: Michael J. Morowitz, MD
COX-2 Inhibitor, Rofecoxib, Blocks Ursodeoxycholic Acid Induced Enterocyte Migration in Experimental Peritonitis

Ethics
Discussant: Daniel E. Hall, MD, MDiv, MHSc, FACS
How Surgeons Face Ethical Conflicts? A Qualitative Analysis

Pediatric Surgery II
Discussant: George K. Gittes, MD, FACS
Regenerative Healing of Large Fetal Wounds Following Interleukin-10 (IL-10) Treatment is Associated with Upregulation of M2c Macrophages

Surgical Oncology III
Discussant: Amer Harran Zureikat, MBBCh, FACS
A Multi-Institutional Validation Study of Pancreatic Cyst Fluid Protein Analysis for Prediction of High-Grade Dysplasia in Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms (IPMN)

Vascular Surgery II
Discussant: Edith Tzeng, MD, FACS
Tissue-Engineered Vascular Grafts by Combining Cell Sheet and Electrospun Scaffold

 

Panel Sessions

Nontraumatic Perforation of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Moderator: Andrew B. Peitzman, MD, FACS

Speaker: Andrew B. Peitzman, MD, FACS
Management of Perforated Diverticulitis

Pediatric Surgery
Coordinator and Presiding Officer: Barbara A. Gaines, MD, FACS

Pediatric Pancreatic Trauma: To Operate or Not to Operate: That is the Question
Moderator: Barbara A. Gaines, MD, FACS

Firearm Injury Prevention
Speaker: Barbara A. Gaines, MD, FACS
U.S. Firearms Injuries and Deaths in Adult and Pediatric Populations

Update in Trauma Care
Speaker: Barbara A. Gaines, MD, FACS
Trauma in the Pediatric Population - Do's and Don'ts

Speaker: Andrew B. Peitzman, MD, FACS
What is Rescue Surgery and How Can It Benefit the Patient?

Current Practices for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Surgery Associated Lymphedema
Co-Moderator: Atilla Soran, MD, MPH, FACS Speaker: Atilla Soran, MD, MPH, FACS
Lymphedema Prevention Strategies and Interventions

Friend or Foe?: Understanding the Microbiome in the Surgical Patient
Co-Moderator: Brian S. Zuckerbraun, MD, FACS

Speaker: Michael J. Morowitz, MD
Is There a Place for Fecal Transplants in Surgery?

Surgical Skills Course

Robotic Gastrointestinal Surgery: Program Planning, Approach, and Applications
Hands-On Skills Instructor: Herbert J. Zeh, III, MD FACS

Speaker: Herbert J. Zeh, III, MD FACS
Creating Teams and Getting Started

Speaker: Herbert J. Zeh, III, MD FACS
Pancreatectomy

Several general surgery residents from our department presented at ACS 2016 as well. Congratulations to all!