Topics/Speakers
APPLIED SCIENCE
Surgical Infection – Roger Clark, DO
Fluids, Electrolytes, and Acid-base Disorders – Reza Askari, MD
Transfusion Medicine and Anticoagulant Management – Nathan T. Connell, MD
Concepts in Anesthesia – David Shaff, MD
Perioperative Care – James G. Vogel, MD
Head and Neck Evaluation – Rosh Sethi, MD, MPH
Thoracic Surgery for General Surgeons – Jon O. Wee, MD
Surgical Critical Care – Mohammad Afrasiabi, MD
Ethics – Zara Cooper, MD, MSc
Transplantation – Stefan Tullius, MD, PhD
Pediatric Surgery – Prathima Nandivada, MD
VASCULAR
Arterial Disease – Matthew Menard, MD
Venous Disease – Louis L. Nguyen, MD
Vascular Access – Mohamad Hussain, MD
SURGICAL SPECIALTIES
Plastic Surgery – Matthew Carty, MD
Gynecologic Challenges for General Surgeons – James A. Greenberg, MD
Genitourinary Surgery – Michael J. Malone, MD
SKIN AND SOFT TISSUE
Tumor Biology – Charles H. Yoon, MD
Soft Tissue Sarcoma – Chandrajit P. Raut, MD
Melanoma and Dysplastic Nevi – Charles H. Yoon, MD
ENDOCRINE
Adrenal Surgery and Endocrine Dysfunction – Matthew Nehs, MD
Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery – Nancy L. Cho, MD
BREAST
Benign Breast Disease – Anna Weiss, MD
Malignant Breast Disease – Laura Dominci, MD
Paget’s Disease and Male Breast Cancer: Surgical Techniques – Faina Nakhlis, MD
ABDOMINAL – GENERAL
General Abdominal Surgery – Luise Pernar, MD
ABDOMINAL – HERNIA
Abdominal Hernias – Incidence, Cause, and Treatment – David C. Brooks, MD
Incisional Hernia – Douglas Smink, MD
ABDOMINAL – BILIARY
Benign Gallbladder Disease – Ashley H. Vernon, MD
Common Duct Diseases – Thomas C. Tsai, MD
ABDOMINAL – LIVER
Primary and Secondary Liver Neoplasms – Thomas E. Clancy, MD
ABDOMINAL – PANCREAS
Pancreatic Neoplasms – Mark Fairweather, MD
Inflammatory Pancreatic Disease – Stanley Ashley, MD
ABDOMINAL – SPLEEN
Spleen Surgery (Non-Trauma) – Ali Tavakkoli, MB,BS
ALIMENTARY TRACT – ESOPHAGUS
Benign and Malignant Neoplasms of the Esophagus – M. Blair Marshall, MD
Diseases of Gastroesophageal Junction – David Spector, MD
ALIMENTARY TRACT – STOMACH
Gastric Cancer Treatment – Jiping Wang, PhD, MD
Bariatric Surgery and Peptic Ulcer Disease – Scott A. Shikora, MD
ALIMENTARY TRACT – SMALL BOWEL
Small Bowel: Management Challenges – Jason Gold, MD
Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Joel E. Goldberg, MD
LARGE INTESTINE
Emergencies of the Large Intestine – James Yoo, MD
Colon Neoplasms – Jennifer L. Irani, MD
Management of Rectal and Anal Cancer and Dysplasia – Nelya Melnitchouk, MD
ANORECTAL
Anal Fissure and Fistula – Ronald Bleday, MD
TRAUMA/ACUTE CARE SURGERY
Initial Assessment in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery – Kristin Sonderman, MD
Thoracic Trauma – Geoffrey Anderson, MD
Abdominal Trauma – Nakul Raykar, MD
Management of >20% TBSA Burns – The First 24 Hours – Stephanie Nitzschke, MD
Top 6 Surgical Gastrointestinal Emergencies – Reza Askari, MD
