ICS-US Section 82nd Annual
Surgical Update
Preliminary Scientific Program as of March 24, 2021
Thursday 6/24/2021 3pm-6pm
Opening
Session Global Surgery and Surgical Mission Work
World Surgical Foundation
Philippines: A Success Story
Domingo T Alvear, MD,
Mechanicsburg, PA
Retired Chief of Pediatric
Surgery, UPMC
Surgical Challenges: A
surgeon’s perspective from developing world
Suman Baral, MD, Tansen, Nepal
Assistant Professor, Lumbini Medical College and Teaching Hospital Ltd
Global Surgery – The
Jamaican Map
B'jorn Blackwood, MBBS, Kingston,
Jamaica
Medical Officer, Kingston
and St. Andrew Health Department, Ministry of Health and Wellness
The Expansion of Surgical
Care Services is Essential in Improving Health Equity
Kathryn Campos, BA, Everett,
WA
Independent Student
Researcher, University of Washington, School of Medicine - Dept. of Surgery,
Harborview
Injury Prevention Program
A Rural General Surgery
Resident’s Guide to Volunteering Internationally
Elizabeth Jacob, MD,
Cooperstown, MA
PGY3 General Surgery
Resident, Bassett Medical Center
Establishing a “National”
Underserved Rotation during General Surgery Residency
Benjamin Jarman, MD, La
Crosse, WI
Gundersen Medical Foundation - General Surgery Residency Program,
Director Gundersen Health System -
Board
of Trustees
Providing Pathology
Expertise for Capacity Building and Cancer Care
Yasodha Natkunam, MD, PhD, Stanford, CA
Ronald F. Dorfman Endowed Professor in Hematopathology,
Stanford University School of Medicine
Speaker: Developing a GI
Tumor Board Virtually in a Developing Country
Kumaresan Sandrasegaran, MD, Pohneix, AZ
Professor of Radiology,
Mayo Clinic Arizona
Sustainable Global Health
in Surgery: Lessons Learned from the ACS Collaborative
Girma Tefera, MD, Madison, WI
Faculty, University of
Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health; Medical Director of Operation
Giving
Back
(ACS)
Friday 6/25/2021 8am-12pm
AANOS
Annual Scientific Meeting Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgery Part 1
Surgical Therapies for
Glioblastoma
Clark Chen, MD, Minneapolis,
MN
Chair, Dept. of
Neurosurgery - University of Minnesota
Novel Direct Oral
Anticoagulants: A Review of Specific and Nonspecific Means of Reversal
Craig Clark, MD, PhD,
Carrollton, MS
Neurosurgeon, AANOS Past
Chair of the Board
Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal
Hyperostosis (DISH) and Acute Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: Is There a Need for Surgical
Intervention?
Gazanfar Rahmathulla, MBBS (MD), Jacksonville, FL
Clinical Assistant Professor
of Neurosurgery and Medical Director of Neurosurgery Trauma, University of Neurosurgery
Trauma, University of Florida
Use of MIS Expandable Interbody Cages to Optimize TLIF
Outcomes and Segmental Corrections
Lucia Zamorano, MD,
Birmingham, MI
Clinical Professor of
Neurosurgery, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Friday 6/25/2021 10:15am-12pm
General
Plenary Session
Providing Excellent
Outcomes for Pediatric Transplant Recipients in a Geographic Catchment Area of
over
350,000
Square Miles
Megan Adams, MD, Denver, CO
Assistant Professor of
Surgery University of Colorado Children's Hospital of Colorado
Incision and Surrounding
Soft Tissue Management of the Breast Using Closed Incision Negative Pressure
Therapy
with Full-Coverage Dressings
Anthony N. Dardano, Jr., DO,
Boca Raton, FL
Associate Professor of
Surgery, Florida Atlantic University, Chief of Plastic Surgery Trauma, Delray
Medical Center
Metastatic Melanoma-Long Term
Survival
Raymond A. Dieter, Jr., MD, MPH,
Glen Ellyn, IL
Adjunct-Olivet/Visiting
Researcher UI
Management of Post-Hepatectomy Biliary Complications
Michael J. Jacobs, MD,
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Clinical Professor of Surgery,
Michigan State University CHM
Surgical Techniques to
Achieve Safety Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Severe Cholecystitis
Kung-Kai Kuo,
MD, PhD, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
President of ICS-Taiwan
Section; Professor in Surgery, University of Kaohsiung Medical University
Management of Lower
Extremity Tibial Arterial Disease: Where Are We and
Where Are We Heading?
Ehab Sorial, MD, Los Gatos,
CA
Associate Professor of
Surgery
A Novel Modification of the
Endorectal Advancement Flap for Complex Anal
Fistulas: Surgical Technique and Outcomes
Rebekah Wood, MD, Sioux
Falls, SD
General Surgery Resident
Friday 6/25/2021 1pm-1:30pm
Honors
Luncheon Crotti Lecture
Surgical Learning
Requires....Assessment!
David Farley, MD, Tower, MN
Emeritus Professor of
Surgery, Mayo Clinic
Friday 6/25/2021 1:30pm-3:30pm
Managing
Trauma and Emergency General Surgery
Trauma Recidivism in a
Rural ACS Level 1 Trauma Center. Has the Paradigm Shifted? Are Elderly Adults
More at Risk?
Saptarshi Biswas, MD, Myrtle Beach, SC
Attending Trauma Surgeon,
Department of General Surgery, Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Grand Strand Medical
Center
Rural Trauma Education and
Training
Wilfred Chapleau,
EMT-p, RN, TNS, Chicago
Heights, IL
Partner, International PreHospital Medicine Institute, Director of Performance
Improvement - American
College
of Surgeons (Retired), Chief of Chicago Heights Fire Department and Manager
Emergency Services
and
Disaster Agency (Retired)
Emergency Medical Services
Michael Hunter, NRP, TP-C, Holden, MA
Deputy Chief EMS, UMass
Memorial Medical Center
Rural Trauma: The Continuum
of Care
Peter Pons, MD, Brighton, CO
Professor Emeritus,
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Analyzing Disparities in
Trauma Care: A Heavy Burden with Minimal Resource
Alexandra Reitz, MD, Atlanta,
GA
Resident Physician,
Department of Surgery, Emory University
Improving Communication
Between Critical Access Hospitals and Regional Trauma Centers
Brian Schneider, MD,
Amarillo, TX
Associate Professor of
Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Science Center
Trauma Resuscitation
Lance Stuke,
MD, MPH, New Orleans, LA
Professor of Surgery,
General Surgery Program Director, LSU Department of Surgery
Critical Care in a Rural
Setting - What is Possible - What is not!
John Weigelt, MD, DVM, MMA, Lead, SD
Professor of Surgery,
University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine
Friday 6/25/2021 3:30pm-5:30pm
COVID-19:
Lessons Learned
The Harsh Reality of the
Lockdown: Increased Domestic Violence During the Early Peak Phase of COVID 19
pandemic.
A Rural Level 1 Trauma Center Experience
Saptarshi Biswas, MD, Myrtle Beach, SC
Attending Trauma Surgeon,
Department of Trauma, Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Grand Strand
Medical Center
Post-Surgical Outcomes in
COVID-19
Bryce Bludevich,
MD, Worcester, MA
Thoracic Surgery Research
Fellow, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Novel Surgical Response to
the Pandemic: Mobilization of Vascular Surgery
Dejah Judelson,
MD, Worcester, MA
Assistant Professor of
Surgery, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of
Massachusetts
Medical
Center
The Economic Effects on
Acute Care Surgery in a New York City Public Hospital During the COVID Pandemic
Anthony Kopatsis,
MD, Elmhurst, NY
Senior Staff, ICAHN School
of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Surgical Manpower
Deployment at an Academic Medical Center
Anne Larkin, MD, Shrewsbury,
MA
Associate Professor of
Surgery, Vice Chair of Education, Department of Surgery, University of
Massachusetts
Medical School
Novel Surgical Response to
the Pandemic: Mobilization of Thoracic Surgery
Feiran Lou, MD, MS, Worcester, MA
Assistant Professor of
Surgery, UMass Memorial Medical Center
COVID-19 Management in
Rwanda, Perspective of a low-income country
Jennifer Rickard, MD, MPH,
Minneapolis, MN
Professor of Surgery,
University of Minnesota Honorary Professor, University of Rwanda
Saturday 6/26/2021 8am-12pm
AANOS
Annual Scientific Meeting Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgery Part 2
The Live Cadaver Model for
Practicing the Management of Vascular and Other Traumatic Injuries.
Laboratory Surgical Training Utilizing
the Human Anatomy Under Life-Like Conditions.
Emad Aboud, MD, Sherwood, AR
Clinical Instructor
Creighton University School of Medicine, Surgery Department; Director, Micro-
Neurosurgery
Lab, Arkansas Neuroscience Institute, Little Rock
Integrating Pain in Spine
Practice
Amit Bhandarkar, MD, Herrin,
IL
Orthopedic Spine Surgeon,
St. Mary's Hospital Centralia
Know your Plastic
(Orthopedics)
Naga Suresh Cheppalli, MD, Albuequrque, NM
Asst. Professor of UNM, Albuequrque; Staff
Orthopedic Surgeon VA Hospital
Primary Optic Nerve Sheath Meningiomas
Craig Clark, MD, PhD,
Carrollton, MS
Neurosurgeon, AANOS Past Chair
of the Board
Management of Soft Tissue
Edema in the Lower Extremity using Circumferential Negative Pressure Wound
Therapy:
A Case report
Anthony N. Dardano, Jr., MD,
Boca Raton, FL
Associate Professor of
Surgery, Florida Atlantic University, Chief of Plastic Surgery Trauma, Delray
Medical Center
Cerebellar Arteriovenous
Malformations: Treatment Strategy
Muhammad Janjua, MD, Poplar
Grove, IL
Clinical Instructor
Neurosurgery, University of Illinois Chicago
Saturday 6/26/2021 8am-10am
Rural
Surgery: Training and in Practice
Role of a Rural Surgeon in
Managing Burn Patients
William Mohr, MD, St. Paul,
MN
Assistant Professor,
Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota
The Role of Simulation in
Surgical Training
Mariela Rivera, MD,
Rochester, MN
Assistant Professor of
Surgery, Mayo Clinic
Colon Cancer Care in the
Rural Community: Are We Good Enough?
Michael Sarap,
MD, Cambridge, OH
Clinical Instructor,
Department of Surgery, Wright State University Boonshoft
College of Medicine, Dayton
Ohio;
Outgoing Chair, American College of Surgeons Advisory Council for Rural Surgery
Addressing
the Shortfalls of Current General Surgical Training for Rural Surgery Practices
Brian Schneider, MD,
Amarillo, TX
Associate Professor of
Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Science Center
Challenges in Rural
Surgical Practice
Robert Sticca,
MD, Fargo, ND
Professor and Chairman,
Department of Surgery, University of North Dakota SMHS
Training a Rural General
Surgeon
Gary Timmerman, MD, Sioux
Falls, SD
Professor and Chair,
Department of Surgery, USD Sanford Medical School
Saturday 6/26/2021 10:15am-12pm
Physician
Wellness and Ethics
Plagues and People
Frank Bongiorno, MD, MPS,
Murfreesboro, TN
Adventures in Learning
Community Education
Building Well-Being into
Culture: The Sanford Health Experience.
Luis Garcia, MD, Sioux Falls,
SD
President, Clinic Sanford
Health System Interim Chief Medical Officer Sanford Health Plan Clinical
Associate
Professor of Surgery University of North Dakota, School of Medicine and Health
Sciences
Success Factors for
Retirement: What to Know If Years Away or in Retirement Today
David Mandell, JD, MBA,
Cincinnati, OH
Partner, OJM Group; Attorney
Surgical Resident Wellbeing
and the SECOND Trial
Jon Ryckman,
MD, Sioux Falls, SD
Assistant Professor,
Surgery and Pediatrics, University of South Dakota; Associate Program Director,
USD SSOM Residency in General Surgery
Your Wellness Journey: The
Six Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine
James Wudel,
MD, Sioux Falls, SD
Clinical Associate
Professor of Surgery, CT Surgery, USD SSOM
Saturday 6/26/2021 12:30pm-1pm
Special
Luncheon Lecture Dr. Arno Roscher Endowed Lecture
Stem Cell Therapies: Facts
or Fiction?
Tobias Raabe, PhD,
Philadelphia, PA
Research Assistant
Professor of Genetics, Division of Translational Medicine and Human Genetics,
Perelman
School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Saturday 6/26/2021 1:30pm-3:30pm
The
Influence of Robotic Surgery and Technology in Global and Rural Surgery
Adopting New Robotic
Technologies for Hernia Repair
Marcoandrea Giorgi, MD,
Providence, RI
Assistant Professor of
Surgery, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Evolution and Role of
Robotic Surgery in the Management of Pancreatic Cancer
D. Rohan Jeyarajah,
MD, Richardson, TX
Professor of Surgery, TCU/UNTHSC School of Medicine
The Role of Endoscopic Myotomy in the Management of Gastrointestinal Motility
Disorders
Andrew Luhrs,
MD, Providence, RI
Assistant Professor of
Surgery, Brown University
The Role of Robots in
Weight Loss Surgery
Sharique Nazir, MD, Milltown,
NJ
Assistant Professor
Surgery, NYU School of Medicine, Honorary Police Surgeon NYPD
Becoming a Total Practice
Robotic General Surgeon
Curtis Peery, MD, Sioux
Falls, SD
Clinical Assistant
Professor of Surgery, Sanford University of South Dakota, Director of Bariatric
Surgery
Sanford
USD Medical Center
The Role of 3D Printing in
Hepatobiliary Surgery: Challenges and Opportunities
Georgios Tsoulfas, MD, PhD,
Thessaloniki, Greece
Associate Professor of
Surgery, Department of Transplantation Surgery, Aristotle University
Tightening the Belt: New
Treatment Therapies for GERD
Yalini Vigneswaran, MD, MPH, Chicago, IL
Assistant Professor of
Surgery, University of Chicago
Saturday 6/26/2021 3:30pm-5:30pm
Annual
Research Scholarship Competition
Definitive Closure of a
Ballistic Shotgun Injury with Extensive Soft Tissue Loss to the Right Thigh
using ABRA
Adhesive
Dynamic Tissue System (DTS) and Porcine Urinary Bladder Matrix (PUBM)
Rohan Anand, MBA, Amarillo,
TX
Medical Student, Texas Tech
University School of Medicine
Online Survey Among Doctors
of Nepal on Re-utilization of Surgical Tools from Developed Nations
Shrinit Babel, Lutz, FL
College Freshman, Pre-Med
Student at the University of South Florida, Judy Genshaft
Honors College
Risk Factors for Failure of
Non-Operative Management in Patients with Intracranial Hemorrhage and Blunt Splenic
Injury
Nicole Boswell, BS,
Greenville, SC
Medical Student, University
of South Carolina School of Medicine
Clinical Characteristics,
Management, and Outcomes of Patients with Primary Cardiac Angiosarcoma:
A Systematic Review
Gabriel De la Cruz Ku, MD,
Rochester, MN
Resident Physician, General
Surgery, Mayo Clinic
Rectus Sheath Hematoma: A
Rare Surgical Emergency
Kyle Drinnon,
BS, Amarillo, TX
Medical Student, Texas Tech
University School of Medicine
Mechanical Small Bowel
Obstruction Secondary to Gallstone Ileus
Kristen Fain, Medical
Student, Lubbock, TX
Medical Student, Texas Tech
University School of Medicine
Early and Late
Postoperative Complications of Mandible Reconstruction: Osseous Versus Soft
Tissue Flaps
Jake Goldstein, Medical
Student, Forest Park, IL
Medical Student, Loyola
University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Lung Cancer in Young
Adults: A Single Center Experience
Stuart Jones, BS, Lexington,
KY
Medical Student, University
of Kentucky
Systematic Review of
Procedural Healthcare Simulation in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Sarah Lund, MD, Rochester, MN
Resident, Mayo Clinic
Hybrid Laparoscopic and
Endoscopic Management of Gastric Band Erosion Resulting in Bowel Obstruction
Katie Marrero, MD, Urbana, IL
Resident, University of
Illinois
Management
of Sternoclavicular Joint Infection: A Single Center Experience
Thomas Marsden, MD,
Lexington, KY
Resident, University of
Kentucky
Perioperative Mortality
Rate in a Low Resource, Non-Governmental Organization Hospital.
Yuki Ng, MBBS,
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Junior Doctor, Sarawak
General Hospital
Outcomes of Pancreatic Cyst:
Analysis of 90,958 Patients from Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database.
Kenji Okumura, MD, Valhalla,
NY
Resident, Department of
Surgery, Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College
Neurosurgical Thoracolumbar
Wound Complicated by CSF Fistula Open for 29 Days, Achieved Definitive
Sutureless Closure Within 12 Days After Implantation of Porcine
Urinary Bladder Matrix
Jasmin Rahesh,
MS, MBA, Amarillo, TX
Medical Student, Texas Tech
University School of Medicine
Complex Traumatic Pelvic
Ring Fractures and Soft Tissue Injuries in a Pregnant Patient
Alexsandra Rojas, BA, Amarillo, TX
Medical Student, Texas Tech
University School of Medicine
A Closed Loop Clinical
Audit on Surgical Safety Checklist
Akatya Vidushi Sinha, MBBS, Mumbai, India
Medical Student, MGM
Medical College
Case Report of Azygous Vein
Injury from Blunt Force Trauma: Surgical Management and Literature Review
Annie Snitman,
Lubbock, TX
Medical Student, Texas Tech
University School of Medicine
Surgical Training Programs
Across Rural Africa Better Prepare Surgeons for Humanitarian Disasters than US-Based
Training
Michael Traynor,
MD, MPH, Rochester, MN
Resident, Mayo Clinic
All information is tentative, including speaker
assignments. Speakers are listed in alphabetical order.