Presentations from 2024
The Surgeon-Scientist: An Optimistic View, Martha A. Zeiger, MD, FACS
The Evolution of Hemodynamic Resuscitation, Niels D. Martin, MD, FACS, FCCM
Innovation Unleashed! Moonshots, Movies, and the Quest for Universal Knowledge, Charles N. Paidas, MD, MBA and Todd A. Ponsky, MD, FACS
Targeted Axillary Dissection Updates in Breast Cancer Care, Kaitlyn Kennard, MD
Gallbladder Pathology on ACS: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly!, Radu Alexandru Nedelcoviciu, MD, FACS
13th Annual Philip E. Donahue, MD, Lectureship in Benign Gastrointestinal Diseases - Anastomotic Leaks: Dealing with, Humbled by, and (Hopefully) Avoiding, Scott R. Steele, MD, MBA, FACS, FASCRS, FPSCRS (Hon), FPCS (Hon)
Multivisceral Resection for Colon Cancer, Nader Hanna, MD, FACS, FSSO
You Can Observe a lot by Watching, Salvatore Mangione, MD
Simulation in Education: Planning for the Future, Audra A. Duncan, MD, FRCSC, FACS
Catastrophic Brain Injury, Deviney Rattigan, MD
Power of Positive Reinforcement, Madison Crutcher, MD
Scoping Things Out: History, Controversies, and Future Directions in Colorectal Cancer Screening, Andrew Hallett, MD
Neoadjuvant Precision Therapy for Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Platform for Discovery, Jonathan Spicer, MD, PhD, FRCSC
Scrubs and Snark to Kinder Cut: Changing the Narrative on Surgeon Stereotypes, Uzma Rahman, MD
Imposter Syndrome in Surgery, Ryan Lamm, MD
Is There Intelligent Life Beyond Clinical Medicine?, Keith T. Ghezzi, MD, FACEP, MBA
2024 John H. Gibbon Jr. Lecture: Targeting Wild-Type IDH1 in Pancreatic Cancer, Jordan M. Winter
The Id and the Outcomes: Psychometric Measures and Surgical Morbidity and Mortality, Brian Till, MD
DEI in Perioperative Care: Why it Matters and How We Get There, Meghan Lane-Fall, MD, MSHP, FCCM
Profiling Performance in Early-Stage Lung Cancer: Defining Reliability, Tyler Grenda, MD and Scott H. Koeneman, PhD
Contemporary Management of Mesenteric Ischemia, Michael Nooromid, MD
PhilaTRANQia: A Primer on Philadelphia's Rising Xylazine Epidemic, Sami Tannouri, MD
Case of the Finger Hematoma, Geno J. Merli, MD
Presentations from 2023
Event Response Options, Charles J. Yeo, MD, FACS
Impact of Continuous-Flow Mechanical Circulatory Support on Cerebrospinal Fluid Motility, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili, MD, FACS
The Impact of Surgeon Workload on Pregnancy Outcomes, Talar Tatarian, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Ascites in the Non-Cirrhotic Patient, Kenneth Andreoni MD
The (Finally) Recognized Need for Surgical Advocacy, Ross F. Goldberg, MD, FACS
Prehabilitation in Thoracic Surgery, John D. Jacob. MD
Utilizing a Robotic Platform for Emergency General Surgery Cases – Is There Real Value or Are We Just Jumping on the Bandwagon?, Jessica Latona, MD
Centimeters, Micrometers, Molecules: Implementation of Clinical Imaging in the Management of Pancreatic Cancer, Matthias M. Gaida, MD
Moving from FIRST to THIRD: Building a National Platform for Surgical Education Trials, Karl Y. Bilimoria, MD, MS, FACS
5,000 Laparoscopic Fundoplications Later: What Did I Learn?, Lee Swanstrom, MD, FASGE, FACS, FRCSEng
Emergency Intraoperative Consults, Paul DiMuzio, MD, MBA
Implementation of Service Protocols: Experience with the "Gross Surgery Trainee Handbook", Avinoam Nevler, MD
CAUTI Prevention: New Workflows Across the Jefferson Enterprise, Scott W. Cowan, MD, FACS and Maria Vacca, MSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC
Clinical Operations Optimization Committee (COOC) and the "10 Commandments", Charles J. Yeo, MD, FACS
Surgical and Medical Luminaries: Gross, Halsted, DaCosta, Blalock and Osler, Charles J. Yeo, MD, FACS
Management of Penetrating Carotid Artery Injury, Radu Alexandru Nedelcoviciu, MD, FACS
Will Dr. Robot Replace Human Surgeon?, Osama Shaheen
Unique Challenges in Surgical Treatment of Patients with Infective Endocarditis Due to Drug Use, Arnar Geirsson, MD
Proficiency in Surgery: We Don't Know What It Is, But We Know It When We See It, Keyur Patel, MD
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: Navigating a Crowded Space, Lindsay Lynch, MD
Endovascular or Open? The Ongoing Debate in the Management of CLTI, Prashanth Palvannan, MD, MPH
Microaggressions and Implicit Bias in Surgical Training, Lisa A. Bevilacqua, MD
Composite Tissue Allotransplantation, Adrienne Christopher, MD
Therapeutic Care Goals: Is Attaching Concordance Among Providers and Patients Possible?, Timothy M. Pawlik, MD, PhD, MPH, MTS, MBA
The Transplant Landscape: A Global Perspective, Peter Altshuler, MD
Patient Blood Management: Essentials in the Perioperative Patient, Aryeh Shander, MD, FCCM, FCCP. FASA
Surgical Innovations in the Treatment of Aortic Aneurysm, Babak Abai, MD, FACS, FSVS
Application of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Surgery, John Eisenbrey, PhD and George Koenig, DO
Colorectal Cancer: Update on Mismatch Repair Deficient Tumors, Andrew Morgan, MD
Contemporary Management of Type B Aortic Dissections, Michael Nooromid, MD
Vascular Medicine Potpourri, Geno J. Merli, MD
Presentations from 2022
A Focus on Feedback, Olugbenga Okusanya, MD, FACS
Evolution of Esophageal Cancer Surgery, Nathaniel R. Evans III, MD, FACS, FCCP
Fixing Problems that Bother You in Healthcare, Michael J. Englesbe, MD
Taking Advantage of How Adults Learn, David Powell, MD
Surgical Lifeline: A Surgeon's Framework for the Unplanned Intraoperative Consultation, Francesco Palazzo, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Acute Support: Impella Temporary LVAD System and ECMO, Howard T. Massey, MD
An Einstein Medical Center-TJUH Care Evaluation of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Stanton B. Miller, MD, MPH, FACS
Examining the Root Causes of Surgical Complications Through the Lens of the Microbiome, John C. Alverdy, MD, FACS, FSIS
Management of Open Abdomen, Anirudh Kohli, MD, FACS
Postoperative Gastric Point of Care Ultrasound - New Technology/New Utility, Benjamin Phillips, MD, FACS, FASCRS
CODE RED: Battling the Plague of Gun Violence, Charles J. Yeo, MD, FACS
Paraesophageal Hernia, Olugbenga Okusanya, MD, FACS
Disparities and Outcome Research in Cancer: What? How? Why?, Alliric I. Willis, MD, MSPH, FACS
Defining Better in Surgery: Clinical Trials In Surgical Technique, Richard Zheng
The Evolution of Thoracic Surgery and its' Endoscopic Adjuncts, Nkosi Alvarez
Ergonomics and the Modern Surgeon, Thomas O'Malley
An Evolution in the Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Alicja Zalewski, MD
The Surgeon's Laboratory, Joel D. Cooper, MD
The Evolution of Breast Surgery, Steven Woodward, MD
Mentorship in Surgery, Courtney L. Devin
Trauma Survivorship, David H. Livingston, MD, FACS
Translational Investigation: Asking the Right Questions, Wilbur Bowne and Adam E. Snook
Open Posterior Component Separation and Transversus Abdominis Release in Ventral Hernia Repair, Andrew Newman, MD
Ethics of Thoracic Organ Transplantation in Donation After Cardiac Death (DCD), John Entwistle, MD, PhD
5th of November Fire Disaster Sierra Leone, William B. Hughes, MD
Presentations from 2021
Case of the Prolonged INR and Spinal Surgery, Geno J. Merli, MD
Breast Cancer Management in the Elderly Patient, Kristin L. Brill, MD, FACS
Tomorrow, Tomorrow... Always a Day Away, Ashesh P. Shah, MD
Endoscopic robotic mitral valve repair with percutaneous cannulation - Time to level up, T. Sloane Guy, MD, MBA
COVID-19: The Safety Moment of Modern Healthcare, Jonathan Gleason, MD
Large Bowel Obstruction, Gerald A. Isenberg, MD
A Video is Worth a Thousand Operative Notes, Justin B. Dimick, MD, MPH
Current Practices in Rib Fixation, David Lapham, DO
Department of Surgery Town Hall Meeting, Charles Yeo, MD
White Coat Ceremony - Keynote Address, Charles Yeo, MD
Genealogy of the Department of Surgery: A History Lesson from 1824 to the Present, Charles Yeo, MD
Programmatic Approach to Cardiac Surgery in Patients with Advanced Ventricular Dysfunction: A Paradigm Shift to Myocardial Recovery, Edward Soltesz, MD, MPH
Dynamic Duo: Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Adam S. Bodzin, MD and Hien Dang, PhD
Staring down the barrel: The past and future of transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (taTME), Robert Kucejko, MD, MS, MBA
CRIS + HIPEC: Evolving Treatment Paradigm for Peritoneal Surface Malignancies, Wilbur B. Bowne, MD
Limb Salvage vs. Amputation for Complex Lower Extremity Injuries, Geoff Kozak, MD
Evolution of the JClub, Paul DiMuzio, MD, MBA
The Office of the Surgeon General and the Two Surgeons who Have Held the Role, Marisa A. Joel, BA
Sepsis in 2020: "Early Recognition and Treatment", David F. Gaieski, MD, FACEP, FCCM
Reforming Surgical Education in the 21st Century, Stephen Gadomski, MD
Back to the Future: Secrets to Success in Academic Surgery, Ronald L. Dalman, MD