Registration
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Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
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Exhibits Open
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Continuous Poster Viewing
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Welcome and Opening Remarks from the President
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Ali Tavakkoli, MD, FACS
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

*Resident Research Paper Competition: Translational/Basic Science
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Moderator: Jason S. Gold, MD
Co-Moderator (Resident): James N. Luo, MD

1. Sleeve Gastrectomy Increases Colitis-Associated Colon Tumor Growth Independent of Diet
Cullen Roberts, Andrei Moscalu, Mehran Karvar, James Luo, Alex Hu, James Yoo, Ali Tavakkoli, Eric Sheu
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

2. Direct Thrombin Inhibitors as Alternatives to Heparin to Preserve Lung Growth, Function, and Alveolarization in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Savas T. Tsikis^1,2, Thomas I. Hirsch^1,2, Scott C Fligor^1,2, Amy Pan^1,2, Malachi M. Joiner^1,2, Paul D. Mitchell³, Kathleen M. Gura⁴, Mark Puder^1,2
1Vascular Biology Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; ²Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; ³Institutional Centers for Clinical and Translational Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; ⁴Department of Pharmacy and the Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

3. Transamniotic Stem Cell Therapy (TRASCET) Improves Fetal Outcomes in a Model of Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)
Ashlyn E Whitlock, MD^1,2, Kamila Moskowitzova, MD^1,2, Ina Kycia, PhD^1,2, David Zurakowski, PhD^1,2, Dario O Fauza, MD, PhD^1,2
1Boston Childrens Hospital, Boston, MA; ²Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

4. Colorectal Cancer-Associated Myofibroblasts Exhibit Enhanced Angiogenin Expression and Signaling via the PLXNB2 Receptor
Alexander J. Hu¹, James Yoo¹, Jonathan Mitchem², Yulia I. Nussbaum^2
1Harvard University, Boston MA; ²University of Missouri, Columbia MO

5. SEFA-6179 Prevents Cholestasis, Steatosis, and Fibrosis in a Preterm Piglet Model of Intestinal Failure-associated Liver Disease
Scott C. Fligor^1,2, Savas T. Tsikis^1,2, Thomas I. Hirsch^1,2, Amy Pan^1,2, Paul Mitchell³, Kamila², Lorena Rincon-Cruz², Ashlyn Whitlock², Arthur Nedder⁴, Kathleen Gura⁵, Mark Puder^1,2
1Vascular Biology Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; ²Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; ³Institutional Centers for Clinical and Translational Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; ⁴Animal Care Resources Children's Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; ⁵Department of Pharmacy and the Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

6. A Bariatric Surgery Derived Gut Metabolite is a Potent Single and Combination Oral Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes (T2D)
Andrei Moscalu¹, Yingjia Chen¹, Snehal N. Chaudhari², Renuka S. Haridas³, James N. Luo¹, Cullen Roberts¹, Mehran Karvar¹, Ali Tavakkoli¹, Sloan Devlin², Eric G. Sheu^1
1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; ²Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; ³Affinivax Cambridge, MA

*Resident Research Paper Competition: Clinical
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Moderator: Edward Kelly, MD
Co-Moderator (Resident): Jacques Townsend, DO

7. Feasibility and Acceptance of a Tele-Trauma Surgery Consult Service to Rural and Community Hospitals: A Pilot Study
Tovy H. Kamine, MD, FACS^1,2,3 , Margaret Siu, MD³, Chelsea Spencer, MD³, Kristina Z. Kramer, MD^1,3, Reginald Alouidor, MD, FACS^1,3, Edward Kelly MD, FACS^1,3, Ashley Deutsch, MD⁴, Timothy J. Mader, MD^2,4, Paul Visintainer, PhD^2,5, Kristina Grochowski, RN^1,2, Nicolas Jabbour, MD, FACS^3
1Division of Trauma, Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School - Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA; ²Department of Healthcare Policy and Population Science, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Springfield, MA; ³Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School -Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA; ⁴Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School - Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA; ⁵Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School -Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

8. Long-term Survival in Medicare Patients Undergoing Interventions for Peripheral Arterial Disease Is Poor
Scott R. Levin, MD, MSc¹, Alik Farber, MD, MBA¹, Philip P. Goodney, MD, MS², Elizabeth G. King, MD¹, Mohammad H. Eslami, MD, MPH³, Mahmoud B. Malas, MD, MHS⁴, Virendra I. Patel, MD, MPH⁵, Sharon C. Kiang, MD⁶, Jeffrey J. Siracuse, MD, MBA^1
1Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA; ²Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, NH; ³Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA; ⁴Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA; ⁵Division of Vascular and Endovascular Interventions, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY; ⁶Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Loma Linda University, School of Medicine, VA Loma Linda Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA

9. Open Abdomen in Elderly Patients with Surgical Sepsis: Predictors of Mortality
Jefferson A. Proaño-Zamudio, MD, Dias Argandykov, MD, Wardah Rafaqat, MBBS, Angela Renne, BS, Charudutt N. Paranjape, MD, Stephanie J. Maroney, MD, Haytham M. A. Kaafarani, MD, MPH, David R. King, MD, George C. Velmahos, MD, PhD, John O. Hwabejire, MD, MPH.
Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery & Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

10. Poor Accessibility to Consumer Pricing Exists for Elective Hernia Repair Surgery
Joshua A. Bloom, MD¹, Tina Tian, MD¹, Carly Wareham, MD¹, Kerry A. Gaffney, MD¹, Cherilyn Song, BSA², Natalie Pawlak, MS², Yurie Sekigami, MD¹, Christopher Homsy, MD¹, Sarah Persing, MD, MPH¹, Abhishek Chatterjee, MD, MBA¹, Lilian Chen, MD^1
1Tufts Medical Center Department of Surgery Boston, MA; ²Tufts University School of Medicine Boson, MA

11. Effect of an Acetaminophen-based Pain Management Protocol without Controlled Substances after Bariatric Surgery on In-Hospital and Post-Discharge Opioid Usage
Shruthi Rajkumar, Elana Davidson, Michael Bell, Yannis Raftopoulos
Holyoke Medical Center, Holyoke, MA

12. Building Entrustability to Facilitate General Surgery Teaching Assistant Cases
Erin J. Kim, BA¹, Alaina D. Geary, MD MHPE^1,2, Hannah Buettner, MD³, Luise I. M. Pernar, MD, MHPE, FAC^1,2
1Boston University School of Medicine; Boston, MA; ²Boston University Medical Center, Department of Surgery; Boston, MA; ³University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Department of Surgery; Worcester, MA

Career Development Panel
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Moderator:	Jennifer F. Tseng, MD, MPH
Panelists:	Dmitry Nepmonayshy, MD, FACS - Academic / Private Practice Career Prathima Nandivada, MD - Residency/ Young Faulty Jason Hall, MD - How to prepare for Leadership Anne DeBord, MD - VA Perspective

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall & Poster Viewing
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Surgeon's Well-being Panel
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Moderator:	Faina Nakhlis, MD
Panelists:	Haytham M. Kaafarani, MD, MPH - Surgeon as a Second Victim Benjamin G. Allar, MD - Resident Peer Support Mark Albanese, MD - Peer Support

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall & Poster Viewing
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CONCURRENT PANELS
Bariatrics Debate: Medical/Surgery vs. Medicine
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Moderator:	John R. Romanelli, MD
Panelists:	Caroline A. Apovian, MD - Medical Weight Management Christopher C. Thompson, MD - Bariatric Endoscopy John J. Kelly, MD, FACS - Bariatric Surgery

Panel: Treatment for Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma
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Moderator:	Mitchell Bamberger, MD
Panelists:	Jennifer Yates, MD – Uro-oncologist Surgeon Kriti Mittal, MD – Uro-medical Oncologist Luke Peng, MD – Uro-radiation Oncologist

ACS Foundation
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Award Winner Announcements
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Announce Resident Research Paper Award Competition & Poster of Distinction Awards (Commission on Cancer, Trauma)
Joseph Murray Resident Research Basic Science Award

Annual Business Meeting
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The Survivor Game Lunch: Only the Strongest Survives
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Moderator:

George C. Velmahos, MD PhD Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Participating programs will be asked to send 1 senior resident representative to the meeting. Five participants will be randomly selected to participate. Those not selected will sit on an expert panel that can overrule audience votes. The audience will vote participants off the "Island" with an audience response system through their smart phones.

Stop The Bleed (STB) Training
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Resident Top Gun Competition
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Chair:

Jennifer S. Davids, MD, FACS UMass Medical Center, Worcester, MA

In this contest, surgical residents from each of the ten general surgery residencies throughout Massachusetts will be invited to showcase their laparoscopic skills. The competition will consist of teams of 3 residents from each institution participating in a series of tests where laparoscopic skills such as intracorporeal knot tying, transferring of objects from one hand to another, and pattern cutting will be timed and graded. The winners of the competition will receive a trophy to showcase at their institution for the year.