Preliminary Program

Registration
Essex Foyer

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
Staffordshire

Exhibits Open
Staffordshire

Continuous Poster Viewing
Essex Ballroom

Welcome and Opening Remarks from the President
Essex Ballroom
Ali Tavakkoli, MD, FACS
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

*Resident Research Paper Competition: Translational/Basic Science
Essex Ballroom
(8 Minute Presentation / 2 Minute Discussion)
Moderator:
Co-Moderator (Resident):

1. Transamniotic Delivery of Surfactant Protein B (SPB) mRNA: A Potential Novel Strategy for the Perinatal Management of Congenital SPB Deficiencies and Surfactant Replacement Therapy
Kamila Moskowitzova, MD, Abbie E. Naus, MD, Tanya T. Dang, David Zurakowski, PhD, Dario O. Fauza, MD, PhD
Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

2. Heparin Impairs Lung Development in Neonatal Mice
Thomas I. Hirsch^1,2, Savas T. Tsikis, ^1,2, Sarah Z. Wang^1,2, Scott C. Fligor^1,2, Amy Pan^1,2, Mikayla Quigley^1,2, Srujan Dadi³, Paul D. Mitchell⁴, Mark Puder^1,2
1Vascular Biology Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Ave, Fegan ³, Boston, MA, ³Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ, ⁴Institutional Centers for Clinical and Translational Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA

3. Refining a Large Animal Model Assessing Real-time Lymphatic Function: Getting Closer to Clinical Translation
Valeria P. Bustos¹, Rosie Friedman¹, James E. Fanning¹, Jason Dinh², Hajin Joanne Kim², Rita Laurence², Satoshi Kashiwagi², Bernard T. Lee¹, HakSoo Choi², Dhruv Singhal^1
1Division of Plastic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Gordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

4. Neuromedin U Attenuates Inflammation in a Murine Model of Hirschsprung-associated Enterocolitis
Leah C. Ott, Takahiro Ohkura, Rhian Stavely, Christopher Y. Han, Ryo Hotta, Allan M. Goldstein
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

5. Neamine Inhibits Tumor Growth in a Mouse Model of Colitis-associated Cancer
Alexander Hu, James Yoo
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

6. Sleeve Gastrectomy (SG) Inhibits Tumor Growth In An Orthotopic Diabetic Mouse Model of Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer (ATC)
Andrei Moscalu¹, Bixiao Zhao¹, Cullen F. Roberts¹, Justine A. Barletta², Ali Tavakkoli¹, Eric G. Sheu¹, Matthew A. Nehs^1
1Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA ²Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

*Resident Research Paper Competition: Clinical
St. George
(8 Minute Presentation / 2 Minute Discussion)
Moderator:
Co-Moderator (Resident):

7. Significant Institutional Cost Savings from A Tele-Trauma Surgery Consultation Service
Margaret Siu, MD¹, Kristina Kramer, MD, FACS², Eleanor Winston, MD, FACS², Kristina Grochowski, MSN, RN², Yamuna Carey MD², Reginald Alouidor, MD, FACS², Nicolas Jabbour, MD, FACS¹, Edward Kelly, MD, FACS², Tovy H. Kamine, MD, FACS^2,3
1Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School -Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA, ²Division of Trauma, Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School - Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA, ³Department of Healthcare Policy and Population Science, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Springfield, MA

8. Enhancing Trauma Care in Ukraine Amid Conflict: A Successful Implementation of Modified ATLS Course in Active War Zone
8. Enhancing Trauma Care in Ukraine Amid Conflict: A Successful Implementation of Modified ATLS Course in Active War Zone Ali Dzhemiliev¹,², Beck Lienau³, Nelya Melnitchouck¹,², Alexis Schmid⁴, Oleksii Lopatniuk⁵, Gideon Loevinsohn⁶, Noah Carton-Rossen², Meaghan Sydlowski⁵, Anton Darnytskyi⁵, Kathleen Murray⁷, Olha Kushner⁵, Jonathan Strong⁶, Lindsey Martin⁸, Javed Ali⁵, John Roberts⁵, Sean Kivlehan⁶,⁷, Geoffrey A. Anderson²,^3
1Division of General and GI Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Division of Trauma, Burns, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Global Health Program, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵International Medical Corps, ⁶Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁷Emergency Health Systems, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Boston, MA, ⁹Global Disaster Response and Humanitarian Action, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

9. Diagnostic Accuracy of Laryngeal Ultrasound for Evaluating Vocal Fold Movement Impairment in Children
Shawn Izadi¹, Benjamin Zendejas¹, Jay Meissner¹, Ali Kamran¹, Somala Mohammed¹, Farokh Demehri¹, Steven Staffa¹, David Zurakowski¹, Anne Hseu³, Michael Cunningham³, Sukgi Choi³, Carol Barnewolt^2
1Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Department of Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA

10. A Descriptive Analysis on Effects of NPO Status on Intubated Patients Undergoing Surgery
Margaret Siu, MD, Aixa Perez Coulter, MS, MPH, Heather Grant, MD, MS, Reginald Alouidor, MD, Michael V. Tirabassi, MD
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School-Baystate, Department of Surgery, Springfield, MA, USA

11. The Impact of Metabolic Syndrome on Post-Operative Outcomes in Hernia Repair with Component Separation: A Propensity Score-Matched Nationwide Analysis
Maria J. Escobar-Domingo, MD, Angelica Hernandez Alvarez, MD, Erin Kim, BA, James E. Fanning, BS, Samuel J. Lin, MD, MBA, Bernard T. Lee, MD, MBA, MPH
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

12. Disparate Impact of the COVID Pandemic on Delays in Colorectal Cancer Treatment: A National Cancer Database Study
Sophie H. Chung MD, Gordana Rasic MD MS, Kelsey S. Romatoski MD, Kelly Kenzik MS PhD, Jennifer F. Tseng MD MPH, Teviah E. Sachs MD MPH
Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA

President's Remarks
Essex Ballroom
Ali Tavakkoli, MD, FACS
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

PANEL 1: Advance Practice Providers in Surgery
Essex Ballroom

Moderators:	Jennifer Beatty, PA & Jennifer F. Tseng, MD, MPH
Panelists:	Building a successful financial APP model Jason Hall, MD Fostering Mutually Supportive Relationships between Surgeons and APPs Paula Brooks, DNP Private Practice Considerations for Incorporating APPs Andrew B. Lederman, MD, FACS

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall & Poster Competition
Staffordshire
Poster Moderators:

PANEL 2: General Surgery - Town Hall on Resident Unionization
Essex Ballroom

Moderator:	Anne C. Larkin, MD, FACS
Panelists:	Donald T. Hess, Jr., MD Gerard M. Doherty, MD Michael Poulson, MD, MPH

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall & Poster Viewing
Staffordshire

CONCURRENT PANELS/SESSION

PANEL 3A: Updates in Vascular Surgery
Essex Ballroom

Moderators:	Alik Farber, MD, FACS & Dejah R. Judelson, MD
Panelists:	AAA Lars Stangenberg, MD, PhD PAD Elizabeth King, MD Venous Disease Julianne Stoughton, MD, FACS

PANEL 3B: Updates in Colorectal Surgery
St. George

Moderators:	Kelly M. Tyler, MD & Rocco Ricciardi, MD, MPH, FACS
Panelists:	Robotic colorectal surgery: are we getting ahead of the data or are we not moving fast enough? David A. Kleiman, MD Extended VTE prophylaxis for high-risk colorectal patients- how long, for whom, and at what cost? Joanne Favuzza, DO Is rectal cancer becoming less of a surgical disease? PD-1 inhibitors and Watch & Wait Nelya Melnitchou, MD, MSc

ACS Foundation
Essex Ballroom
David McAneny, MD, FACS
Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA

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

Annual Business Meeting
Essex Ballroom

The Survivor Game Lunch: Only the Strongest Survives
Essex Ballroom

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.

MA-COT Meeting
St. George

Surgical Conversations: Demystifying Trauma Surgery and Mock Oral Boards

Faculty:

Tracey A. Dechert, MD Kristina Z. Kramer, MD Sheina Theodore, MD

Resident Top Gun Competition
Staffordshire

Chair:

Luise Pernar, MD Boston Medical Center, Boston, 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.