2026 Scientific Program

Registration
Essex Foyer

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
Essex South

Exhibits Open
Essex South

Attending-Trainee Mentor Breakfast
Essex South

The MCACS has a new initiative and invite you to join us for an Attending-Trainee Mentorship session. Through this new opportunity the MCACS hopes to connect attendings and trainees to meet and share interest and stories during the Saturday morning breakfast from 6:30 am - 7:00 am to connect with your mentor/mentees.

Deadline to Sign up: Friday, November 20th
Attending Sign Up

Trainee Sign Up

CONCURRENT POSTER COMPETITION

Poster Competition IA
Essex North & Center

Poster Competition IB
St. George

Welcome and Opening Remarks from the President
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Faina Nakhlis, MD, FACS; Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

*Resident Research Paper Competition: Translational/Basic Science
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*Resident Research Paper Competition: Clinical
St. George

President’s Remarks
Essex North & Center
Faina Nakhlis, MD, FACS; Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Panel 1: Resident Autonomy in the New World of EPAs
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Moderator: TBD, MD
Panelists:
Jason Wiseman, MD
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA

Hayley Reddington, MD
UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
Essex South

Panel 2: E-Bikes: A Public Health Crisis
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Speaker: Cornelia L. Griggs, MD; Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Panel 3: Cholecystectomy 2027: Robots, Fluorescence & Strategic Retreat
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Moderator: Zeyad Sahli, MD
Panelists:
Charudutt N. Paranjape, MD
Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, MA

Edward Kelly, MD
Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

Richard A. Perugini, MD
UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
Essex South

Panel 4: Living Through Adverse Events and Medical Litigation
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Moderator: Faina Nakhlis, MD
Panelists:
James L. Frank, MD, FACS
Trinity Health of New England, Springfield, MA

Siobhan O’Neill, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Kevin Giordano
Keyes and Donnellan, P.C., Attorneys at Law, Springfield, MA

ACS Foundation
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ABS Update
Essex North & Center
Speaker: Jennifer F. Tseng, MD, MPH
Boston University, Boston, MA

Resident and Associate Society (RAS-ACS) Update Essex North & Center
Camila Guetter, MD, MPH
Vice-Chair, Resident and Associate Society of the ACS

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
Essex North & Center

Survivor Game Lunch: Only the Strongest Survives
Essex North & Center

Massachusetts Committee on Trauma Resident Outreach Committee
St. George

Interested in Trauma/Acute Care Surgery, but not sure what it’s all about? Join the Massachusetts Committee on Trauma Resident Outreach Committee to learn more! This event is open to all trainees and will include mentoring, learning, oral boards prep, and opportunities to collaborate. There will even be an UberEATS gift card raffle!

Resident Skills Competition
Essex South
Chair: Ryan R. Gerry, MD, MPH
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 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.