2011 Phoenix Surgical Symposium
Final Schedule
THURSDAY, February 10th
7:30 am Continental Breakfast
8:15 am Welcome and Introduction: Sam Casano, MD, Moderator
8:30 am Ductal Carcinoma In-situ: Where Are We Now?: Julie E. Lang, MD, FACS
9:00 am Current Standard Treatment for Thyroid Cancer: Nancy Perrier, MD, FACS
9:45 am Trans-mediatinal Gunshot Wounds: Juan C. Duchesne, MD, FACS
10:15 am Break/Exhibits
10:30 am Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia: Tips and Tricks: Timothy Kuwada, MD, FACS
11:00 am Robotics in General Surgery Current Status and Future Perspectives: Pier Cristoforo Giulianotti, MD, FACS
11:30 am Update on Inflammatory Breast Cancer: Julie E. Lang, MD, FACS
12:00 noon Q & A Panel
12:15 pm Lunch
1:00 pm A da Vinci Gasless Single Incision Axillary Approach: Francisco Rodriguez, MD, FACS
1:30 pm Damage Control Laparotomy: Juan C. Duchesne, MD, FACS
2:00 pm An Update on Diagnosis and Treatment of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia: Nancy Perrier, MD, FACS
2:45 pm Break/Exhibits
3:00 pm Single Incision Surgery: Potential Applications in General Surgery: Timothy Kuwada, MD, FACS
3:30 pm Close Ratio Hemostatic Resuscitation: Juan C. Duchesne, MD, FACS
4:00 pm Robotic Liver Surgery: Pier Cristoforo Giulianotti, MD, FACS
4:30 pm Q & A Panel
4:45 pm Adjourn
FRIDAY, February 11th
7:30 am Continental Breakfast
8:15 am Welcome and Introduction
8:30 am The Natural History and Surgical Treatment of Primary Melanoma: John M. Kane, MD, FACS
9:15 am Update on Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms: John T. Cunningham, MD
9:45 am Do All Node Positive Breast Cancer Patients Need An Axillary Dissection?: Julie E. Lang, MD, FACS
10:15 am Break/Exhibits
10:30 am Prospective Randomized, Controlled Trial of Parathyroidectomy in PTS and Asymptomatic PHPT: Nancy Perrier, MD, FACS
11:15 am EUS in Pancreatitis: John T. Cunningham, MD
11:45 am Multimodality Therapy for Soft Tissue Sarcomas: John M. Kane, MD, FACS
12:15 pm Q & A Panel
12:30 pm Lunch
1:15 pm Screening for Breast Cancer: Mammographic Screening for Average Risk Patients: Julie E. Lang, MD, FACS
1:45 pm Reoperative Parathyroid Surgery: Nancy Perrier, MD, FACS
2:30 pm Complications After Gastric Bypass: A Primer for the General Surgeon: Timothy Kuwada, MD, FACS
3:00 pm Break/Exhibits
3:15 pm Complications After Lap Band Surgery: A Primer for the General Surgeon: Timothy Kuwada, MD, FACS
3:45 pm The Surgeon’s Role in the Management of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST): John M. Kane, MD, FACS
4:15 pm Robotic Pancreatic Surgery: Pier Cristoforo Giulianotti, MD, FACS
4:45 pm Q & A Panel
5:00 pm Adjourn
SATURDAY, February 12th
7:30 am Continental Breakfast
7:55 am Welcome and Introduction
8:00 am Controversies in the Management of Diverticular Disease: Jacques Heppell, MD, FACS
8:30 am Treatment of Retro Peritoneal Sarcomas: John M. Kane, MD, FACS
9:00 am Options for Breast Reconstruction: Immediate or Delayed: Julie E. Lang, MD, FACS
9:30 am Break
9:45 am Management of Enterocutaneous Fistulas: Jacques Heppell, MD, FACS
10:15 am Management of Nodal and In Transit Melanoma Including Isolated Regional Therapy: John M. Kane, MD, FACS
11:00 am From Scalpel to Console: A Suggested Model for Surgical Skill Acquisition: Nancy Perrier, MD, FACS
11:45 am Controversies in the Treatment of Rectal Cancer: Jacques Heppell, MD, FACS
12:15 pm Q & A Panel
12:30 pm Adjourn