TABLE OF CONTENTS - SAGES...5 SAGES 2003 GENERAL INFORMATION March 12 - 15, 2003 SAGES/IPEG Joint...

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TABLE OF CONTENTS5 General Information

5 Registration Schedule

5 Corporate Supporters

7 Conference Leaders

7 SAGES Meeting Accreditation

9 Past Presidents

9 Program Committee

11 Wednesday Schedule & Session

12 Hands-on Course I: Laparoscopic Colon Surgery Animate Course

15 Hands-on Course II: Flexible Endoscopy Hands On Course

16 SAGES Postgraduate Course I: Laparoscopic Hernia

17 Resident & Fellow Scientific Session

19 Thursday Schedule & Sessions

21 SAGES Hands-On Course III: Laparoscopic CBD Inanimate Hands-On Course

22 SAGES Postgraduate Course II: Surgeons in the Digital Age

23 SAGES Postgraduate Course III: Re-Operative Laparoscopic Surgery

24 SAGES/IPEG Postgraduate Course IV: Bariatric Surgery in the Adolescent Patient

27 Appropriateness Conference: Optimal Management of the Morbidly Obese Patient

28 SAGES Learning Center

31 Industry Education Night

33 Friday Schedule & Sessions

35 Scientific Session

36 Karl Storz Lecture in New Technology

37 SAGES Presidential Address

77 Oral Abstracts – Friday

45 Saturday Schedule & Sessions

47 Scientific Session

48 Awards Ceremony

55 Gerald Marks Lecture

61 SAGES Nurses’ Course

62 SAGES Lunches

63 SAGES Meeting Faculty

71 Commercial Disclosures

77 Oral Abstracts – Saturday

101 SAGES Poster Program

101 Poster Award Winners

109 Poster Abstracts

74 SAGES Social Programs & Special Events

75 Tours - For Guests

211 Exhibit Floor Plan

212 Exhibitor Profiles

225 Index of Faculty and Presenters

Message Center You are never far from home with SAGES Message Center toserve your communication needs. You will be able to reachthe world and the world will be able to reach you.

Your family, office and fellow colleagues can leave you amessage one of three ways:

Phone: 213-765-4204 Fax: 213-765-4205

Global access through the Internet: SAGES2003.postmessage.com

When you receive a message, your name will automaticallyappear on one of the scrolling monitors at one of the message center kiosks. In addition to the main MessageCenter next to the SAGES booth, there will be two othermessage center kiosks where messages can be sent andreceived; one directly adjacent to the main Message Centernext to the SAGES booth and, one in the Registration area,outside the exhibit hall.

To retrieve your messages, simply key in your badge numberon one of the computer workstations. You will be personallywelcomed and told how many messages you have. A user-friendly menu allows you to read, reply and print your

messages. To leave message for another attendee, selecttheir name and type your message.

The Message Center will be staffed from 8:00 - 5:00 dailyPST. The Video Paging systems are operational 24 hours a day.

For your convenience, SAGES will also provide one Cyber-café station at which you may check your home/office E-mail.This will be directly adjacent to the Message Center kioskoutside the Main Session Room.

SAGES meets in tandem with theInternational Pediatric Endosurgery Group (IPEG) this year. We welcome ourpediatric surgery colleagues. For moreinformation about IPEG, please visit themembership services desk.

Hotels:Westin Bonaventure (SAGES Headquarters)

404 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071-17106 blocks from convention center.

Hyatt Regency Los Angeles711 S. Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA 900174-5 blocks from convention center.

Hotel Figueroa939 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 900151.5 blocks from convention center.

Wilshire Grand (IPEG Headquarters)930 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 900175 blocks from convention center.

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SAGES 2003 GENERAL INFORMATION March 12 - 15, 2003

SAGES/IPEG Joint Meeting Where?Los Angeles Convention Center1201 S. Figueroa StreetLos Angeles, CA 90015213-741-1151

SAGES fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof. If any participant of the program offered by SAGES is in need of special accommodation,please do not hesitate to call and/or submit in writing to theMeeting Registrar in order to receive service.

Who?Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)2716 Ocean Park Blvd., #3000Santa Monica, CA 90405 USAPhone: 310-314-2404Fax: 310-314-2585Email: [email protected]: www.sages.org

Visit the Exhibits, Posters and Learning CenterExhibit Dates and Times:Wednesday, March 12

Hall Open 3:00 - 5:00 PMOpening Reception 5:00 - 7:00 PM

Thursday, March 13Hall Open 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM

Friday, March 14Hall Open 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM

Saturday, March 15Hall Open 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

SAGES 2003 Corporate Supporters: Platinum Level Donors

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

Fleet Pharmaceuticals

Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc.

United States Surgical

Gold Level DonorsAesculap

Boston Scientific/Microvasive

Inamed Health

Stryker Endoscopy

Silver Level DonorsApplied Medical Resources

Curon Medical

General Surgery News

Olympus America, Inc.

Richard Wolf Medical Instruments

Valleylab

W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

Bronze Level DonorsBaxter Healthcare

B-K Medical Systems

Genzyme Biosurgery

Intuitive Surgical

LSI Solutions

Paré Surgical

Taut, Inc.

A GENTLE REMINDER!We have taken every precaution to assure the safety andsecurity of our guests and their possessions. However, we urge you to be aware and take simple steps to guardyour possessions.

◆ Do not leave your purse or briefcase unattended.

◆ Do not leave your laptop, phone or PDA on the floor orout of your sight in a darkened room.

◆ Be aware of your surroundings.

Have a safe and secure meeting!

SAGES Registration Hours: Tuesday: 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Wednesday: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Thursday: 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Friday: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Saturday: 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Save the Date!SAGES Scientific Session & Postgraduate CourseMarch 28 - April 1, 2004

Denver, Colorado

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SAGES Meeting Leaders:

Program:Chairman: Steve Eubanks, MD

Colorectal Hands-On Course Chair: R. Lawrence Whelan, MD

Colorectal Hands-On:Course Co-Chair: Morris Franklin, MD

Colorectal Hands-On:Course Lab Coordinator: Tonia Young-Fadok, MD

Flexible Hands-On Course Chair: Jeffrey Marks, MD

Flexible Hands-On Course Co-Chair: William Richards, MD

Flexible Hands-On Course:Lab Coordinator: Jeff Hazey, MD

CBD Hands-On Course Chair: David Rattner, MD

CBD Hands-On Course Co-Chair: Juan Pekolj, MD

CBD Hands-On Course:Lab Coordinator: George Berci, MD

Re-Operative Lap. Surgery:PG Course Chair: Mark Talamini, MD

Re-Operative Lap. Surgery:PG Course Co-Chair: Michael Holzman, MD

Hernia PG Course Chair: Adrian Park, MD

Hernia PG Course Co-Chair: George Ferzli, MD

Digital PG Course Chair: Steven Schwaitzberg, MD

Digital PG Course Co-Chairs: Daniel Herron, MD & Alex Gandsas, MD

Pediatric Bariatric:PG Course Chair (IPEG): Steven Rothenberg, MD

Pediatric Bariatric PG:Course Chair (SAGES): Philip Schauer, MD

Appropriateness Forum Chairs: Daniel Jones, MDJohn Hunter, MD

Nurses Course Chair: William Gourash, CRNP

Nurses Course Co-Chair: Trudy Kenyon, RN

Poster Chair: Daniel Herron, MD

Video Chair: Fredrick Brody, MD

Video Co-Chair: Ted Trus, MD

Learning Center Chair(s): Edward Chekan, MD, Ronald Clements, MD

Discussants Coordinator: Sherry Wren, MD

Educator’s Lunch Coordinator: Keith Apelgren, MD

Resident & Fellow Leena Khaitan, MD &Scientific Session Coordinators: Gretchen Purcell, MD

in Category 1 of the Physicians Recognition Award for the American Medical Association. Note: each physician should claimonly those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Accreditation:The Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) is accredited by the Accreditation Council forContinuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor Continuing Medical Education for physicians. SAGES designates thisContinuing Education activity for:

■ 7.75 credit hours for the Lap Colon Hands-On CourseLecture and Lab

■ 6.25 credit hours for the Lap Colon Hands-On CourseLecture Only

■ 8.25 credit hours for the Flexible Endoscopy Hands-OnCourse Lecture and Lab

■ 4.25 credit hours for the Flexible Endoscopy Hands-OnCourse Lecture Only

■ 3.75 credit hours for the Lap Hernia Postgraduate Course I

■ 3.25 credit hours for the Resident and Fellow ScientificSession

■ 7.50 credit hours for the Lap CBD Hands-On CourseLecture and Lab

■ 4.50 credit hours for the Lap CBD Hands-On CourseLecture Only

■ 3.00 credit hours for the Surgeons in the Digital AgePostgraduate Course II

■ 6.00 credit hours for the Re-Operative Lap SurgeryPostgraduate Course III

■ 4.00 credit hours for the Bariatric Surgery in AdolescentsPostgraduate Course IV

■ 3.00 credit hours for the Appropriateness Conference

■ 3.00 credit hours for the Learning Center

■ 13.50 credit hours for the Scientific Session

■ 4.00 credit hours for the Nurses’ Course

■ 1.50 credit hours for the Educator’s Lunch

■ 1.50 credit hours for the Keynote Lecture Lunch (Dr.Palmisano)

SAGES Program Committee:Reid Barton Adams, MD

Stephen B. Archer, MD

George Berci, MD

Gene D. Branum, MD

L. Michael Brunt, MD

Luis E. Burbano, MD

Jo Buyske, MD

Paul Thomas Cirangle, MD

Ricardo V. Cohen, MD

Manolo Cortez, MD

Peter F. Crookes, MD

Daniel J. Deziel, MD

Michael B. Edye, MD

Steve Eubanks, MD

Gerald M. Fried, MD

Michel Gagner, MD

Jack Jakimowicz, MD

Roger G. Keith, MD

Jeffrey M. Marks, MD

Michael R. Marohn, MD

W. Scott Melvin, MD

Sean J. Mulvihill, MD

Margret Oddsdottir, MD

Alessandro M. Paganini, MD

Adrian E. Park, MD

David W. Rattner, MD

William O. Richards, MD

Bruce D. Schirmer, MD

C. Daniel Smith, MD

Nathaniel J. Soper, MD

Thomas A. Stellato, MD

Choichi Sugawa, MD

Lee L. Swanstrom, MD

Mark A. Talamini, MD

Tehemton E. Udwadia, MD

R. Larry Whelan, MD

Manabu Yamamoto, MD

Keith N. Apelgren, MDRobert W. Bailey, MDDesmond H. Birkett, MDJo Buyske, MDDavid S. Edelman, MDDennis L. Fowler, MDGerald M. Fried, MDDemetrius E. M. Litwin, MDBruce V. MacFadyen, Jr, MDJeffrey M. Marks, MDW. Scott Melvin, MDJeffrey H. Peters, MDBarry A. Salky, MDPhilip R. Schauer, MDSteven D. Schwaitzberg, MD

Carol E. Scott-Conner, MDC. Daniel Smith, MDNathaniel J. Soper, MDSteven C. Stain, MDMark A. Talamini, MDL. William Traverso, MDR. Larry Whelan, MD

Sherry M. Wren, MD

A.C.S. Representative: Greg V. Stiegmann, MD

A.B.S. Representative:Jeffrey L. Ponsky, MDA.M.A. H.O.D.Representative:John A. Coller, MD

SAGES Past Presidents:Gerald Marks, MD 1981 - 1983

Kenneth Forde, MD 1983 - 1984

Thomas L. Dent, MD 1984 - 1985

James A. Lind, MD 1985 - 1986

John A. Coller, MD 1986 - 1987

Theodore R. Schrock, MD 1987 - 1988

Talmadge A. Bowden, MD 1988 - 1989

Lee E. Smith, MD 1989 - 1990

Jeffrey Ponsky, MD 1990 - 1992

Frederick L. Greene, MD 1992 - 1993

George Berci, MD 1993 - 1994

Bruce V. MacFadyen, Jr., MD 1994 - 1995

Col. Richard M. Satava, MD 1995 - 1996

Greg Stiegmann, MD 1996 - 1997

Desmond Birkett, MD 1997 - 1998

John Hunter, MD 1998 - 1999

Jeffrey H. Peters, MD 1999 - 2000

Nathaniel J. Soper, MD 2000 - 2001

L. William Traverso, MD 2001 - 2002

President-Elect: Lee L. Swanstrom, MD

1st Vice President: Steve Eubanks, MD

2nd Vice President: Daniel J. Deziel, MD

Secretary: Steven D. Wexner, MD

Treasurer: David W. Rattner, MD

SAGES Board of Governors:

President:Bruce D. Schirmer, MD

Why Join the Society of AmericanGastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons?

SAGES represents a worldwide community of surgeons,surgeons-in-training, and allied health professionals that can bring minimal access surgery, endoscopy andemerging techniques to patients in every country.

Benefits of membership include:

■ Subscription and/or online access to our official monthly journal: Surgical Endoscopyand Other Interventional Techniques.

■ Significant discounts to the annual SAGESPostgraduate Courses and Scientific Sessionand other educational materials.

■ Special dues rates for surgeons in developing countries.

■ Resident members gain eligibility to attendSAGES Advanced Resident Training Courses.

■ Being a part of a growing, dynamic Societythat views networking and peer-to-peer education as part of the everyday mission.

For more information and applications, pleasego to: http://www.sages.org/applications/ or visit the member services booth outside of the main session rooms.

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Members of the Board:

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2003Course/Event Time Location

SAGES Hands On Course ILaparoscopic Colon Surgery Animate Course Lectures 7:45 AM - 12:00 PM,

1:00 PM - 3:30 PM Concourse 152

Laparoscopic Colon Surgery Animate Course Laboratory 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Petree Hall

SAGES Hands On Course IIFlexible Endoscopy Hands On Course Lectures 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM Concourse 153

Flexible Endoscopy Hands On Course Laboratory 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM USC Lab (off-site)

SAGES Postgraduate Course ILaparoscopic Hernia 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Concourse 153

Resident & Fellow Scientific SessionOral Paper Presentations 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM Concourse 150/151

Exhibit Hall Opening & Welcome Reception 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM Exhibit Hall K

Pencil Us In For Next Year!SAGES Scientific Session & Postgraduate Courses

March 28 - April 1, 2004, Denver, Colorado

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Room: Concourse 152Time of Lectures: 7:45 AM - 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Time of Lab: 1:00 - 5:00 PM

Course Chair: R. Lawrence Whelan, MD

Course Co-Chair: Morris Franklin, MD

Lab Coordinator: Tonia Young-Fadok, MD

Course Description:The course will provide attendees with information regarding surgical technique and helpful tips that will allow them to dealwith the following portions of a laparoscopic colectomy or problems that may arise: 1) colonic mobilization, 2) devasculariza-tion, 3) finding the ureter, 4) splenic flexure mobilization and 5)specimen delivery and anastomosis. Attendees will also bebrought up to date on the latest clinical results regarding the

following indications for laparoscopic colectomy: 1) diverticulitis,2) inflammatory bowel disease, 3) colon cancer, and 4) rectal cancer. A brief summary of the immunologic and oncologic ramifications of minimally invasive methods will be given as well.The course will be appropriate for surgical residents and attendingsurgeons both with and without appreciable experience withlaparoscopic-assisted colectomy. Attendees may choose to registerfor the morning lectures and the afternoon animate laboratory,or they may attend the morning and afternoon lectures.

Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

■ discuss the latest clinical results regarding different indicationsfor laparoscopic colectomy;

■ discuss several surgical approaches to the various componentsof the laparoscopic-assisted colectomy.

7:45 - 8:00 AM Introduction & Welcome Richard Whelan, MD & Morris Franklin, MD

SESSION I: Surgical Technique Moderators: Peter Marcello, MD & Morris Franklin, MD

8:00 - 8:15 AM Port Arrangements & Room Set Up for Laparoscopic Colectomy Kirk Ludwig, MD

8:15 - 8:30 AM Devascularization & localization of the ureter and gonadal vessels Jeff Milsom, MD

8:30 - 8:45 AM Colonic Mobilization & Flexure Takedown Toyooki Sonoda, MD

8:45 - 9:00 AM Intracorporeal bowel division & specimen delivery & anastomosis Joseph Petelin, MD

9:00 - 9:15 AM Discussion

SESSION II: Clinical Results to Date: Where are we Today? Moderators: Jaap Bonjer, MD & Richard Whelan, MD

9:15 - 9:30 AM Diverticulitis Steve Wexner, MD

9:30 - 9:45 AM Inflammatory Bowel Disease Barry Salky, MD

9:45 - 10:00 AM Colon Cancer Antonio Lacy, MD

10:00 - 10:15 AM Rectal Cancer Morris Franklin, MD


10:30 - 10:45 AM BREAK

SESSION III: Physiologic Impact of Lap. & Open Methods Moderators: Lee Swanstrom, MD & Jaap Bonjer, MD

10:45 - 11:00 AM Intraoperative CO2 Pneumo and position related physiologic changes Seng Lee, MD

11:00 - 11:15 AM Immunologic Ramifications Jaap Bonjer, MD

11:15 - 11:30 AM Oncologic Impact Richard L. Whelan, MD

11:30 - 11:45 AM Port Site and incisional tumor recurrences Christoph Jacobi, MD

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Discussion

12:00 - 1:00 PM LUNCH for Lecture Only and Lab Participants – Room 402AB

1:00 - 5:00 PM LABORATORY for Lab Participants - “hands-on” session

1:00 - 3:30 PM Lectures for Lecture Only Participants

Course Schedule:

SAGES HANDS-ON COURSE I: LAPAROSCOPIC COLON SURGERY ANIMATE COURSE Wednesday, March 12, 2003

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SAGES HANDS-ON COURSE I: LAPAROSCOPIC COLON SURGERY ANIMATE COURSE (continued) Wed., March 12, 2003

Underline denotes presenter, * denotes resident paper.

SAGES gratefully acknowledges generous educational grants in support of this course fromApplied Medical Resources • Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. • Power Medical Interventions

Smith & Nephew Endoscopy • Stryker Endoscopy • United States SurgicalValleylab • Weck Closure Systems

Lab Description:Participants will perform a colectomy and be exposed to hand-assisted surgery, tissue division and anastomosis.

SESSION IV: Hand-assisted Colorectal Surgery Moderators: John Marks and Kirk Ludwig

1:00 PM Review of the available devices and port placement strategies Dennis Fowler, MD

1:15 PM Right colectomy & segmental left colectomy (with video) Demetrius Litwin, MD

1:30 PM Sigmoid or left colectomy (with video) Jeffrey Cohen, MD

1:45 PM Low Anterior Resection: Hybrid hand-assisted laparoscopic/open approach (with video) Richard L. Whelan, MD

2:00 PM Discussion

SESSION V: Video Session Moderators: Peter Marcello, Morris Franklin, and Jeffrey Milsom

2:15 PM Right colectomy (medial to lateral mobilization, devascularization) Marty Weiser, MD

2:35 PM Segmental left colectomy Jim Fleshman, MD

2:55 PM Hand-assisted Subtotal colectomy Toyooki Sonoda, MD

3:15 PM Low anterior resection (Pelvic dissection and distal bowel transection) Morris Franklin, MD

Course Schedule (continued):

Additional Lab Instructors

Ahmed S. ALKORAISHI, MD, Campbell, CA

Nancy BAXTER, MD, Minneappolis, MN

Mark P. CALLERY, MD, Boston, MA

Philip F. CAUSHAJ, MD, Pittsburgh, PA

Jonathan E. EFRON, MD, Naples, FL

Muhammad S. FETEIHA, MD, Elizabeth, NJ

Dieter P. HAHNLOSER, MD, Rochester, MN

Karen D. HORVATH, MD, Seattle, WA

David A. MARGOLIN, MD, New Orleans, LA

John J. PARK, MD, Naperville, IL

Emma J PATTERSON, MD, Portland, OR

Fabio M. POTENTI, MD, Providence, RI

Joshua D. ROVIN, MD, Charlottesville, VA

Laurence Russell SANDS, MD, Weston, FL

Marc E. SHER, MD, New Hyde Park, NY

Clifford L. SIMMANG, MD, Dallas, TX

Edward W. TAYLOR, MD, Bakersfield, CA

Thadeus L. TRUS, MD, Lebanon, NH

Martin R. WEISER, MD, New York, NY

Eric Glenn WEISS, MD, Weston, FL

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Wednesday, March 12, 2003

Room: Concourse 153Time: 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Time of Lab: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Course Chair: Jeffrey Marks, MD

Course Co-Chair: William Richards, MD

Lab Coordinator: Jeff Hazey, MD

Course Description: This course will include a comprehensive description of availableand emerging therapeutic endoscopic techniques. The didacticsession will include lectures by surgical endoscopic experts on GIbleeding, management of neoplasia, enteral access techniques,and novel endoscopic approaches to GERD. In addition, the faculty will be put on the “hot seat” during a panel session ondifficult clinical situations entitled “What would you do if…”Following the morning didactic session, an animate hands-onlaboratory session will allow participants to practice therapeuticendoscopic techniques including: variceal/hemorrhoidal band ligation, polypectomy, balloon dilation, enteral stenting, PEG,ulcer management, endoscopic tattooing/submucosal injection,GERD management (Stretta, endoscopic suturing), and endoscopic simulator.

Objectives: At the completion of this course, participants will be able to integrate numerous therapeutic techniques into their endoscopicmanagement of gastrointestinal diseases including colonoscopicpolypectomy, hemorrhoidal banding, stricture dilation, enteralstent placement, endoscopicsclerotherapy, foreign body removal,enteral access, and Stretta (radiofrequency treatment for GERD).In addition, participants will be able to describe the indications,contraindications, and complications of these techniques.”

Lab Description:This animate lab will utilize a porcine model approached transorally only. Tracheostomy and general anesthetics arerequired. Esophageal over-tubes will be placed in all animals toease endoscopic procedures.

The following therapeutic maneuvers will be performed:

■ Polypectomy

■ Ulcer management - thermal and nonthermal techniques

■ Entral balloon dilation

■ Endoscopic stenting

■ Entral access techniques (optional)

■ Endoscopic simulator

7:00 - 7:30 AM Registration/Breakfast

7:30 - 7:50 AM Endoscopic Approaches to Upper GI Bleeding Gary Vitale, MD

7:50 - 8:10 AM Endoscopic Approaches to Lower GI Bleeding Gerald Larson, MD

8:10 - 8:40 AM Management of Neoplasia Kenneth Forde, MD

8:40 - 9:00 AM Management of Strictures/Stenoses Brian Dunkin, MD

9:00 - 9:15 AM BREAK

9:15 - 10:05 AM Enteral Access/What’s New in Flexible Endoscopy Jeffrey Ponsky, MD

10:05 - 10:45 AM Endoscopic Approaches to GERD William Richards, MD

10:45 - 11:30 AM Panel Case Presentations - “What would you do if...”

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Question & Answer Session

12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch for Lab Attendees Only (Transport to Lab)

1:00 - 5:00 PM Animate Lab Session (Off-Site)

Course Schedule:

SAGES gratefully acknowledges generous educational grants in support of this course fromBard Endoscopic Technologies • Boston Scientific/Microvasive • Curon Medical, Inc.

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. • Fujinon, Inc. • Olympus America, Inc.ERBE (contribution in-kind)

SAGES HANDS-ON COURSE IIADVANCED THERAPEUTIC FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPYHANDS ON COURSE

The programs and talks presented at the 2003 SAGES Postgraduate Course and Scientific Session are copyrighted products of the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons.

Any reproduction or rebroadcasting without the express written consent of SAGES is strictly prohibited.

Additional Lab Instructors:Keith S. GERSIN, MD, Loveland, OH

Jeffrey W. HAZEY, MD, Greenville, NC

Raymond P. ONDERS, MD, Shaker Heights, OH

Debbie F. YOUNGELMAN, MD, Latham, NY

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Wednesday 3:00 PM – Exhibit Hall Opens!Wednesday 5:00 - 7:00 PM –

Joint SAGES & IPEG Exhibit Hall Opening Reception

SAGES POSTGRADUATE COURSE ILAPAROSCOPIC HERNIA Wednesday, March 12, 2003

Room: Concourse 153

Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Course Chair: Adrian Park, MD

Course Co-Chair: George Ferzli, MD

Course Description:This course will focus on the management of abdominal wall hernias, common and often challenging problems facing all surgeons. Leading authorities will review relevant anatomy, discuss treatment options for inguinal and ventral hernias andprovide an update on new and emergency herniorrhaphy techniques. An overview of the surgeons’ expanding choice ofbio-materials (mesh) and methods of mesh fixation will also bepresented. Perioperative clinical issues and outcomes, risks andpotential complications associated with various herniorrhaphytechniques will be reviewed.

Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to

■ Review inguinal & ventral hernia

■ Review different techniques of open and laparoscopic inguinalherniorrhaphy and related clinical outcomes.

■ Gain an understanding of indications for inguinal herniorrhaphy and when hernia repair may not be indicated.

■ Review conventional techniques of ventral hernia repair andreported outcomes.

■ Understand new techniques of laparoscopic ventral herniorrhaphy and clinical outcomes.

■ Be able to recognize issues in patient selection and choice of techniques for ventral herniorrhaphy as well as recognition &avoidance of potential complications.

■ Review expanding options in biomaterial (mesh) selection.

SESSION ONE: Inguinal Repair Moderator: George Ferzli, MD

1:00 - 1:15 PM Operative Anatomy for Inguinal & Ventral Hernias Scott Melvin, MD

1:15 - 1:25 PM Should Tissue (Non Tension Free) Repairs Still Be Performed? Bruce MacFadyen, MD

1:25 - 1:40 PM Should Every Inguinal Hernia Be Treated? Robert Fitzgibbons, MD

1:40 - 2:00 PM Laparoscopic Techniques, Indications & Outcomes (TEP & TAPP) Maurice Arregui, MD

2:00 - 2:15 PM Open Tension Free Techniques - Indications & Outcomes Ed Felix, MD

2:15 - 2:30 PM Groin pain and other complications of inguinal herniorrhaphy Robert Bailey, MD

2:30 - 2:45 PM PANEL DISCUSSION

2:45 - 3:00 PM BREAK

SESSION TWO: Ventral/Incisional Hernia Moderator: Adrian Park, MD

3:00 - 3:15 PM Conventional Ventral Hernia Repair - Is there a Gold Standard Procedure Technique? Alfons Pomp, MD

3:15 - 3:30 PM Technique of Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia – To Suture or To Not Suture Bruce Ramshaw, MD

3:30 - 3:45 PM Choosing Biomaterial: PPM Can be Used for Lap. Ventral Hernia Repair Morris Franklin, MD

3:45 - 4:00 PM PPM Should Not be Used for Lap. Ventral Hernia Repair Karl LeBlanc, MD

4:00 - 4:15 PM Outcomes Risks & Complications of Open & Lap. Ventral Herniorrhaphy B. Todd Heniford, MD

4:15 - 4:30 PM Uncommon & Challenging Ventral Hernias Dennis Fowler, MD

4:30 - 5:00 PM PANEL DISCUSSION

Course Schedule:

SAGES gratefully acknowledges generous educational grantsin support of this course from:

Cook SurgicalSofradim Corporation

W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

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RESIDENT & FELLOW SCIENTIFIC SESSION Wednesday, March 12, 2003

Room: Concourse 150/151

Time: 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Co-Coordinators: Leena Khaitan, MD and Gretchen Purcell, MD

Description:Outstanding abstract submissions from residents and fellowsaround the world will be presented at the Surgeons-In-TrainingScientific Session. Each abstract will be critiqued by a distin-guished member of the SAGES faculty, who will offer guidancefor young surgeons on their specific research projects and thesurgical topic in general. Each presentation will then be openedto the audience for further questions and suggestions.Experienced surgeons as well as surgeons in training are encour-aged to attend to offer their comments.

Objectives:At the conclusion of this session, participants will:

■ Increase their knowledge of the latest research being performed by surgeons-in-training.

■ Be able to identify methods that will improve or modifyresearch studies.

■ Recognize typical problem areas within research studies thatmight cause them to lose scientific merit.

■ Recognize possible solutions to avoid these pitfalls.

Expert Faculty:

SAGES gratefully acknowledges a generous educational grant in support of this session fromEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

12:30 pm Presenter: Alfonso Torquati; “MULTICHANNEL INTRALUMINAL IMPEDANCE COMBINED WITH MANOMETRYIMPROVES THE EVALUATION OF FUNCTIONAL ESOPHAGEALMOTILITY DISORDERS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING ANTIRE-FLUX SURGERY FOR GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE(GERD)” Alfonso Torquati M.D., Hugh Houston III M.D., WilliamRichards M.D. Department Of Surgery, Vanderbilt University MedicalCenter, Nashville, TN

12:45 pm Presenter: Archana Ramaswamy; “THE EARLYEFFECTS OF H. PYLORI INFECTION IN PATIENTS UNDERGOINGBARIATRIC SURGERY” Archana Ramaswamy M.D., Edward LinD.O., Bruce J Ramshaw M.D., C. Daniel Smith M.D. EmoryEndosurgery Unit, Emory University School Of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

1:00 pm Presenter: Andrew Lederman; “DISCRIMINATIVEVALIDITY OF THE MIST VR SYSTEM” Andrew B. Lederman M.D.,Anthony G. Gallagher Ph.D., E. Matt Ritter M.D., David A.McClusky III M.D., Kieran McGlade M.D., James A. McGuigan M.B.,C. Daniel Smith M.D. Queen’s University, Belfast, Ireland And EmoryEndosurgery Unit, Emory University School Of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

1:15 pm Presenter: Benjamin Schneider; “HUMIDIFIED ANDWARMED CARBON DIOXIDE INSUFFLATION DURING LAPARO-SCOPIC GASTRIC BYPASS FOR MORBID OBESITY SURGERY.”Benjamin Schneider, MD, Leonardo Villegas, MD., Alejandro Recart,MD, Mohamed Hamza, MD, Paul White, PhD, MD, Daniel Jones MD,Southwestern Center For Minimally Invasive Surgery. University OfTexas Southwestern Medical Center At Dallas.

1:30 pm Presenter: David McClusky; “PERCEPTUAL ABILITY PREDICTS LAPAROSCOPIC PERFORMANCE ON SIMULATEDLAPAROSCOPIC VIRTUAL REALITY AND BOX-TRAINERS”David A. McClusky, III, M.D., Anthony G. Gallagher, Ph.D., E. MattRitter, M.D., Andrew B. Lederman, M.D., Rodrigo Gonzalez, M.D.,Edward Lin, D.O., Archana Ramaswamy, M.D., Bruce J. Ramshaw,M.D., Barbara J. Pettitt, M.D., C. Daniel Smith, M.D. EmoryEndosurgery Unit. Emory University School Of Medicine. Atlanta,Georgia. Queen’s University Belfast. School Of Psychology. Belfast,Northern Ireland.

1:45 pm Presenter: Yaron Munz; “VIRTUAL-REALITY LAPARO-SCOPIC SIMULATOR OR BOX-TRAINER. IS ONE SUPERIOR TOTHE OTHER IN LAPAROSCOPIC SKILLS TRAINING?” YaronMunz,M.D., Krishna Moorthy,M.S., BHavesh Kumar,B.Sc., SimonBann,M.D., Ara Darzi,M.D. The Department Of Surgical OncologyAnd Technology Imperial College Of Science Technology AndMedicine, St. Mary’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

2:00 pm Presenter: Emily Winslow; “LAPAROSCOPIC INCISIONAL HERNIA REPAIR IN A PORCINE MODEL: WHAT DO TRANSFIXION SUTURES ADD?” Emily Winslow, MD,Sergio Diaz, MD, Ketan Desai, MD, Thomas Meininger, BA,Nathaniel Soper, MD, Mary Klingensmith, MD. Department OfSurgery And Institute Of Minimally Invasive Surgery, WashingtonUniversity, St. Louis, MO.

2:15 pm Presenter: Francesco Rubino; “THE EFFECT OF THEBYPASS OF DUODENUM AND JEJUNUM ON GLUCOSE METABOLISM” Francesco Rubino M.D., Michelle Smith M.D., DidierMutter M.D.PhD,Jacques Marescaux, M.D. European Institute OfTelesurgery, University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France

2:30 - 2:45 pm Break2:45 pm Presenter: John Conrad; “THE ROLE OF MENTAL

ROTATION ON THE PERFORMANCE OF LAPAROSCOPIC SKILLS: A STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF CAMERA ROTATIONAL ANGLE”John Conrad MD, Stefanie Schluender MD, Celia M Divino MD,Brooke Gurland MD, Edward Shlasko MD, Amir Szold MD. Division Of Minimally Invasive And Laparoscopic Surgery, Maimonides MedicalCenter, Brooklyn, New York. Endoscopic Surgery Service, Tel AvivSourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.

3:00 pm Presenter: John Morton; “NATIONAL TRENDS IN HELLER MYOTOMY UTILIZATION AND OUTCOMES FROM 1988 TO 1998” John Morton, MD, Mahmood Zare, MD, KevinBehrns, MD, Mark Koruda, MD, Tim Farrell, MD University Of NorthCarolina, Department Of Surgery, GI Division, Chapel Hill, NC

3:15 pm Presenter: Manouchehr Gholghesaei; “REVIEW: COSTS,QUALITY-OF-LIFE, PAIN AND RETURN TO WORK AFTERREPAIR OF INGUINAL HERNIA COMPARED TO OPEN TENSIONFREE REPAIR” Manouchehr Gholghesaei, M.D., Dirk W. Meijer,M.D., H. Jaap Bonjer, M.D.,PhD. Department Of Surgery, ErasmusMedical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

3:30 pm Presenter: Romeo Ignacio; “LAPAROSCOPIC VERSUSOPEN APPENDECTOMY - WHAT IS THE REAL DIFFERENCE?RESULTS OF A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLINDEDTRIAL” Romeo C. Ignacio MD; Paul A. Lucha Jr. DO; Rachel BurkeMD; John Newman MD; Craig Shepps MD;David Spencer DO;Charles Bissell MD; Un-Kyong Archer RN; Carline Dorsainvil RNNaval Medical Center, Department Of Surgery, Division Of ColonAnd Rectal Surgery, Portsmouth, Virginia

3:45 pm Presenter: Shannon Fraser; “PRACTICING BASICLAPAROSCOPIC DRILLS RESULTS IN IMPROVEMENT OF PERFORMANCE OF COMPLEX LAPAROSCOPIC TASKS” ShannonA. Fraser, MD, Simon Bergman MD, Donna Stanbridge RN, GeraldM. Fried MD Steinberg-Bernstein Centre For Minimally InvasiveSurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Program:

Desmond Birkett, MDJo Buyske, MDJohn Coller, MD

Theodore N. Pappas, MDPhillip Shadduck, MDLee Swanstrom, MD

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THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2003Course/Event Time Location

SAGES Hands On Course IIILaparoscopic CBD Inanimate Course Lectures 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM Concourse 152

Laparoscopic CBD Inanimate Course Laboratory 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM Petree Hall

SAGES Postgraduate Course IISurgeons in the Digital Age 2003 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM 403A

SAGES Postgraduate Course IIIRe-Operative Laparoscopic Surgery 7:30 AM - 11:00 AM,

2:00 - 5:00 PM Concourse 153

SAGES/IPEG Postgraduate Course IVBariatric Surgery in the Adolescent Patient 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM Concourse 150/151

Appropriateness ConferenceOptimal Management of the Morbidly Obese Patient 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Concourse 152

SAGES Learning Center & Posters 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM Exhibit Hall K

Meet the Posters of Distinction Authors 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Poster Session, Exhibit Hall K

Exhibit Hall 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM Exhibit Hall K

Industry Education EventsEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. 5:30 PM Concourse 150/151

Fleet Pharmaceuticals 5:00 PM Concourse 153

INAMED Health 5:00 PM Concourse 152

SAVE THE DATE!!SAGES Scientific Session & Postgraduate Course – March 31 - April 3, 2004, Denver, CO

SAGES Scientific Session & Postgraduate Course – April 13 - 16, 2005, Westin Diplomat Resort, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (will be held with AHPBA, & consecutively with the ACS Spring Mtg.)

RELATED MEETINGS

11th EAES International Congress – 1st Endoscopic Surgical Week – Glasgow, Scotland UK, June 16 - 18, 2003

9th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery – Cancun, Mexico, February 2 - 7, 2004

13th IPEG Annual Congress For Endosurgery In Children – Maui, Hawaii, May 5-9, 2004

12th EAES International Congress – Barcelona, Spain, June 9 - 12, 2004

13th EAES International Congress – Venice, Italy, June 8 - 11, 2005

SAGES HANDS-ON COURSE IIILAPAROSCOPIC CBD INANIMATE HANDS-ON COURSE Thursday, March 13, 2003


Time of Lab: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PMCourse Chair: David Rattner, MD,

Course Co-Chair: Juan Pekolj, MDLab Coordinator: George Berci, MD

Course Description: The Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Course will include didactic lectures and videos providing the rationale and methodology for performing laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration.Surgeons performing laparoscopic biliary surgery who wish tolearn how to manage common duct pathology laparoscopicallyshould consider attending this course.

Objectives:Upon completion of the course, the participant will have been presented with the following information, and should have anunderstanding of the issues regarding laparoscopic common bileduct exploration.

■ Options for making the preoperative diagnosis of common bileduct pathology, including laboratory tests and imaging studies.

■ Options for imaging the bile ducts intraoperatively, includingcholangiography and ultrasonography.

■ Techniques for intraoperative cholangiography■ Indications for laparoscopic common bile duct exploration■ Contraindications to laparoscopic common bile duct

exploration■ Access routes for common bile duct exploration, including

transcystic, transductal and transpapillary approaches.■ Techniques of laparoscopic common bile duct exploration,

including balloon, basketing, lithotripsy, and endoscopic methods.■ Results of laparoscopic common bile duct exploration■ The role of ERCP.■ An overall algorithm for the management of common bile

duct pathology.

Lab Description:The lectures will be followed by an afternoon inanimate laboratory with intensive hands-on training. Expert faculty willinstruct participants in a 1:3 faculty:trainee ratio. Participants will gain experience in access routes for common bile duct exploration, including transcystic and transductal approaches, aswell as techniques of laparoscopic common bile duct exploration,including balloon, basketing, and endoscopic methods.

Course Schedule:

Session One: Imaging the CBD Moderator: David Rattner, MD7:30 - 7:35 AM Introduction David Rattner, MD7:35 - 7:45 AM Making Sure you get a good Cholangiogram Fred Brody, MD7:45 - 7:55 AM The case for Selective Cholangiography Robert Bailey, MD7:55 - 8:05 AM The Case for Routine Cholangiography Quan Duh, MD8:05 - 8:20 AM Can Laparoscopic US replace the need for Cholangiography? Maurice Arregui, MD8:20 - 8:30 AM When is Pre-OP ERCP Appropriate? Gary Vitale, MD8:30 - 8:45 AM Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Lap. CDE vs. Pre-OP ERCP William Traverso, MD8:45 - 9:00 AM Combined transpapillary and laparoscopic approaches for difficult cases Robert Fanelli, MD9:00 - 9:30 AM Case Presentation/Panel Discussion All Panelists

Case of Routine Biliary Colic with Elevated LFT’sAnother Case of Painless Jaundice with Stones in Gallbladder

9:30 - 10:00 AM BREAKSession Two: Technical Aspects of Laparoscopic CDE Moderator: Juan Pekolj, MD10:00 - 10:15 AM Indications for open surgery in the management of CBD Stones Daniel Deziel, MD10:15 - 10:30 AM Organization and Set Up of the CBD Cart Ed Phillips, MD10:30 - 10:40 AM Flouroscopically Guided Transcystic Stone Removal William Traverso, MD10:40 - 11:15 AM Transcystic Choledochoscopy Juan Pekolj, MD

Management of Proximal Stones and impacted stones Juan Pekolj, MD11:15 - 11:30 AM Laparoscopic Choledochotomy Morris Franklin, MD11:30 - 11:45 AM Bilio-digestive anastomoses - Tips for suturing Santiago Horgan, MD11:45 - 12:30 PM Case Presentations/Panel Discussion12:30 - 1:30 PM LUNCH (for lab participants only) – Room 402AB1:30 - 4:30 PM Lab Portion

SAGES gratefully acknowledges generous educational grants in support of this course fromCook Surgical • Taut, Inc.

GE OEC Medical Systems (contribution in-kind) • Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. (contribution in-kind)

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Additional Lab InstructorsGeorge BERCI, MD, Los Angeles, CA (Lab Coordinator)L. Michael BRUNT, MD, St. Louis, MOJohn J. GONZALEZ, MD, San Antonio, TXCarlos R. GRACIA, MD, Los Angeles, CA

Matthew M HUTTER, MD, Boston, MAJoseph B. PETELIN, MD, Leawood, KSMichael ROSEN, MD, Cleveland, OH


SAGES POSTGRADUATE COURSE IISURGEONS IN THE DIGITAL AGE 2003 Thursday, March 13, 2003

Room: Concourse 403A

Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Course Chair: Steven Schwaitzberg, MD

Course Co-Chairs: Daniel Herron, MD, Alex Gandsas, MD

In Room Instructor: Ross McMahon, MD

Course Description:By request, SAGES has brought back the very popular and award winning digital video editing workshop that has been updated forthe latest developments in technology. In addition to hands-onopportunities to edit and produce digital video at customizedcomputer stations, we will explore a variety of the latest ways tomanipulate and capture the operating room video signal includingdirect DVD capture and streaming video. Once captured - editing,titling, transitioning, adding audio not to mention a few specialeffects will be demonstrated so that tape, CD, DVD or Web basedmaterial can be produced. Mastering these skills will aid in theproduction and creation of superior medical educational materialsfor patients and colleagues.

Objectives: At the completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

■ Demonstrate a working knowledge as to how the video signalused to perform laparoscopic surgical procedures is transferredto a variety of digital formats (e.g. CD, DVD, digital tape) forthe purposes of creating materials that could be used for electronic medical records, patient education, formal presentation at medical meetings, website presentation forpatient or physician education, and archival needs.

■ Manipulate the acquired digitized video material for the purposes above by methods utilizing skills such as editing,titling, transitions, annotation with audio, addition of still photography and selected special effects to create effectivemedical educational materials.

■ Produce output of the acquired and manipulated digital material for specific needs in the medical educational arenaincluding videotape, web based media files, CD ROM and DVD.

Registration for this course is limited to 40 participants.

Course Schedule:

Part One: Capturing the SignalA. Laparoscopic video captured to:

■ DV tape

■ DVD

■ Streaming video

B. DV tape and DVD to computer

Part Two: Editing the VideoA. Edits

B. Titles

C. Transitions

D. Audio

E. Special Effects

Part Three: Producing the Final ProductA. Tape

B. CD/DVD

C. Web based video

D. Streaming Video

SAGES gratefully acknowledges generous educational grants in support of this course fromKarl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. • Olympus America, Inc.

Sony Electronics Inc. • Stryker EndoscopyAdobe (contribution in-kind)

Complete your Evaluation and CME Forms!

Drop the completed forms in

boxes outside the meeting rooms.

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SAGES POSTGRADUATE COURSE IIIRE-OPERATIVE LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY Thursday, March 13, 2003


Course Chair: Mark Talamini, MD

Co-Chair: Michael Holzman, MD

Course Description:When faced with a patient requesting minimally invasive surgery,how is your approach different when the abdomen is criss-crossed with old incisions? What about when there are multipleport sites from previous minimally invasive surgery? How do youdecide whether to attempt re-operative laparoscopic surgery?And if you do, are the rules different? Are there unique technicaltricks? Are the indications for conversion to an open proceduredifferent? This course is designed to provide expert advice andexperience regarding this increasingly common clinical challenge.The presentations will be practical, peppered with clinical cases,with ample opportunity for discussion and questions. You willreturn to your practice with a framework to help you make theimportant clinical judgements required for re-operative minimallyinvasive surgery.

Objectives: ■ To equip attendees to manage re-operative minimally

invasive clinical situations.

■ Review the breadth of laparoscopic surgery within the context of re-operative surgery.

■ To communicate principles common to multiple types of re-operative laparoscopic surgery.

■ To provide important technical details regarding safe re-operative laparoscopic surgery.

■ To provide a review and framework to assist attendees in theirapproach to re-operative minimally invasive clinical situations.

Course Schedule:

7:30 - 7:50 AM Indications & Conversion Decisions in Re-Operative Laparoscopic Surgery Nathaniel Soper, MD

7:50 - 8:10 AM Adhesiolysis & Dissection In Re-Operative Laparoscopic Surgery James Rosser, MD

8:10 - 8:30 AM Laparoscopic Re-Operative Surgery - Groin Hernia Robert Fitzgibbons, MD

8:30 - 8:50 AM Laparoscopic Re-Operative Surgery - Incisional/Ventral Hernia B. Todd Heniford, MD

8:50 - 9:10 AM DISCUSSION

9:10 - 9:20 AM Break

9:20 - 9:40 AM Re-Operative Laparoscopic Anti-Reflux Surgery Jeffrey Peters, MD

9:40 - 10:00 AM Re-Operative Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy Marco Patti, MD

10:00 - 10:20 AM Achalasia Following Laparoscopic Fundoplication David Rattner, MD

10:20 - 10:40 AM Re-Operative Laparoscopic Biliary Tract Surgery Jeffrey Ponsky, MD

10:40 - 11:00 AM DISCUSSION

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Exhibits, Posters, Learning Center and Lunch Break

2:00 - 2:20 PM Morbid Obesity: Re-Operative Surgery Following Lap. Gastric Bypass Ronald Clements, MD

2:20 - 2:40 PM Morbid Obesity: Re-Operative Surgery Following Lap. Band Guy Bernard Cadiere, MD

2:40 - 3:00 PM Laparoscopic Repeat Surgery For Abdominal Pain William Richards, MD

3:00 - 3:20 PM DISCUSSION

3:20 - 3:40 PM Break

3:40 - 4:00 PM Re-Operative Pediatric Laparoscopic Surgery - Pyloromyotomy Carroll M. Harmon, MD

4:00 - 4:20 PM Repeat Laparoscopic Operations for Crohn’s Disease Barry Salky, MD

4:20 - 4:40 PM Repeat Laparoscopic Operations For Colon Cancer Antonio Lacy, MD

4:40 - 5:00 PM DISCUSSION

SAGESPOSTGRADUATE COURSES U P E R P A S S

REGISTRATION NOTE: Don’t forget: The SAGES Postgraduate Superpass will allow you to attendany portion of the three Thursday Didatic Postgraduate Courses. You will receive syllabii for allthree courses.

The Courses included in the Superpass are: Re-Operative Laparoscopic Surgery (PG Course III)

Bariatric Surgery in the Adolescent Patient (PG Course IV)

Optimal Management of the Morbidly Obese Patient (Appropriateness Conference)

SAGESPOSTGRADUATE COURSE

S U P E R P A S S

SAGES gratefully acknowledges a generous educational grant in support of this course from Aesculap.


SAGES/IPEG POSTGRADUATE COURSE IVBARIATRIC SURGERY IN THE ADOLESCENT PATIENT Thursday, March 13, 2003


■ Define the etology of obesity in children;

■ Discuss the arguments about whether bariatric surgery is appropriate for adolescents;

■ Construct a task list on how to set up a bariatric program;

■ Differentiate the technical issues between the adolescent and the adult patient;

■ Understand the current outcomes of the different procedures.

Course Schedule:

Moderator: Philip Schauer, MD

7:00 - 7:15 AM Current Status of Adult and Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Philip Schauer, MD

7:15 - 7:30 AM Why Do We Have Obese Children? Carroll M. Harmon, MD

7:30 - 7:45 AM Adolescent Psychology and Bariatric Surgery Marcy Stubar, MD

7:45 - 8:00 AM Perioperative Evaluation of the Bariatric Patient Eric DeMaria, MD

8:00 - 8:15 AM Establishing a Programmatic Approach to Bariatric Surgery Thomas Inge, MD

8:15 - 8:30 AM Lessons Learned from Open Bariatric Surgery Bruce Schirmer, MD

8:30 - 8:45 AM Discussion/Q&A

8:45 - 9:00 AM BREAK

Moderator: Steve Rothenberg, MD

9:00 - 9:15 AM Techniques of Laparoscopic Gastric Restriction Procedures (band & VBG) Natan Zundel, MD

9:15 - 9:30 AM Techniques of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Daniel Jones, MD

9:30 - 9:45 AM Techniques of Laparoscopic Malabsorption Procedures Michel Gagner, MD

9:45 - 10:00 AM Complications of Bariatric Surgery Timothy Kane, MD

10:00 - 10:15 AM Why Obesity in Children and Adolescents SHOULD NOT Be Treated Surgically Thom Lobe, MD

10:15 - 10:30 AM Why Obesity in Children and Adolescents SHOULD Be Treated Surgically Keith Georgeson, MD

10:30 - 10:50 AM Discussion/Q&A

10:50 - 11:00 AM Concluding Remarks Steven Rothenberg, MD


SAGES gratefully acknowledges a generous educational grant in support of this course from Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc.

Thursday - Saturday

Posters will be on display Thursday, Friday and Saturday in the Exhibit Hall during Exhibit hours.Poster authors will be standing by their posters on Friday & Saturday from 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM. For

more information about the Poster Session, turn to page 101.

2003 POSTER SESSION

Room: Concourse 150/151

Time: 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Course Co-Chairs: Philip Schauer, MD (SAGES), Steven Rothenberg, MD (IPEG)

Course Description:This course will focus on the emerging field of minimally invasivebariatric surgery and its role in the adolescent patient. The speak-ers will focus on how to evaluate the adolescent patient, andhow to establish a bariatric program. Technical issues involvedwill also be addressed, including, “What is the most appropriateoperation in the adolescent?” This course will attempt to answer“If” and “How” minimally invasive bariatric surgery should bepracticed in the adolescent patient.

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APPROPRIATENESS CONFERENCE: OPTIMALMANAGEMENT OF THE MORBIDLY OBESE PATIENT Thursday, March 13, 2003

Room: Concourse 152Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Course Chairs: Daniel Jones, MD & John Hunter, MD

Literature Review: Benjamin Schneider, MD; Craig Chang, MD; Leo Villegas, MD

Course Description:Less formal than the traditional Consensus Forum, anAppropriateness Conference is evidence based and still results inan expert opinion based recommendation on a given topic.Appropriateness in health care services and especially on one specific given topic like laparoscopic surgery has not often beenthe subject of meetings and workshops, since it is often justassumed that services delivered are ìappropriateî until proven otherwise. In view of recent discussions on cost-effectiveness,quality of care and rationing, however, the “appropriateness” ofthe health care delivered has become a key issue.

Our goal is to encourage the exchange of national and international information and knowledge on the meaning ofappropriateness, and the methods of identifying appropriate and

inappropriate treatments in the domain of laparoscopic bariatricsurgery. Obesity surgery is growing in popularity and frequency.While data supports health benefits, insurance companies areslow to reimburse. We will discuss which procedure is mostappropriate for obesity, when to convert from laparoscopy toopen, and the ethics of whether insurance should pay.

The results of the Appropriateness Conference will be publishedin Surgical Endoscopy following the meeting.

Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

■ Determine the appropriate indications for gastric bypass, banded gastroplasty, laparoscopic adjustable band, duodenalswitch.

■ Determine which procedures are still investigational with anunacceptable complication rate.

■ Determine whether health benefits justify mandatory insurancecoverage for open and laparoscopic obesity surgery.

Course Schedule:

Moderator: John Hunter, MD

2:00 - 2:05 PM Introduction & Global Statement John Hunter, MD

2:05 - 2:15 PM History of Bariatrics Daniel Jones, MD

2:15 - 3:00 PM Laparoscopic Restrictive ProceduresReview – Eric DeMaria, MD

Open – Kenneth Champion, MD

Lap. Approach – Paul O’Brien, MD

3:00 - 3:45 PM Laparoscopic Malabsorptive BypassReview – David Provost, MD

Open – Emma Patterson, MD

Lap. Approach – Michel Gagner, MD

3:45 - 4:30 PM Laparoscopic Gastric BypassReview – C. Daniel Smith, MD

Open – Frank Moody, MD

Lap. Approach – Phil Schauer, MD

4:30 - 4:40 PM Who Pays for Obesity Surgery Today? Bruce Wolfe, MD

4:40 - 5:00 PM Universal Coverage vs. Medical Exclusion for Morbid ObesityPanel/Audience Discussion & Response


Panelists:Daniel Jones, MD, Panel Moderator

Abe Fingerhut, MD

James “Butch” Rosser, MD (LRYGB patient)

Alan Wittgrove, MD (American Society for Bariatric Surgery)

Leon Morgenstern, MD (Ethicist)

Bruce Schirmer, MD

SAGES gratefully acknowledges a generous educational grant in support of this course from Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc.


2003 LEARNING CENTER Thursday - Saturday, March 13, 14, 15, 2003

Location: Exhibit Hall K

Chairs: Edward G. Chekan, MD and Ronald H. Clements, MD

Hours of Operation:Thursday, March 13 10:00 AM - 2:30 PMFriday, March 14 10:00 AM - 2:30 PMSaturday, March 15 10:00 AM - 1:00 PMThe Learning Center is a group of educational “classrooms’’designed to tutor meeting attendees on specific content areas.Attendees select the station topics they are interested in learningmore about. Then, station coordinators offer instruction to smallgroups and target the level of instruction to the attendees needs.Attendees chose which stations best suit their learning goals andvisit the station as long as they would like.

New this year, we will be collecting outcomes data in theLearning Center through either written questionnaires or skillsassessment scores. Statistical results will be posted on the SAGESwebsite after the meeting.

Basic Cognitive Laparoscopic InformationCoordinator: Blair Jobe, MD

Attendees will be introduced to the basics of laparoscopicsurgery through a series of topic-focused computer-baseddidactic sessions. Participants will take a five question pre- andpost-test, which will be scored and compared with other par-ticipants.

Objectives: ■ To understand the basic physiological concepts behind

minimally invasive surgery.

■ To provide direct feed back of participant knowledge basefor a given laparoscopic topic before and after didacticinstruction.

Basic Laparoscopic Skills Coordinator: Randy Haluck, MD

Through the use of a variety of educational tools, attendeeswill be taught basic laparoscopic skills. Further, those involvedwith surgical education may evaluate the tools and techniquesavailable against each other to determine the best training toolfor their residents.

Objective: To demonstrate and practice a variety of basic laparoscopic skills, suchas controlling instrument, camera navigation, grasping and cutting.

Communication and Information Technology in Surgery

Coordinator: Gretchen Purcell, MD

This station will offer guidance for how to integrate theInternet into the surgeon’s daily struggle to keep up with surgical literature. Learners will be given a brief presentation ofthe tools available, then a short quiz to evaluate what they justlearned.

Objective:■ To become familiar with journal searching and storage

programs

■ To become familiar with PDA uses for surgeons.

Ergonomics Coordinators: Ramon Berguer, MD

This station will evaluate the ergonomics of suturing insurgeons visiting the Learning Center. A comfortable and

wearable electronic posture measurement device will measurethe surgeon’s arm position while suturing. An innovative plotwill be constructed from the data and will be compared to plotsfrom several “experts”. A videotape of the data and the suturing will also be made. Participants will be able to see wherethey are similar and where they differ from the experts and takethe information home with them.

Objectives:■ To teach how to suture in an ergonomically sound way

■ To compare suturing techniques with those of the “experts”

■ To provide a visual record of the suturing technique and posture

Flexible Endoscopy Coordinator: Brian Dunkin, MD

The Simbionix GI Mentor is one of the most advanced virtualreality flexible endoscopy trainers in the world. This station willgive participants the opportunity to learn a therapeutic flexibleendoscopy procedure using this device. Each participant willhave the choice of performing an upper endoscopic procedureto stop bleeding or lower endoscopy for snare polypectomy.

Objectives:■ To teach basic techniques of managing upper gastro-

intestinal hemorrhage

■ To teach the technique of snare polypectomy

Robotics Coordinator: Mark Talamini, MD

This station will expose learners to a structured learning environment while using robots. Attendees will be put througha series of drills to learn specific robotic skills, such as grasping,moving, camera operation, sewing etc. They will then be givenfeedback on how they did with these skills in the form of areport on their actions.

Objectives:■ To become familiar with the basic laparoscopic skills as

applied to robotics;

■ To inform about the benefits and drawbacks of using robotics in their institutions.

Suturing Coordinator: Zoltan Szabo, PhD

Intense hands-on suturing including intra corporeal techniquesdemonstrated with instantaneous feedback. Laparoscopic tissue handling and complex suturing maneuvers are alsodemonstrated.

Objectives:■ To learn tips on how to suture laparoscopically in an

inanimate environment

■ To learn to tie an intracorporeal square knot and to place astitch and tie a square knot

2003 LEARNING CENTER Thursday - Saturday, March 13, 14, 15, 2003

Ultrasound Coordinator: Ray Onders, MD

The station will focus on techniques in ultrasonography.Participants will have the opportunity to utilize the latest ultrasound technology on live models. The instructors willdemonstrate and help the participant do surface ultrasound onthe models and use the latest laparoscopic probes to practiceguided biopsies on inanimate models.

Objectives:■ Teach basic techniques of surface ultrasound

■ Teach basic technique of laparoscopic ultrasound guidedbiopsy.

■ Familiarize the learner with normal and abnormal intra-operative ultrasonography as it applies to the common bileduct

Procedure VideosCoordinator: Mary Hawn, MD

This station will present basic anatomy and short videos for laparoscopic fundoplication, inguinal hernia repair, roux-en-y gastric bypass and right colectomy. A case presentation andshort quiz will follow each topic to highlight the teachingpoints

Objective:To become familiar with the indications and techniques for the surgical procedures demonstrated in the videos.

Supported by generous educational grants and equipment from:Aloka

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.Intuitive Surgical

SimbionixStryker Endoscopy

The following companies supported the Learning Center with a contribution in-kind:

B-K Medical • CIMIT – The Simulation Group, MGH • Endovia

Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. • METI • Surgical Science • Verefi Technologies

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INDUSTRY EDUCATION EVENING Thursday, March 13, 2003

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Managing ChallengingGastric Bypass Cases Time: 5:30 pm

Location: Concourse 150/151

Don’t miss the opportunity for an interactive discussion with a panel of keybariatric laparoscopic thought leadersreviewing complex and challenging gastric bypass cases. - Featuring DoctorsKenneth Champion, J. Stephen Scott,Scott Shikora and moderator Alan C.Wittgrove. Enjoy cocktails, hors d’oevresand the opportunity to engage in discus-sion with the finest in the field.

The reception and program will begin at5:30 in Concourse 150/151 (SAGES mainsession room) and last approximately twohours.

Fleet Pharmaceuticals Time: 5:00 pmLocation: Concourse 153Please join Fleet Pharmaceuticals as theypresent a symposium entitled:

“Prep School: Optimizing BowelPreparation” featuring the followingspeakers:

David Balaban, MDCharlottesville GastroenterologyWill Harlan, III, MDAsheville Gastroenterology Associates, PAPatricia Raymond, MD, FACP, FACGGastroenterology Associates ofTidewaterStephen Vanner, Msc, MD, FRCPCHotel Diue Hospital, Queen’s University,Kingston, OntarioCocktails and hors d’oeuvres will beserved.

The event will begin immediately following the day’s session at 5:00 pmin Concourse 153 (SAGES concurrentsession room II).

INAMED HealthTime: 5:00 pm

Location: Concourse 152

INAMED Health is pleased to present a series of presentations on“Advances in Obesity Treatmentwith the LAP-BAND System: A Paradigm Shift”, chaired by Dr. Edward H. Phillips.

The program will cover how a lessinvasive surgical option impacts thegeneral approach to weight-loss surgeryin terms of patient acceptability, complications and risks, effectivenessand outcome benefits. The presentersare Drs. Santiago Horgan, Christine Ren,Thomas E. Lavin and Ronald V. Eliosoff.

The reception begins immediately following the afternoon session at 5:00 pm in Concourse 152 (SAGES concurrent session room I).

These courses have not been planned by SAGES and therefore are not accredited by SAGES.The following industry education events will begin immediately following the conclusion of the Thursday afternoon sessions.

VISIT THE SAGES MEMBERSHIP SERVICES BOOTHDirectly opposite the Session Room (150/151) on Level 1

You may also pick up literature at the SAGES Information Kiosk in the Exhibit Hall■ Information and applications to join SAGES

■ SAGES Members Services - pay dues, application status, etc.

■ Printed Guidelines for privileging, training and standards of practice

■ Future Postgraduate Course information

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FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2003Course/Event Time LocationScientific Sessions

Plenary Session 1 7:30 - 9:00 AM Concourse 150/151

Karl Storz Lecture 9:00 - 9:30 AM Concourse 150/151

Presidential Address 9:30 - 10:00 AM Concourse 150/151

Panel: Introducing New Technology 10:00 - 11:00 AM Concourse 150/151

Unedited Video Session 10:00 - 11:30 AM Concourse 152


Educator’s Lunch

The Role of Simulators in Education (ticketed only) 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm 402 AB

Scientific Sessions

Video Session 2:00 - 3:00 PM Concourse 150/151

Panel: Robotics 2:00 - 3:00 PM Concourse 152

Robotics Session 2:00 - 3:00 PM Concourse 153

New Technology Session 3:00 - 4:30 PM Concourse 150/151

Bariatric Session 3:00 - 4:30 PM Concourse 152

Esophageal Session 3:00 - 4:30 PM Concourse 153

Panel: Over the Horizon 4:30 - 6:00 PM Concourse 150/151

Colorectal Session 4:30 - 6:00 PM Concourse 152

Other Session 4:30 - 6:00 PM Concourse 153

Meet the Leadership Reception (invitation only) 6:00 - 7:00 PM Westin Bonaventure

“Universal” SoireeEvening at Universal Studios Hollywood & SAGES Sing-Off 7:30 pm - 11:00 pm Universal Studios

Hollywood

Pencil Us In For Next Year!SAGES Scientific Session & Postgraduate Courses

March 28 - April 1, 2004, Denver, Colorado

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SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS & PANEL PRESENTATIONS Friday, March 14, 2003

Session SS01: Plenary IModerators: David Rattner, MD, Hector Geninazzi, MDFriday, 7:30 - 9:00 AMs001 “LAPAROSCOPIC BILIO PANCREATIC DIVERSION WITH

OR WITHOUT DUODENAL SWITCH AS REVISION FORFAILED LAPBAND” George A Fielding MD Wesley Hospital,Auchenflower, Brisbane, Australia Discussant: Michel Gagner, MD

* s002 “LAPAROSCOPIC FUNDOPLICATIONS:TOUPET PROCEDURES FAIL MORE FREQUENTLY THAN NISSENS”Ketan Desai, MD, Ian Dorward, BA, Margaret Frisella, RN,Nathaniel Soper, MD, Department Of Surgery, WashingtonUniversity, St. Louis, MO. Discussant: Jeffrey Peters, MD

s003 “PERIVASCULAR APPLICATION OF PAPAVERINE DURINGLAPAROSCOPIC DONOR NEPHRECTOMY IMPROVES EARLYGRAFT FUNCTION IN PIGS” Johannes Zacherl M.D., HubertusFeussner M.D., Georg Bischof M.D., Manfred Stangl M.D.,Stefanie Bock , Joerg R Siewert M.D., Rudolf Steininger M.D.,Wolf Erhardt PhD. Univ. Klinik F. Chirurgie, University OfVienna, Vienna, Austria; Hirurgische Klinik Und Poliklinik, TUMuenchen, Munich, Germany; Institut F. ExperimentelleOnkologie Und Therapieforschung, TU Muenchen, Munich,Germany. Discussant: TBD

s004 “LAPAROSCOPY-ASSISTED DISTAL GASTRECTOMY FOREARLY GASTRIC CANCER: CLINICAL OUTCOME FOR 10YEARS” Seigo Kitano MD, Norio Shiraishi MD, Kazuhiro YasudaMD, Masahumi Inomata MD, Yosuke Adachi MD DepartmentOf Surgery I, Oita Medical University, Oita, Japan Discussant: Peter Goh, MD

s005 “LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY FOR BILIARYDYSKINESIA: CORRELATION OF PREOPERATIVE CCK-CHOLESCINTIGRAPHY RESULTS WITH POSTOPERATIVEOUTCOME” Juliane Bingener,M.D., Melanie Richards,M.D.Wayne Schwesinger,M.D., Kenneth Sirinek, M.D.,Ph.D.Department Of Surgery, University Of Texas Health ScienceCenter At San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas Discussant: Kenric Murayama, MD

* s006 “EXPERIENCE WITH OVER 3000 OPEN AND LAPAROSCOPIC BARIATRIC PROCEDURES: MULTIVARIATEANALYSIS OF FACTORS RELATED TO MORTALITY ANDLEAK” Adolfo Z. Fernandez Jr., M.D., Eric J. DeMaria, M.D.,David S. Tichansky, M.D., John M. Kellum, M.D., Luke G.Wolfe, M.S., Jill Meador, R.N., Harvey J. Sugerman, M.DDepartment Of Surgery, Medical College Of Virginia, VirginiaCommonwealth University, Richmond, VA. Discussant: Philip Schauer, MD

Description:This section of the SAGES Meeting includes panels with invited faculty who will speak on specific topics, and sessionsof oral & video presentations of abstracts selected by theSAGES Program Committee.

What Is Included: Fee includes entrance to all three session rooms on Friday &Saturday, Final Program, entrance to the Exhibit Hall, LearningCenter and Exhibit Reception, continental breakfast and breaks,and the Friday Evening SAGES Social Event.

Plenary Room (Concourse 150/151)

Rules for Asking Questions During Scientific Sessions1. You may question the presenter by proceeding to the microphone to ask a question from the floor.

2. When recognized by the moderator, give your name, hospital or university affiliation, city and country before asking your question.

3. Please ask your question in a clear, concise manner and indicate the name of the presenter to whom your question is directed.

4. Please do not give comments or information about results of a similar study, except as part of your question.

5. Each questioner is limited to one question; not a discussion.

SAGES acknowledges a generous educational grant in support of this session from United States Surgical.



KARL STORZ LECTURE9:00 - 9:30 AM

New Directions in Cancer TherapySamuel A. Wells, MDProfessor of Surgery, Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC

Previous Storz Lecturers2002 Professor Christopher Paul Swain, MD, England: “Innovations in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy”

2001 Professor Jacques Marescaux, MD, FRCS, France: “Information Age and Surgery: A Cultural Revolution”

2000 Professor Tehmenton Udwadia, MD, India: “One World - One People - One Surgery”

1999 Erich Muhe, MD, Germany: “The First Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Overcoming the Roadblocks on the Road to the Future”

1998 Michael Mack, MD, Texas: “Lap. Chole to MIDCAB: Revolution to Evolution”

1997 Jack Jakimowicz, PhD, Netherlands: “Laparoscopic Ultrasonography in the Staging of GI Malignancy”

1996 George Berci, MD, California: “Riding the Comet: How New Technology Will Affect Surgical Practice and Patient Safety”

This lecture is titled “The Karl Storz Lecture in InnovativeTechnology” after Karl Storz, whose contribution to the fieldenabled much of our work today.

It is fitting for Sam Wells to present this lecture because hisresearch work over three decades has given us breakthroughinformation that has made us all better surgeons. He waseducated at Emory University and completed his training atJohns Hopkins and Duke University, where he did his earlyresearch and teaching for a decade. He served in the PublicHealth Service in the National Cancer Institute.

From 1981-1997 he served as the Bixby Professor of Surgeryand Chairman, Department of Surgery, WashingtonUniversity School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri. He is cur-rently Professor of Surgery, Washington University School ofMedicine and Professor of Surgery, Duke University School ofMedicine, Durham, North Carolina.

His work with the American College of Surgeons includes:Principal Investigator and Group Chair, American College ofSurgeons Oncology Group, Director, Center for Clinical Trialsand Evidence-Based Medicine, Member, Executive Council,1993 - 1996, Vice-Chairman, Board of Regents, 1994 - 1996and a year as Director from 1998-1999.

Just a few of his Scientific Recognitions include:■ Distinguished Alumnus Award, Duke University

School of Medicine, ■ Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Society of Scholars■ Emory University Medical Alumni Association

Distinguished Medical Achievement Award■ Honorary Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of

Edinburgh (United Kingdom)

■ Honorary Fellow, Association of of Surgeons of GreatBritain and Ireland

■ Ernst Jung-Preis für Medizin, Federal Republic ofGermany

■ C. Chester Stock Award, Memorial Sloan-KetteringCancer Center

He has made significant contributions to the following organizations (among many others):

■ American Association of Endocrine Surgeons,Governing Council Member

■ American Association for Cancer Research

■ American Board of Surgery, Chairman, 1988 - 1989

■ American Surgical Association, President, 1995 - 1996

■ The Halsted Society, President, 1987 - 1988

■ Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences

■ National Institutes of Health, served on more than 10 committees

■ Residency Review Committee for Surgery,Chairman, 1991 - 1993

■ Société Internationale de Chirurgie, President, 2000 - 2001

■ Society of Clinical Surgery, President, 1988 - 1990

■ Society of Surgical Oncology, President, 1993 - 1994

He has served on the boards of a dozen journals, and written240 original papers and 74 books or chapters.

This lecture is permanently endowed by a generous educational grant from Karl Storz Endoscopy, GmbH.

Panel Schedule:

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PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS9:30 - 10:00 AM

The Scope of American SurgeryBruce Schirmer, MDSAGES President

Panel I: Introducing New Technology and Techniques into Practice10:00 - 11:00 AMRoom: Concourse 150/151

Description: This panel will present and discuss some challenges associatedwith the introduction of new technology and techniques intosurgical practice.

Objectives: At the conclusion of this panel, participants should be able to:

■ Discuss the role of the FDA in approving new technology■ Describe potential political and financial implications of new

technology■ Discuss methods by which competence in new techniques

can be achieved

Moderators: Lee Swanstrom, MD & Luis Burbano, MD

10:00 - 10:10 AM Defining Competency in New Techniques Peter Crookes, MD

10:10 - 10:20 AM What are the optimal methods for training the practicing surgeon in new techniques/technology? James Rosser, MD

10:20 - 10:30 AM Evaluating new technology: Is the FDA solely responsible? Aaron Fink, MD

10:30 - 10:40 AM Who owns the new toys and procedures? Maurice Arregui, MD

10:40 - 10:50 AM Strategies for reimbursement of new techniques and technology Joseph Petelin, MD


SAGES acknowledges a generous educational grant in support of this session from Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

Unedited Video Session10:00 - 11:30 AMRoom: Concourse 152Chair: Fredrick Brody, MD, Co-Chair: Ted Trus, MD

Description: This is a didactic and video session reviewing complications encountered during advanced laparoscopic procedures.Experienced surgeons in their respective field will address common and rare complications associated with their specialty.Video sessions will document laparoscopic repair of these complications as well as techniques to avoid specific complications. Topics include solid organ, hernia, foregut andbariatric surgery. This is an interactive session with adequatetime for audience questions.


■ To recognize intraoperative and post operative complicationsencountered during advanced laparoscopic procedures.

■ To understand the mechanisms causing each respective complication

■ To review the workup required for each postoperative complication

■ To demonstrate the appropriate laparoscopic technique toavoid specific complications

■ To describe and view laparoscopic treatments for each complication.

Moderator: Theodore Pappas, MD

Foregut: Demetrius Litwin, MDBariatric: Michael Tarnoff, MDSolid Organ: Scott Melvin, MD

Video Schedule:

Hernia: Adrian Park, MDDiscussion

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SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS & PANEL PRESENTATIONS

Session SS02: Video SessionModerators: David Easter, MD

Steven Stain, MD

Friday, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

+ s007 “COMBINED LAPAROSCOPIC/ENDOSCOPIC INTRAGASTRIC RESEC-TION OF GASTRIC STROMAL TUMOR”R. M. Walsh, MD, FACS Department OfSurgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation,Cleveland, OH

s008 “LAPAROSCOPIC INSTRALUMINALPANCREATIC CYSTGASTROSTOMY”Lawrence W. Way, MD, Haroon P Anwar,MD, University Of California At SanFrancisco, San Francisco, CA

* s009 “NERVE PRESERVATION DURINGTOTAL MESORECTAL EXCISION FOR T3RECTAL CANCER IN A MALE PATIENT”Joel Leroy, MD, Erik Dutson, MD, FrancescoRubino, MD, Mara Arenas, MD, DidierMutter, MD, Jacques Marescaux, MD FromThe IRCAD/EITS Institute, University OfLouis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France

+ s010 “LAPAROSCOPIC EXTRACTION OF COMPLICATED HYDATID CYST LIVER WITH BILIARY RUPTURE”C. Palanivelu, M.Ch. Coimbatore InstituteOf Gastrointestinal Endo Surgery, GemHospital India Limited, Coimbatore, India

+ s011 “PRACTICAL APPLICATION AND GEOMETRY OF 360 DEG FUNDOPLICATION”PR Reardon, MD, JT Salmon, MD, ES Craig,BA, TK Scarborough, MD Departments OfSurgery & Cardiovascular Surgery,University Of Texas, Health Science CenterAt Houston Medical School, Houston, TX

s012 “LAPAROSCOPIC ESOPHAGO-GASTROSTOMY: A NEW OPTION FOR END STAGE ACHALASIA”L. Brian Katz Division Of LaparoscopicSurgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, NewYork, New York

Plenary Room (Concourse 150/151) Concurrent I Room (Concourse 152)

Session SS03: RoboticsModerators: Sandhya Lagoo-

Deenadayalan, MDJaap Bonjer, MD

Friday, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

s013 “BEHAVIORAL OUTCOME FOLLOWING NEONATAL SURGERY”Eric Fuh, BS; Sebastian G. De La Fuente,MD; Megha Shah; Dafe Okodiko; W. SteveEubanks, MD; And James D. Reynolds, PhDEndosurgical Research Group, DepartmentsOf Surgery And Anesthesiology, DukeUniversity Medical Center, Durham, NC

s014 “SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION AND IMMUNE RESPONSE AFTERLAPAROTOMY VS LAPAROSCOPY INPATIENTS WITH ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS”Mario Schietroma, MD, GianfrancoAmicucci, MD, Antonella Sozio, MD,Lorella Franchi, MD, Caterina Mazzotta,MD, Francesco Carlei, MD, DepartmentOf Surgery, University Of L'Aquila, Italy

* s015 “THE EFFECT OF TIMING OF PNEUMOPERITONEUM ON THEINFLAMMATORY RESPONSE”Sharon L. Bachman MD, Eric J. Hanly MD,John I. Nwanko BS, Joshua Lamb BS,Aimee E. Herring, MBA, Michael R. MahronDO, Antonio De Maio PhD, Mark A.Talamini MD Department Of Surgery, JohnsHopkins University School Of Medicine,Baltimore, MD

s016 “OPTIMIZATION OF CARDIAC PRELOAD DURING LAPAROSCOPICDONOR NEPHRECTOMY: CENTRALVENOUS PRESSURE VS ESOPHAGEALDOPPLER MONITORING.”Liane S. Feldman MD, Maurice Anidjar MD,Peter Metrakos MD, Donna StanbridgeMD, Gerald M. Fried MD, Franco Carli MDSteinberg-Bernstein Centre For MinimallyInvasive Surgery, McGill University,Montreal, Canada

s017 “THE CAUSE OF NEGATIVE HAEMODYNAMIC EFFECTS DURING CARBON DIOXIDE PNEUMOPERITONEUM FOR LAPARO-SCOPIC DONOR NEPHRECTOMY.”Ingrid R a M Mertens Zur Borg Md,Anastasia Lim, Jan N.m. Ijzermans Md, Phd,Jan Klein Md, Phd. Departments ofAnesthesiology and Surgery, UniversityHospital Erasmus Medical Center,Rotterdam

s018 “IMPROVING THE ADVERSE HEMODYNAMIC EFFECTS OFPNEUMOPERITONEUM; THE PRESSURE-

EQUILIBRATION CONCEPT”Eitan Arieh, Arzomanov Tatiana, Simon Ivry,Bickel Amitai Departments Of Surgery AndAnesthesiology, Western Galilee Hospital,Naharita, Israel

Panel II: RoboticsFriday, 2:00 - 3:00 PMDescription: This scientific panel is comprised of invitedfaculty who have experience and expertisein the field of surgical robotics. The panelists will present the current and anticipated future roles of robots in surgical practice.

Objectives: At the conclusion of this panel, participantsshould be able to:

■ Discuss the current applications for surgical robots

■ Make informed decisions regarding theneed to introduce surgical robots intotheir practice

■ Discuss potential patient complicationsthat could be associated with the use ofsurgical robots

■ Have an increased awareness of thepotential future applications of surgicalrobots

Moderators: Scott Melvin, MD,Guy-Bernard Cadiere, MD

2:00 - 2:12 PMCurrent Applications andExperience with Surgical Robots

Scott Melvin, MD

2:12 - 2:24 PMThe next five years: What does theimmediate future hold for surgicalrobots? Guy-Bernard Cadiere, MD

2:24 - 2:36 PMThe negative aspects of surgicalrobots: costs and complications

Mark Talamini, MD

2:36 - 2:48 PMWhat is the potential future forsurgical robots beyond the nextfive years? Jacques Marescaux, MD

2:48 - 3:00 PMDiscussion

SAGES acknowledges a generous educational grant insupport of this session from

Stryker Endoscopy

Concurrent II Room (Concourse 153)



40 Underline denotes presenter, * denotes resident paper.

Session SS04: New TechnologyModerators: Daniel Deziel, MD, Mark Callery, MD

Friday, 3:00 - 4:30 PM* s019 “ENDOLAPAROSCOPIC INTRAGASTRIC

PARTITIONING FOR TREATMENT OF MORBID OBESITY”Michael Rosen, MD, R. Matthew Walsh, MD Cleveland ClinicFoundation Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Cleveland, OH

s020 “LONG TERM RETENTION OF ENDOSCOPICALLY-PLACED HYDROGEL PROSTHESES AT THE LOWERESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER IN PIGS.”David W. Easter, MD, Matt Yurek, BS, George Johnson, BS,Philip Miles, PhD. Department Of Surgery, UCSD MedicalCenter, La Jolla, CA.

s021 “LAPAROSCOPIC REAL TIME NAVIGATION SURGERY AND PREOPERATIVE VIRTUAL REALITY SIMULATION SYSTEM USING REAL TIME RENDERED 3 D CT IMAGES RECONSTRUCTED AS LAPAROSCOPICVIEW WITH A MOTION SENSOR”Shuji Takiguchi,M.D., Mitsugu Sekimoto,M.D., MasayoshiYasui,M.D., Yoshiyuki Fujiwara,M.D.,Takushi Yasuda,M.D.Masahiko Yano,M.D., *Masatoshi Hori, M.D., *TakamichiMurakami, M.D., Morito Monden,M.D. Department Of SurgeryAnd Clinical Oncology, *Department Of Radiology, GraduateSchool Of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan

* s022 “A TECHNIQUE FOR REAL-TIME DIGITAL MEASUREMENTS IN LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY”Rodrick McKinlay, M.D., Michael Shaw, Ph.D., Donald Witzke,Ph.D., Michael Donnelly, Ph.D., And Adrian Park, M.D.Department Of Surgery, Division Of Minimally Invasive Surgery,University Of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

* s023 “DEVELOPMENT OF LAPAROSCOPIC ULTRASOUND SYSTEM WITH A CONVEX-ARRAY PROBE-PUNCTURE AND TREATMENT OF HEPATOCELLULARCARCINOMA UNDER LAPAROSCOPY HAVE BECOME POSSIBLE IN ALL SITES OF THE LIVER-”Yasuhiro Onobuchi, M.D., Norio Isoda, M.D., Kazunori Ono,M.D., Yoshiaki Sato, M.D., Hideaki Inamori, M.D., YukoKobayashi, M.D., Toshiya Otake, M.D., Nobuhiko Nagamine,M.D., Masanori Hozumi, M.D., Kenichi Ido, M.D., KentaroSugano, M.D. Departments Of Gastroenterology AndEndoscopy, Jichi Medical School


* s024 “USE OF AN IMPLANTABLE BEACON FOR RAPID INTRAOPERATIVE LOCALIZATION OF NONPALPABLE TUMORS” Christopher J. Sonnenday M.D. And Howard S. Kaufman M.D.Department Of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University And TheDepartment Of Surgery, University Of Southern California

s025 “COMPARISON OF ENDOLUMINAL GASTROPLICATION CONFIGURATION TECHNIQUES” Charles J. Filipi, M.D., Janese Gerhardt, R.N., Richard E. Davis,M.D. Department Of Surgery, Creighton University School OfMedicine, Omaha, Nebraska

s026 “STAPLE-LINE COVERAGE WITH ABSORBABLE MESH AFTER THORACOSCOPIC BULLECTOMY FOR SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX”Kazuhiro Sakamoto M.D. Hidefumi Takei M.D. Teppei NishiiM.D., Takamitsu Maehara M.D. Toshio Imada M.D. Yasushi RinoM.D., Yoshinori Takanashi M.D., First Department Of Surgery,Yokohama City University School Of Medicine, Yokohama,Japan, Department Of Respiratory Surgery, Yokohama RosaiHospital, Yokohama, Japan

s027 “A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED STUDY OF THE ZEUS ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM FOR LAPAROSCOPIC ANTI-REFLUX SURGERY”Alan P. White, MD, Adrian Carbajal-Ramos, MD, Carlos Gracia,MD, Enrique Nunez-Gonzalez, MD, Robert Bailey, MD, TimBroderick, MD, Eric DeMaria, MD, Celeste Hollands, MD,Nathaniel Soper, MD From The Department Of Surgery,Montefiore Medical Center Of The Albert Einstein College OfMedicine, Bronx, NY. (Dr. White)

Complete your Evaluation and CME Forms!

Drop the completed forms in boxes outside the meeting rooms.

See You Next Year!SAGES Scientific Session & Postgraduate CourseMarch 28 - April 1, 2004

Denver, Colorado

SAGES acknowledges a generous educationalgrant in support of this session from

Olympus America, Inc.

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Session SS05: BariatricModerators: Ross McMahon, MD, Sayeed Ikramuddin, MD

Friday, 3:00 - 4:30 PMs028 “LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC BANDING

IN MORBIDLY OBESE ADOLESCENTS”Kevin Dolan MD, George A Fielding MD Wesley Hospital,Auchenflower, Brisbane, Australia

s029 “ANTECOLIC VS. RETROCOLIC LAPAROSCOPIC ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS”Philip R. Schauer, MD, Sayeed Ikramuddin, MD, Giselle Hamad,MD, George M. Eid, MD, Mathew Glascok, MD, WilliamGourash CRNP The Minimally Invasive Surgery Center,Department Of Surgery, The University Of Pittsburgh,Pittsburgh, PA

* s030 “PROSPECTIVE AUDIT OF LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC BANDING: 6 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH THE SWEDISH ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BAND (SAGB«)”J. Zehetner M.D., H. Triaca M.D., Ch. Klaiber M.D. DepartmentOf Surgery, Spital Aarberg, Aarberg, Switzerland

s031 “LAPAROSCOPIC ROUX-IN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS. A SINGLE BRAZILIAN CENTER EXPERIENCE.”Ricardo Cohen, MD; Jose Pinheiro, MD; Jose Correa, MD;Carlos Schiavon, MD Center For The Surgical Treatment OfMorbid Obesity, Hospital Sao Camilo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

s032 “FAVORABLE EARLY RESULTS OF GASTRIC BANDINGFOR MORBID OBESITY: THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE”Christine J. Ren, MD, Matthew Weiner, MD, Jeff W. Allen, MDDepartment Of Surgery, NYU School Of Medicine, New York,NY, Department Of Surgery, University Of Louisville, Louisville,KY

s033 “REPAIR OF VENTRAL HERNIAS IN MORBIDLY OBESE PATIENTS UNDERGOING LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC BYPASS SHOULD NOT BE DEFERRED”George M. Eid,MD; Samer G. Mattar,MD;Sayeed Ikrammudin,MD; Giselle Hamad,MD; And Philip R. Schauer,MD DepartmentOf Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, University OfPittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

* s034 “PREOPERATIVE FACTORS PREDICTIVE OF COMPLICATED POST-OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AFTER GASTRIC BYPASS FOR MORBID OBESITY.”Rodrigo Gonzalez MD, Steven Bowers MD, Kota VenkateshMD, Edward Lin DO, C. Daniel Smith MD University School OfMedicine, Atlanta, GA

s035 “THE LAP-BAND SYSYTEM IN THE UNITED STATES:ONE SURGEON’S EXPERIENCE WITH 271 PATIENTS.” Hadar Spivak, M.D., Carlos Guerrero, C.S.T. Department OfSurgery, San Jacinto Hospital, Baytown, TX

SAGES acknowledges a generous educationalgrant in support of this session from

Inamed Health

Concurrent I Room (Concourse 152) Concurrent II Room (Concourse 153)

Session SS06: EsophagealModerators: Jo Buyske, MD, Peter Crookes, MD

Friday, 3:00 - 4:30 PMs036 “RESULTS OF VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC

OESOPHAGECTOMY AND RADICAL LYMPH NODE DISSECTION FOR SQUAMOUS CELL CANCER OF THEOESOPHAGUS: COMPARISON WITH OPEN SURGERY IN A SINGLE DEPARTMENT.”M. Takemura, H. Osugi, M. Higashino, N. Takada, S. Lee, AndH.Kinoshita Department Of Gastroenterological Surgery, OsakaCity University Graduate School Of Medicine

* s037 “EFFECT OF LAPAROSCOPIC ANTI-REFLUX PROCEDURES ON THE NATURAL HISTORY OF BARRETT’S ESOPHAGUS: LONG TERM RESULTS”John J. Gonzalez, Jr., M.D., Morris E. Franklin, Jr., M.D., ArturoAlmeida, M.D. Texas Endosurgery Institute, San Antonio, Texas,Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

s038 “LAPAROSCOPIC FUNDOPLICATION AND HIATAL PROSTHETIC REPAIR: A 10 YEAR EXPERIENCE”Nicola BASSO M.D., Alfredo GENCO M.D., Luigi RAPARELLIM.D., Massimiliano CIPRIANO M.D., Sabrina REA M.D., AldoFANTINI M.D. Department Of Surgery P. Stefanini, PoliclinicoUmberto I, University Of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy

* s039 “ISLATED TRANSHIATAL COLONIC HERNIATION”Jason Brodsky, MD, Josh Felsher, MD, Fred Brody, MD ClevelandClinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH

* s040 “SYMPTOMATIC GASTRO ESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE IN LUNG TRANSPLANT PATIENTS”Florencia Beleniski, M.D; Elizabeth K. O’Halloran; Roberto J.Manson, M.D; Sandhya Lagoo, PhD; James D.Reynolds, PhD;Miranda Voss, M.D; R.Duane Davies, M.D; Scott Palmer, M.D;W. Steve Eubanks, M.D. Endosurgical Research Group, DukeUniversity Medical Center, Durham, NC

s041 “BOTULINUM TOXIN INJECTION VS LAPAROSCOPICMYOTOMY FOR THE TREATMENT OF ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA. ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF A RANDOMIZEDMULTICENTER TRIAL.”Giovanni Zaninotto MD, Mario Costantini MD, Vito AnneseMD, Daniela Molena MD, Michela Costantino PhD, MagdaEpifani PhD, Vittorio D’Onofrio MD, Alberto Del Genio MD,Luigi Benini MD, Sandro Contini MD, Giovanni Gatto MD,Ermanno Ancona MD Universities Of Padua, Naples, Palermo,Verona And Parma, Italy; Hospitals Of S. Giovanni Rotondo AndAvellino, Italy.

* s042 “PREOPERATIVE LES PRESSURE DOES NOT INFLUENCE THE OUTCOME OF LAPAROSCOPIC HELLERMYOTOMY FOR ACHALASIA” Carlos Galvani, MD, M. Veronica Gorodner, MD, Piero M.Fisichella, MD, Silvana Perretta, MD, Daniel Ruan, MD, MarcoG. Patti, MD, Department Of Surgery, University Of CaliforniaSan Francisco, CA

s043 “CORRELATION OF RADIOGRAPHIC AND MANOMETRIC FINDINGS IN PATIENTS WITH INEFFECTIVE ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY”Jon S Shakespear BS, Dennis Blom MD, James E Huprich MD,And Jeffrey H Peters MD Medical College Of Wisconsin,Milwaukee, WI, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, University OfSouthern California, Los Angeles, CA

* s044 “ROBOTIC ASSISTED RESECTION OF ESOPHAGEAL LEIOMYOMA”Fernando Elli MD, Lyn Knoblock MD, Robert Berger MD, JosephEspat MD, Santiago Horgan MD University Of Illinois AtChicago, Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Chicago, IL

SAGES acknowledges a generous educationalgrant in support of this session from Aesculap




Panel III: Over the Horizon of Surgical CareFriday, 4:30 - 6:00 PMDescription: This session is designed to update thebusy as well as academic practitioneron the technologies that are “justaround the corner” that will profound-ly disrupt the way their practice is performed. While these technologiesmay seem pure speculation and fantasy, the presenters will provide thelatest, hard scientific data that verifiesthe technologies. In addition, the ethical and moral implications of thesetechnologies will be discussed, both for the busy surgeon as well as forhumanity as a whole.

Objectives:

At the completion of this panel, the participant should be able to:

■ Discuss the impact of the emergingadvanced surgical technologies onpatient management

■ Understand opportunities for researchand technology development

■ Describe ways in which anesthesiaand diagnostic imaging may evolve

■ Understand the disruptive changesthat the future of artificial organswill bring to surgical practice

PANEL SCHEDULE:Moderator:Col. Richard Satava, MD

Randy Haluck, MD

4:30 - 4:50 PMThe Future of Robotic Control:Brain Implants John Donohue, PhD

4:50 - 5:10 PMFuture of Diagnostic Imaging

Harvey Eisenberg, MD

5:10 - 5:30 PMFuture of Anesthesia - Suspendedanimation/hibernation

Samuel Tisherman, MD

5:30 - 5:45 PMThe BioEthics of EmergingTechnology Col. Richard Satava, MD


Session SS07: ColorectalModerators: Kirk Ludwig, MD, Lee Smith, MDFriday, 4:30 - 6:00 PMs045 “LAPAROSCOPIC COLO-RECTAL

SURGERY FOR CANCER : A RETROSPECTIVESTUDY OF 747 PATIENTS DURING 10 YEARS.”B. Bokobza, M.D., M. Messaoudi, M.D., TheCoelio Club, Department Of Surgery, HospitalJacques Monod, Le Havre, France Department OfSurgery, Hospital Jacques Monod, Le Havre, France

s046 “LAPAROSCOPIC APPROACH IN RECTAL CANCER PATIENTS. LESSONSLEARNED FROM MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED PATIENTS” Salva Delgado, M.D.,Ph.D., D Momblaen M.D., O Estrada M.D., ACastells M.D., Ph.D., JM PiquT, M.D., Ph.D., AMLacy, M.D.,Ph.D. Institute Of Digestive Diseases.Hospital Clfnic. University Of Barcelona. Barcelona

* s048 “LAPAROSCOPIC VERSUS OPEN TOTALMESORECTAL EXCISION FOR RECTAL CANCER; A PATHOLOGICAL EVALUATION.”Stephanie Breukink, Joris K. Grond Ph.D, Jean-Pierre E.N. Pierie Ph.D, Christiaan Hoff, Theo.Wiggers Ph.D, Jeroen J.H.J. Meijerink Ph.DDepartment Of Surgery, Medical CenterLeeuwarden, Leeuwarden; Department OfPathology, Laboratory Of Public Health,Leeuwarden; Department Of Surgery, AcademicMedical Center, Groningen, The Netherlands

s049 “THE IMPACT OF MINIPROBE ULTRASONOGRAPHY ON PLANNING OF MINIMAL INVASIVE SURGERY IN GASTRICAND COLONIC TUMORS” Michael Hunerbein M.D.,T. Handke M.D.,C.UlmerM.D.,Peter M. Schlag M.D.,Ph.D. Department OfSurgery And Surgical Oncology, Charite UniversityHospital, Campus Buch, Berlin, Germany

s050 “LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY IN PERFORATED APPENDICITIS: A COMPARISONWITH OPEN APPENDECTOMY” Aydin Yagmurlu, Ashley Vernon, Douglas C.Barnhart, Keith E. Georgeson, Carroll M. HarmonDivision Of Pediatric Surgery, Department OfSurgery, University Of Alabama At Birmingham,Birmingham, AL

* s051 “LAPAROSCOPIC TREATMENT OF ENTERIC FISTULAS”Joseph P. Regan, MD, Barry Salky, MD MountSinai School Of Medicine, New York, NY

* s052 “LAPAROSCOPIC DIAGNOSIS ANDTREATMENT OF INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION -REPORT OF 167 PATIENTS”John J. Gonzalez, Jr., M.D., Morris E. Franklin, Jr.,M.D., F.A.C.S. Texas Endosurgery Institute, SanAntonio, TX, Massachusetts General Hospital,Boston, MA

* s053 “DIFFERENT APPROACHES FOR LAPAROSCOPIC MOBILIZATION OF THESPLENIC FLEXURE”Joel Leroy, MD, Alain Garcia, MD, Margaret Henri,MD, Robrecht Ceulemans, MD, Didier Mutter,MD, Jacques Marescaux, MD From TheIRCAD/EITS Institute, University Of Louis Pasteur,Strasbourg, France

SAGES acknowledges generous educationalgrants in support of this session from

Applied Medical Resources and Richard Wolf Medical Instruments.

Plenary Room (Concourse 150/151) Concurrent I Room (Concourse 152) Concurrent II Room (Concourse 153)

Session SS08: OtherModerators: David Edelman, MD,

Namir Katkhouda, MD

Friday, 4:30 - 6:00 PMs054 “ENDOSCOPIC BREAST CONSERVING

SURGERY FOR BREAST CANCER”Motoo Yamagata,M.D. Gen Mikami,M.D.,Yoshihisa Ohtsuka,M.D.,Kazuo Satho,M.D.,Takahiro Kajiwara,M.D.,TadatoshiTakayama, M.D. The Third Department OfSurgery Nihon University,Tokyo JAPAN

* s055 “LAPAROSCOPY FOR APPENDICITISAND CHOLELITHIASIS DURING PREG-NANCY: A NEW STANDARD OF CARE.”Michael D. Rollins, M.D., Karen J. Chan,B.S., Raymond R. Price, M.D. Department OfSurgery, LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah.

s056 “MINIMALLY INVASIVE THYROIDAND PARATHYROID SURGERY”Grubnik V.V. M.D, Kosovan V.N., Sharma.P,Grubnik A.V., Gollyak V.P. Odessa StateMedical University, Odessa, Ukraine.

* s057 “LAPAROSCOPIC APPROACH TOPOST RENAL TRANSPLANT LYMPHOCELES”Stephen H. Bailey M.D., Mary C. Mone R.N.,John M. Holman M.D., Edward W. NelsonM.D. Department Of Surgery, University OfUtah, Salt Lake City, Utah

s058 “ Changes In The BloodCoagulation, Fibrinolysis AndCytokine Profile During LaparoscopicAnd Open Cholecystectomy.” MarioSchietroma, MD, Gianfranco Amicucci,MD, Antonella, Sozio, MD, LorellaFranchi, MD, Caterina Mazzotta, MD,Francesco Carlei, MD, Department OfSurgery, University Of L'Aquila-Italy

* s059 “LAPAROSCOPY ALONE IS SUPERIOR TO PERITONEAL CYTOLOGYIN STAGING OF GASTRIC ANDESOPHAGEAL CARCINOMA.”Mark B. Wilkiemeyer, MD, Samuel C. Bieligk,MD, Raheela Ashfaq, MD, Robert V. Rege,MD, Daniel B. Jones, MD And Jason B.Fleming, MD University Of TexasSouthwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

* s060 “OUTCOME OF LAPAROSCOPICREDO FUNDOPLICATION” S Dutta MD, F Bamehriz MD, T BoghossianMD, C Gill Pottruff BSc, M Anvari MB BSPhD Centre For Minimal Access Surgery,McMaster University, Hamilton OntarioCanada

s061 “A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZEDSTUDY OF THE ZEUS ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM FOR LAPAROSCOPICCHOLECYSTECTOMY” Alan P. White, MD, Adrian Carbajal-Ramos,MD, Carlos Gracia, MD, Enrique Nunez-Gonzalez, MD, Robert Bailey, MD, TimBroderick, MD, Eric DeMaria, MD, CelesteHollands, MD, Nathaniel Soper, MD FromThe Department Of Surgery, MontefioreMedical Center Of The Albert EinsteinCollege Of Medicine, Bronx, NY. (Dr. White)

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SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2003Course/Event Time Location

Scientific SessionsPlenary Session II 7:30 - 9:00 AM Concourse 150/151Awards Ceremony 9:00 - 9:30 AM Concourse 150/151Marks Lecture 9:30 - 10:00 AM Concourse 150/151Panel: High Volume Surgery 10:00 - 11:00 AM Concourse 150/151

SAGES 2003 Nurse’ CourseCurrent Issues in Laparoscopic Foregut and Bariatric Surgery 7:30 am - 11:45 am 403AB


Keynote LunchMedical Liability Reform 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM 402AB

Scientific SessionsComplications/New Techniques Session 2:00 - 3:00 PM Concourse 150/151Panel: Surgical Residency 2:00 - 3:00 PM Concourse 152Solid Organ Session 2:00 - 3:00 PM Concourse 153Pancreatic/Hepato-Biliary Session 3:00 - 4:00 PM Concourse 150/151Education/Ergonomics Session 3:00 - 4:00 PM Concourse 152Flexible Session 3:00 - 4:00 PM Concourse 153Hepatobiliary Session 4:00 - 5:00 PM Concourse 150/151Hernia Session 4:00 - 5:00 PM Concourse 152Panel: Adv. Flexible Endoscopy 4:00 - 5:00 PM Concourse 153

Rules for Asking Questions During Scientific Sessions1. You may question the presenter by proceeding to the microphone to ask a question from the floor.

2. When recognized by the moderator, give your name, hospital or university affiliation, city and country before asking yourquestion.

3. Please ask your question in a clear, concise manner and indicate the name of the presenter to whom your question isdirected.

4. Please do not give comments or information about results of a similar study, except as part of your question.

5. Each questioner is limited to one question; not a discussion.

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SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS & PANEL PRESENTATIONS Saturday, March 15, 2003


Session SS09: Plenary 2Moderators: Bruce Schirmer, MD, Manabu Yamamoto, MD

Saturday, 7:30 - 9:00 AMs062 “DOES LAPAROSCOPIC FUNDOPLICATION

PROVIDE LONGTERM CONTROL OF GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX-RELATED COUGH?”M. Anvari MB BS, PhD, CJ Allen MA BM BCh St. Joseph’sHospital And McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaDiscussant: Lee Swanstrom, MD

* s063 “LAPAROSCOPIC VERSUS OPEN RESECTION FOR THE TREATMENT OF DIVERTICULAR DISEASE.”Rodrigo Gonzalez MD, C. Daniel Smith MD, Samer Mattar MD,Kota Venkatesh MD, Edward Mason MD*, Titus Duncan MD*,Russel Wilson MD*, Jacqueline Miller MD*, Bruce RamshawMD* Emory Endosurgery Unit, Emory University School OfMedicine And *Department Of Surgery, Atlanta Medical Center,Atlanta, GA. Discussant: B. Todd Heniford, MD

s064 “COMMON BILE DUCT INJURIES DURING LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY: A STABLE PHENOMENON. AN 8-YEAR AUDIT IN THE AREA OFROME.” Paolo Gentileschi, MD, Marco Catarci, M.D.,Massimiliano Di Paola, M.D., Leonardo Montemurro, M.D.,Emanuele Santoro, M.D., Massimo Carlini,M.D. Lap GroupRoma, Gruppo Laparoscopico Romano. Rome, Italy.Discussant: Michel Gagner, MD


* s065 “SCREENING COLONOSCOPY IN THE ASYMPTOMATIC 50-59 YEAR OLD POPULATION”Amir Mehran, M.D., Mark A. Liberman, M.D., Department OfGeneral & Minimally Invasive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Naples, FLDiscussant: Jeffrey Ponsky, MD

* s066 “LAPAROSCOPIC RESECTIONS FOR COLORECTALCANCER: DOES CONVERSION IMPACT SURVIVAL?”Husein Moloo, Joseph Mamazza, Eric C. Poulin, Stephen E.Burpee, Yves Bendavid, Lazar Klein, Christopher M. SchlachtaThe Centre For Minimally Invasive Surgery, St. Michael’sHospital, University Of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. Discussant: Peter Marcello, MD

* s067 “LAPAROSCOPIC REPAIR OF LARGE PARAESOPHAGEAL HERNIA IS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW INCIDENCE OF RECURRENCE AND REOPERATION.”JE Andujar, MD, PK Papasavas, MD, T Birdas, MD, J Robke, MD,Y Raftopoulos, MD, DJ Gagne, MD, PF. Caushaj, MD, RJKeenan, MD, RJ Landreneau, MD Minimally Invasive SurgeryProgram, West Penn Allegheny Health System, Pittsburgh, PADiscussant: Dennis Fowler, MD

PORTIONS OF SAGES MEETING TO BEAVAILABLE ON-LINE AFTER MEETING

Missed a talk? Couldn’t get to an early session? Left early?

Don’t worry…you can see it on the internet!

The Friday and Saturday portions of the Scientific Session which take place in the plenary room will be broadcast on the Internet approximately one month

following the meeting. This will include the Storz Lecture in New Technology, the SAGES Presidential Address, the Gerald Marks Lecture, as well as three

panels featuring invited faculty lectures and seven sessions of oral presentations.

Please watch www.sages.org for details.

The Broadcast will be free to SAGES Meeting registrants.

SAGES acknowledges a generous educational grant in support of this educational offering from Karl Storz Endoscopy, Inc.

SAGES acknowledges a generous educational grant in support of this session from General Surgery News


SAGES 2003 AWARDS CEREMONY Saturday, March 15, 2003

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9:00 - 9:30 AM

Welcome and Introductions: Wayne Schwesinger, MD, Chairman, Awards Committee

2003 Research Grant Winners: Presented by Frederick Greene, MD, Chairman, Research Committee, & Representatives of Supporting Companies

Primary Investigator: Alfredo Carbonell, MDProject Title: The Susceptibility To Infection Of Various Prosthetic Mesh BiomaterialsInstitution: Carolinas Medical CenterGrant Support: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

Primary Investigator: Charles S. Joels, MDProject Title: Evaluation Of Mesh Fixation Strength And Adhesion Formation After Placement Of EPTFE Mesh Or Composite

Mesh To The Abdominal Wall Using Titanium Spiral Tacks, Nitinol Anchors, Polypropylene Suture, And Polyglactin 910 Suture

Institution: Carolinas Medical CenterGrant Support: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

Primary Investigator: Alfonso Torquati, DOProject Title: Role Of RUNX3, A Tumor Supressor Gene, In Barrett’s Esophagus: Does Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication

Reverse RUNX3 Gene InactivationInstitution: Vanderbilt University Medical CenterGrant Support: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

Primary Investigator: David A. McClusky, MDProject Title: A Comparison Between Flouroscopically Guided Radiofrequency Energy Delivery And Standard Technique In The

Treatment Of Fundoplication DisruptionInstitution: Emory University School Of MedicineGrant Support: Karl Storz Endoscopy America

Primary Investigator: Blair Jobe, MDProject Title: The Effect Of Antireflux Surgery On The Development Of Barrett’s Esophagus And Esophageal Adenocarcinoma In

A Gastroesophageal Reflux ModelInstitution: Oregon Health Sciences UniversityGrant Support: Merck

Primary Investigator: Sharon L. Bachman, MDProject Title: Laparoscopic Splenectomy In A Rodent Model: Further Evaluation Of CO2 Pneumoperitoneum BiologyInstitution: John Hopkins UniversityGrant Support: United States Surgical

Primary Investigator: Daniel R. Cottam, MDProject Title: The Effect Of Proinflammatory And Antiinflammatory Mediators On Obesity Comorbidity And The Results Of

Bariatric Surgery On The Chronic Inflammatory ProcessInstitution: University Of Pittsburgh Medical CenterGrant Support: United States Surgical

Primary Investigator: George M. Eid, MDProject Title: The Effect Of Bariatric Surgery On Polycystic Ovary Syndrome And Markers Of Reproductive And Endocrine FunctionInstitution: University Of Pittsburgh Medical CenterGrant Support: United States Surgical

Primary Investigator: Nathaniel J. Soper, MDProject Title: Randomized, Prospective Trial Of Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy And Partial Fundoplication For The Treatment Of

Idiopathic Esophageal Achalasia: Dor Versus Toupet FundoplicationInstitution: Washington University School Of MedicineGrant Support: United States Surgical

Primary Investigator: John G. Hunter, MDProject Title: An Original Analysis Of National Trends In Biliary Tract Injury And Contributing Factors After Laparoscopic

CholecystectomyInstitution: Oregon Health Sciences UniversityGrant Support: Valleylab

Plenary Session Room (Concourse 150/151)



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2003 Distinguished Service Award Bruce Schirmer, MD, SAGES President

Recipient: Greg Stiegmann, MDThe Distinguished Service Award is givento a surgeon who has made a significant,long-term educational, research, clinicaland/or technological contribution to thefield of surgical endoscopy and hasadvanced the mission of SAGES.

This year’s honoree, Greg V. Steigmann,MD, FACS, is Vice President and Associate Dean for ClinicalAffairs, University of Colorado Hospital. He is also Professor ofSurgery, Chief, GI, Tumor, and Endocrine Surgery, University OfColorado School of Medicine.

Dr. Stiegmann has contributed to SAGES both by delving into pro-jects, committees and leadership and by being one of the greatthinkers in developing a SAGES vision for the future. He is knownas a “statesman” by his colleagues. Among a myriad of otherundertakings he served as SAGES Treasurer, Chairman of the 1996

World Congress in Philadelphia and Co-Chair of the first joint post-graduate courses with EAES. He is currently President of the SAGESEducation and Research Foundation and represents SAGES on theAmerican College of Surgeons Board of Governors.

SAGES was already a maturing organization when Dr. Stiegmannbecame its president (1996-97). During his tenure he launched aseries of endeavors to integrate both basic and advancedlaparoscopy into every surgical program in the U.S. He initiatedstronger relationships with parallel organizations, such as theACS, and laid the foundation for SAGES earning a seat at themost important table… the American Board of Surgery.

Greg Stiegmann is one of those people who is always able tomake you see the other side of the argument while still givingvalidity to your point of view. He taught us that perception isreality and strengthened our resolve to address the concerns ofour members because they are SAGES.

Previous Distinguished Service Award Winners:Dr. Gerald Marks, Dr. William L. Wolff, Dr. George Berci, Dr. Jeffrey Ponsky, Dr. Kenneth Forde, Dr. John Coller

2003 Young Researcher Award: Presented by Frederick Greene, MD, Chairman, Research Committee

Recipient: Brent Matthews, MDThe “Young Researcher Award” is intended to encourage young surgeons tocontinue their interest and investigation inminimal access surgery. It is presented forexcellence in endoscopic surgical researchto a SAGES member who is either in surgical training or who has completed

training within the last five years. It is based on research submitted to SAGES, evidence of current and previous investigation, and a demonstrated interest in becoming an activeparticipant in the SAGES organization. Brent Matthews was nominated for this award by six different SAGES members and

selected by the Awards Committee as the 2003 recipient.

Brent Matthews has demonstrated his ability and enormouspotential as an endoscopic surgeon and researcher, as well as acontributing member of SAGES. He is an active SAGES memberwho serves on the SAGES Bylaws, Research, and FLS committees.He was a 2001 Research grant winner. He is Assistant ClinicalProfessor of Surgery and Chief of Research, CarolinasLaparoscopic and Advanced Surgery Program, at the CarolinasMedical Center. He is also an adjunct Assistant Professor in theDepartment of Bioengineering. He has already written or con-tributed to 61 peer reviewed papers.

Previous Young Researcher Award Winners: Dr. William Laycock, Dr. Michael Holzman, Dr. Philip Schauer, Dr. Steve Eubanks, Dr. Karen Horvath, Dr. Todd Heniford, Dr. Daniel Jones, Dr. Ninh Nguyen

SAGES gratefully acknowledges a generous educational grant from Stryker Endoscopy in support of this award.




In saluting this Pioneer in Endoscopy weshould ask ourselves one question: Wouldwe even be DOING flexible endoscopywithout the brilliant innovation of BasilHirschowitz? The answer is probably not.His invention of “Glass Fiber OpticalDevices in 1971” with Curtiss and Peters

(preceded by the earlier invention in the transmission of light inthe 60’s) made it possible to perform upper and lower GIendoscopy. We are honoring the man who invented flexible EGD.We owe him an enormous debt of gratitude. Since this extra-ordinary accomplishment he has contributed to the body ofknowledge through his work in; treatment of ZE hypersecretors,erosive esophagitis, upper GI ulceration, and the effects of helicobactor pylori on gastric secretion among a long list ofacclaimed research.

SAGES thanks the Corporate Council for generously supporting the Ed Standen Memorial Best Resident Presentation Awards. These awards will be selected following the conclusion of the meeting, and announced in SAGES newsletter SCOPE, as well as on SAGES website.

2003 Pioneer in Endoscopy Award Winner Presented by Bruce Schirmer, MD, SAGES President

Recipient: Basil Hirshowitz, MDCurrently Professor of Physiology and Biophysics and ProfessorEmeritus of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, hehas earned many honors. Included among them are: Fellow ofthe Royal College of Physicians(Edinburgh) and (London); hon-orary member of the British Society for Digestive Endoscopy aswell as a host of other honors. A chair was named for him: TheBasil I Hirschowitz Chair in Gastroenterology at the University ofAlabama. He earned the prestigious Schindler award from ASGEin 1973; the Distinguished Scientist Award from the AmericanCollege of Gastroenterology and the Markovitz Award from theAcademy of Surgical Research.

He has authored more than 300 scientific papers, 3 books, 21book chapters, 255 abstracts and has made 114 presentationssince 1980.

Previous Pioneer in Endoscopy Award Winners: Dr. Karl Storz, Mr. Bob Quint, Mr. Robert Anderson, Mr. William Chang, Mr. Richard Newman, Dr. Kurt Semm.

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MARKS LECTURE

Surgery and the Health SystemSaturday, 9:30 - 10:00 AM

R. Scott Jones, MDProfessor of Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

1987 Professor William Wolfe(not named Marks Lecture in ‘87)

1988 Professor Worth Boyce

1989 Professor Peter Cotton

1990 Professor Alfred Cuschieri

1991 Professor George Berci

1992 Professor Theodore Schrock

1993 Professor John Terblanche

1994 Professor Alex Walt

1995 Professor Kenneth Forde

1996 Professor John Wickham

1997 Professor Thomas Dent

1998 Professor Jacques J. Perissat

1999 Professor Michael Trede

2000 Professor Tom R. DeMeester

2001 Professor Layton F. Rikkers

2002 Professor Hans G. Beger

THE MARKS LECTURE-A HISTORY

Panel Schedule:

Moderator: Nathaniel Soper, MD

10:00 - 10:08 AM Nissen Fundoplication John Hunter, MD10:08 - 10:16 AM Heller Myotomy Marco Patti, MD10:16 - 10:24 AM CBDE Juan Pekolj, MD10:24 - 10:32 AM Hernia Steve Scott, MD10:32 - 10:40 AM Solid Organ Michel Gagner, MD10:40 - 10:48 AM Volume and Outcomes William Traverso, MD10:48 - 11:00 AM Discussion

SAGES acknowledges a generous educational grant in support of this session from Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc.

Saturday, 10:00-11:00 AMRoom: Concourse 150/151

Description: Each panelist will describe lessons learned that may not beobvious to those with lesser experience. A brief discussion ofassociations between volume and outcomes will be presented.

Objectives: At the conclusion of this panel, participants should be able to:

■ Avoid repeating errors that others have experienced

■ Discuss the relationship between volume and outcomes

■ Possess greater understanding of several laparoscopic procedures

Panel IV: Lessons Learned From High Volume Surgery


Everyone in the American surgical universe knows ScottJones. That is because of his incredible involvement in and contribution to surgical education and training. We are honored to have him present the 2003 Marks Lecture.

He completed most of his surgical training and fellowships atthe University of Pennsylvania. His clinical, teaching andresearch positions included tours of duty at UCLA, UC, SanFrancisco, Duke University (Professor of Surgery) and UVA,Charlottesville where he served as Chairman and S. HurtWatts Professor of Surgery.

He has participated in a leadership position in a prestigiousarray of medical societies too long to detail but including:

■ Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract ( SSAT),President and Chairman, Board of Trustees

■ American College of Surgeons, Board of Governors, President and Director, Division of Research & Optimal Patient Care

■ American Surgical Association, Board of Trustees and Treasurer

■ Southern Surgical Association, President

■ Halsted Society, President

■ Residency Review Committee, Vice Chairman and Chairman

Dr. Jones has also served on the American Board of Surgeryand the Board of Medical Examiners in five states.

He has been honored by many universities and organizationsincluding: the Ashbel Smith Distinguished Alumnus Award,The University of Texas Medical Branch, DistinguishedAlumnus Award, Duke University Medical Center.

He has served on the editorial board of 10 journals includingthe American Surgeon, Digestive Surgery and Annals ofSurgery. His bibliography includes 167 published articles in awide range of GI surgery topics.


SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS & PANEL PRESENTATIONS


Saturday, March 15, 2003

Panel V: The Changing Face ofthe Surgical Residency Saturday, 2:00-3:00 PMDescription: Panelists will discuss significant changeseffecting surgical training and strategies forsucceeding in a new environment


■ Discuss factors significantly altering surgical education

■ Develop strategies for adapting to a newsurgical environment

■ Recognize potential future challenges forsurgical educators

PANEL SCHEDULE:Moderator: Frederick Greene, MD

2:00 - 2:10 PMWhere have our applicants gone?(Lifestyle/competition/income)

Desmond Birkett, MD

2:10 - 2:20 PMWomen in Surgery: The realities oflife as a surgeon, wife and mother

Jo Buyske, MD

2:20 - 2:30 PMAdapting to the 80 hour workweek: Strategies for a successfultransition Theodore Pappas, MD

2:30 - 2:40 PMSurgical training for those with non-traditional goals

Gretchen Purcell, MD

2:40 - 2:50 PMThe implications of the changingresidency on MIS training

C. Daniel Smith, MD

2:50 - 3:00 PM Discussion


Session SS10: Complicationsand New TechniquesModerators: Kenneth Forde, MD

Matthew Martin, MD

Saturday, 2:00 - 3:00 PMs068 “BILATERAL LAPAROSCOPIC

ADRENALECTOMY WITH REPAIR OF VENACAVAL INJURY”John J. Feng MD, Michel Gagner MD,William B. Inabet MD Minimally InvasiveSurgery Center, Department Of Surgery,Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY

* s069 “LAPAROSCOPY AS A DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TOOL FOR THORACOABDOMINAL STAB WOUNDS.”Yoav Mintz M.D., David Goitein M.D.,Michael S. Muggia M.D., Abraham I.Rivkind, M.D. Dept. Of Surgery, HadassahUniversity Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel

* s070 “COMPARATIVE RESULTS OF ENDOLUMINAL GASTROPLASTY ANDLAPAROSCOPIC ANTIREFLUX SURGERYFOR THE TREATMENT OF GERD”Rajagopal Chadalavada MD*, Edward LinDO, Vickie Swafford RN, Shahriar SedghiMD*, C. Daniel Smith MD EmoryEndosurgery Unit, Atlanta, Georgia &*Division Of Gastroenterology, MercerUniversity School Of Medicine, Macon, GA

* s071 “ENDOSCOPIC ENDOLUMINALCOLOSTOMY REVERSAL: A NEW TECHNIQUE REPLACING LAPAROTOMYAND LAPAROSCOPY.”Brian P. Jacob MD, Michael Gagner MD,Tsung I. Hung MD, Wonwoo Kim MD, AnneWaage MD, Laurent Biertho MD, NickSekhar MD. Department Of Surgery, MountSinai School Of Medicine.

s073 “THE EFFECTS OF STAGINGLAPAROSCOPY ON TROCAR SITE AND PERITONEAL RECURRENCE OF PANCREATIC CANCER”Vic Velanovich, MD Department Of Surgery,Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI


Curon Medical Inc.

Session SS11: Solid OrganModerators: Michael Brunt, MD

Carl Westcott, MD

Saturday, 2:00 - 3:00 PMs074 “LAPAROSCOPIC HAND-ASSISTED

LIVE DONOR NEPHRECTOMY: AN ANALYSIS OF DONOR AND RECIPIENT OUTCOMES”David Voellinger, MD, Michel Gagner, MD,Daniel Herron, MD, Theresa Quinn, MD,Christine Chu, MD, John Feng, MD, GovindNandakumar, BS, Lisa Daly, RN, And AlfonsPomp, MD Department Of Surgery, MountSinai Medical Center, New York, New York

s 075 “LAPAROSCOPIC APPROACH FOR SPLENIC DISORDERS. A SINGLETEAM 9 YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH SERIES OF 192 PATIENTS.”

Carmen Balagua, MD, Eduardo MaTargarona, MD, Gemma Cerdaen, MD, JoseNovell, MD, Olga Montero MD, , AnaGarcfa, MD, Albert Pey, MD, Sandra Vela,MD, Montse Diaz, MD, Manuel Troas, MD.Hospital De Sant Pau.UAB. Barcelona. Spain

* s076 “LAPAROSCOPIC ADRENALECTOMYFOR PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA: A COMPARISON TO ALDOSTERONOMAAND INCIDENTALOMA”Matthew F. Kalady+, MD, Jose Pinheiro+,M.D. Sandhya Lagoo+, M.D. Ph.D., RodrickMcKinlay#, M.D., Adrian Park#, M.D., SteveEubanks+, M.D. Departments Of Surgery,Duke University Medical Center+, Durham,North Carolina And University Of KentuckyChandler Medical Center#, Lexington, KY

s077 “LAPAROSCOPIC SPLENECTOMY FOR HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY”RM Walsh, MD, FACS, F Brody, MD, FACS, NBrown RN Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

s078 “LAPAROSCOPIC VERSUS OPEN NEPHRECTOMY: OUTCOMES AND COST ANALYSIS IN 210 CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS.”Kent W. Kercher MD, Daniel H. Hayes MD,Brent D. Matthews MD, B. Todd HennifordMD, Amy E. Lincourt PhD, Pierce B. Irby MD,Chris M. Teigland MD Departments OfGeneral Surgery, Urology AndTransplantation, Carolinas Medical Center,Charlotte, North Carolina

s079 “LAPAROSCOPIC ADRENALECTOMY -ASCENDING THE LEARNING CURVE.”Petachia Reissman M.D., David Goitein M.D.,Yoav Mintz M.D., David Gross M.D.Department Of Surgery, Department OfEndocrinology, Hadassah University Hospital,Jerusalem, Israel.


Valleylab.

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Session SS12:Pancreatic/Hepato-BiliaryModerators: Greg Stiegmann, MD

Mary Klingensmith, MD

Saturday, 3:00-4:00 PMs080 “LAPAROSCOPIC ENUCLEATION OF A

PANCREATIC INSULINOMA” Anne Waage,Christine Shu, Michel Gagner, MDs MountSinai School Of Medicine, September 2002

s081 “A RANDOMIZED COMPARISON OFLAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY +INTRAOPERATIVE CHOLANGIOGRAMVERSUS ERCP + LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLE-CYSTECTOMY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF MILD BILIARY PANCREATITIS”CN TANG (MD), GPC YANG (MD), JPY HA(MD), CH CHAU (MD), MKW LI (MD)Department Of Surgery, Pamela YoudeNethersole Eastern Hospital, 3 Lok ManRoad, Chai Wan, Hong Kong SAR, China

s082 “LAPAROSCOPIC TREATMENT OF CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS USING MODIFIED BILIARY STENTS”Eung Kook Kim,M.D., Sang Kuon Lee, M.D.,Won Woo Kim, M.D. Department OfSurgery, St.Mary’s Hospital, CatholicUniversity Of Korea, Seoul, Korea

s083 “PREDICTION OF R0 RESECTION IN PANCREATIC HEAD CANCER: ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND ANDLAPAROSCOPIC STAGING”O El Hage MD, A El Atar MD, G SimatosMD, AGTW Fiennes MD And SS Mudan MD.Department Of Surgery, St George’s HospitalMedical School. London UK

s084 “LAPAROSCOPIC WHIPPLE PROCEDURE: IS IT WORTHWILE?”Cristiano GS Huescher, M.D., Marco MariaaLirici, M.D., Carmine Napolitano, M.D.,Francesco Crafa, M.D. Department OfSurgery, San Giovanni Hospital, Rome, Italy

s085 “LAPAROSCOPIC ROUX-EN-Y PANCREATIC-CYSTJEJUNOSTOMY: AN ALTERNATIVE IN THE MINIMALLYINVASIVE MANAGEMENT OF PANCREATIC PSEUDOCYST.”Julio Teixeira M.D., Karen E. Gibbs M.D.,Stephanie Vaimakis M.D., Combiz RezayatB.S. Department Of Surgery, MontefioreMedical Center, Albert Einstein College OfMedicine, Bronx, New York.

Session SS13:Education/ErgonomicsModerators: Daniel Marcus, MD

Sherry Wren, MD

Saturday, 3:00-4:00 PMs086 “THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN

SURGICAL GLOVE SIZE AND DIFFICULTYUSING LAPAROSOCPIC INSTSRUMENTS:A SURVEY OF 726 LAPAROSCOPIC SURGEONS”Ramon Berguer MD, Alan Hreljac PhD.Department Of Surgery, University OfCalifornia Davis, Davis CA And School OfEngineering, California State UniversitySacramento, Sacramento CA.

s087 “OPERATIVE PRODUCT QUALITY AND PROCEDURE EFFECTIVENESS COMPARING 24-HOUR DUTY WITH 8-HOUR WORK DURING SUTURING IN ALAPAROSCOPIC PHYSICAL SIMULATOR.”Miroslav Uchal, M.D., Jostein Tjugum, PhD.,Egil Martinsen, PhD., Roberto Bergamaschi,PhD. Department Of Research AndDevelopment, Forde Health System,University Of Bergen, Forde, Norway.

* s088 “THE IMPACT OF LAPAROSCOPIC BARIATRIC WORKSHOPS ON SURGEONS’ PRACTICE” Jeffrey L. Lord MD, Ramsey M. Dallal MD,Andrew R. Watson MD, George Eid MD, JMathew Glasscock MD, Samar Mattar MD,Giselle Hamad MD, And Philip R. SchauerMD. Department Of Surgery, University OfPittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.

s089 “CELTS: BRIDGING THE GAPS”Nicholas Stylopoulos MD, Stephane CotinPhD, Patrick G. Jackson MD, MarkOttensmeyer PhD, Ryan S. Bardsley PhD,David W. Rattner MD Department OfSurgery. Massachusetts General Hospital,The Simulation Group. CIMIT. MassachusettsGeneral Hospital, Harvard Medical School.

* s090 “DEXTERITY ENHANCEMENT WITH ROBOTIC SURGERY”Krishna Moorthy MBBS, Yaron Munz MD,Aristotelis Dosis MSc, Juan Hernandez MD,Simon Bann MBBS, Shirley Martin BSc,Fernando Bello PhD, Timothy Rockall MD,Ara Darzi MD Department Of SurgicalOncology And Technology, Imperial CollegeOf Science, Technology And Medicine, St.Mary’s Hospital, London, UK

s091 “OBJECTIVE MEASUREMENTS OFSKILL IDENTIFY A LEARNING CURVE FOR ROBOTIC SURGERY”Lily Chang, M.D., Richard M. Satava, M.D.,Carlos A. Pellegrini, M.D., Mika N Sinanan,M.D., Ph.D. Department Of Surgery,University Of Washington Medical Center,Seattle, WA

Session SS14: FlexibleModerators: Gary Vitale, MD

Joe Bowden, MD

Saturday, 3:00-4:00 PMs092 “A PROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF 3525

ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPIES(EGD) PERFORMED BY SURGEONS”William P Reed,M.D., John W Kilkenny,M.D., Celso E Dias,M.D, S D Wexner,M.D.,And The SAGES EGD Study GroupDepartment Of Surgery, Winthrop-UniversityHospital, Mineola, New York

* s093 “COLONOSCOPY: ARE GENERALSURGEONS BEING EXCLUDED?”Amir Mehran, M.D., Mark A. Liberman,M.D. Department Of General & MinimallyInvasive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Naples, FL.

* s094 “ENDOSCOPIC MANAGEMENT OF STOMAL STENOSIS AFTER ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS.” Michael R. Go M.D., Peter Muscarella IIM.D., Bradley J. Needleman M.D., Charles H. Cook M.D., W. Scott Melvin M.DDepartment Of Surgery, The Ohio StateUniversity, Columbus, Ohio.

s095 “PANCREATIC DUCT STENTING AS A PRIMARY TREATMENT FOR CHRONIC PANCREATITIS.”Gary C. Vitale, MD, Kyle Cothron, EmilyVitale, Nick Rangnekar, MD, Gerald Larson,MD Department Of Surgery, University OfLouisville, Louisville, Kentucky

* s096 “THE USE OF VIRTUAL REALITYSIMULATORS IN MULTI-MODALITYASSSESSMENT OF TECHNICAL SKILLS IN LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSOCOPY: A PILOT STUDY” Krishna Moorthy MBBS, Yaron Munz MD,Tim Orchard MD, Stuart Gould MD, TimothyRockall MD, Ara Darzi MD Department OfSurgical Oncology And Technology AndDepartment Of Gastroenterology, ImperialCollege Of Science, Technology and MedicineAnd St. Mary’s Hospital, London, UK

s097 “THE VALUE OF ENDOSONOGRAPHIC STAGING OF RECTAL CARCINOMA IN ROUTINEDIAGNOSTICS: A 10 YEAR ANALYSIS”WKH Kauer M.D., L Prantl M.D., HJ DittlerM.D., HJ Stein M.D., JR Siewert M.D.Chirurgische Klinik Und Poliklinik DerTechnischen Universite Munchen, KlinikumRechts Der Isar

SAGES acknowledges a generous educational grant insupport of this session fromBoston Scientific/Microvasive




Panel VI: Training Surgeons inAdvanced Flexible EndoscopySaturday, 4:00 - 5:00 PMDescription: This panel will discuss the rationale for and approaches to training surgical endoscopists.


■ Describe reasons surgeons may desireenhanced training in flexible endoscopy

■ List opportunities for further training

■ Understand challenges facing the surgicalendoscopist

PANEL SCHEDULE:Moderators: Jeffrey Ponsky, MD

Silvana Perretta, MD4:00 - 4:12 PM

Why Should surgeons care aboutperforming flexible endoscopy?

Debbie Youngelman, MD

4:12 - 4:24 PMThe challenges and opportunitiesfor training U.S. surgeons in ERCP

Jeffrey Ponsky, MD

4:24 - 4:36 PMA model of success–The Chilean experience with training surgeons in ERCP

Claudio Navarette, MD

4:36 - 4:48 PMApproaches to improving the surgical resident’s experience in flexible endoscopy

John Mellinger, MD



Fleet Pharmaceuticals


Session SS15: HepatobiliaryModerators: Desmond Birkett, MD

Gordon Wang, MD

Saturday, 4:00 - 5:00 PM* s098 “LAPAROSCOPIC LIVING

DONOR HEPATECTOMY REDUCES ACUTE LIVER INJURY-OVINE MODEL”Edward Lin DO, Rodrigo Gonzalez MD, KRVenkatesh MD, Kim Fugate, Dirck DillehayDVM PhD, Thomas G. Heffron MD, C.Daniel Smith MD Emory Endosurgery Unit,Emory University School Of Medicine,Atlanta, Georgia

* s099 “LAPAROSCOPIC RADIOFREQUENCYABLATION OF HEPATIC TUMORS:PROSPECTIVE CLINICAL EVALUATION OF ABLATION SIZE COMPARING 2 TREATMENT ALGORITHMS”Eren Berber, MD, Nora L. Herceg, RN, Karen J. Casto, RN, Allan E. Siperstein, MDDepartment Of General Surgery, TheCleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH

s100 “ENDOSCOPIC LOCAL ABLATIONTHERAPY CAN PROVIDE A FAVORABLE LONG-TERM SURVIVAL IN PATIENTS WITH HEPATOCELLULARCARCINOMA COMPARED WITH PARTIAL HEPATECTOMY”Toru Beppu ,M.D., Takatoshi Isiko, M.D.,Koichi Doi, M.D., Michio Ogawa, M.D.Department Of Surgery II, KumamotoUniversity Medical School, Kumamoto,JAPAN.

* s101 “LAPAROSCOPIC LEFT LATERAL SEGMENT LIVER RESECTION”Bradley C. Linden, MD, Abhinav Humar, MD,Sayeed Ikramuddin, MD And Timothy D.Sielaff, MD, PhD Department Of Surgery,University Of Minnesota, Minneapolis,Minnesota

s102 “LAPAROSCOPIC HEPATECTOMY FOR PRIMARY LIVER CANCER.”Mitsuo Shimada, Takashi Maeda, ShinjiTanaka, Ken Shirabe, Makoto Hashizume*,Yoshihiko Maehara. Department Of SurgeryAnd Science, And Department Of DisasterAnd Emergency Medicine *, KyushuUniversity.

s103 “HAND-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPICHEPATECTOMY FOR THE TUMORSLOCATED IN THE POSTEROR SEGMENT OF THE LIVER”Hitoshi Inagaki, M.D.*, Tsuyoshi Kurokawa,M.D.**, Hiroshi Kojima M.D.*, Junji KatoM.D.*, Junichi Sakamoto M.D.++, ToshiakiNonami, M.D.** *Department Of Surgery,Aichi Prefectural Hospital, **Department OfSurgery, Aichi Medical University, Aichi, ++Department Of Epidemiological & ClinicalResearch Information Management, KyotoUniversity, Graduate School Of Medicine,Kyoto, Japan.

Session SS16: HerniaModerators: Bruce Ramshaw, MD

Ricardo Cohen, MD

Saturday, 4:00 - 5:00 PMs104 “A PROSPECTIVE ENDOSCOPIC

STUDY OF RETROPUBIC VASCULARANATOMY IN 121 PATIENTS UNDERGOING ENDOSCOPIC EXTRAPERITONEAL INGUINAL HERNIOPLASTY”Hung Lau, MD, Francis Lee, MD DepartmentOf Surgery, University Of Hong KongMedical Center, Hong Kong SAR, China

s105 “LAPAROSCOPIC TRANSABDOMINALHERNIA REPAIR - A MULTICENTRIC RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 8,542 OPERATED CASES”Sergio Roll,M.D., Pablo Miguel,M.D., Jose V.Carim,M.D., Edvaldo Fahel,M.D., RicardoCohen,M.D., Alexander Morrell,M.D., JoseR. Azevedo,M.D., Thomas D. Schaffa,M.D.,Luiz A. Almeida,M.D., Roberto Galvpo,M.D.,Paulo G.A. Roncada,M.D. Brazilian TAPPGroup

* s106 “ADVANTAGES OF LAPAROSCOPICTRANSABDOMINAL PREPERITONEAL(TAPP) HERNIORRHAPHY IN THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CLINICALLY MISDIAGNOSEDINGUINAL HERNIAE”Donald R. Czerniach, MD, Karen A.Gallagher, RN, Yuri W. Novitsky, MD, KentW. Kercher, MD, Richard A. Perugini, MD,John R. Romanelli, MD, Harrison S. Pollinger,MS, Brent D. Matthews, MD, John J. Kelly,MD, B. Todd Heniford, MD, Demetrius E.M.Litwin, Department Of Surgery, University OfMassachusetts Medical School, Worcester,MA, Department Of Surgery, CarolinasMedical Center, Charlotte, NC

s107 “LAPAROSCOPIC HERNIORRHAPHY; A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY BASED ON THE 10-YEAR EXPERIENCE OF A SINGLE SURGEON”Ibrahim M. Daoud, M.D., Vladimir P. DaoudSaint Francis Hospital And Medical Center,Hartford, CT

s108 “LAPAROSCOPIC HERNIOPLASTYWITHOUT FIXATION”Edward L. Felix M.D., California Institute OfMinimally Invasive Surgery, Fresno, CA.

* s109 “PERIOPERATIVE OUTCOMES AND COMPLICATIONS OF OPEN VSLAPAROSCOPIC EXTRAPERITONEALINGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR IN A MATURE SURGICAL PRACTICE”Emily R Winslow, M.D., Mary Quasebarth,R.N., L. Michael Brunt, M.D. Department OfSurgery And Institute For Minimally InvasiveSurgery, Washington University School OfMedicine, St. Louis, MO

SAGES acknowledges a generous educational grant insupport of this session from W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

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SAGES 2003 NURSES COURSE Saturday, March 15, 2003

Current Issues in Laparoscopic Foregut and Bariatric SurgerySaturday, 7:30 - 11:45 AM

Room: 403 ABChair: William Gourash, CRNP, MSN, Course Co-Chair: Trudy Kenyon, RN

Course Schedule:

7:30 AM Introduction William Gourash, CRNP

SESSION I: Unlocking the Mysteries of Complex Laparoscopic Foregut Surgeries

Moderator: William Gourash, CRNP

7:35 AM Preoperative evaluation & testing for the GERD, Achalasia and Paraesophageal Hernia Blair Jobe, MD

7:55 AM Laparoscopic Anti-Reflux Surgery: Nissen, Toupet, Collis, Paraesophageal Hernia repair and Heller Myotomy Phil Schauer, MD

8:15 AM Barrett’s esophagus: current issues and treatments John Hunter, MD

8:35 AM Emerging endoscopic methods of anti-reflux surgery Lee Swanstrom, MD

8:55 AM Research opportunities for Nurses caring for reflux patients Trudy Kenyon, RN

9:15 AM Panel discussion

9:30 AM Break

SESSION II: Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: Merging Technology with TraditionModerator: Trudy Kenyon, RN

9:45 AM History of bariatric surgery Sayeed Ikramuddin, MD

10:05 AM Preoperative evaluation of the bariatric patient William Gourash, CRNP

10:25 AM Laparoscopic bariatric surgery: which procedure / which patient? Emma Patterson, MD

10:45 AM Intraoperative nursing concerns for the bariatric patient Annette Wasielewski, RN

11:05 AM Comprehensive follow-up of the bariatric patient Leslie Jester, RNP

11:25 AM Panel discussion

11:40 AM Closing remarks William Gourash, CRNP & Trudy Kenyon, RN

Concluding this course, all nurses course attendees are invited to enjoy a complimentary lunch in thesame room. During lunch, Karen Kilgore, RN, BSN, CNOR, Manager, Professional Relations, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Cincinnati, OH will discuss the J&J Campaign for Nursing’s Future. Her talk is entitled “ThePromise of Nursing”. This lunch is not accredited for CME.

SAGES gratefully acknowledges a generous educational grant in support of this course from Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

Description: Over the last several years, two areas of Minimally InvasiveSurgery (MIS) that have show explosive growth are laparoscopicforegut and bariatric surgery. This session will focus on these twotopics and address current issues facing the perioperative care ofthese surgical patients. Perioperative professionals should under-stand the procedures available, their history, preoperative evalua-tion, operative concerns, recognition and avoidance ofcomplications and comprehensive lifelong follow-up.

Objectives: At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the techniques and equipment used in preoperative evaluation & testing for the GERD patient.

2. Identify technical and functional differences in foregut surgery.

3. List alternative endoscopic methods for anti-reflux surgery.

4. List indication for bariatric surgery and pre-operative preparation.

5. Compare and contrast the steps for restrictive, malabsorptiveand combination bariatric procedures.

6. Explain the importance of a comprehensive bariatric surgical program.


SAGES LUNCHES Friday & Saturday, March 14 & 15, 2003

Friday Lunch Room: 402AB

Educator’s Lunch – The Role of Simulators in EducationFriday, 12:30-2:00 PM Lunch Fee: $25

Lunch Coordinator: Keith Apelgren, MD

Description:This program will review developments and applications of simula-tors to the training of physicians, specifically surgeons. Current sim-ulators for laparoscopy and gastrointestinal endoscopy training willbe described and discussed. Use of the simulators for determiningcompetence will be addressed. Both surgeons and trainees shouldattend in order to understand what the near future of surgical train-ing looks like.

Objectives:

■ To describe current surgical simulator training techniques andequipment

■ To present data on the usefulness of practice on simulators indeveloping proficiency in surgical technical skills

■ To discuss ways to substitute simulator practice for hands-onO.R. practice

■ To describe and discuss future developments and applicationsof simulators

Lunch Program:

12:30 - 12:40 PM Introduction Keith Apelgren, MD

12:40 - 1:00 PM Current Simulators and Techniques Brian Dunkin, MD

1:00 - 1:20 PM Certification and Re-certification using Simulators Gerald Fried, MD

1:20 - 1:40 PM The Future of Simulators in Surgical Training Mike Marohn, MD

1:40 - 2:00 PM Discussion

Lunch Program:

12:30 PM Introduction John Coller, MD

12:45 PM Keynote Lecture Donald J. Palmisano, MD, JD

1:30 PM Discussion Aaron Fink, MD

Saturday Lunch Room: 402AB

KEYNOTE LUNCHSaturday, 12:30 - 2:00 PM Lunch Fee: $25

Medical Liability Reform: The Moment of Truth for Patient Access

Donald J. Palmisano, MD, JDPresident-Elect, American Medical Association

When we tackle the tough topic of medical liability reform,who better than a surgeon with a law degree to guide ourthought process? When that person is also President-Elect ofthe AMA, we know the discussion will have perspective and experience.

Donald J. Palmisano, MD, JD, a general and vascular surgeonfrom New Orleans, was elected President-Elect by theAmerican Medical Association (AMA) in June 2002. He has served on the AMA Board of Trustees since 1996. Dr.Palmisano has testified before Congress numerous times andis considered an expert in medical liability reform. He servesas spokesperson for the Litigation Center of the AMA andState Medical Societies. He is on the Board of Directors ofthe National Patient Safety Foundation, the National AdvisoryCouncil of the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences, and,

until recently, the Board of Commissioners of the JointCommission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

Dr. Palmisano played a key role in the passage of the landmark Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act of 1975, helping to plan and implement the tort reform.

Dr. Palmisano received his medical degree in 1963 fromTulane University School of Medicine. After his surgical residency at Tulane, he entered the U.S. Air Force as chief of surgery for the 821st Medical Group (SAC). In 1982, Dr.Palmisano received his Juris Doctorate from Loyola UniversitySchool of Law. He is licensed to practice law in Louisiana.Currently, he is in private practice in New Orleans, serves as a clinical professor of surgery and clinical professor ofmedical jurisprudence at Tulane, and is president of IntrepidResources®, a medical risk management company.

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Keith N. Apelgren, MDProfessor & Program Director,Michigan State UniversityLansing, MI

Maurice E. Arregui, MDDirector, Advanced Laparoscopy,Endoscopy & UltrasoundSt. Vincent Hospital &Healthcare Center, Indianapolis,IN

Robert W. Bailey, MDProfessor of SurgeryUniversity of MiamiDepartment of SurgeryMiami, FL

George Berci, MD

Senior Director, Minimally Invasive SurgeryDepartment Of SurgeryCedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA

Desmond H. Birkett, MDClinical Professor of SurgeryTufts UniversityChairman, General SurgeryLahey Medical CenterBurlington, MA

H. Jaap Bonjer, MDProfessor of SurgeryErasmus Medical CenterRotterdam, Department OfSurgery, University HospitalRotterdam Dijkzigt, Rotterdam,GD, NETHERLANDS

Fredrick J. Brody, MDStaff SurgeonCleveland Clinic FoundationCleveland, OH

Luis E. Burbano, MDProfessor of SurgeryUniversity of Loja, EcuadorHospital Metropolitano Quito, ECUADOR

Jo Buyske, MDAssistant Professor of SurgeryUniversity of PennsylvaniaChief Of Surgery, Director, MISPresbyterian Medical CenterPhiladelphia, PA

Guy B. Cadiere, MDFree University of BrusselsChief, GI SurgeryCHU SAINT-PIERREBruxelles, BELGIUM

J. Kenneth Champion, MDClinical Professor of SurgeryMercer University School ofMedicine, Emory - DunwoodyMedical Center, Atlanta, GAMarietta, GA

Ronald Hanson Clements, MD

Director, Alabama Institute forMIS, University of Alabama atBirmingham, Assistant ProfessorUniversity HospitalBirmingham, AL

Jeffrey Cohen, MDAssociate Clinical Professor ofSurgery, University ofConnecticutHartford Hospital & CTChildren’s Medical Center,Hartford, CT

Ricardo Cohen, MDDepartment of SurgicalEndoscopy, Hospital Sao Camilo,Sao Paulo, Brazil

John A. Coller, MDAssistant Clinical Professor ofSurgery, Tufts University, Schoolof Medicine, Colon & RectalSurgeon, Lahey Clinic,Burlington, MA

Peter F. Crookes, MDAssociate Professor of SurgeryUniversity of Southern CaliforniaAttending PhysicianUSC University HospitalLos Angeles, CA

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Eric Joel DeMaria, MDProfessor of SurgeryVirginia CommonwealthUniversity, Director, MinimallyInvasive Surgery, MedicalCollege Of Virginia, Richmond,VA

Daniel J. Deziel, MDProfessor of Surgery, MedicalCollege of Rush University,Senior Attending Surgeon, RushPresbyterian St. Luke’s MedicalCenter, Chicago, IL

Quan-Yang Duh, MDProfessor in ResidenceUniversity of California, SanFrancisco, Chief, Section ofEndocrine Surgery, VAMCSurgical Service, San Francisco,CA

Brian J. Dunkin, MDAssistant Professor of SurgeryUniversity of MiamiDepartment Of SurgeryU Of Miami School Of MedicineMiami, FL

Harvey Eisenberg, MDHealthview INC.,Newport Beach, CA

W. Stephen Eubanks, MDAssociate Professor of Surgery,Director, Duke EndosurgeryCenter, Director of SurgicalEndoscopy, Duke UniversityMedical Center, Durham, NC

Robert D. Fanelli, MD, FACSDirector, Surgical Endoscopy,Berkshire Med Ctr., University ofMassachusetts Medical SchoolAssistant Professor of Surgery, Uof Mass. Med Sch, SurgicalSpecialists of Western NewEngland, PC, Pittsfield, MA

Edward L. Felix, MDAssistant Clinical Professor ofSurgery, University of California,San Francisco, Fresno, CA

George S. Ferzli, MDProfessor of SurgeryState University of New York atBrooklyn, Director, LaparoscopicSurgery, Staten Island HospitalStaten Island, NY

Abe L. Fingerhut, M.D.Associate Professor, LSUChief of Service, CentreHospitalier Intercommunal,Poissy, FRANCE

Aaron S. Fink, MDProfessor of SurgeryEmory University School ofMedicine, Atlanta VA Med CtrChief, Surgical ServicesAtlanta, GA

Robert J. Fitzgibbons, MDDr. Harry E. StuckenhoffProfessor of SurgeryCreighton University School ofMedicine, Chief, Division ofGeneral Surgery, CreightonUniversity Medical Center,Omaha, NE

James Fleshman, MDProfessor of Surgery, Chief,Section of Colon & RectalSurgery, St. Louis, MO

Kenneth A. Forde, MDJose M. Ferrer Professor, Dept.of Surgery, College of Physician’s& Surgeons, Columbia Univ.Vice Chairman, Department ofSurgery, New York PresbyterianHospital, Columbia Campus,New York, NY

Dennis L. Fowler, MDLeon C. Hirsch Professor ofClinical Surgery, ColumbiaCollege of Physicians &Surgeons, Professor, ClinicalSurgery, New York PresbyterianHospital, New York, NY

Morris E. Franklin, Jr, MD, Director, Texas EndosurgeryInstitute, San Antonio, TX

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Gerald M. Fried, MDProfessor of SurgeryMcGill UniversitySteinberg-Bernstein Chair,Minimally Invasive SurgMcGill University Health CentreMontreal, QB, CANADA

Michel Gagner, MDFranz W. Sichel Professor ofSurgery, Chief, Division ofLaparoscopic Surgery, Mount-Sinai Medical Center, New York,NY

Alex Gandsas, MDAssistant Professor of SurgeryUniversity of KentuckyDept. Of SurgeryUniversity Of KentuckyLexington, KY

Keith E. Georgeson, MDProfessor, Joseph M. FarleyChair; Director, UAB Division ofPediatric Surgery, Surgeon-in-Chief, Children’s Hospital ofAlabama, Birmingham, AL

William Gourash, CRNP, MSNAdjunct Instructor, University ofPittsburgh, Nursing SchoolClinical & Research AssociateUniversity of Pittsburgh MedicalCenter, Pittsburgh, PA

Frederick L. Greene, MDChairman, Department ofSurgery, Carolinas Med CtrUniversity of North CarolinaSchool of MedicineClinical Professor of SurgeryCharlotte, NC

Randy S. Haluck, MDAssistant Professor of SurgeryPenn State, Director, MIS,Director, Surgical SimulationHershey Medical CenterHershey, PA

Carroll M. Harmon, MDCo-Director, Alabama Instituteof MIS, Surgical Director,Pediatric Obesity CenterAssociate Professor Of SurgeryThe Children’s HospitalBirmingham, AL

Jeffrey W. Hazey, MDAssistant Professor of SurgeryEast Carolina UniversityBrody School of MedicineGreenville, NC

B.Todd Heniford, MDChief, Minimal Access SurgeryDept. Of SurgeryCarolinas Medical CenterCharlotte, NC

Daniel M. Herron, MDAssistant Professor of SurgeryMount Sinai School of MedicineLaparoscopic Fellowship DirectorMount Sinai HospitalNew York, NY

Michael D. Holzman, MDAssociate Professor of Surgery,Vanderbilt UniversityInterim Chief of Surgery, St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, TN

Santiago Horgan, MDAssistant Professor of SurgeryUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoDirector, Minimally InvasiveSurgery, Department of SurgeryChicago, IL

John G. Hunter, MDProfessor & Chairman; Chair,Dept. Of Surgery, Oregon Health& Science University, Portland,OR

Sayeed Ikramuddin, MDAssociate Professor of Surgery;Co-Director of MinimallyInvasive Surgery, University ofMinnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Thomas H. Inge, MDAssistant Professor of Surgery &Pediatrics, University ofCincinnati, Pediatric SurgeonCincinnati Children’s HospitalMedical Center, Cincinnati, OH


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Christoph Jacobi, MDFirst Assistant ProfessorUniversitary of Berlin ChariteCampus Mitte - HumboldtUniversitary, Berlin, GERMANY

Leslie Jester, RNPRegistered Nurse PractitionerSan Diego, CA

Blair A. Jobe, MDAssistant ProfessorOregon Health & ScienceUniversity, Director, SwallowingCenter, PVAMC, Portland VAMedical Center, Portland, OR

Daniel Bougere Jones, MDAssociate ProfessorHarvard Medical SchoolChief, Minimally Invasive SurgeryBeth Israel Deaconess HospitalDallas, TX

Scott Jones, MDS. Hurt Watts Professor ofSurgery, Univerity of VirginiaHealth System, Charlottesville,VA

Timothy D. Kane, MDAssistant Professor of SurgeryDivision Of Pediatric SurgeryPittsburgh, PA

Trudy Kenyon, RN, ADNDirector, Clinical ServicesConMed Integrated SystemsPortland, OR

Leena Khaitan, MDAssistant Professor of SurgeryEmory University HospitalAtlanta, GA

Karen Kilgore, RN, BSN, CNORManager, Professional Relations,Ethicon Endo-Surgery,Cincinnati, OH.

Antonio M. Lacy, MDAssociate ProfessorBarcelona Medical SchoolChief, Hospital ClinicBarcelona, SPAIN

Gerald Larson, MDProfessor of SurgeryUniversity of LouisvilleDirector, Student EducationUniversity HospitalLouisville, KY

Karl A. LeBlanc, MD, MBAClinical Assistant ProfessorLouisiana State University, NewOrleans, LA, Baton Rouge, LA

Seng Lee, MDFellow in Colon & Rectal SurgeryCornell University, Departmentof Surgery, New YorkPresbyterian Medical CenterNew York, NY

Demetrius E. M. LITWIN, MD,MBA, Vice Chairman,Department of Surgery, UMassMemorial Healthcare, Universityof Massachusetts MedicalSchool, Worcester, MA

Thom E Lobe, MDProfessor of Surgery, Pediatrics &Preventive Med, University ofTennessee, Memphis, Chairman,Section of Pediatric Surgery, LeBonheur Children’s MedicalCenter, Memphis, TN

Kirk A. Ludwig, MDAssistant Professor of SurgeryDuke University Medical CenterDurham, NC

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Bruce V. MacFadyen, Jr., MDProfessor of Surgery, Chief,General Surgery, MedicalCollege of Georgia, Augusta, GA

Peter W. Marcello, MDAssistant Professor of SurgeryTufts University School ofMedicine, Boston, StaffSurgeon, Dept. of Colon &Rectal Surgery, Lahey Clinic,Burlington, MA

Jeffrey M. Marks, MDAssistant Clinical ProfessorCase Western Reserve UniversityMayfield Heights, OH

John H. Marks, MDClinical Assistant Professor ofSurgery, Drexel University Schoolof Medicine, Chief, Section ofColon & Rectal Surgery, MainLine Health System; LankenauHospital, Wynewood, PA

Michael Marohn, MD

Chief, General Surgery, MalcolmGrow USAF Medical Center;Associate Professor & Vice Chair(AF), Uniformed ServicesUniversity (USU), Bethesda, MD

Ross L McMahon, BS, MDAssistant Clinical Professor ofSurgery, Duke University,Attending Staff, Duke UniversityHospital & Durham RegionalHosp., Durham, NC

John D. Mellinger, MDAssociate Professor of SurgeryMedical College of GeorgiaDepartment of SurgeryMCG Hospital, Augusta VAMedical Center, Augusta, GA

W. Scott Melvin, MDAssociate Professor, Chief,Division of General SurgeryDirector, Minimally InvasiveSurgery, Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH

Jeffrey W. Milsom, MDProfessor of Surgery, Chief,Colon and Rectal SurgeryWeill Cornell Medical CenterNew York, NY

Frank Moody, MDProfessor of SurgeryUniversity of Texas HoustonMedical School, Department ofSurgery, Houston, TX

Leon Morgenstern, MD, FACSDirector, Center for Health CareEthics, Cedars Sinai MedicalCenter, Los Angeles, EmeritusDirector of Surgery, UCLASchool of Medicine, LosAngeles, CA

Claudio G. Navarette, MDProfessor du CirigoUniversidad Du ChileChief, Endoscopic &Laparoscopic SurgeryHospital Clinico Universidad duChile, Santiago, CHILE

Paul O’Brien, MD, FRACSProfessor of SurgeryMonash University, MelbourneAustralia, Head, Department ofGeneral Surgery, Alfred HospitalVictoria, AUSTRALIA

Raymond P. Onders, MDAssistant Professor of SurgeryCase Western Reserve University& School of Med., Director,Minimally Invasive SurgeryUniversity Hospital of ClevelandShaker Heights, OH

Donald Palmisano, MD, JDClinical Professor of Surgery,Tulane University School ofMedicine; Clinical Professor ofMedical Jurisprudence; andPresident-Elect, AmericanMedical Association, Chicago, IL

Theodore N. Pappas, MDProfessor of Surgery, DukeUniversity, Program Director,General Surgery, Duke UniversityMedical Center, Durham, NC


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Adrian E. Park, MDAssociate Professor of SurgeryUniversity of Kentucky Collegeof Medicine, Director, Center forMinimally Invasive SurgeryUniversity Of Kentucky HospitalLexington, KY

Emma J Patterson, MD,Director, Bariatric Surgery,Legacy Health SystemPortland, OR

Marco Patti, MDAssociate Professor of SurgeryUniversity of Calilfornia, SanFrancisco, Director, UCSFSwallowing CenterSan Francisco, CA

Juan Pekolj, MDServicio de Cirugia GeneralBuenos Aires University, StaffSurgeon, Hospital Italiano deBuenos Aires - ArgentinaBuenos Aires, ARGENTINA

Silvana Perretta, MDUniversity of California, SanFrancisco, San Francisco, CA

Joseph B. Petelin, MDClinical Associate ProfessorKansas School of MedicineShawnee Mission MedicalCenter, Leawood, KS

Jeffrey H. Peters, MDProfessor of SurgeryUniversity of Southern CaliforniaChief, General SurgeryUSC Healthcare ConsultationLos Angeles, CA

Edward H. Phillips, MDStorz-Berci Chair in MinimallyInvasive Surgery, University ofSouthern California, Director,Center for Minimally InvasiveSurgery, Los Angeles CountyMedical Center, Los Angeles, CA

Alfons Pomp, MDAssociate Professor of SurgeryMount Sinai School of MedicineThe Mount Sinai Medical CenterNew York, NY

Jeffrey L. Ponsky, MDProfessor of SurgeryDirector, Endoscopic SurgeryCleveland Clinic FoundationHealth Sciences CTR, Cleveland,OH

David Provost, MDUniversity of Texas SW MedicalCenter, Department of SurgeryDallas, TX

Gretchen P. Purcell, MDAssistant Research Professor ofSurgery, Duke University MedicalCenter, Durham, NC

Bruce J. Ramshaw, MDAssistant Professor SurgeryEmory University, Director,Education, Emory EndoSurgeryUnit, Director, Emory HerniaInstitute, Atlanta, GA

David W. Rattner, MDAssociate Professor of SurgeryHarvard Medical SchoolChief, Division of General &Gastrointestinal SurgeryMassachusetts General HospitalWellesley, MA

William O. Richards, MDProfessor of Surgery, Director,Laparoendoscopic Surgery,Vanderbilt University MedicalCenter, Nashville, TN

James Rosser, JR, MDChief of Minimally InvasiveSurgery & Director, AdvancedMedical Technology Institute,Beth Israel Medical Center, NewYork, NY

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Steven S. Rothenberg, MDAssistant Clinical ProfessorUniversity of ColoradoChief, Pediatric SurgeryMother & Child HospitalDenver, CO

Barry A. Salky, MDClinical Professor of SurgeryMount Sinai School of MedicineAttending Surgeon, Mount SinaiHospital, New York, NY

Col. Richard Satava, MDProfessor of Surgery, Universityof Washington School ofMedicine, Seattle, WA

Philip R. Schauer, MDAssistant Professor of SurgeryUniversity of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

Bruce D. Schirmer, MDStephen H. Watts Professor ofSurgery, University of VirginiaHealth System, Health SciencesCenter, University of Virginia,Charlottesville, VA

Steven D. Schwaitzberg, MDAssociate Professor of Surgery,Tufts University School ofMedicine, Director, Center forMinimally Invasive Surgery, NewEngland Medical Center, Boston,MA

J. Steven Scott, MDAssistant Professor in SurgeryUniversity of MissouriWentzville, MO

Phillip P. Shadduck, MDChief, General Surgery, DurhamRegional Hospital; AttendingSurgeon, Durham VeteransAdministration Medical Center;Assistant Counseling Professorof Surgery, Duke UniversityMedical Center, Durham, NC

C. Daniel Smith, MDAssociate Professor of Surgery &Surgical Anatomy, Chief,General & GastrointestinalSurgery, Emory University SchoolOf Medicine, Atlanta, GA

Toyooki Sonoda, MDAssistant Professor of Surgery,Weill Cornell Medical Center,Section of Colon & RectalSurgery, New York PrebyterianHospital, New York, NY

Nathaniel J. Soper, MDProfessor of SurgeryWashington University School ofMedicine, Head, MinimallyInvasive Surgery, St. Louis, MO

Marcy Stuber, MDUCLA NPI, Westwood, CA

Lee L. Swastrom, MDProfessor of SurgeryOregon Health SciencesUniversity, Director, Departmentof Minimally Invasive SurgeryLegacy Health SystemPortland, OR

Mark A. Talamini, MDProfessor of SurgeryJohns Hopkins University Schoolof Medicine, Director, MinimallyInvasive Surgery, Johns HopkinsHospital, Baltimore, MD

Michael Tarnoff, MDAssistant Professor of SurgeryTufts University School ofMedicine, Tufts New EnglandMedical Center, Sharon, MA

Samuel Aaron Tisherman, MDAssociate Professor of Surgery &Clinical Care, University ofPittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

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L. William Traverso, MDClinical Professor of Surgery,University of WashingtonStaff Surgeon, Virginia MasonMedical Center, Seattle, WA

Thadeus L. Trus, MDDepartment Of SurgeryDartmouth-Hitchcock Med.Center, Lebanon, NH

Gary C. Vitale, MDProfessor Of Surgery, Universityof Louisville, Louisville, KY

Annette Wasielewski, RN,BSN, CNORManager, Miniamlly InvasiveSurgery, Hackensack UniversityMedical Center, Hackensack, NJ

Martin R. Weiser, MDAssistant Attending SurgeonMemorial Sloan KetteringCancer Center, New York, NY

Samuel A. Wells, MDProfessor Of Surgery, DukeUniversity Medical Center,Chapel Hill, NC

Steven D. Wexner, MDChief of Staff, Chair, Division ofResearch & Education, TheCleveland Clinic FoundationHealth Science Center, ProfessorOf Surgery, Cleveland ClinicFlorida, Weston, FL

Richard L. Whelan, MDChief, Section of ColorectalSurgery, Columbia UniversityCollege of Physicians &Surgeons, Associate Professor ofSurgery, New York PrebyterianHospital, New York, NY

Alan C. Wittgrove, MDMedical Director, AlvaradoCenter Surgical Weight ControlSan Diego, CA

Bruce M. Wolfe, MDProfessor, University ofCalifornia, DavisChief of GastrointestinalSurgery, Department of Surgery,UC Davis Medical CenterSacramento, CA

Sherry M. Wren, MDAssociate Professor of SurgeryStanford University School ofMedicine, Palo Alto, CA

Tonia M. Young-Fadok, MDAssociate Professor of Surgery,Mayo Medical SchoolConsultant Surgeon, Division ofColon & Rectal Surgery, MayoClinic, Rochester, MN

Debbie F. Youngelman, MDCommunity Care Physicians,Latham, NY

Natan Zundel, MDAssistant Professor of Surgery,Escuela Columbiana andJaveriana University, Consultant,Minimally Invasive SurgeryFundacion Santa Fe, MiamiBeach, FL

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SAGES 2003 DISCLOSURESIn the spirit of full disclosure, the faculty membres and presenterslisted below have voluntarily disclosed that they have a professional affiliation(s) with the following companies who are either sponsors or exhibitors at the SAGES 2003 meeting orwhose products may relate to their presentation. The affiliationsare not necessarily financial and may include research grants, volunteer input, etc.

When an unlabeled use of a commercial product, or an investiga-tional use not yet approved for any purpose, is discussed duringan educational activity, SAGES requires the speaker to disclosethat the product is not labeled for the use under discussion orthat the product is still investigational.

Andujar, Jose: None

Anvari, Mehran: None

Apelgren, Keith: None

Arregui, Maurice: None

Bachman, Sharon: None

Bailey, Robert: United States Surgical/TYCO - Grants/researchsupport; Karl Storz Endoscopy - Grants/research support; W.L.Gore & Assoc., Inc - Grants/research support; Applied MedicalResources - Grants/research support.

Bailey, Stephen: None

Balague, Carmen: None

Basso, Nicola: None

Beleniski, Florencia: None

Beppu, Toru: None

Berber, Eren: Rita Medical Systems, Inc. - Grant/research support.

Berguer, Ramon: None

Bingener, Juliane: None

Birkett, Desmond: Applied Medical Resources - Grants/researchsupport; Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. - Grants/research support;Vista Medical - Grants/research support.

Bokobza, Bernard: None

Bonjer, H.: None

Breukink, Stephanie: None

Brody, Fredrick: None

Brunt, L.: None

Buyske, Jo: None

Cadiere, Guy: Did not submit a disclosure.

Caushaj, Philip: United States Surgical/TYCO - Grants/researchsupport; Karl Storz Endoscopy - Grants/research support.

Chadalavada, Rajagopal: None

Champion, J.: Bioenterics Corporation - Grants/research support;United States Surgical/TYCO - Member Speaker’s Bureau;Ethicon Endo-Surgery - Member Speaker’s Bureau.

Chang, Craig: United States Surgical/TYCO - Grants/researchsupport.

Chang, Lily: None

Clements, Ronald: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. - Grants/researchsupport; United States Surgical/TYCO - Consultant.

Cohen, Jeffrey: None

Cohen, Ricardo: None

Coller, John: None

Crookes, Peter: None

Czerniach, Donald: None

Daoud, Vladimir: None

Davis, Richard: Bard Endoscopic Technologies-Grant/researchsupport

DeMaria, Eric: United States Surgical/TYCO - Grants/researchsupport.

Desai, Ketan: None

Deziel, Daniel: None

Dolan, Kevin: None

Duh, Quan-Yang: None

Dunkin, Brian: Fleet Pharmaceuticals - Grants/research support.

Dutta, Sanjeev: None

Easter, David: None

Eid, George: None

Eitan, Arieh: None

El Hage, Oussama: None

Fanelli, Robert: Cook Surgical - Royalties; Wilson-Cook Medical,Inc - Royalties; Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. - Speaker’s bureauand preceptor; Wyeth-Ayerst - Speaker’s bureau.

Felix, Edward: Bard Endoscopic Technologies - Grant/researchsupport, Speaker; United States Surgical - Speaker; PareSurgical, Inc. - Stockholder; Duval - Member Speaker’s Bureau.

Fernandez, Adolfo: None

Ferzli, George: None

Fielding, George: None

Fingerhut, Abe: None

Fink, Aaron: None

Fitzgibbons, Robert: None

Fleshman, James: Applied Medical Resources - Member ofSpeaker’s Bureau.

Forde, Kenneth: None

Fowler, Dennis: United States Surgical/TYCO - Grants/researchsupport; Karl Storz Endoscopy - Grants, Genzyme Biosurgery -Grants/research support; ValleyLab - Grants/research support;Sofradim Corporation - Grants/research support.

Franklin, Morris: Wilson-Cook Medical, Inc. - Grants/reserachsupport; United States Surgical/TYCO - Grants/research support.

Fried, Gerald: Tyco Healthcare-Grants/research support

Fuh, Eric: None

Gagner, Michel: United States Surgical/TYCO - Grants/researchsupport; Karl Storz Endoscopy - Grants/research support;Power Medical Interventions, Inc. - Grants/research support;Synovis - Grants/research support; W.L. Gore & Assoc., Inc. -Grants/research support.

Galvani, Carlos: None

Gandsas, Alex: None

Gentileschi, Paolo: None

Gibbs, Karen: None

Go, Michael: None

Gonzalez, John: Wilson-Cook Medical, Inc., - Grants/researchsupport.

Gonzalez, Rodrigo: None

Gonzalez, Jr., John: None

Gourash, William: None

Greene, Frederick: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., - Grants/researchsupport; ValleyLab - Cosultant.


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Grubnik, Volodymyr: None

Haluck, Randy: Vevofi Technologies - Employee.

Harmon, Carroll: None

Heniford, B. Todd: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., - Grants/researchsupport;Karl Storz Endoscopy, Inc., - Grants/research support.

Herron, Daniel: United States Surgical/TYCO - Grants/researchsupport.

Hirschowitz, Basil: None

Holzman, Michael: None

Horgan, Santiago: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., - Grants/researchsupport; Olympus America - Grants/research support.

Horvath, Karen: United States Surgical/TYCO - Grants/researchsupport.

Huescher, Cristiano: None

Hunerbein, Michael: None

Hunter, John: Jarit Surgical Instruments - Consultant; ComputerMotion - Consultant.

Inagaki, Hitoshi: None

Inge, Thomas: None

Jacob, Brian: None

Jacobi, Christoph: None

Jobe, Blair: None

Jones, Daniel: United States Surgical/TYCO - Grants/researchsupport; Karl Storz Endoscopy - Grants/research support.

Jones, Scott: None

Kalady, Matthew: None

Kane, Timothy: None

Kauer, Werner: None

Kenyon, Trudy: Curon - Employee.

Kercher, Kent: None

Kim, Eung Kook: None

Kilgore, Karen: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. - Employee

Kitano, Seigo: None

Lacy, Antonio: None

Larson, Gerald: None

Lau, Hung: None

LeBlanc, Karl: W.L. Gore & Assoc., Inc., - Member speaker’sbureau; Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., - Consultant; OnuxMedical, Inc., - Consultant.

Lee, Sang: None

Lin, Edward: United States Surgical-Grants/research support

Lobe, Thom: None

Lord, Jeffrey: None

Ludwig, Kirk: Genzyme BioSurgery - Grants/research support.

MacFadyen, Bruce: None

Marcello, Peter: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., - Consultant;Applied Medical Resources - Consultant.

Margolin, David: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., - Paid Presenter.

Marks, Jeffrey: None

McKinlay, Rodrick: None

McMahon, Ross: None

Mehran, Amir: None

Mellinger, John: None

Melvin, W. Scott: United States Surgical/TYCO - Grants/researchsupport; Stryker Endoscopy - Grants/research support.

Mertens Zur Borg, Ingrid: None

Milsom, Jeffrey: United States Surgical/TYCO - Grants/researchsupport.

Moloo, Husein: None

Moody, Frank: None

Moorthy, Krishna: None

Morgenstern, Leon: None

Navarette, Claudio: Olympus America Inc., - Grants/researchsupport.

O’Brien, Paul: Inamed Corporation - Grants/research support,member speaker’s bureau.

Onders, Raymond: None

Onobuchi, Yasuhiro: None

Palmisano, Donald: None

Pappas, Theodore: Wilson-Cook Medical, Inc., - Grants/researchsupport; Galaxy - grants/research suport.

Park, Adrian: United States Surgical/TYCO - Grants/research support; Stryker Endoscopy - Grants/research support.

Patterson, Emma: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., - Grants/researchsupport; Inamed Corporation - Grants/research support.

Patti, Marco: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., - Grants/research support,United States Surgical/TYCO - Grants/research support.

Pekolj, Juan: Johnson & Johnson - Grants/research support,Consultant; Wilson-Cook Medical, Inc., - Grants/research support, consultant.

Petelin, Joseph: United States Surgical/TYCO - Consultant;Olympus America, Inc., - Consultant; Power MedicalInterventions - Consultant.

Peters, Jeffrey: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., - Grants/researchsupport.

Phillips, Edward: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., - Consultant.

Pomp, Alfons: United States Surgical/TYCO - Consultant; W.L.Gore & Assoc., Inc., - Member of Speaker’s bureau.

Ponsky, Jeffrey: None

Potenti, Fabio: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., - Member of speaker’s bureau; AMS - Grants/research support.

Purcell, Gretchen: Unbound Medicine, Inc - Former Consultant,Stock Options

Ramshaw, Bruce: W.L. Gore & Assoc., - Grants/research support, consultant, member speaker’s bureau; United StatesSurgical/TYCO - Grants/research support,consultant, memberspeaker’s bureau; Sofradim Corporation - Consultant.

Rattner, David: United States Surgical/TYCO - Grants/researchsupport; Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.,- Grants/research support.

Reed, William: None

Regan, Joseph: None

Reissman, Petachia: None

Ren, Christine: Inamed Corporation - Grant/research support,Consultant.

Richards, William: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.,- Grants/researchsupport, consultant; Curon Medical, Inc.,- Grants/research support, member of speaker’s bureau.

Roll, Sergio: None

Rollins, Michael: None

Rothenberg, Steven: Karl Storz Endoscopy - Consultant.

Salky, Barry: None

Satava, Richard: None

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SAGES 2003 DISCLOSURESSchauer, Philip: None

Schirmer, Bruce: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. - Grants/researchsupport; United States Surgical/TYCO - Grants/research sup-port; Karl Storz Endoscopy - Grants/research support.

Schneider, Benjamin: United States Surgical/TYCO -Grants/research support.

Scott, J.: None

Shakespear, Jon: None

Shimada, Mitsuo: None

Smith, C. Daniel: United States Surgical/TYCO - Grants/researchsupport.

Sonnenday, Christopher: None

Sonoda, Toyooki: None

Soper, Nathaniel: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.,- Grants/researchsupport; Karl Storz Endoscopy - Grants/research support;TissueLink Medical - Consultant.

Spivak, Hadar: Inamed Health-consultant

Stylopoulos, Nicholas: None

Swanstrom, Lee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.,- Grants/researchsupport; Applied Medical Resources - Grants/research support.

Szabo, Zoltan: Karl Storz Endoscopy - Consultant.

Takemura, Masashi: None

Takiguchi, Shuji: None

Talamini, Mark: United States Surgical/TYCO - Grants/researchsupport; Intuitive Surgical - Grants/research support; EthiconEndo-Surgery, Inc.,- Grants/research support; Intuitive Surgical -Consultant; ValleyLab - Consultant.

Tang, Chung Ngai: None

Tarnoff, Michael: United States Surgical/TYCO - Grants/researchsupport.

Tisherman, Samuel: None

Traverso, L. William: Wilson-Cook Medical, Inc., -Grants/research support.

Uchal, Miroslav: None

Velanovich, Vic: None

Villegas, Leonardo: None

Vitale, Gary: None

Voellinger, David: None

Walsh, R. Matthew: None

Wasielewski, Annette: None

Weiser, Martin: None

Weiss, Eric: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.,- Grants/research support,consultant.

Wells, Samuel: None

Wexner, Steven: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.,- Grants/research support; Karl Storz Endoscopy - Grants/research support;Comptuer Motion - Grants/research support; Pentax PrecisionInstruments Corporation - Grants/research support.

Whelan, Richard: United States Surgical/TYCO - Grants/researchsupport, member speaker’s bureau; Smith & Nephew -Grants/research support; Karl Storz Endoscopy -Grants/research support.

White, Alan: Intuitive Surgical - stock options, Computermotion- stock options, Ethicon EndoSurgery Inc. - grant/research sup-port.

Wilkiemeyer, Mark: None

Winslow, Emily: None

Wittgrove, Alan: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.,- Grants/research support, Consultant; Vista Medical Technologies, Inc.,-Consultant, Stockholder, Medical director; Richard WolfMedical Instruments Corporation - Consultant.

Wolfe, Bruce: None

Yagmurlu, Aydin: None

Yamagata, Motoo: None

Youngelman, Debbie: None

Zacherl, Johannes: None

Zaninotto, Giovanni: None

Zehetner, Joerg: None

Zundel, Natan: Inamed Corporation - Consultant; Johnson &Johnson - Consultant.


SAGES SOCIAL PROGRAMS

SAGES/IPEG Welcome ReceptionDate: Wednesday, March 12, 2003

Time: 5:00 - 7:00 PM

Place: Exhibit Hall

Fee: No Fee for Registrants & registered guests

Dress: Business or casual

Special promotions, presentations and entertainment. Great food! Open bar!

Note: Children under the age of 14 will not be permitted in the Exhibit Hall due to safety considerations.

“Universal” Soiree

An Evening at Universal Studios HollywoodDate: Friday, March 14, 2003

Time: 7:30 PM

Place: Universal Studios, Hollywood

Dress: Casual

Fee: Included in Registration for SAGES Scientific Session and Guests if checked off on reg form

Transportation: Buses begin loading at hotels at 7:00 PM. You must have your ticket and registration badge to board the bus.

Including The Sixth Annual SAGES International “SING-OFF”

Guest Orientation BreakfastMeet up with old friends and make new ones. Organize yourplans for the week. Find out “neat stuff” about L.A. Talkabout the role of spouses and family members in the SAGESFamily. Have a bagel and coffee, or maybe a little somethingsweet.

Date: Thursday March 13, 2003

Location: Convention Center - Room 402AB

Time: 8:15 AM (breakfast will be finished in time for the Getty tour)

Dress: Casual

Fee: Included in Guest registration fee

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March 10, 2003SOCIAL PROGRAMS & TOURS

Tour #1: Inside Historic L.A.A Downtown Walking TourDate: Wednesday, March 12, 2003

Length: 2 hours

Fee: $25.00

Time: 10:00 AM. Walking tour leaves from Flower StreetLobby of the Westin Bonaventure. Please gather there at9: 40. Wear comfortable shoes.

Explore a cityscape virtually unchanged since the golden era ofHollywood. See the“Broadway HistoricTheatre District.”Your guide will leadyou INSIDE some ofAmerica’s most beauti-ful original picturepalaces and historicbuildings.

We will use a unique“Live Enhanced

Audio” system, so everyone can hear the tour guide clearly.

Tour # 2: Inside Historic L.A. A Downtown Walking Tour AND High Tea at the Elegant Biltmore HotelDate: Wednesday, March 12, 2003

Length: 3 1⁄2 hours

Fee: $57.00 Including High Tea

Time: 1:30 PM, Walking tours leavesfrom Flower Street Lobby of theWestin Bonaventure. Please gather there at 1:10 PM. Wearcomfortable shoes.

Explore the city (see Tour #1) and land at the Elegant PrivateDining Room of the Historic Biltmore Hotel for High Tea in theEnglish tradition, including scones and clotted cream, sandwich-es, petit fours, etc!

Tour #3: The Fabulous Getty MuseumDate: Thursday, March 13, 2003

Length: 6-7 hours

Fee: $68.00 Including Lunch

Time: 10:00 AM, Tour Departs Convention Center, PicoEntrance near Exhibit Hall K. Please gather in that areabeginning 9:40 AM.

An opportunity to seethe world’s wealthiestmuseum. Have lunchat the Museum caféwhich boasts one ofthe great views ofWest L.A. A docentwill guide you throughthe garden and

acquaint you with the stunning architechture of The Getty.

Tour #4: Hollywood Movie Star ExperienceDate: Friday, March 14, 2003

Length: 6 hours +

Fee: $75.00 including lunch

Time: 10:00 AM, Tour Departs Convention Center, PicoEntrance near Exhibit Hall K. Please gather in that areabeginning 9:40 AM.

Focus today on the HollywoodExperience with a behind-the-scenes tour of Tinseltown and aglimpse into the life of a moviestar. See where the stars live, shopand party as you tour the BeverlyHills Movie Stars Homes, RodeoDrive & the Sunset Strip. We willhave lunch at the “Pig andWhistle,” a favorite of the stars.Finally, come & see “Inside” theHeart of Historic Hollywood wherethe stars are trained & celebrated.Visit the Stella Adler ActingAcademy. Go inside the historicmovie palaces where the stars

have their Movie Premieres. Discover where the stars receivedtheir first and the latest Oscars (the Roosevelt Hotel and theKodak Theatre). See Hollywood Blvd., Walk of Fame,Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, and, of course, the HollywoodSign.

Tour #5: Cultural Contemporary L.A. & the MoCA, A Walking Tour with LunchDate: Saturday, March 15, 2003

Length: 5 hours

Fee: $45.00 including lunch

Time: 10:00 AM, Walking tours leaves from Flower StreetLobby of the Westin Bonaventure. Please gather thereat 9:40 AM. Wear comfortable shoes.

Los Angeles is a worldcenter for contempo-rary art. On this tour,visit the new world-class contemporaryCathedral of OurLady of the Angels,designed by famedSpanish architect JoseRafael Moneo. Thenwe visit fantastic

Modernist sites such as the Los Angeles Music Center,Colburn School, Well’s Fargo Center and DWP Building, aswell as Post-Modern edifices such as the Library Tower Gas Co.Tower, MoCA, and Frank Gehry’s fantasy-like Disney Hall.

After the tour, relax and enjoy a great lunch at Joachim Splichal’sPatinette Café in the plaza at the Museum of Contemporary Art(MoCA). After lunch, you will have time to visit the Museum ofContemporary Art (MoCA).

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SAGES 2003 EXHIBITOR PROFILES

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ADVANTAGE MEDICAL SYSTEMS 604Address: 2876 S Wheeling Way Aurora, CO, 80014 Phone: 3037502996Fax: 3037509560

Profile: Offers the only general surgery table that provides thelower ideal working height for laparoscopic procedures as well ashigher working heights for all open procedures.

AED, INC. 532Address: 10801 National Blvd., Ste. 603 Los Angeles, CA, 90064 Phone: 3104464600Fax: 3104464602

Profile :Advanced Endoscopic Devices, Inc., offers 5mm and10mm extended length Endoscopes,. Slide Lock and Kwik KleenLap Forceps, Primo Lap Needle Holders and Knot Pushers. Adv.Band Retractors and Dissectors. 200mm Trocar-Cannula Systems.

AESCULAP 101Address: 3773 Corporate ParkwayCentreville, PA 18034Phone: 800-258-1946Fax: 610-791-6880Website: www.aesculap-usa.com

Profile:AESCULAP has “All it takes to operate...ENDOSCOPICALLY!” Aesculap is offering an exciting new line of long instruments for lap bariatric and la Nissen fundoplication,including extra long general instruments for obese patients.Aesculap offers a broad range and a complete line of all endoscopic products required for any laparascopic or open surgical procedures. Stop by the booth to see the newest product additions and specialty instruments.

ALOKA 527Address: 10 Fairfield Boulevard Wallingford, CT, 06492 Phone: 2032695088Fax: 2032696075Website: www.aloka.com

Profile: Aloka is recognized as a leading innovator in diagnosticultrasound technology. Our wide variety of intraoperative andlaparascopic probes offer exception image quality andunmatched versatility in the field of surgical ultrasound. They alsoprovide superior resolution specifically required for liver surgery,ultrasound guided needle biopsies and RFA (radio frequency ablations). You can reach us as 1-800-872-5652 or via email: [email protected].

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY 114

Address: 7328 W.UNIVERSITY AVENUE, SUITE F GAINSVILLE, FL, 32607 Phone: 3523314900Fax: 3523314975 Website: www.asbs.org

Profile: The ASBS is dedicated to advancing the art and science ofbariatric surgery as an effective treatment for those sufferingfrom morbid obesity.

AMERIPATH INC 533Address: 7289 Garden Road, Suite 200 Riviera Beach, FL, 33404 Phone: 5617126234Fax: 5617127373Website: www.ameripath.com

Profile: Ameripath Inc,.the nations leading pathology provideroffers a network of 425 pathologists, 46 laboratories, GIInstitute, and 237 hospital affiliations providing GI expertise,diagnostic quality, and advanced technologies. Dr. Robert E.Petras, a foremost expert in gastrointestinal disease, appointedDirector Gastrointestinal Services - provides consultations, physician education and lecture programs nationwide.

ANNEXSYS 837Address: 920 E. 28th St. Suite 180Minneapolis, MN 55407Phone: 612-38-1100Fax: 612-871-9580Website: www.annexsys.com

Profile: Product: Minnesota Bariatric Database

APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES 113Address: 22872 Avenida Empresa Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, 92688 Phone: 9497138000Fax: 9497138200Website: www.appliedmed.com

Profile: Applied Medical is proud to introduce two new productsat SAGES 200: the Alexis™ Wound Retractor and theSeparator™ Abdominal Access System. As a leader in surgicalproduct innovation, Applied is committed to providing productdesign solutions to meet the evolving needs of physicians andtheir patients.

ATRIUM MEDICAL CORPORATION 100Address: 5 Wentworth Drive Hudson, NH, 03051 Phone: 6038801433Fax: 6038804545Website: www.atriummed.com

Profile: Atrium’s Prolite™ and Prolite Ultra™ thin wall, low profilepolypropylene monofilament mesh...the surgeon’s first choice forlaparascopic hernia repair featuring ease of handling, excellentsee-thru clarity and improved biocompatibility,. Introducing thenew Proloop 3-D Plug for inguinal hernia repair.

BK MEDICAL SYSTEMS 206Address: 250 Andover Street Wilmington, MA, 01887 Phone: 8008767226Fax: 9789881478Website: www.bkmedus.com

Profile: B-K Medical is among the global leaders in ultrasoundimaging, offering a complete line of ultrasound consoles for theOR and private office. B-K Medical has the broadest array of specialized transducers specifically designed for surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

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SAGES 2003 EXHIBITOR PROFILESBARD ENDOSCOPIC TECHNOLOGIES 219

Address: CR Bard. Inc. 129 Concord Rd.,PO BOX 7031, Bldg #3Billerica, MA, 01821 Phone: 9782624835Fax: 9782624992Website: www.bardendoscopy.com

Profile: Bard is changing the future of GI Endoscopy with unique,innovative, devices that expand procedure opportunities forGastroenterologists, while reducing overall healthcare costs. Stopby SAGES booth #219 and see Bard’s innovative endoscopic ther-apy for GERD, the Bard EndoCinch™ System. In addition, see thenew Bard® PEG Safety System, Fastrac™ Gastric Access PortSafety System, Sure Shot® Injection Needles, the new X-Wire™Next Generation Guidewire, the new Pre-loaded Hydroduct™Plastic Biliary Stents, the 4.5F Tipped Apollo AC™ Papillotomeand the Memotherm® Nitinol Biliary and Colorectal Stents.

BAXTER 726-728Address: 1627 Lake Cook Rd Deerfield, IL, 60015 Phone: 8479405737Fax: 8479406525Website: www.baxter.com

Profile: Baxter is your complete source for BioSurgery therapeu-tics and devices featuring Tisseel VH fibrin sealant and FloSealMatrix Hemostatic Sealant. Tisseel VH fibrin sealant sets withinseconds to create a fibrin matrix, while FloSeal controls activebleeding during surgery. Visit Booth #726-728 for detailed infor-mation about Baxter BioSurgery therapeutics and devices.

BERCHTOLD CORP 627Address: 1950 Hanahan Rd Charleston, SC, 29406 Phone: 8438180209Fax: 8435696133Website: www.berchtoldusa.com

Profile: For over 80 years, Berchtold has delivered better ways tooperate through high performance products and focused ORsolutions! Our Supersuite7 planning design and implementationprocess brings you an integrated surgical suite that includesCHROMOPHARE7.Surgical Lights, TELETOM7 Power Booms andOPERONJ Surgical Tables.

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC/MICROVASIVE 311Address: One Boston Scientific Place Natick, MA, 01760 Phone: 5086508000Fax: 5086525026Website: www.bsci.com

Profile: Boston Scientific has pioneered the design, developmentand manufacturing of devices for use in diagnostic, therapeutic,and palliative gastroesophageal, pancreaticobiliary, and colorectalendoscopic procedures. Boston Scientific products reduce procedural trauma, complexity, cost, time and risk to the patient.

BRAINTREE LABORATORIES, INC. 215Address: 60 Columbian St. West P.O. BOX 850929Braintree, MA, 02185 Phone: 7818432202Fax: 7818437932Website: www.braintreelabs.com

Profile: Braintree laboratories will exhibit MiraLax™ , the first newRx laxative therapy in 24 years. Benefits of No Grit, No taste havemade MiraLax a popular choice for the treatment of constipation.Other products include, GOLYTELY®, Nu LYTELY®, PhosLo®.

BRIDGING HEALTH OPTIONS, LLC 829Address: 2429 W. Commerce Street, Suite C

Ocean Springs, MS, 39564

Phone: 2288724091

Fax: 2288724752

Website: www.bridginghealthoptions.com

Profile: Bridging Health Options is a Bariatric surgery consultingservice, assisting surgeons and/or hospitals in developing a qualityBariatric surgery support program that exceeds all guidelines &standards. We offer a complete Aturnkey@ program or you canchoose from an extensive list of services.

CALMOSEPTINE, INC 535Address: 16602 Burke Lane Huntington Beach, CA, 92647 Phone: 7148403405Fax: 7148409810Website: www.calmoseptineointment.com

Profile: Calmoseptine® Ointment is a multi-purpose moisture barrier that protects and helps heal skin irritations from moisture,such as urinary and fecal incontinence. Calmoseptine® Ointmenttemporarily relieves discomfort and itching. Free samples at ourbooth!

CINEMED, INC. 817Address: 127 Main Street, North Woodbury, CT, 06798 Phone: 2032630006Fax: 2032634839Website: www.cinemed.com

Profile: Cine-Med distributes SAGES Top 12 Surgical VideoCollection. This collection contains the 12 most common minimally invasive procedures performed by general surgeons asdetermined by the SAGES Educational Resources Committee. Asan educational resource, this collection is an ideal training tool for surgical residents, as well as a good brush up for surgeons in practice. An expert laparascopic surgeon presents each procedure. Also available on CD-ROM are video presentations of each procedure as well as a printable commentary from thenation’s leading laparascopic surgeons.


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COMPUTER MOTION 119Address: 130B Cremona Drive Suite B Santa Barbara, CA, 93117 Phone: 8056853729Fax: 8056859277Website: www.computermotion.com

Profile: Computer Motion manufactures computer-assisted robotic-surgical systems. Products include: AESOP®, a voice-controlled endoscope positioning robot, the HERMES®, a centralized system to voice-control the OR, ZEUS® SurgicalSystem for minimally invasive microsurgery procedures, and theSOCRATES™ System for remote surgeon telepresence and mentoring.

CON MED INTEGRATED SYSTEM 639Address: 1815 NW 169th Place #4020 Beaverton, OR, 97006 Phone: 5036141106Fax: 5036141109Website: www.val-med.com

Profile: ConMed Integrated Systems provides true turnkey digitalintegration for OR’s and all critical patient care areas featuring theNurse’s and Surgeon’s Assistant Integrated Touch Screen ControlSystems, surgical areas featuring the Nurse’s and Surgeon’sAssistant Integrated Touch Screen Control Systems, surgical lights,service arms and managers, seamless video networking, digitalvideo capture, and web/tele-medicine.

CONMED CORPORATION 638Address: 525 French Rd. Utica, NY, 13502 Phone: 8004486506Fax: 8004383051Website: www.conmed.com

Profile: CONMED® Corporation, headquartered in Utica, NY, features a full line of Electrosurgical Generators and Accessories,Argon Beam Coagulation products, Minimally Invasive SurgicalInstruments, Smoke Evacuation Systems, Surgical Suction Tubing,Instruments & Implants used for Arthroscopic sports medicineand powered surgical instruments such as drills ands saws, fororthopedic, ENT and neuro-surgery.

CONTEMPORARY SURGERY 102Address: Dowden Publishing 110 Summit Ave.Montvale, NJ, 07645 Phone: 2013919100Fax: 2013912778Website: www.contemporarysurgery.com

Profile: Contemporary Surgery provides surgeons with practical,immediately applicable information that helps them both over-come long-standing challenges and master new operative techniques or other advances. Through its symposiums withnationally renowned experts, its review articles, case reports, andother articles, Contemporary Surgery gives readers the insightsthey need to provide optimal patient care.

COOK SURGICAL 314Address: 750 Daniels Way Bloomington, IN, 47402 Phone: 8004574500Fax: 8005548335Website: www.cookgroup.com

Profile: Cook will be exhibiting a variety of products including:Surgisis® Inguinal Hernia Matrix and Surgisis® Gold HerniaRepair Graft, a naturally occurring extracellular matrix for tissuereinforcement, Ciaglia Blue Rhino® Percutaneous Tracheostomy,Introducer Sets, Products for Common Bile Duct Exploration,Cholangiography Catheters and Cook Spectrum® AntimicrobialImpregnated Central Venous Catheters.

CURON MEDICAL, INC 233Address: 735 Palomar Ave Sunnyvale, CA, 94085 Phone: 4087339910Fax: 4085221188Website: www.curonmedical.com

Profile: Curon Medical, Inc. develops, manufactures and marketsinnovative proprietary products for the treatment of gastro-intestinal disorders. The Stretta Procedure is the less invasive,endoscopic alternative to anti-reflux surgery. The Stretta Systemconsists of a radio-frequency generator and single use energydelivery catheter. The Secca Procedure is a minimally invasive outpatient procedure for treatment of fecal incontinence

DAVOL, INC. 507Address: 100 Sockanossett Crossroad PO Box 8500Cranston, RI, 02920 Phone: 4014637000Fax: 401 4633143

Profile: See how the Davol® Prefix® Plug redefined inguinal hernia repair. The Bard Kugel™ Patch is the first mesh designedfor open tension-free perperitoneal hernia repair.

ENCISION, INC. 822Address:4828 Sterling DriveBoulder, CO 80301Phone: 303-444-2600Fax: 303-444-2693Website: www.encision.com

Profile: Encision’s AEM® Larparascopic Instruments are shieldedand monitored to prevent stray electrosurgical burns. They aredesigned to function identically to conventional 5mm instruments with added benefit of enhances patient safety and are available in all preferred shapes, sizes, and styles.

ETHICON ENDOSURGERY, INC. 301Address: 4545 Creek Road Cincinnati, OH, 452422839 Phone: 5133377100Fax: 5133372000Website: www.surgeonsforum.com

Profile: Ethicon Endo-Surgery is transforming patient carethrough innovation with its comprehensive line of minimally invasive surgical products. Ethicon will showcase the HarmonicScalpel® with hand activation, the Long 45 ENDOCUTTER® andthe longer sleeve LAP DISC for the bariatric surgeon.

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EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY 823

Address: PO Box 335 5500 AH VeldhovenNetherlands, , Phone: 01131402549777Fax: 01131402549777Website: www.eaes-eur.org

Profile: The European Association for Endoscopic Surgery andOther Interventional Techniques (E.A.E.S.) was founded inOctober 1990 with the following aims:

Evaluation of endoscopic surgery and interventional techniquesin Europe.

The coordination and training of these techniques in Europe

To promote scientific studies in order to develop an identity forEuropean Endoscopic Surgery

The Association consists of European medical practitioners who,with the exception of Corporate Members, actively practicesurgery and any kind of Endoscopic surgery. The Association hasFounding Members, Acitve Members, Candidate Members,Corporate Members and Honorary Members, with currently atotal of 3000 members.

EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OFTELESURGERY 444

Address: Hopitaux Universitaires1 Place De L’hopital Strasbourg, , 67091 FrancePhone: 33388119008Fax: 33388119099Website: EITS.org

Profile: EITS is the most renowned academic center for laparascopic training. Located in Strasbourg, France, it is trainingmore than 3,000 surgeons in laparascopic surgery every year.Surgeons can learn laparascopic techniques during intensive oradvanced courses organized all along the year in digestive, colorectal, endocrine, pediatrics, aortoiliac, urology, morbid obesity and hernia repair surgery.

FLEET PHARMACEUTICALS 425Address: 4615 Murray Place, PO BOX 11349 Lynchburg, VA, 245061349 Phone: 4345228470Fax: 4348476110Website: www.cbfleet.com

Profile: Fleet Pharmaceuticals, the maker of Fleet® Phospho-soda®, is pleased to announce the introduction ofFleet® Phospho-soda® ACCU-PREP™, a complete bowel cleansing system designed to eliminate patient confusion andincrease patient comfort.

GENERAL SURGERY NEWS 630Address: 545 West 45th Street, 8th Floor New York, NY, 10036 Phone: 2129575300 x263Fax: 2129577230Website: www.mcmahonmed.com

Profile: General Surgery News is the only surgery-related newspaper mailed to every general surgeon, surgical resident,colon and rectal surgeon, surgical oncologist, trauma surgeon,and critical care surgeon in the U.S. General Surgery News specializes in presenting late-breaking clinical news from all majorsurgery meetings. Monthly editorial sections include physiciandebates of ‘hot topics’ in surgery, a ‘Residents Corner’, educational review, summaries of important journal articles, a section of new products and FDA updates and more.

GENZYME BIOSURGERY 501Address: 2100 Evergreen Boulevard Duluth, GA, 30096 Phone: 6172527500Fax: 6787754001Website: www.genzymebiosurgery.com

Profile: Genzyme Biosurgery is the leader for adhesion preventionfollowing abdominopelvic surgery. Seprafilm® Adhesion Barrier is a bioresorbable barrier that separates adhesiogenic tissue surfaces during the critical 7-day period of adhesion formation. In a pivotal abdominal clinical study, Seprafilm® Adhesion Barrierprevented adhesions in 51% of patients.1 No statistically significant differences were observed in the incidence of adverseevents comparing Seprafilm® and control patients. Sepramesh™Biosurgical Composite is a polypropylene mesh coated on oneside with a HA/CMC adhesion barrier. Sepramesh™ is proven toprevent adhesion formation to the mesh while providing strongtissue ingrowth2 . (1 Becker 1996. 2Greenwalt 2000)

GLAXOSMITHKLINE 739Address: 3 Franklin Plaza, 1600 Vine St.Philadelphia, PA 19102Phone: 919-483-2100Fax: 919-483-7778Website: www.gsk.com

Profile: GlaxoSmithKline is a leading research-based ;pharmaceu-tical company with a powerful combination of skills to discoveran deliver innovative medicines. We offer a number of programsto support effective health management strategies and improvepatient care. Please visit our exhibit to learn more about outproducts.

HAEMACURE CORPORATION 431Address: 2 North Tamiami Trail, Suite 802 Sarasota, FL, 34236 Phone: 941 3643700Fax: 9413643734Website: www.heamacurecorp.com

Profile: Hemaseel™ APR, the first commercially available FibrinSealant, is a biological tissue adhesive with superior sealant andhemostatic properties. Hemaseel™ APR is a prepackaged, readyto mix Fibrin Sealant which offers surgeons a new level of component consistency and viral safety. Haemacure Corporationis dedicated exclusively to the innovation in Fibrin Sealants.



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HOVERTECH INTERNATIONAL 634Address: 603 N. 2nd St Allentown, PA, 18102 Phone: 6104328753Fax: 6104339107Website: www.hovermatt.com

Profile: The Hovermatt™ Patient Transfer Technology creates aAcushion of air@ to reduce friction and facilitate lateral patienttransfers. It helps reduce worker’s comp. injuries while providinga very comfortable transfer. There is no weight limit.

IMAGE STREAM MEDICAL 839Address: 410 Great Road, Box B8Littleton, MA 01460Phone:978-486-8494Fax: 978-428-2694Website: www.imagestreammedical.com

Profile: Image Stream Medical (ISM) produces motion video andstill image recording devices that record surgical procedures ontodigital medium (DVD, CD) immediately post procedure. ISM alsoprovides post-procedure video production software to quickly cre-ate high quality video presentations.

IMMERSION MEDICAL 633Address: 55 West Watkins Mill Road Gaithersburg, MD, 20878 Phone: 3019843706Fax: 3019842104Website: www.immersonmedical.com

Profile: Immerson Medical, Maryland, is the leading producer ofcomputer-based medical training simulators enabling healthcarepersonnel to practice minimally invasive procedures without placing patients at risk. Three product line cover IntravenousTherapies, Endoscopic Procedures, and EndovascularInterventions. More information is available atwww.immersion.com

INAMED CORPORATION 227Address: 5540 Ekwill St.Santa Barbara, CA, 93111 Phone: 8006244261Fax: 8056815765Website: www.bioenterics.com

Profile: INAMED Health manufactures and distributes theBioEnterics® LAP_BAND System, the premier minimally invasivesurgical solution for the treatment of morbid obesity; the surgery;and other obesity treatment devices.

INKINE PHARMACEUTICAL 820Address: 1787 Sentry Parkway West Bld 18, STE. 440 Blue Bell, PA, 19425 Phone: 2152836850Fax: 2152854600Website: www.inkine.com

Profile: InKine Pharmaceutical Company is a specialty pharmaceu-tical company focused on the development and commercializa-tion of products for the gastrointestinal market. Visicol Tablets:Sodium phosphate oral tablets indicated for cleansing of thebowel as a preparation for colonoscopy in adults 18 years of ageor older.

INLET MEDICAL, INC. 838Address: 10180 Viking DriveEden Prairie, MN 55344Phone: 952-942-5034Fax: 952-829-7112Website: www.inletmedical.com

Profile: Inlet Medical, Inc. provides a variety of disposable proce-dure kits for minimally invasive surgical procedures. The MetraPS® kit offers gynecologists a quick, reliable alternative for repo-sitioning the uterus to its anatomically correct setting. The InletCloseSure™ procedure kit provides a fast, simple, and effectivemethod to close all trocar entry sites. The Elevest® kit offers aunique method for the strengthening of he utero-sacral liga-ments and support of the pelvic floor.

INTUITIVE SURGICAL 711Address: 950 Kifer Rd Sunnyvale, CA, 94086 Phone: 8888684647Fax: 4085231390Website: www.intuitivesurgical.com

Profile: Intuitive Surgical, the market leader in operative surgicalrobots, has developed the da Vinci™ Surgical System, still theonly surgical robot cleared by the FDA for laparoscopic and thorascopic procedures. The da Vinci™ Surgical System utilizesarticulating Endo Wrist™ Instruments and a unique 3-D InSite™Vision System. For more information, visit our website atwww.intuitive surgical.com

JVC HDTV 815Address: 2246 Camino RamonSan Ramon, CA 94583Phone: 925-355-0750Fax: 925-355-0777Website: www.ttimedical.com

Profile: High Definition Endoscopic Video Camera, Digital ImageCapture System, High Definition Display

JARIT SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS600, 602

Address: 9 Skyline Drive Hawthorne, NY, 10532 Phone: 914 592 9050Fax: 914 5928056Website: www.visitus.com

Profile: A comprehensive line of high quality, reusable, innovativeendoscopic instruments if offered by JARIT Surgical Instruments.The Instrument People...specializing exclusively in surgical instruments. JARIT features laparascopic instruments in diametersfrom 3.5mm to 10mm, and lengths from 24cm to 45cm.

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KARL STORZ ENDOSCOPYAMERICA,INC. 411

Address: 600 Corporate Pointe Culver City, CA, 90230 Phone: 3103388100Fax: 3104105537Website: www.karlstorz.com

Profile: Karl Storz will be introducing AIDA™ DVD, the new single-source solution for capturing, editing and archiving digitalvideo. Karl Storz will be exhibiting its fully integrated endosurgeryline, including Hopkins® rod lens telescopes, reusable trocars,extended-length bariatric instruments, 42cm laparascopes,ClickLine® hand instruments and OR1 custom-designed operating rooms. OR1 provides centralized control of every ORcomponent, including medical devices, teleconferencing, hospitalcomputers and lighting.

LSI SOLUTIONS 518Address: 7796 Victor-Mendon RoadVictor, NY 14564Phone: 585-869-6600Fax: 585-742-0886Website: www.lsisolutions.com

Profile: Sew-Right® SR.5™ - The single squeeze suturing device,is a re-loadable 5mm suture device that provides precise andrapid suture placement for minimally invasive surgery.

Ti-Knot® TK™ - The device to instantly secure and trim excesssutures, is a 5mm device, which delivers a Titanium Knot™ TopHat that is strong and reliable.

InsideView™ - The only medical display system to protectadvance high-resolution videoscopic images onto a sterile screenwithin the surgical field.

LEXION MEDICAL 318Address: 1957 Gateway Blvd. St. Paul, MN, 55112 Phone: 6516350000Fax: 6516361671Website: www.lexionmedical.com

Profile: The Insuflow® represents a unique advancement - areturn to the normal homeostatic state of the peritoneal cavity.The Insuflow® filters, heats, and hydrates the laparascopic gas tophysiologic conditions. Significant patient benefits are providedwhile reducing costs.

LIFECELL 109Address: 1 Millennium Way Branchburg, NJ, 08876 Phone: 9089471100Fax: 9089471088Website: www.lifecell.com

Profile: LifeCell Corporation is a bioengineering companyengaged in the development and commercialization of tissueregeneration and cell preservation products. Through cuttingedge technology, LifeCell Corporation offers PhysiciansAlloDerm®, acellular dermal graft, Repliform®, tissue regeneration matrix, and Cymetra®, for the replacement of lostor damaged tissue.

LIPPINCOTT, WILLIAMS & WILKINS 110Address: 11636 Andasol Ave Granada Hills, CA, 91344 Phone: 8183630477Fax: 6033720007Website: www.lww.com

Profile: Lippincott Williams (LWW) is a leading international publisher of professional health information for physicians, nurses, specialized clinicians and students.

LIVLITE, INC 106Address: 900 Wilshire Blvd Suite 1129 Los Angeles, CA, 90017 Phone: 2136238410Fax: 2136239764Website: www.liv-lite.com

Profile: LiveLite Weight Loss ProgramK, (www.liv-lite.com) provides hospitals and physicians with a complete, turnkeyBariatric Surgery program including implementation, marketingand on-going management within a nationwide network of hospital Centers of Excellence..

MACROPORE BIOSURGERY, INC. 833Address: 6740 Top Gun StreetSan Diego, CA 92121Phone: 858-458-0900Fax: 858-458-0944Website: www.macropore.com

Profile: Welcome to MacroPore Biosurgery, Inc. We are a leader inthe design, development and production of bioresorbable poly-mer implants, and emerging new technologies for use in a varietyof surgical applications within the biosurgery market:

Bioresorbable implants – bone healing and fixation

Bioresorbable anti-adhesion products

Regenerative technologies in tissue engineering

Healing compounds and growth factors.

MAHE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 723Address: 490 Craighead Street Nashville, TN, 37204 Phone: 6152697256Fax: 6152694605Website: www.maheinternational.com

Profile: At MAHE we specialize in surgical and office equipmentfor the Otolaryngology, Laparascopy and arthroscopy markets. Allof our medical instruments are manufactured in Germany usingonly the top grade of German Steel, and we offer a one-yearguarantee on all of our medical instruments and repairs. In addition to our surgical and office instruments, MAHE manufac-tures some of the top rigid and flexible Endoscopes in the world.Each MAHE Endoscope undergoes a thorough examination in allareas of functionality, thus ensuring that only the highest qualityendoscopes reach the U.S. market. Our Nashville, TN office services the United States and Canada.



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MARKET ACCESS PARTNERS 732Address: 3236 Meadowview Road Evergreen, CO, 80439 Phone: 3035261900Fax: 3035267920Website: www.meti.com

Profile: Market Access Partners provides marketing research consulting to the medical device industries. We use innovativequalitative and quantitative methodologies to research opinionsof physicians, nurses, and patients. We offer a management-oriented approach to product development and marketing.

MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC. PUBLISHERS134

Address: 2 Madison AvenueLarchmont, NY 10538Phone: 914-834-3100Fax: 914-834-3771Website: www.liebertpub.com

Profile: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., is known for establishing authori-tative peer-reviewed journals in cutting-edge areas of science andbiomedical research. We will be exhibiting the peer-reviewedJournal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniquesand Pediatric Endosurgery & Innovative Techniques along withother related journals

MEDICAL EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC 813

Address: 600 Fruitville Road Sarasota, FL, 34232 Phone: 9413425609Fax: 9413791621Website: www.meti.com

Profile: METI (www.meti.com), the exclusive distributor ofMentice surgical education systems in the Americas, will show-case the Procedicus® surgical simulation platform, the MinimalInvasive Surgical Trainer (MIST) with its new Suturing and KnotTying module, and new task training modules for laparoscopy.This powerful platform provides a turnkey solution forlaparoscopy, arthroscopy, and interventional cardiology/radiologysurgery education.

MEDICAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS841Address: 100 Main Street, Suite 111Dover, NH 03820Phone: 800-236-9310Fax: 800-750-3155Website: www.mmsinternational.com

Profile: Offering a complete line of Gastrointestinal MonitoringEquipment and accessories. UPS2020 system performsEsophageal, Anorectal, Sphincter of Oddi, Antroduodenal, andColon manometry studies including Video/Fluoroscopy. OrionLogger uses our NEW pHersaflex disposable pH probe (fits allbrand loggers), capable of performing multichannel 24-72 hoursof ambulatory pH monitoring.

MEDIFLEX 433Address: 250 Gibbs Rd. Islandia, NY, 11749 Phone: 6315828440Fax: 6315828487Website: www.mediflex.com

Profile: Mediflex offers Laparascopic holders and positionersincluding Aendo-assist@ robotic holding system, a wide range ofLaprascopic and General Tissue Retractors, and a complete line ofLaprascopic instruments for General and Pediatric applications.

MEDOVATIONS 448Address: 102 E. Keefe AveMilwaukee, WI 53212Phone: 414-265-7620Fax: 414-265-7628Website: www.medovations.com

Profile: Medovations’ Transillumination System aids in the identifi-cation of the esophagus, rectum and other structures by transillu-mination during laparoscopy, thoracoscopy, or open procedures.This device enhances patient safety by transmitting intense lightwithout dangerous heat generation.

MEDTRONIC 606Address: 4000 Lexington Ave. N. MSX 180 Shoreview, MN, 55126 Phone: 7635149700Fax: 7635149745Website: www.medtronic.com

Profile: Medtronic Gastroenterology is your one source for thenewest and most innovative diagnostic equipment for 48-hourpH testing, esophageal and anorectal manometry plus EnterraTherapy for gastroparesis. New products include Bravo™ pHMonitoring System for catheter-free pH monitoring and Bilitec™2000 for bile reflux and ElectroGastroGraphy (EGG) for gastricmotility.

MICROLINE, INC 430Address: 800 Cummings Center, Ste. 157X Beverly, MA, 01915 Phone: 9789229810 ext25Fax: 9789229209Website: www.microline.com

Profile: Microline’s integrated modular laparascopic system con-sists of reusable instrument handles and disposable tips includingscissors, graspers and dissectors. Our laparascopic line also offersa reusable multi-fire 10 mm clip applier with a disposable 19 clipcartrdge.

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MIS FELLOWSHIP COUNCIL 132Address: 2716 Oean Park Blvd. Ste. 3000Santa Monica, CA 90405Phone: 310-314-2536Fax: 310-314-2589Website: www.misfellowshipcouncil.org

Profile: The MIS Fellowship Council is an association of MIS andSurgical Gastrointestinal Endoscopy fellowship directors formedto address the unique needs of fellowship directors and appli-cants. The MIS Fellowship Council provides a communicationforum for disseminating information about fellowship issues andcommunicating the Council’s positions to other organizations.The Council primary goals are creating a fellowship program reg-istry and standardizing the fellowship application and selectionprocess for the upcoming application cycle. Residency programdirectors, fellowship directors and upcoming fellowship appli-cants are encouraged to stop by this booth to learn more aboutthe organization and its goals.

NASHVILLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS 322

Address: 322 Northcrest Dr. Springfield, TN, 37172 Phone: 6153824996Fax: 6153846568Website: www.nsipreview.com

Profile:Laparscopic Ventral Hernia repair made easy with a newapproach. Laparascopic Cholanbgiography without Cystic DuetCannulation.

NDO SURGICAL INC 104Address: 125 High Street, Suite 7 Mansfield, MA, 02048 Phone: 5083378881Fax: 5083378882Website: www.ndosurgical.com

Profile: NDO Surgical, Inc. develops, manufactures, and marketsinnovative technologies for gastrointestinal disorders. The company’s Endoscopic Full-Thickness Plicator™ has beendesigned to provide an outpatient treatment for gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD).

9TH WORLD CONGRESS OF ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY 827

Address: Alberto Chousleb, MD, FACS, PresidentThe American British Cowdry HospitalSur. 138, No. 116, Col. Las AmericasApartado Postal 18901 C.P. 01120 Mexico, D.F.

Profile: The 9th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery will beheld February 2-7, 2004 in Cancun, Mexico

OLYMPUS AMERICA INC. 201Address: Medical Instrument Division 2 Corporate Center DriveMelville, NY, 11747 Phone: 6318445533Fax: 6318445447Website: www.olympus.com

Profile: Olympus is the worldwide leading provider of the highestquality optical an digital imaging surgery systems. Olympus is rev-olutionizing MIS with digital surgery products: LTF-V3- flexiblelaparascopy with 4-way angulation, Endoeye™ - distal mountedCCD and advanced digital capturing, photography and printingsolutions.

ONUX MEDICAL 832, 834Address: Five Merrill DriveHampton, NH 03842Phone: 603-929-6200Fax: 603-929-6300Website: www.onuxmedical.com

Profile: ONUX Medical developed and commercialized two 5mmreusable, MIS products with disposable suturing cartridges.Touche?, is a needle-free suturing instrument capable of produc-ing 50 interrupted sutures without removing the system from thesurgical site. Salute easily secures prosthetic mesh to tissue byforming unique, circular staples.

PARÉ SURGICAL, INC 107Address: 7332 S. Alton Way, Ste. H Englewood, CO, 80112 Phone: 3036890187Fax: 3036890579Website: www.paresurgical.com

Profile: PARÉ Surgical, Inc. is the leader in the development ofinnovative technologies for use in Minimally Invasive Surgery. TheQuik-Stitch® One Port Delivery™ Endoscopic Suturing Systemsimplifies suturing through the use of a pre-tied locking Roederknot and a reusable delivery system available in 3mm, 5mm, and10mm sizes. A disposable 5mm Suturing System is also availablewhich utilizes the standard 5mm Quik-Stitch suture spools.

PENTAX PRECISION INSTRUMENT CORPORATION 626

Address: 30 Ramland Rd. Orangeburg, NY, 109622699 Phone: 8004315880Fax: 954-349-3846Website:www.pentaxmedical.com

Profile: i-technology...integration of multiple data platforms,video streaming, voice technology, multi-media conferencing, ondemand internet access, image management. All at the touch ofa button!

PILLING SURGICAL 125Address: 2917 Weck Drive, P.O. Box 12600Research Triangle Park, NC 27709Telephone: 919-361-3955Fax: 919-361-3914Website: www.pillingsurgical.com

Profile: See Teleflex & Weck

PNA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, L.P. 530Address: PO Box 2015 Glens Falls, NY, 12801 Phone: 5187611193Fax: 5187612637Website: www.nnamed.com

Profile: PNA Medical Systems is proudly presenting their highquality endoscopic, laparascopic and arthroscopic instruments.Included will be reusable modular instruments, reusable shieldedtrocar systems and several innovative reposable alternatives. Getthe features of disposables with the cost efficiency of reusables.



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REACHIN TECHNOLOGIES, AB 538Address: Arstaangsvagen 24Stockholm, Sweden 11743Phone: 46-8-566-76-00Fax: 46-556-766-01Website: www.reachin.se

Profile: Reachin Technologies will exhibit the ReachinLaparascopic Trainer (RLT), a laparascopic simulator for training ofbasic laparascopic skills and specific procedures. It is based on vir-tual reality with fully implemented haptics (force feedback).

RICHARD WOLF MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS CORP 209

Address: 353 Corporate Woods Parkway Vernon Hills, IL, 600613110 Phone: 8479131113Fax: 8479136959Website:www.richardwolf.com

Profile: Richard Wolf offers a complete assortment fo productsincluding: laparascopic and thoracoscopic instrumentation, 3 chip video camera systems, insufflators, and a complete line of instruments designed specifically for bariatric surgery. Please see our Panaview Plus, distortion-free laparascopes and microlaparascopy products.

SANDHILL SCIENTIFIC 821Address: 9150 Commerce Center Circle #500 Highlands Ranch, CO, 80129 Phone: 3034707020Fax: 3034702975Website:www.sandhillsci.com

Profile: Sandhill Scientific offers a comprehensive series ofesophageal diagnostics for refulx monitoring and motility testing.Two revolutionary new products utilize mufti-channel intraluminalimpedance (MII). Concurrent MII-pH monitoring assesses bothacid and non-acid reflux. Concurrent MII-manometry assessesboth esophageae pressure and bolus transit during swallow.

SAUNDERS-MOSBY (DIV. OF ELSEVIER) 825

Address: 11363 Dulcet Ave Northridge, CA, 91326 Phone: 8188316717Fax: 8183605903Website: www.elsevier.com

Profile: Saunders-Mosby is the world’s largest medical book publisher. The latest surgery and G.I. textbooks will be availablefor viewing.

SLEEP DATA INC. 741Address: 4420 Hotel Circle Ct. Ste. 240San Diego, CA 92108Phone: 619-299-6299Fax: 619-299-6222Website: www.sleepdata.com

Profile: Sleep Data, Inc. is a nationwide market leader in provid-ing expert home-based diagnostic testing for sleep apnea syn-drome. They have been working with bariatric centers across thecountry since 1995, performing rapid and cost-effective sleepapnea testing.

SKYTRON 323Address: 5000 36th St. S.E. Grand Rapids, MI, 49512 Phone: 6169570500Fax: 6169575053Website:www.skytronsurgical.com

Profile: Skytron provides state-of-the-art medical equipmentincluding surgical tables and accessories, surgical, emergency,procedure, exam, cath lab and birthing room lighting. We alsoprovide space management skybooms, surgical light handle cameras, flatscreen monitors, HERMES voice and touchscreenactivation equipment for endosuite integration, smoke evacuation stainless steel and warming cabinetry, nurse document centers, scrub sinks and washer-disinfectors.

SLACK INCORPORATED 128Address: 6900 Grove Rd. Thorofare, NJ, 08086 Phone: 8568481000Fax: 8568535991Website: www.slackbooks.com

Profile: SLACK Incorporated is a medical publisher that has beenin business for over 40 years. We are excited about our new latest in Gastroenterology. Stop by our booth to learn moreabout SLACK Incorporated and our newest publications.

SMITH & NEPHEW ENDOSCOPY 329Address: 150 Minuteman Rd. Andover, MA, 01810 Phone: 9787491386Fax: 9787491577Website: www.smithnephew.com

Profile: A global leader within arthroscopy and an innovator in endoscopic surgery, Smith & Nephew Endoscopy designs,develops, and manufactures endoscopic surgical instrumentationand techniques with the goal of reducing trauma and pain to thepatient, reducing cost to healthcare systems and providing betteroutcomes for surgeons.

SNOWDEN PENCER 621Address: 5175 South Royal Atlanta Drive Tucker, GA, 30084 Phone: 7704960952Fax: 7707232798Website:www.snowdenpencer.com

Profile: Snowden Pencer is the manufacturer of the highest quality instrumentation and equipment for endoscopic surgery.Our product line includes Diamond-Flex®, Diamond-Touch, andDiamond-Port instruments as well as the latest technology inhigh flow insufflators.

SOFRADIM 632Address: 200 Stonewall Blvd, Suite 2A Wrentham, MA, 02093 Phone: 5083842070Fax: 5083842074Website: www.sofradim.com

Profile:Sofradim designs, manufactures and distributes uniqueand patented, mutifiber polyester hernia mesh products -Parietex® - for laparascopic and open approaches. Our Parietex®Composite helps prevent post-operative adhesions. The first fullyresorbable hernia fixation device, Pariefix™, will be introduced.

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SOVIS OPTIQUE 221Address: B.P. 1 Le Gouffre La Perte Sous Joaurra, , 77260 FrancePhone: 3364363058Fax: 3360277567Website: www.sovis-optique.com

Profile: Glass components for optical lighting and radiationshielding (endoscopic) light guide, rigid fiber rods, flexible fiberbundles, lenses, optical coatings, X-ray shielding glass.

SPRINGER VERLAG 108Address: 175 Fifth Ave. New York, NY, 10010 Phone: 2124601500Fax: 2124736272Website: www.springerny.com

Profile: Springer-Verlag is a leading publisher of Medical Booksand Journals, including Surgical Endoscopy. Visit the booth for afree sample copy of this and other journals, and to see the rest ofour cutting-edge program in Surgery.

STARION INSTRUMENTS 520Address:20665 Fourth StSarastota, CA 95070Phone: 408-741-8773Fax: 408-741-8774Website: www.starioninstruments.com

Profile: Thermal Ligating Products for open and endoscopicsurgery simultaneously seal and divide vessels providing hemostatic cutting of soft tissue. Hemostasis is achieved throughthe concurrent application of heat and pressure with no electricity required to pass through the patient.

STERIS CORPORATION 239Address: 5960 Heisley Road Mentor, OH, 44060 Phone: 4403542600Fax: 4403546832Website: www.steris.com

Profile: STERIS Corporation is a leading provider of surgical support and infection prevention systems, products, services andtechnologies worldwide. Since its founding in 1987, STERIS hasearned its standing as a trusted partner of healthcare professionals in more than 5,000 hospitals.

STRYKER ENDOSCOPY 603Address: 5900 Optical Court San Jose, CA, 95138 Phone: 8004350220Fax: 8004350111Website: www.strykerendo.com

Profile: Stryker Endoscopy is the technology leader in cross specialty surgical video, voice activation, digital documentation,telesurgery and Enodsuite operating room. Featured will be thelatest innovative products in video, laparoscopy and instrumentation.

SURGICAL PRODUCTS MAGAZINE 217Address: 301 Gibraltar Dr Morris Plains, NJ, 07950 Phone: 9732925100Fax: 9735393476Website: www.surgprodmag.com

Profile: Surgical Products is the premier source for news of technological advances in the operating room. It is used by themost important Surgical professionals, including: Surgeons, ORSupervisors, related department heads, and OR purchasing materials management.

SURGICAL ROUNDS 116Address: 241 Foursgate Drive Jamesburg, NJ, 08831 Phone: 7326561140Fax: 7326561142Website: www.mwc.com

Profile: Surgical Rounds is a monthly surgical journal with articlesof practical, everyday clinical application. It reaches more than50,000 surgeons and surgical specialists throughout the UnitedStates, including interns, residents, medical school faculty, andfulltime hospital and private practice surgeons.

SURGICON, INC. 727Address: 400 Long Beach Blvd. Stratford, CT, 06615 Phone: 2035808771Fax: 2033808769Website:www.surgicon.net

Profile: Surgicon offer innovative instrumentation, beginning withthe SpringLock 5mm Ligation System. SpringLock is an alternativeto traditional occluding clips that provides increased security andversatility including the ability to ligate vessels or other structuresend0on and the ability to quickly close perforations in the gallbladder or other organs.

SURGRX 439Address: 2629 B Terminal BlvdMountain View, CA 94043Phone: 650-938-0424Fax: 650-938-5664Website: www.surgrx.com

Profile: SURGRX EnSEAL™ System for surgical hemostasis repre-sents a new generation of precisely controlled bipolar tissuewelding. The proprietary Smart Electrode™ technology achievesunparalleled performance for large vessel ligation and division.

SYNOVIS SURGICAL INNOVATIONS 733(formerly Bio-Vascular, Inc.)

Address: 2575 University Avenue St. Paul, MN, 55114 Phone: 6516033700Fax: 6516429018Website:www.synovissurgical.com

Profile: Synovis Surgical Innovations (Synovis SI), a division ofSynovis Life Technologies, Inc., will display Peri-Strips® and Peri-Strips Dry® for staple line reinforcement in the bariatric surgical procedures of gastric bypass and gastric banding. Alsodisplayed will be Peri-Guard® and Supple Peri-Guard® forabdominal and thoracic wall repair and other hernia soft tissuerepair. Synovis SI develops, manufactures and markets theseproducts as well as other specialty medical devices for use in cardiac, vascular, neuro, urologic and general surgeries.



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TAUT, INC. 317Address: 2571 Kaneville Court Geneva, IL, 60134 Phone: 6302322507Fax: 6302328005Website: www.taut.com

Profile: Taut, Inc. manufactures and distributes 5mm, 10/11 mmand 12mm asymmetrical dilating access ports, 2mm and 3mmMini-Ports for mini-laparoscopy, Ob/Gyn and Pediatric surgery,Peritoneal Intraducers®, Cholangiogram catheters, a CBDE kitand non-latex capillary drains.

TELEFLEX MEDICAL GROUP 125Address: 2917 Weck Drive, P.O. Box 12600Research Triangle Pk, NC, 27709 Phone: 9195448000Fax: 9193613914Website: www.teleflex.com

Profile: Please see Pilling Surgical and Weck

THOMPSON SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. 539

Address: 10170 East Cherry Bend Road Traverse City, MI, 49684 Phone: 2319220177Fax: 2319220174Website: www.thompsonsurgical.com

Profile: Thompson Surgical Instruments, Inc., manufactures table-mounted retractors in a variety of configurations, providingsurgeons easy access with excellent visibility.

TOP GUN 141, 240Address: James C. “Butch Rosser, Jr., MD FACSBeth Israel Medical Center350 East 17th Street, 16BHNew York, NY 10003Phone: 212-420-4337Fax: 212-844-1039Email: [email protected]

Profile: The “Top Gun Laparascopic Skill Shootout” exhibit bringsthrills, excitement and competition to the quest of masteringminimally invasive surgery. This exhibit features the Yale basedcurriculum practiced by hundreds of institutions around theworld.

TSL (TISSUE SCIENCE LABORATORIES)541, 838

Address: 1141 Clark St. Suite DCovington, GA 30014Phone: 678-342-7808Fax: 678-342-7844Website: www.tissuescience.com

Profile: Tissue Science Laboratories, plc (TSL) is a medical devicecompany specializing in human tissue repair. Formed in 1996,TSLis committed to developing innovative medical products that aresafe, effective and have a positive impact on surgical outcomesand patient quality of life.

Core Technology: Permacol™ Collagen ImplantTSL is committed to innovative solutions for the surgical recon-struction, re-contouring, and repair of human tissue. The compa-ny’s first technology, Permocol™ Collagen Implant, consists ofcollagen derived from porcine (pig) dermis. The collagen, stillintact, is treated in such a manner that when implanted in thehuman body, it is non-allergenic and resistant to breakdown bythe body’s enzymes. Permacol™ Collagen Implant becomes apermanent, integral part of host tissue by allowing cell infiltrationand revascularization to occur. Therefore, Permacol™ surgicalimplant is a safer option than synthetic meshes or donor tissue,which may not always be sterile and can destroy collagen.

UNITED STATES SURGICAL 511Address:150 Glover Ave.Norwalk, CT, 06856 Phone: 2038451000Fax: 2038454404Website: www.ussurg.com

Profile: United States Surgical, a unit of Tyco Healthcare Group LP,is a leading manufacturer of innovative wound closure productsan advanced surgical devices. Our products are available throughtwo primary business divisions; The Auto Suture Division whichoffers a complete line of surgical devices and laparascopic instrumentation for general and specialty procedures and the USS DG Sutures Division, one of the most comprehensive sutureproduct lines in the industry.

U.S. BARIATRIC 840Address: 4800 N.E. 20th Terrace #303Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308Phone: 954-351-7770Fax: 954-771-7252Website: www.usbariatric.com

Profile: Long recognized as a medical program of excellence, U.S. Bariatric now offers one of the most comprehensive andcomplete bariatric training programs in the world. Boasting a faculty of nationally recognized surgeons and multidisciplinaryprofessionals, USBMI (usbmi.com) equips this country’s next generation of successful bariatric professionals.

VALLEYLAB 521Address: 5920 Longbow Drive Boulder, CO, 80301 Phone: 3035302300Fax: 3035306285Website: www.valleylab.com

Profile: Permanently fuse tissue bundles and vessels up to 7mm in diameter without dissection in laparascopic procedures usingValleylab’s new LigaSure Atlas™ sealer/divider. The ALigaSureAtlas™ sealer/divider provides versatile grasping for multiple tissue types, holding sealed tissue for easy transaction.

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VISIONSENSE, INC. 339-341Address:70 Hilltop RoadRamsey, NJ 07446Phone: 201-995-9200Fax: 201-995-0600Website: www.visionsense.com

Profile: Propriety technology providing MIS Surgeons with a realtime high resolution, natural Stereoscopic Vision.

VISTA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 720

Address: 5451 Avenida Encinas, Suite A Carlsbad, CA, 92008 Phone: 760 6039120Fax: 7606039170Website: www.vista.com

Profile: Vista Medical Technologies offers Bariatric Surgery program implementation and onsite program management toinclude: hospital business plans, laparascopic bariatric surgerypreceptorship, minimally invasive visualization systems, andbariatric information systems. Vista also provides dietary supplements for gastric bypass patients.

WILSON-COOK MEDICAL 140Address: 4900 Bethania Station Rd.Winston-Salem, NC 27105Phone: 336-744-0157Fax: 336-744-5785Website: www.wilsoncook.com

Profile: Wilson-Cook Medical is a world leader in gastrointestinalEndoscopy. Key products include sphincterotomes, stents, wireguides, forceps, snares, etc.. Recent innovations such as multi-band ligators, ultrasound needles and endoscopic suturing devicescontinue to keep us at the forefront of the medical industry.

W.L. GORE & ASSOC., INC. 419Address: 3750 W. Kiltie Lane Flagstaff, AZ, 860010900 Phone: 9287792771Fax: 9287791456Website: www.gore.com

Profile:W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. is the worldwide leaderin expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (dPTFE) technology. TheMedical Division of Gore specializes in the design and manufacture of innovative medical devices.

WEBSURG 337Address: A Place De L’hopital BP 40019 Strasbourg Cedex, , 67080 FrancePhone: 33388119127Fax: 33388119199Website: www.websurg.com

Profile: WebSurg is a virtual university, accessible through theinternet, specialized in minimally invasive surgery in generaldigestive and thoracic surgery as well as urology and gynecology.WebSurg offers more than 100 operating techniques, over 300videos of surgical procedures ands expert opinions, photos andanimated drawings. CME credits are available onwww.websurg.com.

WECK, A TELEFLEX MEDICAL COMPANY 125

Address: 2917 Weck Drive, P.O. Box 12600Research Triangle Park, NC 27709Phone: 919-361-3955Fax: 919-361-3914Website: www.weckclosure.com

Profile: Weck has enhanced the popular Hem-o-lok® polymer ligating clip line with the automatic Endo5® ML Applier, for ligation of vessels up to 10mm all through a 5mm port.

See Pilling Surgical & Teleflex Medical Group.

WEIGHT FOR LIFE 325Address: 801 North Tustin, #702 Santa Ana, CA, 92705 Phone: 7145427994Fax: 7145429285Website: www.weightforlife.com

Profile: Weight For Life is a 12 year old company specializing in obesity surgery patient services to hospitals and surgeons.Services include in-house call center, insurance and marketingdepartments to help increase surgical volume, program awareness and profitability.

WORLD OF MEDICINE 320Address: 4531 36th St.Orlando, FL 32811Phone: 407-438-8810Fax: 407-859-2425Website: www.world-of-medicine.com

Profile: World of Medicine® develops, manufactures and marketsunique products for minimally invasive surgery. The W.O.M.AFREDDY@ laser U100 represents a new class. It rapidly fragments calculi by shock waves; only on the target, not soft tissue.

XITACT 223Address: 45, Rue de Lausanee 1110 MorgesSwitzerlandPhone: 412181132-40Fax: 412181132-50Website: www.xitact.com

Profile: Xitact was founded in April 2000 with the objective ofbecoming the market leader in medical simulation. Xitact’s firstproduct, the XITACTLS 500 laparascopy simulator is a modulartrainer platform that provides a sophisticated multi disciplinarytraining environment for the education of surgical residents.


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INDEX OF FACULTY AND PRESENTERSAdams, Reid Barton: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Alkoraishi, Ahmed S.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Amicucci, Gianfranco: . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 42

Andujar, Jose E:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 71

Anvari, Mehran: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 71

Anwar, Haroon P: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Apelgren, Keith N.: . . . . . . . . 7, 62, 63, 71

Arregui, Maurice E.: . . . . . . 16, 21, 37, 63

Bachman, Sharon L. . . . . . . . . . 38, 48, 71

Bailey, Robert W.: . . . . . . 9, 16, 21, 63, 71

Bailey, Stephen H.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 71

Balague, Carmen : . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 71

Basso, Nicola: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 71

Baxter, Nancy: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Beleniski, Florencia: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 71

Beppu, Toru: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 71

Berber, Eren: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 71

Berci, George:. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 9, 21, 63

Berguer, Ramon: . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 57, 71

Bingener, Juliane: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 71

Birkett, Desmond H.: 9, 17, 56, 58, 63, 71

Bokobza, Bernard:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 71

Bonjer, H. Jaap:. . . . . . . . . . 12, 38, 63, 71

Bowden, Talmadge:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 57

Breukink, Stephanie: . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 71

Brodsky, Jason: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Brody, Fredrick J.: . . . . . . 7, 21, 37, 63, 71

Brunt, L. Michael: . . . . . . . . . 9, 21, 56, 71

Burbano, Luis E.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 37, 63

Buyske, Jo: . . . . . . . . . 9, 7, 41, 56, 63, 71

Cadiere, Guy B.: . . . . . . . . . 23, 38, 63, 71

Callery, Mark P.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 40

Carbonell, Alfredo: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Caushaj, Philip F.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 71

Chadalavada, Rajagopal: . . . . . . . . . 56, 71

Champion, J. Kenn: . . . . . . . . . 27, 63, 71

Chang, Craig G.:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 71

Chang, Lily C: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 71

Chekan, Edward: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 28

Chu, Christian: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Clements, Ronald: . . . . . 7, 23, 28, 63, 71

Cohen, Jeffrey: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 63, 71

Cohen, Ricardo : . . . . . . . 9, 41, 58, 63, 71

Coller, John A.: . . . . . . . . 9, 17, 62, 63, 71

Conrad, John: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Cottam, Daniel:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Crookes, Peter F.: . . . . . . 9, 37, 41, 63, 71

Czerniach, Donald R.: . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 71

Daoud, Vladimir P: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 71

Davis, Richard J.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 71

DeMaria, Eric Joel: . . . . . . . 24, 27, 64, 71

Desai, Ketan M.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 71

Deziel, Daniel J.: . . . . . . . 9, 21, 40, 64, 71

Dolan, Kevin: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 71

Donoghue, John,: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Duh, Quan-Yang: . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 64, 71

Dunkin, Brian J.: . . . . . . 15, 28, 62, 64, 71

Dutson, Erik: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Dutta, Sanjeev: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 71

Easter, David: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 40, 71

Edelman, David: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 42

Efron, Jonathan E.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Eid, George M: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 48, 71

Eisenberg, Harvey:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 64

Eitan, Arieh: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 71

El Hage, Oussama: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 71

Elli, Fernando: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Eubanks, W. Stephen: . . . . . . . . . . 7, 9, 64

Fanelli, Robert D.: . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 64, 71

Felix, Edward L.: . . . . . . . . . 16, 58, 64, 71

Feng, John J: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Fernandez, Adolfo Z:. . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 71

Ferzli, George S.: . . . . . . . . . 7, 16, 64, 71

Feteiha, Muhammad S.: . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Fielding, George A: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 71

Fingerhut, Abe L.: . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 64, 71

Fink, Aaron S.: . . . . . . . . . . 37, 62, 64, 71

Fitzgibbons, Robert J.:. . . . . 16, 23, 64, 71

Fleshman, James: . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 64, 71

Forde, Kenneth A.; . . . . . 9, 15, 56, 64, 71

Fowler, Dennis L.: . . . . . . 9, 13, 16, 64, 71

Fraiser, Shannon:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Franklin, Morris E.:7, 12, 13, 16, 21, 64, 71

Fried, Gerald M.:. . . . . . . 9, 38, 62, 65, 71

Fuh, Eric:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 71

Gagner, Michel: . . . . 9, 24, 27, 55, 65, 71

Galvani, Carlos A.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 71

Gandsas, Alex: . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 22, 65, 71

Garcia, Alain; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Geninazzi, Hector:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 65

Gentileschi, Paolo:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 71

Georgeson, Keith E.: . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 65

Gersin, Keith: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Ghoghesaei, Manouchehr: . . . . . . . . . . 17

Gibbs, Karen E.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 71

Go, Michael R.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 71

Gonzalez, John J.: . . . . . . . . 21, 41, 42, 71

Gonzalez, Rodrigo: . . . . . . . . . . 41, 47, 71

Gourash, William : . . . . . . . . 7, 61, 65, 71

Gracia, Carlos R.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Greene, Frederick L.: . 9, 48, 50, 56, 65, 71

Grubnik, Volodymyr V: . . . . . . . . . . 42, 71

Hahnloser, Dieter P.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Haluck, Randy S.: . . . . . . . . 28, 42, 65, 71

Harmon, Carroll M.: . . . . . . 23, 24, 65, 71

Hawn, Mary: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Hazey, Jeffrey W.: . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 15, 65

Heniford, B. Todd:. . . . . . . . 16, 23, 65, 72

Herron, Daniel M.: . . . . . . . . 7, 22, 65, 72

Hirschowitz, Basil I: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 71

Hunerbein, Michael: . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 72

Holzman, Michael D.: . . . . . . 7, 23, 65, 72

Horgan, Santiago: . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 65, 72

Horvath, Karen D.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 72

Huescher, Cristiano: . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 72

Hunter, John G.: . 7, 27, 48, 55, 61, 65, 72

Hutter, Matthew M: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Ikramuddin, Sayeed: . . . . . . . . . 41, 61, 65

Ignacio, Romeo: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Inagaki, Hitoshi: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 72

Inge, Thomas H.:. . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 65, 72

Jacob, Brian P.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 72

Jacobi, Christoph: . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 66, 72

Jester, Leslie: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 66

Jobe, Blair A.: . . . . . . . . 28, 48, 61, 66, 72

Joels, Charles: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Jones, Daniel B.; . . . . . . . 7, 24, 27, 66, 72

Jones, R. Scot:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 66, 72

Kalady, Matthew F.:. . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 72

Kane, Timothy D.: . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 66, 72

Katkhouda, Namir: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 66

Katz, L. B.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Kauer, Werner K.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 72

Kenyon, Trudy: . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 61, 66, 72

Kercher, Kent W.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 72

Khaitan, Leena: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 16, 66

Kilgore, Karen: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 66, 72

Kim, Eung Kook: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 72

Kitano, Seigo: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 72

Klingensmith, Mary: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Lacy, Antonio M.: . . . . . 12, 23, 42, 66, 72

Lagoo-Deenadayalan, Sandhya:. . . . . . . 38

Larson, Gerald: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 66, 72

Lau, Hung: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 72


INDEX OF FACULTY AND PRESENTERSLeblanc, Karl A.: . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 66, 72

Lederman, Andrew:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Lee, Sang: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 66, 72

Lin, Edward: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 72

Linden, Bradley C: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Litwin, Demetrius:. . . . . . . . . 9, 13, 37, 66

Lobe, Thom E:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 66, 72

Lord, Jeffrey L: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 72

Ludwig, Kirk A.: . . . . . . 12, 13, 42, 66, 72

MacFadyen, Bruce V.: . . . . . . 9, 16, 67, 72

Mandel, Jeffrey S.:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Marcello, Peter W.: . . . . . . . . . . 13, 67, 72

Marcus, Daniel: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Marescaux, Jacques: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Margolin, David A.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 72

Marks, Jeffrey M.: . . . . . . . 7, 9, 15, 67, 72

Marks, John H.:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 67

Marohn, Michael R.: . . . . . . . . . . 9, 62, 67

Martin, Matthew: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Matthews, Brent: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

McClusky, David:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 48

McKinlay, Rodrick D.: . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 72

McMahon, Ross L: . . . . . . . 22, 41, 67, 72

Mehran, Amir: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 57, 72

Mellinger, John D.: . . . . . . . . . . 58, 67, 72

Melvin, W. Scott: . . . 9, 16, 37, 38, 67, 72

Mertens Zur Borg, Ingrid Ram: . . . . 38, 72

Milsom, Jeffrey W.: . . . . . . . 12, 13, 67, 72

Mintz, Yoav: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Moloo, Husein: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 72

Moody, Frank:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 67, 72

Moorthy, Krishna: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 72

Morgenstern, Leon: . . . . . . . . . 27, 67, 72

Morton, John: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Munz, Yaron: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Navarette, Claudio G.: . . . . . . . 58, 67, 72

O’Brien, Paul: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 67, 72

Onders, Raymond P.: . . . . . . 15, 29, 67, 72

Onobuchi, Yasuhiro: . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 72

Palanivelu, C: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Palmisano, Donald J: . . . . . . . . . 62, 67, 72

Pappas, Theodore N.: . . 17, 37, 56, 67, 72

Park, Adrian E.:. . . . . . 7, 9, 16, 37, 68, 72

Park, John J.:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Patterson, Emma: . . . . . 13, 27, 61, 68, 72

Patti, Marco: . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 55, 68, 72

Pekolj, Juan: . . . . . . . . . . 7, 21, 55, 68, 72

Perretta, Silvana: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 68

Petelin, Joseph B.:. . . . . 12, 21, 37, 68, 72

Peters, Jeffrey H.: . . . . . . . . . 9, 23, 68, 72

Phillips, Edward H.: . . . . . . . . . . 21, 68, 72

Pomp, Alfons: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 68

Ponsky, Jeffrey L.: . . . 9, 15, 23, 58, 68, 72

Potenti, Fabio M.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 72

Provost, David: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 68

Purcell, Gretchen P.: . 7, 17, 28, 56, 68, 72

Ramaswamy, Archana: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Ramshaw, Bruce J.: . . . . . . . 16, 58, 68, 72

Rattner, David W.:. 7, 9, 21, 23, 35, 68, 72

Reardon, Patrick R: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Reed, William P: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 72

Regan, Joseph P.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 72

Reissman, Petachia:. . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 72

Ren, Christine J: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 72

Richards, William O.: . 7, 9, 15, 23, 68, 72

Roll, Sergio:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 72

Rollins, Michael D: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 72

Rosen, Michael:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 40

Rosser, James: . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 27, 37, 68

Rothenberg, Steven S.: . . . . . 7, 24, 69, 72

Rovin, Joshua D.:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Rubino, Francisco: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Sakamoto, Kazuhiro: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Salky, Barry A.: . . . . . . . . 9, 12, 23, 69, 72

Sands, Laurence: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Satava, Richard: . . . . . . . 9, 38, 42, 69, 72

Schauer, Philip R.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 9, 24, 27, 41, 61, 69, 73

Schirmer, Bruce D.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 24, 27, 37, 47, 50, 52, 69, 73

Schneider, Benjamin E.: . . . . . . . 17, 27, 73

Schwaitzberg, Steven D.: . . . . 7, 9, 22, 69

Schwesinger, Wayne:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Scott, J. Steve: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 69, 73

Shadduck, Phillip P.: . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 69

Shakespear, Jon S:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 73

Sher, Marc E.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Shimada, Mitsuo: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 73

Simmang, Clifford L.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Smith, C. Daniel:. . . . . . . 9, 27, 56, 69, 73

Smith, Lee: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 42

Sonnenday, Christopher J:. . . . . . . . 40, 73

Sonoda, Toyooki: . . . . . . . . 12, 13, 69, 73

Soper, Nathaniel J.: . . 9, 23, 48, 55, 69, 73

Spivak, Hadar:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 73

Stain, Steven: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Stiegmann, Greg: . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 50, 57

Stuber, Marcy:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 69

Stylopoulos, Nicholas: . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 73

Swanstrom, Lee L.: . . 9, 17, 37, 61, 69, 73

Szabo, Zoltan: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 73

Takemura, Masashi:. . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 73

Takiguchi, Shuji: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 73

Talamini, Mark A.: 7, 9, 23, 28, 38, 69, 73

Tang, Chung Ngai: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 73

Tarnoff, Michael: . . . . . . . . . . . . 37, 69, 73

Taylor, Edward W.:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Tisherman, Samuel Aaron: . . . . 42, 69, 73

Torquati, Alfonso: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 48

Traverso, L. William: . . . . 9, 21, 55, 70, 73

Trus, Thadeus L.: . . . . . . . . . . 7, 13, 37, 70

Uchal, Miroslav: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 73

Velanovich, Vic:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 73

Villegas, Leonardo: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 73

Vitale, Gary C.: . . . . . . . 15, 21, 57, 70, 73

Voellinger, David C:. . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 73

Walsh, R. Matthew: . . . . . . . . . 38, 56, 73

Wang, Gordon: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Wasielewski, Annette:. . . . . . . . 61, 70, 73

Weiser, Martin R.: . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 70, 73

Weiss, Eric G: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 73

Wells, Samuel A.: . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 70, 73

Westcott, Carl: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Wexner, Steven D.: . . . . . . . . 9, 12, 70, 73

Whelan, Richard L.:. . . 7, 9, 12, 13, 70, 73

White, Alan P:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 42, 73

Wilkiemeyer, Mark B: . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 73

Winslow, Emily R: . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 58, 73

Wittgrove, Alan C.: . . . . . . . . . . 27, 70, 73

Wolfe, Bruce M: . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 70, 73

Wren, Sherry M.: . . . . . . . . . . 7, 9, 57, 70

Yagmurlu, Aydin: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 73

Yamagata, Motoo: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 73

Yamamoto, Manubu: . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 47

Young-Fadok, Tonia M.: . . . . 7, 12, 70, 73

Youngelman, Debbie F.: . . . . . . 15, 58, 70

Zacherl, Johannes:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 73

Zaninotto, Giovanni: . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 73

Zehetner, Joerg: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 73

Zundel, Natan: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 70, 73

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