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Saturday, May 9th
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
ET
Global Membership Symposium (NON CME)
Location: Tampa Convention Center, Ballroom D, 1st Floor
Co-Moderator:
Jasneet S. Bhullar, MD, MS, FACS, FASCRS.
– Henry Ford Health
Co-Moderator:
Soon Sup Chung, MD
– Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital
Co-Moderator:
Rohin Mittal, MS, DNB, FRCS(Eng)
– Christian Medical College, Vellore
Malignancy
Anorectal
DEI
Saturday, May 9th
12:15 PM - 1:05 PM
ET
Colorectal Career Crossroads: Your Career’s (Sometimes Tortuous) Twists and Turns
Location: Tampa Convention Center, Ballroom C, 1st Floor
Co-Moderator:
Avery Walker, MD FACS FASCRS (he/him/his)
– The Hospitals of Providence
Co-Moderator:
Judith L. Trudel, MD, FRCSC, FACS, FASCRS (she/her/hers)
– University of Minnesota
Professionalism
Practice Management
DEI
Saturday, May 9th
1:15 PM - 2:05 PM
ET
Malignant, Frail but Not Fading, Treating Rectal Cancer in the Vulnerable Elderly
Location: Tampa Convention Center, Ballroom D, 1st Floor
Co-Moderator:
Fergal Fleming, MD MPH FRCSI FACS
– University of Rochester Medical Center
Co-Moderator:
Hiroko Kunitake, MD MPH
– Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital
Geriatric
Rectal Cancer
Malignancy
DEI
Saturday, May 9th
2:15 PM - 3:05 PM
ET
Youth Meets Cancer: Navigating Rectal Cancer in Young Patients
Location: Tampa Convention Center, Ballroom C, 1st Floor
Co-Moderator:
Matthew F. Kalady, MD
– The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Cancer Center
Co-Moderator:
Vassiliki Liana Tsikitis, MD
Rectal Cancer
Malignancy
APP
DEI
Saturday, May 9th
3:05 PM - 3:25 PM
ET
Super Session Malignant Abstracts
Location: Tampa Convention Center, Ballroom A–B, 1st Floor
Abstract Co-Moderator:
Samantha Hendren, MD, MPH, FACS, FASCRS
– Indiana University
Abstract Co-Moderator:
Erica Pettke, MD, MPH (she/her/hers)
– University of Pennsylvania
Malignancy
DEI
Saturday, May 9th
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
ET
International Reception
Location: Tampa Marriott Water Street, Grand Ballroom Salon B, 2nd Floor
DEI
Saturday, May 9th
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
ET
Research Foundation of the ASCRS Reception
Location: Tampa Marriott Water Street, Grand Ballroom Salon D, 2nd Floor
DEI
Sunday, May 10th
7:30 AM - 2:30 PM
ET
ASCRS Student Pathway Program
Location: Tampa Convention Center, Room 122–123, 1st Floor
DEI
Sunday, May 10th
10:25 AM - 11:10 AM
ET
Norman D. Nigro, MD Lectureship
Location: Tampa Convention Center, West Hall, 3rd Floor
Special Lecturer Introducer:
Larissa Temple, MD (she/her/hers)
– University of Rochester Medical Center
Special Lecturer:
Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD (she/her/hers)
– Kennedy School of Government
Malignancy
APP
DEI
Sunday, May 10th
12:30 PM - 1:20 PM
ET
ePosters of Distinction: Rectal Cancer
Location: Tampa Convention Center, Room 121, 1st Floor
ePoster Moderator:
Ana De Roo, MD (she/her/hers)
– University of Wisconsin-Madison
ePoster Moderator:
Kelly Finan, MD
Rectal Cancer
Malignancy
DEI
Sunday, May 10th
1:30 PM - 2:20 PM
ET
Abstract Session: Colon Cancer
Location: Tampa Convention Center, Ballroom D, 1st Floor
Abstract Co-Moderator:
Alton G. Sutter, MD, PhD
– Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Abstract Co-Moderator:
William C. Kethman, MD (he/him/his)
– Ochsner Medical Center
Malignancy
DEI
Sunday, May 10th
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
ET
Super Session Rectal Cancer Abstracts
Location: Tampa Convention Center, West Hall, 3rd Floor
Faculty:
Gabriela Poles, MD, MPH (she/her/hers)
– University of Rochester
Abstract Co-Moderator:
David B. Stewart, MD, MHA (he/him/his)
– City of Hope - Chicago
Malignancy
Rectal Cancer
DEI
Monday, May 11th
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
ET
ePoster of Distinction: Quality, Cost, and Education
Location: Tampa Convention Center, Room 121, 1st Floor
ePoster Moderator:
Aneel Damle, MD MBA
– Colon & Rectal Surgery Associates, MN
ePoster Moderator:
Julia L. Nugent, MD
– Voyage Healthcare
Education
DEI
Monday, May 11th
8:55 AM - 9:45 AM
ET
Ernestine Hambrick, MD Lectureship
Location: Tampa Convention Center, West Hall, 3rd Floor
Special Lecturer Introducer:
Liliana Bordeianou, MD, MPHFASCRS
– Harvard Medical School; Mass General Brigham Division Colon and Rectal Surgery
Special Lecturer:
Erika Rangel, MS, MD (she/her/hers)
– Massachusetts General Hospital
Miscellaneous
APP
DEI
Monday, May 11th
10:15 AM - 11:05 AM
ET
ePoster of Distinction: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Location: Tampa Convention Center, Room 121, 1st Floor
ePoster Moderator:
Thomas E. Cataldo, MD
– Harvard Medical School
ePoster Moderator:
Maggie Westfal, MD MPH
– Medical University of South Carolina Department of Surgery
IBD
DEI
Monday, May 11th
12:05 PM - 1:10 PM
ET
Empower and Elevate Luncheon
Location: Tampa Convention Center, Room 115–117, 1st Floor
Host:
Ann Fabrizio, MD
Host:
Carla F. Justiniano, MD, MPH (she/her/hers)
– University of Cincinnati
APP
DEI
Monday, May 11th
1:20 PM - 2:10 PM
ET
ePoster of Distinction: Colon Cancer
Location: Tampa Convention Center, Room 121, 1st Floor
ePoster Moderator:
Monika A. Krezalek, MD, MS, FACS
– NorthShore University HealthSystem
ePoster Moderator:
Yasmin Zerhouni, MD
DEI
Monday, May 11th
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
ET
Women's and Allies Event: Advancing Equity in Colorectal Surgery: Survey Insights & Solutions
Location: Tampa Convention Center, Room 115–117, 1st Floor
Host:
Valery Vilchez Parra, MD (she/her/hers)
– University of California Irvine
Miscellaneous
Professionalism
Monday, May 11th
3:30 PM - 5:10 PM
ET
ePoster of Distinction: Potpourri
Location: Tampa Convention Center, Room 121, 1st Floor
ePoster Moderator:
Kinga S. Olortegui, MD, MS, FACS
– UChicago Medicine
ePoster Moderator:
Alexandra W. Elias, MD, FASCRS
– Kern Medical
Miscellaneous
DEI
Tuesday, May 12th
10:10 AM - 11:00 AM
ET
Abstract Session: Research Forum
Location: Tampa Convention Center, Ballroom D, 1st Floor
Abstract Co-Moderator:
Emily Huang, MD, MEd
– The Ohio State University
Abstract Co-Moderator:
Jonathan S. Abelson, MD MS (he/him/his)
– Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Miscellaneous
DEI
Tuesday, May 12th
11:10 AM - 11:55 AM
ET
Anal Cancer: The Bottom Line on Diagnosis and Prevention
Location: Tampa Convention Center, Ballroom C, 1st Floor
Co-Moderator:
Zhaomin Xu, MD, MPH (he/him/his)
– University of Rochester
Co-Moderator:
Juan Lucas Poggio, MD, MS, FASCRS (he/him/his)
– Temple Health System
Anorectal
Malignancy
DEI
Tuesday, May 12th
11:10 AM - 11:55 AM
ET
Geriatrics and Colorectal Surgery: Interventions to Improve Cognitive Outcomes and Goal-Concordant Care
Location: Tampa Convention Center, Ballroom A–B, 1st Floor
Co-Moderator:
Julia R. Berian, MD, MS (she/her/hers)
– University of Wisconsin
Co-Moderator:
Joshua Wolf, MD FACS FASCRS
– LifeBridge Health
Geriatric
Perioperative
DEI
Tuesday, May 12th
12:05 PM - 12:50 PM
ET
Fighting Burnout: Strategies for Surgeons to Thrive
Location: Tampa Convention Center, Ballroom A–B, 1st Floor
Co-Moderator:
Sharon L. Stein, MD FACS FASCRS (she/her/hers)
– Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
Co-Moderator:
Najjia N. Mahmoud, MD
– University of Pennsylvania Health System
Professionalism
DEI