ePosters-Mon800-M5: Education and Training

Monday, May 11, 2026

8:00 AM - 8:50 AM ET

ePoster Moderator(s)

Saba Balvardi, MD

fellow
AdventHealth Orlando
Orlando, Florida, United States

All disclosed relationships have been reviewed and managed prior to the start of this activity. Any relevant relationships will be listed below. This individual has no financial relationships to disclose
DM

Diego Marines, MD

All disclosed relationships have been reviewed and managed prior to the start of this activity. Any relevant relationships will be listed below. This individual has no financial relationships to disclose

Presentations:

8:05 AM - 8:10 AM ET

A Novel Hydrogel Rectal Phantom for Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery Simulation
ePoster Presenter: Darian L. Hoagland, MD (she/her/hers) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Author: Patricia Marcolin, MD (she/her/hers) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Author: Alexander A. Xu, MD, MS (he/him/his) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Author: Daniel Wong, MD MHS – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
Author: Kristen Crowell, MD – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
Author: Evangelos Messaris, MD – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Harvard Medical School
Senior Author: Thomas E. Cataldo, MD – Harvard Medical School
8:10 AM - 8:15 AM ET

Driving Compliance with Commission on Cancer Synoptic Operative Reporting for Colon Cancer: Does One Size Fit All?
ePoster Presenter: Lindsay Welton, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota
Author: Karen Trang, MD (she/her/hers) – UCSF
Author: Hueylan Chern, MD – University of California, San Francisco
Author: Emily Finlayson, MD, MS – University of California, San Francisco
Author: Madhulika G. Varma, MD – University of California, San Francisco
Author: B. Mark Zhao, University of California, San Francisco – University of California, San Francisco
Author: Genevieve B. Melton, MD, PhD – Univeristy of Minnesota
Senior Author: Elizabeth C. Wick, MD – University of California, San Francisco
8:16 AM - 8:21 AM ET

From Scrolling to Screening: TikTok's Role in Colon Cancer Prevention
ePoster Presenter: Vasalya Panchumarthi, MD (she/her/hers) – Danbury Hospital
Author: Karri E. Hester, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Danbury Hospital, Department of Surgery
Senior Author: Xiang Dong, MD, FACS – Danbury Hospital, Department of Surgery
8:21 AM - 8:26 AM ET

Instituting a Colectomy Proficiency Initiative Provides Longitudinal Operative Feedback for Colorectal Surgery Subspecialty Residents
ePoster Presenter: Allison M. Ammann, MD – UTHealth Houston, McGovern Medical School
Author: Jerry Xiao, MD – Houston Methodist
Author: Jeffrey Van Eps, MD – UTHealth Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School
Senior Author: Marianne V. Cusick, MD (she/her/hers) – UTHealth Houston, McGovern Medical School
8:27 AM - 8:32 AM ET

Leveraging AI to Enhance Perioperative Risk Stratification for High-Risk Geriatric Gastrointestinal Surgery Patients
ePoster Presenter: Emma A. Askew, B.S. – Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Surgery
Author: Rory V. Mather, M.S. – Harvard/MIT MD-PhD Program
Senior Author: Hiroko Kunitake, MD MPH – Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital
Author: Tom A. D. Stone, M.S. – Stanford University, Department of Electrical Engineering
Author: Masaya Higuchi, MD MPH – Massachusetts General Hospital
8:32 AM - 8:37 AM ET

Perceptions of Black Patients on Using Patient Engagement Technologies for Colorectal Surgery in Rural Alabama
ePoster Presenter: Alizeh Abbas, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Author: Ivan I. Herbey, Sr., MD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Author: Alfonsus Adrian H. Harsono, MD, MSPH – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Author: Gurudatta Naik, MPH – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Author: Gianina C. Hernandez Marquez, MD – UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
Author: Chandler A. Annesi, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Senior Author: Daniel I. Chu, MD, MSPH (he/him/his) – University of Alabama at Birmingham
8:38 AM - 8:43 AM ET

Using Artificial Intelligence to Increase Readability of ASCRS Online Patient
ePoster Presenter: Melissa Ulbrick, MD – Lenox Hill Hospital
Author: Katie Carsky, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Cleveland Clinic Florida
Author: Alexander Farrell, DO – Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health
Senior Author: Richard L. Whelan, MD, FACRS – NORTHWELL HEALTH, LENOX HILL HOSPITAL
8:43 AM - 8:48 AM ET

Who should manage acute colorectal surgical conditions?: Recommendations from a modified Delphi panel
ePoster Presenter: Sara Myers, MD (she/her/hers) – Boston University/Boston Medical Center
Senior Author: Jennifer Davids, MD (she/her/hers) – Boston Medical Center
Author: Samantha Rivard, MD – Boston Medical Center
Author: Olga Beresneva, MD – Boston University/Boston Medical Center
Author: Sabrina E. Sanchez, MD, MPH – Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Author: Sheina Theodore, MD – Boston Medical Center