Full Schedule

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT

Question Writing Workshop

Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 1B

Co-Moderator:

Co-Moderator: – Mercy Surgical Affiliates

Co-Moderator: – University of Minnesota

Miscellaneous

8:00 AM – 8:05 AM PT

Introduction

Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 1B

Faculty:

Faculty: – Mercy Surgical Affiliates

8:05 AM – 8:25 AM PT

Key Concept – The Underpinnings

Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 1B

Faculty: – UHCI St Marks Hospital

8:25 AM – 8:45 AM PT

The Stem – The Pillars

Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 1B

Faculty: – OHSU

8:45 AM – 9:05 AM PT

The Answers – Make or Break a Good Stem

Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 1B

Faculty: – University of Colorado

9:05 AM – 9:25 AM PT

Critiques - Why They are So Important

Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 1B

Faculty: – Keck School of Medicine of USC

9:25 AM – 9:35 AM PT

Break

Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 1B

9:35 AM – 9:55 AM PT

Reviewing Questions: Repair and Rescue or Reject

Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 1B

Faculty: – Mercy Surgical Affiliates

9:55 AM – 10:15 AM PT

DEI in Question Writing

Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 1B

Faculty:

10:15 AM – 10:35 AM PT

Nuts and Bolts of Writing an Oral Examination Question

Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 1B

Faculty: – Mayo Clinic

10:35 AM – 10:50 AM PT

Break

Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 1B

10:50 AM – 11:20 AM PT

Creating the Perfect Question - It's Your Time to Write

Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 1B

11:20 AM – 12:00 PM PT

Question Review

Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 1B

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT

Young Surgeons Mock Orals and More

Co-Moderator: – Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

Co-Moderator: – Medical College of Wisconsin

Co-Moderator: – New York Presbyterian/ Columbia University

Resident TrackProfessionalism

8:00 AM – 8:10 AM PT

Introduction & Mock Oral Overview

Faculty: – Medical College of Wisconsin

8:10 AM – 8:15 AM PT

Break (Regroup into Groups)

8:15 AM – 8:35 AM PT

Group 2- Pearls & Pitfalls for the Oral Examination

Working Group Speaker: – Tulane University

8:15 AM – 10:00 AM PT

Group 1- Small Oral Exams

Working Group Speaker: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Working Group Speaker: – New York Presbyterian/ Columbia University

Working Group Speaker: – Medical University of South Carolina

Working Group Speaker: – AdventHealth Parker

Working Group Speaker: – Hemorrhoid Centers of America

Working Group Speaker: – Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

Working Group Speaker: – Howard University Hospital

Working Group Speaker: – Stanford University

Working Group Speaker: – North East Georgia Physician Group

Working Group Speaker: – Medical College of Wisconsin

Working Group Speaker: – AdventHealth Medical Group Colorectal Surgery

Working Group Speaker: – Umass Chan Medical School - Baystate Medical Center

Working Group Speaker: – Cleveland Clinic

Working Group Speaker: – Integris Health

Working Group Speaker: – University of California Davis

Working Group Speaker: – University of Illinois Chicago

Working Group Speaker: – Jackson Health System

Working Group Speaker: – University of Minnesota, Colon and Rectal Surgery Associates, Ltd

Working Group Speaker: – Endeavor Health

Working Group Speaker: – University of Manitoba

Working Group Speaker: – Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Working Group Speaker: – Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

Working Group Speaker: – University of Washington

Working Group Speaker: – St. Luke’s University Health Network

Working Group Speaker: – Warren Clinic

Working Group Speaker: – Bronson Methodist Hospital

Working Group Speaker: – Ohio State University

Working Group Speaker:

Working Group Speaker: – Columbia university

Working Group Speaker: – The Oregon Clinic

Working Group Speaker: – UT Health Houston

Working Group Speaker: – City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Care

Working Group Speaker: – Granger Medical Clinic | Associates in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Working Group Speaker: – Colon and Rectal Surgeons of Greater Hartford

Working Group Speaker: – Medstar Health

Working Group Speaker: – Baylor University Medical Center

Working Group Speaker: – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Working Group Speaker: – University of virginia

Working Group Speaker: – Duke University

Working Group Speaker: – Ochsner Health

Working Group Speaker: – Enloe Health

Working Group Speaker: – Naval Medical Center San Diego

8:35 AM – 8:55 AM PT

Group 2- Things I Wish I Knew When I Started

Faculty: – Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

8:55 AM – 9:15 AM PT

Group 2- Finances for the New Grad

Faculty: – Enloe Health

9:15 AM – 9:35 AM PT

Group 2- Coding and Billing 101

Faculty: – Geisinger Health

9:35 AM – 10:00 AM PT

Group 2- Panel Discussion & Question and Answer

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM PT

Break for All

10:15 AM – 10:35 AM PT

Group 1-Pearls & Pitfalls for the Oral Examination

Faculty: – Tulane University

10:15 AM – 12:00 PM PT

Group 2- Small Oral Exams

Working Group Speaker: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Working Group Speaker: – New York Presbyterian/ Columbia University

Working Group Speaker: – Medical University of South Carolina

Working Group Speaker: – AdventHealth Parker

Working Group Speaker: – Hemorrhoid Centers of America

Working Group Speaker: – Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

Working Group Speaker: – Howard University Hospital

Working Group Speaker: – Stanford University

Working Group Speaker: – North East Georgia Physician Group

Working Group Speaker: – Medical College of Wisconsin

Working Group Speaker: – AdventHealth Medical Group Colorectal Surgery

Working Group Speaker: – Umass Chan Medical School - Baystate Medical Center

Working Group Speaker: – Cleveland Clinic

Working Group Speaker: – Integris Health

Working Group Speaker: – University of California Davis

Working Group Speaker: – University of Illinois Chicago

Working Group Speaker: – Jackson Health System

Working Group Speaker: – University of Minnesota, Colon and Rectal Surgery Associates, Ltd

Working Group Speaker: – Endeavor Health

Working Group Speaker: – University of Manitoba

Working Group Speaker: – Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Working Group Speaker: – Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

Working Group Speaker: – University of Washington

Working Group Speaker: – St. Luke’s University Health Network

Working Group Speaker: – Warren Clinic

Working Group Speaker: – Bronson Methodist Hospital

Working Group Speaker: – Ohio State University

Working Group Speaker:

Working Group Speaker: – Columbia university

Working Group Speaker: – The Oregon Clinic

Working Group Speaker: – UT Health Houston

Working Group Speaker: – City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Care

Working Group Speaker: – Granger Medical Clinic | Associates in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Working Group Speaker: – Colon and Rectal Surgeons of Greater Hartford

Working Group Speaker: – Medstar Health

Working Group Speaker: – Baylor University Medical Center

Working Group Speaker: – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Working Group Speaker: – University of virginia

Working Group Speaker: – Duke University

Working Group Speaker: – Ochsner Health

Working Group Speaker: – Enloe Health

Working Group Speaker: – Naval Medical Center San Diego

10:35 AM – 10:55 AM PT

Group 1- Things I Wish I Knew When I Started

Faculty: – Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

10:55 AM – 11:15 AM PT

Group 1- Finances for the New Grad

Faculty: – Enloe Health

11:15 AM – 11:35 AM PT

Group 1- Coding and Billing 101

Faculty: – Geisinger Health

11:35 AM – 12:00 PM PT

Group 1- Panel Discussion & Question and Answer

12:15 PM – 1:05 PM PT

Abstract Session

12:15 PM – 1:05 PM PT

The Future of Colorectal Practice

Moderator: – UC San Diego

ProfessionalismPrivate PracticeResident Track

12:15 PM – 1:05 PM PT

The Wild West of Robotic Colon and Rectal Surgery

Co-Moderator:

Co-Moderator: – St. Francis Hospital, Catholic Health

PerioperativeEndoscopyBenignMalignant

12:15 PM – 12:20 PM PT

Introduction

12:20 PM – 12:30 PM PT

NICE Procedure

Faculty: – Houston Colon

12:30 PM – 12:40 PM PT

Control of Bleeding Polypecty Site

Faculty: – Houston Methodist Hospital

12:39 PM – 12:45 PM PT

Pelvic Neurofibromatosis

Faculty: – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

12:50 PM – 1:00 PM PT

TAMIS of Massive Polyp

Faculty: – Johns Hopkins Medicine

1:00 PM – 1:05 PM PT

Question and Answer

12:30 PM – 4:30 PM PT

Pelvic Floor Consortium

Pelvic Floor

1:15 PM – 2:05 PM PT

Information Technology Innovations for Quality and Safety in Clinical Care

Co-Moderator: – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Co-Moderator: – American College of Surgeons

Perioperative

1:15 PM – 1:18 PM PT

Introduction

Faculty: – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Faculty: – American College of Surgeons

1:18 PM – 1:30 PM PT

Promises and Pitfalls in Artificial intelligence for Clinical Care

Faculty: – University of Michigan Michigan Medicine

1:30 PM – 1:42 PM PT

Remote Monitoring for Home-based Care – Big Opportunity or Big Brother?

Faculty: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

1:42 PM – 1:54 PM PT

Telesurgery in Colon and Rectal Surgery – A Bridge too Far?

Faculty:

1:54 PM – 2:05 PM PT

Polling and Questions

Faculty: – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Faculty: – American College of Surgeons

1:15 PM – 2:05 PM PT

International Symposium 2025

Co-Moderator: – Ascension Providence Rochester, MI

Co-Moderator: – Johns Hopkins Medicine

Professionalism

1:15 PM – 2:05 PM PT

The Wilder West of Watch and Wait

Co-Moderator: – Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

Co-Moderator: – University of Minnesota - M Health

MalignancyRectal Cancer

1:18 PM – 1:20 PM PT

Introduction

1:20 PM – 1:30 PM PT

Cut through the malarkey: Nuts and bolts of defining a clinical complete response

Faculty: – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

1:30 PM – 1:40 PM PT

Close But No Cigar: How to Manage Near Complete Response

Faculty: – Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University

1:40 PM – 1:50 PM PT

Decisions, Decisions Decisions: What Would You Do?

Faculty: – University of Michigan

1:50 PM – 2:00 PM PT

Recurrence After cCR: Now What?

Faculty:

2:00 PM – 2:05 PM PT

Question and Answer

2:15 PM – 3:05 PM PT

Abstract Session

2:15 PM – 3:05 PM PT

APP and Surgeon Partnership: Strategies for Success

Co-Moderator: – Boston Medical Center

Co-Moderator: – UMass Memorial

APPProfessionalism

2:15 PM – 2:17 PM PT

Introduction- APP and Surgeon Partnership: Strategies for Success

Faculty: – Boston Medical Center

Faculty: – UMass Memorial

2:17 PM – 2:27 PM PT

Building a Successful Financial APP Model

Faculty: – Tufts Medical Center

2:27 PM – 2:37 PM PT

Fostering Supportive Relationships Between Surgeons and APP's

Faculty: – Cleveland Clinic

2:37 PM – 2:47 PM PT

Expanding the APP Clinical Repertoire Beyond "Assistant"- Niche Opportunities for Growth

Faculty: – Johns Hopkins

2:47 PM – 3:05 PM PT

Panel Question and Answer with Polling

2:15 PM – 3:05 PM PT

Super Session IBD: The Future of IBD Surgery

Super Session Moderator: – Baylor University Medical Center - - Dallas, TX

Super Session Moderator: – University of Pennsylvania Health System

IBD

2:15 PM – 2:18 PM PT

Welcome and introduction

Super Session Speaker: – Baylor University Medical Center - - Dallas, TX

Super Session Speaker: – University of Pennsylvania Health System

2:18 PM – 2:32 PM PT

Stem cell therapy for perianal fistulizing Crohn's disease: State of the art and future direction

Super Session Speaker: – Weill Cornell Medical Center

2:32 PM – 2:46 PM PT

Extended VTE Prophylaxis after Surgery for IBD. Are We Following the Evidence?

Super Session Speaker: – Cleveland Clinic

2:46 PM – 3:00 PM PT

Mesenteric Based Crohn's Disease Surgery. Friend or Foe

Super Session Speaker: – Johns Hopkins Medicine

3:00 PM – 3:05 PM PT

Discussion and Polling Questions

Super Session Speaker: – Baylor University Medical Center - - Dallas, TX

Super Session Speaker: – University of Pennsylvania Health System

2:15 PM – 3:05 PM PT

Tumor Boards and the Changing Landscape of Colorectal Cancer

Co-Moderator: – Berkshire Medical Center

Co-Moderator: – UC San Diego

MalignancyRectal CancerPrivate Practice

2:15 PM – 2:20 PM PT

Introduction

Faculty: – UC San Diego

Faculty: – Berkshire Medical Center

2:20 PM – 2:27 PM PT

Optimizing Colorectal Tumor Boards: Strategies for Success Across Academic, Community, and Rural Settings

Faculty: – Dartmouth-Hitchcock

2:27 PM – 2:34 PM PT

Navigating NAPRC: Advantages, Challenges, and the Future of Rectal Cancer Care

Faculty: – University of North Carolina

2:34 PM – 2:41 PM PT

Evolving Roles: The Colorectal Surgeon in the Era of Nonoperative Rectal Cancer Management

Faculty: – University of Pennsylvania

2:41 PM – 2:48 PM PT

Panel Perspectives: Case Studies and Expert Insights on Advanced Colorectal Care

Faculty: – Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology Moores Comprehensive Cancer Center University of California San Diego

2:48 PM – 3:05 PM PT

Question and Answer

3:10 PM – 3:20 PM PT

Super Session IBD: Abstract Session

Abstract Session Moderator: – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Abstract Session Moderator: – Michigan State University

3:15 PM – 4:05 PM PT

Abstract Session: Research Forum

3:15 PM – 4:05 PM PT

Gender Affirmation Surgery and the Role of Colorectal Surgery

Co-Moderator: – University of California San Diego

Co-Moderator: – McGill University Health Centre

Malignancy

3:15 PM – 3:20 PM PT

Introduction

3:20 PM – 3:35 PM PT

Overview of Goals and Reconstructive Options for Gender Affirmation Surgery

Faculty: – UC San Diego Health

3:35 PM – 3:45 PM PT

Surgical Approaches and Considerations of Colon Vaginoplasty

Faculty: – Southwest Surgical Associates

3:45 PM – 3:55 PM PT

Functional Outcomes and Complications of Colon Vaginoplasty

Faculty: – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

3:55 PM – 4:05 PM PT

Question and Answer

3:25 PM – 4:05 PM PT

Super Session IBD: Panel/Case Discussion

Super Session Moderator: – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Super Session Moderator: – Michigan State University

IBD

3:25 PM – 3:30 PM PT

Introduction

Super Session Speaker: – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Super Session Speaker: – Michigan State University

3:30 PM – 4:05 PM PT

Panelists for Three Cases
Complex Ileocolic Crohn’s Disease
Navigating Pouch Failure
Colonic Dysplasia

Panelist: – Cleveland Clinic

Panelist:

Panelist: – Cleveland Clinic Florida

Panelist: – University of California San Diego

3:55 PM – 4:05 PM PT

Question and Answer

4:15 PM – 5:00 PM PT

Welcoming and Opening Announcements

ProfessionalismResident

5:15 PM – 6:15 PM PT

LGBTQ+ Allies Reception

Collaborator: – University of Utah

Collaborator:

Collaborator: – Nuvance Health Vassar Brothers Medical Center

Resident Track

5:15 PM – 6:15 PM PT

Young Surgeons Networking Event

Resident Track

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM PT

ASCRS Welcome Reception