Abstract Session: General Surgery Forum

Sunday, May 11, 2025

2:25 PM – 3:10 PM PT

Location: Ballroom 6B, Upper Level

CME Credit: 0.75
Contact Hours: 0.75

Presentations:

2:25 PM – 2:28 PM PT

Introduction and Opening Remarks
2:28 PM – 2:32 PM PT

Evaluation of Anal Cancer Screening Practices Among a National Cohort of Veterans with HIV
Abstract Podium Presenter: Austin J. Hewitt, MD (he/him/his) – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Author: Matthew Freeman, MS – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Author: Evie Carchman, MD, FACS – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Author: Marin Schweizer, PhD – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Senior Author: Cristina B. Sanger, MD – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Submitting Author: Austin J. Hewitt, MD (he/him/his) – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
2:32 PM – 2:34 PM PT

Discussant for GS1 - Evaluation of Anal Cancer Screening Practices Among a National Cohort of Veterans with HIV
Discussant: Ama J. Winland, MD – Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
2:34 PM – 2:36 PM PT

Question and Answer
2:36 PM – 2:40 PM PT

The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Ostomy Reversal in Diverticulitis
Abstract Podium Presenter: Bhairav Shah, DO, MS (he/him/his) – Ohiohealth
Author: Emily W. Rady, MD – OhioHealth
Author: Tanisha Kashikar, DO – OhioHealth
Author: Kelly Alcius, DO – Ohiohealth
Senior Author: Joshua Hill, MD, MCR – Ohiohealth Grant Medical Center
Submitting Author: Bhairav Shah, DO, MS (he/him/his) – Ohiohealth
2:40 PM – 2:42 PM PT

Discussant for GS2 - The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Ostomy Reversal in Diverticulitis
Discussant: Majed El Hechi, MD – MedStar Georgetown - Washington Hospital Center
2:42 PM – 2:44 PM PT

Question and Answer
2:44 PM – 2:48 PM PT

Non-Operative Management in Young-Onset Patients with Rectal Adenocarcinoma: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Abstract Podium Presenter: Roni Y. Rosen, MD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Author: Aron P. Bercz, MD (he/him/his) – Memorial Sloan Kettering
Author: Wini Zambare, MD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Author: Dana Omer, MD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Author: Floris Verheij, MD PhD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Author: Garrett M. M. Nash, MD, MPH – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Author: Philip B. B. Paty, MD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Author: Martin R. Weiser, MD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Author: Robin Mendelsohn, MD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Author: Paul Romesser, MD – Memorial Sloan Kettering
Author: Andrea Cercek, MD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Author: Julio Garcia-Aguilar, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Senior Author: J. Joshua Smith, MD, PhD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Submitting Author: Roni Y. Rosen, MD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
2:48 PM – 2:50 PM PT

Discussant for GS3 - Non-Operative Management in Young-Onset Patients with Rectal Adenocarcinoma: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Discussant: Susan Muncner, MD – University of Alberta
2:50 PM – 2:52 PM PT

Question and Answer
2:52 PM – 2:56 PM PT

Enhancing Surgical Patient Education: Evaluating the Accuracy and Readability of AI-Translated Materials Across Multiple Languages
Abstract Podium Presenter: Phillip W. Hwang, MD – New York Presbyterian Queens
Author: Julie Hong, MD – NewYork Presbyterian - Queens
Author: Wan Huang, n/a – New York Presbyterian Queens
Author: Omar Font-Torres, n/a – New York Presbyterian Queens
Senior Author: Steven Y. Chao, MD FACS – Weill Cornell Medicine
Submitting Author: Phillip W. Hwang, MD – New York Presbyterian Queens
2:56 PM – 2:58 PM PT

Discussant for GS5 - Enhancing Surgical Patient Education: Evaluating the Accuracy and Readability of AI-Translated Materials Across Multiple Languages
Discussant: Ivy Huang, MD, MEHP (she/her/hers) – UCLA Department of Surgery
2:58 PM – 3:00 PM PT

Question and Answer
3:00 PM – 3:10 PM PT

Closing Comments