Skip to main content



  • Wednesday, Sep 14th
    1:00 PM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Registration Desk Hours
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom Foyer
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Wednesday, Sep 14th
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    ACOS Continuing Education Committee Meeting
    Location: 201-202
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Wednesday, Sep 14th
    2:00 PM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Speaker Ready Room
    Location: 403
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Wednesday, Sep 14th
    3:00 PM – 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    ACOS General Surgery In-Depth Review Committee Meeting
    Location: 201-202
    General Surgery
  • Wednesday, Sep 14th
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    ACOS IDEA Committee Meeting
    Location: 201-202
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    7:00 AM – 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    ACOS Awards Committee Meeting
    Location: 201-202
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    7:00 AM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Registration Desk Hours
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom Foyer
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    7:00 AM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Speaker Ready Room
    Location: 403
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    8:00 AM – 9:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    ACOS Annual Members Meeting
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    9:00 AM – 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    ACOS Journal Committee Meeting
    Location: 402
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    9:00 AM – 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Keynote Address: Embracing The Suck: Turning Challenges Into Endless Opportunities
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Keynote Speaker: William McNulty – Team Rubicon & Operation White Stork
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
     CE: 1.50
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Theodore F. Classen Memorial Lecture: A Holistic Approach to Grief for Surgeons and their Patients
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Keynote Speaker: Debra Classen, BA, MA – The Mute Swan Ministry
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
     CE: 1
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    11:30 AM – 12:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    ACA Scientific Poster Sessions Committee Meeting
    Location: 201-202
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    11:30 AM – 12:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    ACOS Ceremonial Committee Meeting
    Location: Lone Star Ballroom D-E
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    11:30 AM – 1:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Lunch | Visit Exhibits |Quick Shot Presentations
    Location: Griffin Hall
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    11:30 AM – 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Exhibit Hall Hours
    Location: Griffin Hall
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    11:30 AM – 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Poster Presentations
    Location: Griffin Hall
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    12:30 PM – 1:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    ACOS Annual Ceremonial Conclave Rehearsal
    Location: Lone Star Ballroom D-E
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    12:30 PM – 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    ACA Poster Judging
    Location: Griffin Hall
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    1:00 PM – 1:20 PM East Coast USA Time
    Scoring Methods of Endobronchial Ultrasound
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Member Speaker: Caroline E. Lippe, DO – UPMC Community General
    General Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    1:00 PM – 2:20 PM East Coast USA Time
    General Surgery Resident Paper Competition
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    General Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    1:20 PM – 1:40 PM East Coast USA Time
    Extended VTE Chemoprophylaxis in Cancer Patients Undergoing Abdominopelvic Surgery at Community Hospitals
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Member Speaker: Omar EL-GHAZZAWY, DO – South Pointe- Cleveland Clinic
    General Surgery
     CE: .25
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    1:40 PM – 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Bridging the gap: How to get osteopathic residents into fellowships.
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Member Speaker: David Mann, DO, MS – Medical University of South Carolina
    General Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    2:00 PM – 2:20 PM East Coast USA Time
    Hardware Infection from Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fractures is Lower than Previously Reported
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Member Speaker: Krysta M. Sutyak, DO – University of Nebraska Medical Center
    General Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    2:20 PM – 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Challenges and Advances in Bariatric Surgery
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Non-Member Speaker: Dean Mikami, MD – University of Hawaii Department of Surgery
    General Surgery
     CE: .75
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    2:30 PM – 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Coffee Break | Visit Exhibits
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    General SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    3:00 PM – 3:10 PM East Coast USA Time
    A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to a Rare Pediatric Extra-Axial Chordoma
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Primary Presenter: Tara Chandran, DO – Henry Ford Macomb
    Author: Elisabeth Wynne, MD – Dayton Children's Hospital
    Author: Kambiz Kamian, MD – Dayton Children's Hospital
    General Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    3:00 PM – 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Podium Presentations - General Surgery
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    General Surgery
     CE: .75
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    3:10 PM – 3:20 PM East Coast USA Time
    Assessment of Online Patient Education Resources from Reflux Centers Across the United States
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Primary Presenter: Archana Chandrashekar, DO – Henry Ford Health System
    Researcher: Elisabeth S. Ekkel, DO – Henry Ford Macomb
    Researcher: Kevin Seeras, DO – Henry Ford Macomb Hospital
    General Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    3:20 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Support for Osteopathic Medical Students Pursuing Surgery: A Comparison of Perceived Supportive Measures Between Deans of Osteopathic Medical Schools and DO Students Pursuing Surgery
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Primary Presenter: Grace Young – A. T. Still University - Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
    General Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    3:30 PM – 3:40 PM East Coast USA Time
    Long Term Cost of Obesity Management: Bariatric Surgery vs. Nonsurgical Approach
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Primary Presenter: Anthony Sciuva, Student – PCOM South Georgia
    Author: Daaniya Jamal, OMS-IV – PCOM South Georgia
    Author: Kathleen Mae U. Bryan, n/a – Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine - South Georgia Campus
    Author: Shivani Sookchand, OMS-IV – PCOM South Georgia
    Author: Geossette Garcia, OMS-IV – PCOM South Georgia
    General Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    3:40 PM – 3:50 PM East Coast USA Time
    Cross-Sectional Study of Osteopathic General Surgeons in University-Based General Surgery Departments
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Primary Presenter: Cassidy Wheeler, OMS-IV – Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine/University of North Texas HSC
    Author: Haley Wolf, OMS-II – Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine/University of North Texas HSC
    General Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    4:00 PM – 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Evidence for the Integration of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment for Brain Injury
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Member Speaker: Gerard A. Baltazar, DO, FACOS, FACS – NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island
    General SurgeryProctology
     CE: .5
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    4:30 PM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Management of Bariatric Emergencies for the General Surgeon
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Non-Member Speaker: Anirudha Goparaju, MD FACS – Roller Weight Loss & Advanced Surgery
    General Surgery
     CE: .5
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    5:00 PM – 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Rural Surgeons Forum
    Location: 402
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    5:00 PM – 8:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Women Surgeons Forum and Reception: You Can Do Anything but NOT Everything: Finding Balance
    Location: Brazos
    Moderator: Valerie Sheridan, DO, FACOS, FACS – AT Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine Arizona
    Member Speaker: Kristen Conrad-Schnetz, DO – Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital
    Member Speaker: Lauren Kopicky, DO, FACOS, FACS – Parkview Cancer Institute
    Member Speaker: Jamie M. Moenster, DO, FACOS, FACS – Dermatology and Plastic Surgery of Arizona
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    5:30 PM – 7:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) Alumni Reception
    Location: 205
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    5:30 PM – 7:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) Alumni Reception
    Location: Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar 320 E 2nd St Austin, TX 78701
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Thursday, Sep 15th
    6:30 PM – 8:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    ACOS Resident Scientific Research Presentation and Awards Reception
    Location: 203-204
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Friday, Sep 16th
    7:00 AM – 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    ACOS General Surgery In-Service Exam Committee Meeting
    Location: 402
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Friday, Sep 16th
    7:00 AM – 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    ACOS Membership Committee Meeting
    Location: 201-202
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Friday, Sep 16th
    7:00 AM – 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Registration Desk Hours
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom Foyer
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Friday, Sep 16th
    7:00 AM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Speaker Ready Room
    Location: 403
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Friday, Sep 16th
    8:00 AM – 9:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Keynote Address: All Aboard the ACOS Accelerated Cosmic Time Machine
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Member Speaker: Eugene W. Laveroni, Jr., DO, FACOS, DFACOS – Beaumont Farmington Hills
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
     CE: 1
  • Friday, Sep 16th
    9:00 AM – 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    IDEA Committee Lecture: Perspectives on Trans-forming Surgical Care
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Non-Member Speaker: Michaela A. West, MD, PhD, FACS – North Memorial Health
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
     CE: 1
  • Friday, Sep 16th
    10:00 AM – 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Coffee Break | Visit Exhibits
    Location: Griffin Hall
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Friday, Sep 16th
    10:00 AM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Exhibit Hall Hours
    Location: Griffin Hall
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Friday, Sep 16th
    10:30 AM – 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Trauma Management Update - Genitourinary
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Non-Member Speaker: Ronak Gor, DO – Cooper University Healthcare
    General SurgeryUrological Surgery
     CE: .5
  • Friday, Sep 16th
    11:00 AM – 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Neurosurgery Trauma Update
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Member Speaker: Scott G. Glickman, DO, PhD, MPH, FACOS – Center for Neurosurgery Las Vegas
    General SurgeryNeurological Surgery
     CE: .5
  • Friday, Sep 16th
    11:30 AM – 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Contemporary Treatment of Traumatic of Thoracic Aortic Injury
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Non-Member Speaker: O. William Brown, MD, JD – William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
    General Surgery
     CE: .5
  • Friday, Sep 16th
    12:00 PM – 1:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    General Surgery Discipline Annual Business Meeting and Lunch
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    General Surgery
  • Friday, Sep 16th
    12:00 PM – 1:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Lunch | Visit Exhibits
    Location: Griffin Hall
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Friday, Sep 16th
    1:00 PM – 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Rural Trauma System 101: The Role of the Level IV Center
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Non-Member Speaker: Richard Sidwell, MD, FACS – The Iowa Clinic / Iowa Methodist Medical Center
    General SurgeryProctology
     CE: 1
  • Friday, Sep 16th
    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Rural surgery - Nutrition Updates for Surgeons
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Non-Member Speaker: David C. Evans, MD. FACS, FASPEN – OhioHealth Grant Medical Center
    General SurgeryProctology
     CE: 1
  • Friday, Sep 16th
    3:00 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Coffee Break | Visit Exhibits
    Location: Griffin Hall
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Friday, Sep 16th
    3:00 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Racial Disparities and the Evolution of Firearm-Related Injuries in the United States
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Member Speaker: Margo Carlin, DO – Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso
    General Surgery
     CE: .5
  • Friday, Sep 16th
    3:00 PM – 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Ceremonial Conclave Robing Room
    Location: Lone Star Ballroom A
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Friday, Sep 16th
    3:30 PM – 4:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Panel: Difficult Polytrauma Cases: Multidisciplinary
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Member Speaker: Lauren E. Donatelli-Seyler, DO, FACOS, FACS – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Non-Member Speaker: David C. Evans, MD. FACS, FASPEN – OhioHealth Grant Medical Center
    Non-Member Speaker: Richard Sidwell, MD, FACS – The Iowa Clinic / Iowa Methodist Medical Center
    Non-Member Speaker: Michaela A. West, MD, PhD, FACS – North Memorial Health
    Member Speaker: Leslie Lyness, DO, FACOS – Baystate Medical Center
    General SurgeryNeurological Surgery
     CE: .75
  • Friday, Sep 16th
    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    ACOS Ceremonial Conclave
    Location: Lone Star Ballroom D-E
    Speaker: Kristen Conrad-Schnetz, DO – Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
  • Friday, Sep 16th
    6:00 PM – 8:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    ACOS President's Reception
    Location: Lone Star Ballroom B-C & Foyer
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
  • Saturday, Sep 17th
    7:00 AM – 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    General Surgery Discipline Mentoring Workshop
    Location: 203-204
    Member Speaker: Mary Carneval, DO, FACOS – Cleveland Clinic Euclid Hospital
    General Surgery
     CE: 2.5
  • Saturday, Sep 17th
    7:00 AM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Registration Desk Hours
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom Foyer
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Saturday, Sep 17th
    7:00 AM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Speaker Ready Room
    Location: 403
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Saturday, Sep 17th
    8:00 AM – 9:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Introduction to Surgical Quality Improvement Project
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Member Speaker: Hang T. Dang, DO, FACOS, FACS – City of Hope Newport Beach
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
     CE: 1
  • Saturday, Sep 17th
    9:00 AM – 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Surgical Quality in the Community Setting Panel Discussion - Quality Initiatives Committee
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Member Speaker: Olutayo Sogunro, DO – Johns Hopkins University, Howard County General Hospital
    Member Speaker: Hang T. Dang, DO, FACOS, FACS – City of Hope Newport Beach
    Member Speaker: Constance Cashen, DO, FACOS FACS – Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center
    Member Speaker: Joseph R. Lewis, DO – University of Florida - Daytona Beach
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
     CE: 1
  • Saturday, Sep 17th
    10:00 AM – 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Coffee Break | Visit Exhibits
    Location: Griffin Hall
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Saturday, Sep 17th
    10:00 AM – 1:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Exhibit Hall Hours
    Location: Griffin Hall
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Saturday, Sep 17th
    10:15 AM – 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Updates in Breast Care in the Community
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Member Speaker: Deepa Halaharvi, DO, FACOS – Ohiohealth
    General Surgery
     CE: .5
  • Saturday, Sep 17th
    11:00 AM – 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Advancing the Simple Mastectomy: Goldilocks and Aesthetic Flat Closure Techniques
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Member Speaker: Lauren Kopicky, DO, FACOS, FACS – Parkview Cancer Institute
    General Surgery
     CE: .5
  • Saturday, Sep 17th
    11:30 AM – 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Management of Complex Breast Disease in a Rural Setting
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Member Speaker: Olutayo Sogunro, DO – Johns Hopkins University, Howard County General Hospital
    General Surgery
     CE: .5
  • Saturday, Sep 17th
    12:00 PM – 1:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Lunch | Visit Exhibits
    Location: Griffin Hall
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Saturday, Sep 17th
    1:00 PM – 1:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Patient/Population Pivot in Wound Care
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Member Speaker: William Ennis, DO, MBA, MMM, CPE – University of Illinois and Healogics
    General SurgeryWound CareProctology
     CE: .75
  • Saturday, Sep 17th
    1:00 PM – 1:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Mock Oral Board Exam Registration
    Location: 302
    General SurgeryACOS Resident Section
     CE: 0.00
  • Saturday, Sep 17th
    1:30 PM – 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Mock Oral Board Workshop: Tips and Tricks on Passing the Oral Boards
    Location: 301
    Member Speaker: Benjamin A. Raymond, DO, FACOS, FACS – West Virginia University Health System - United Hospital Center (UHC)
    General SurgeryACOS Resident Section
     CE: 1
  • Saturday, Sep 17th
    2:30 PM – 5:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Mock Oral Board Exams
    Location: 302
    General SurgeryACOS Resident Section
  • Saturday, Sep 17th
    1:45 PM – 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Best Practices for Wound Management
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Non-Member Speaker: Terry Treadwell, MD, FACS, FAAWC – Institute for Advanced Wound Care
    General SurgeryWound CareProctology
     CE: .75
  • Saturday, Sep 17th
    2:30 PM – 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Coffee Break
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Saturday, Sep 17th
    2:45 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    A-Z of Wound Care
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Non-Member Speaker: Paul Glat, MD – St. Christopher's Hospital
    General SurgeryPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryWound Care
     CE: .75
  • Saturday, Sep 17th
    3:30 PM – 4:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Reconstruction of Difficult Abdominal Wall with Post Op Wound Complications
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Non-Member Speaker: Kamran Shayesteh, DO, FACOS – Duke LifePoint
    General SurgeryPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryWound Care
     CE: .75
  • Saturday, Sep 17th
    4:15 PM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Difficult Wound Care Multidisciplinary Cases: Panel Discussion
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Non-Member Speaker: Kamran Shayesteh, DO, FACOS – Duke LifePoint
    Non-Member Speaker: Paul Glat, MD – St. Christopher's Hospital
    General SurgeryWound CareProctology
     CE: .75
  • Sunday, Sep 18th
    7:00 AM – 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    ACOS Military Members Forum
    Location: 402
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Sunday, Sep 18th
    7:00 AM – 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Speaker Ready Room
    Location: 403
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Sunday, Sep 18th
    7:00 AM – 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Registration Desk Hours
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom Foyer
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Sunday, Sep 18th
    8:00 AM – 9:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Quality Initiatives Committee Session - Creating and Maintaining a Community Based Quality Program Session
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Member Speaker: Joseph R. Lewis, DO – University of Florida - Daytona Beach
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
     CE: 1.0
  • Sunday, Sep 18th
    9:00 AM – 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    CANCELLED: Government Affairs Committee Session - How to Build Relationships with Members of Congress.
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
  • Sunday, Sep 18th
    9:00 AM – 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    RESCHEDULED: Surgery Mentor Starter Pack--Everything You Need to Know As a Mentor or Mentee
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Member Speaker: Mary Carneval, DO, FACOS – Cleveland Clinic Euclid Hospital
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
     CE: 1.0
  • Sunday, Sep 18th
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Intra-operative Surgical Process Mapping
    Location: JW Grand Ballroom 5-6
    Member Speaker: Saikiran G. Murthy, DO, FACS – Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
    General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
     CE: 1.0