Strong McGovern Medical School Representation at the Texas ACS Meeting

The South and North Texas American College of Surgeons (ACS) Chapters held a combined meeting from February 23-25 in Austin, Texas. The meeting included several highlights:

Surgical Jeopardy and Surgical Skills Round-Up
Round 1 of Surgical Jeopardy was co-moderated by our Department of Pediatric Surgery Chair, Dr. Kevin Lally. James Klugh and Kelly Sanders comprised our jeopardy team. They gave a valiant effort in the battle against nine other highly competitive teams.

The Surgical Skills Round-up included stations testing peg transfer and intracorporeal suturing amongst other skills. James Klugh and Menghan Zhao represented us.

Battle of the Bulge: Hernia Debate
Dr. Julie Holihan, Assistant Professor of Surgery, co-moderated a hernia debate between experts from South and North Texas ACS Chapters. Dr. Jonah Stulberg, Associate Professor of Surgery, was one of the expert panelists. The panel provided a robust discussion of options for the repair of various hernias and hints for ensuring a good repair.

ACS Foundation Update
Dr. H. Randolph Bailey, Emeritus Professor of Surgery and Vice-Chair of the ACS Foundation, gave an update on the foundation’s activities.

Research Talks and e-Posters
A number of residents and fellows representing McGovern Medical School presented their research.

ASC Conference Presentations – McGovern Students/Residents
Trainee	Senior Author	Project
Shah-Jahan Dodwad, DO, MS	Michael Wandling, MD, MS	Evaluating safety and effectiveness in management strategies for high-risk choledocholithiasis: defining the optimal approach
Kelly Sanders, MD	Jessica Cardenas, PhD	A novel link between endotheliopathy of trauma and subsequent thromboembolic complications: a multicenter secondary cohort analysis
Stephen Chiang, MD	Erik Askenasy, MD	Single center experience with the expansion of same-day discharge colectomies
Jose Munoz-Castro, MD	Jeff Van Eps, MD	Augmented surgical repair of complex anal fistula using autologous platelet-rich plasma and acellular biologic matrix-a pilot study
Heather Kregel, MD, MS	Thaddeus Puzio, MD	Geriatric patients have worse clinical outcomes following emergency trauma laparotomy
Menghan Zhao, MD	Michael Kim, MD	Evaluation of surveillance intervals in high-risk intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms that maximizes resection of malignancy Assessment of best follow-up intervals in non-operative low-risk side-branch intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms under surveillance
Chelsea Guy-Frank, MD	Lillian Kao, MD, MS	Cost Impact of Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Trauma Laparotomies
Elias Chamely, MD	Jonah Stulberg, MD, MPH, PhD	The use of a novel suture technique for closure of high-risk laparotomy incisions – A randomized control trial design
Fatimah Sunez	Thaddeus Puzio, MD	Outcomes in Geriatric Trauma Patients following Tracheostomy

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