Grand Rounds, May 29, 2025


May 23, 2025

Presentation Title: Tying the Past to the Future: The Evolution of GI Anastomoses

Speakers: lordanis Zakopoulos, MD Aditi Kashikar, MD


Date: Thursday, May 29, 2025
Time: 7:00 AM ‐ 8:00 AM
Location: Medical School Building
Learning Format: In‐Person


Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • To review the fundamental principles of gastrointestinal anastomosis, including techniques, tissue handling, and healing
  • To compare and contrast common types of GI anastomoses
  • To explore current innovations

Accreditation Statement:
McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.


Credit Designation:

  • McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 Hour(s) Attendance w/ No Credit. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABS MOC Statement:

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

Event Disclosures:

Speakers:
Aditi Kashikar, MD and lordanis Zakopoulos, MD have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients to disclose.

Planners and other Administrative Support:
Sasha Adams, MD, Associate Professor, Acute Care Surgery Program Director, General Surgery Residency Vice-Chair for Education, Department of Surgery, Lillian Kao, MD, Professor, Surgery, Richard Andrassy, MD, Aditi Kashikar, MD, Shah-Jahan Dodwad, DO, and Marina E Petsalis, MD have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients to disclose.


Commercial Support:
This activity is not commercially supported.



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