April 14-17, 2010
Program Co-Chair (SAGES): Daniel Herron, M.D.
Program Chair (SAGES): Barry Salky, M.D.
Program Chair (CAGS): Christopher Schlachta, M.D.
Equipment Czar Chair: Kevin M. Reavis, M.D.
Equipment Czar Co-Chair: Gretchen Purcell-Jackson, M.D.
Poster Chair: Subhash U. Kini, M.D.
Poster Co-Chair: Melina C. Vassiliou, M.D.
Video Chair: Donald J. Selzer, M.D.
Video Co-Chair: Leena Khaitan, M.D.
Learning Center Chair: Allan E. Okrainec, M.D.
Learning Center Co-Chair: Brian P. Jacob, M.D.
Advanced Suturing and Anastomotic Techniques HO Course Chair: Kelvin D. Higa, M.D.
Advanced Suturing and Anastromotic Techniques HO Course Co-Chair: Aureo L. De Pauala, M.D.
Colon HO Course Chair: Mark H. Whiteford, M.D.
Colon HO Course Co-Chair: Conor P. Delaney, M.D.
Digital Video HO Course Chair: Dmitry Oleynikov, M.D.
Digital Video HO Course Co-Chair: John R. Romanelli, M.D.
Endolumenal/NOTES HO Course Chair: Santiago Horgan, M.D.
Endolumenal/NOTES HO Course Co-Chair: Christopher C. Thompson, M.D.
Single Port Access Surgery HO Course Chair: Paul G. Curcillo II, M.D.
Single Port Access Surgery HO Course Co-Chair: Daniel J. Scott, M.D.
Avoid Pitfalls in Cholecystectomy and CBD Exploration PG Course Chair: Michael B. Edye, M.D.
Avoid Pitfalls in Cholecystectomy and CBD Exploration PG Course Co-Chair: Bertrand Millat, M.D.
Bariatric Around the World PG Course Chair: Alfons Pomp, M.D.
Bariatric Around the World PG Course Co-Chair: Manolo Cortez, M.D.
Bariatric New Techniques PG Course Chair: Scott A. Shikora, M.D.
Bariatric New Techniques PG Course Co-Chair: Raul J. Rosenthal, M.D.
Challenging Hernias PG Course Chair: Kristi Lee Harold, M.D.
Challenging Hernias PG Course Co-Chair: Shirin Towfigh, M.D.
FLS PG Course Chair: E. Matthew Ritter, M.D.
FLS PG Course Co-Chair: Gerald M. Fried, M.D.
Lap IBD & Colectomy PG Course Chair: John H. Marks, M.D.
Lap IBD & Colectomy PG Course Co-Chair: Eric Glenn Weiss, M.D.
MIS & Cancer Endocrine/Solid Organ PG Course Chair: William Barry Inabnet III, M.D.
MIS & Cancer Endocrine/Solid Organ PG Course Co-Chair: Miguel Herrera, M.D.
MIS & Cancer GI PG Course Chair: Horacio J. Asbun, M.D.
MIS & Cancer GI PG Course Co-Chair: Seigo Kitano, M.D.
Pediatric Surgery Symposium Chair: Sanjeev Dutta, M.D.
Pediatric Surgery Symposium Co-Chair: Jacob Langer, M.D.
3-Hour MBA for Surgeons Chair: Demetrius E.M. Litwin, M.D.
3-Hour MBA for Surgeons Co-Chair: Fredrick J. Brody, M.D.
Device Development Luncheon Chair: Raymond P. Onders, M.D.
Device Development Luncheon Co-Chair: Dennis L. Fowler, M.D.
Education Luncheon Chair: L. Michael Brunt, M.D.
Education Luncheon Co-Chair: Daniel J. Gagne, M.D.
Fellowship Council Lunch Chair: Adrian E. Park, M.D.
Fellowship Council Lunch Co-Chair: Bruce D. Schirmer, M.D.
Video Complications Lunch Chair: Bipan Chand, M.D.
Video Complications Lunch Co-Chair: Manabu Yamamoto, M.D.
Emerging Technology Session Chair: Steven D. Schwaitzberg, M.D.
Emerging Technology Session Co-Chair: Alex Gandsas, M.D.
Resident’s Day Coordinators: Gregory F. Dakin, M.D. & Adheesh A. Sabnis, M.D.
Barrett’s Debate Chair: John Hunter, M.D.
Barrett’s Debate Co-Chair: Karl H. Fuchs, M.D.
SAGES Presidential Debate Chair: Daniel J. Deziel, M.D.
SAGES Presidential Debate Co-Chair: Nathaniel J. Soper, M.D.
Hernia Debates Chair: Guy R. Voeller, M.D.
Hernia Debates Co-Chair: Edward H. Phillips, M.D.
Conflict of Interest Panel Chairs: TBA
IFSES Panel Chair: Alberto Chousleb, M.D.
IFSES Panel Co-Chair: Natan Zundel, M.D.
Lap Education Panel Chair: Bruce D. Schirmer, M.D.
Lap Education Panel Co-Chair: Joseph Mamazza, M.D.
SAGES/ALACE Go Global Panel Chair: Raul J. Rosenthal, M.D.
SAGES/ALACE Go Global Panel Co-Chair: Horacio J. Asbun, M.D.
Single Port Access Surgery Panel Chair: Joel Leroy, M.D.
Single Port Access Surgery Panel Co-Chair: Andrew A. Gumbs, M.D.
“Uh Oh What Now?” Video Panel Chair: David R. Urbach, M.D.
“Uh Oh What Now?” Video Panel Co-Chair: David Bryan Earle, M.D.
Endolumenal Therapies Session Chair: Dean J. Mikami, M.D.
Endolumenal Therapies Session Co-Chair: Simon Bergman, M.D.
FES Roll-out Session Chair: Brian J. Dunkin, M.D.
FES Roll-out Session Co-Chair: Jeffrey M. Marks, M.D.
Live from Fellujah Session Chair: Steven P. Bowers, M.D.
Live from Fellujah Session Co-Chair: Richard M. Satava, M.D.
SAGES/CAGS Simulation in the Training of Surgeons Session Chair: Liane S. Feldman, M.D.
SAGES/CAGS Simulation in the Training of Surgeons Session Co-Chair: Teodor P. Grantcharov, M.D.
SAGES/EAES Peer Review Training Session Chair: Abe L. Fingerhut, M.D.
SAGES/EAES Peer Review Training Session Co-Chair: Sir Alfred Cuschieri, M.D.
Metabolic Surgery Symposium Chair: Philip R. Schauer, M.D.
Metabolic Surgery Symposium Co-Chair: Francesco Rubino, M.D.
NOTES Symposium Chair: David W. Rattner, M.D.
NOTES Symposium Co-Chair: G. V. Rao, M.D.
Robotics Symposium Chair: Mehran Anvari, M.D.
Robotics Symposium Co-Chair: Jacques Marescaux, M.D.
Conflict of Interest Panel Chair: Steve Eubanks, M.D.
Conflict of Interest Panel Co-Chair: Neely Panton, M.D.
Chair: Steven D. Schwaitzberg
Horacio J. Asbun, M.D.
Yves Bendavid, M.D.
Simon Bergman, M.D.
Daniel Birch, M.D.
Steven P. Bowers, M.D.
Fredrick J. Brody, M.D.
Robin Boushey, M.D.
L. Michael Brunt, M.D.
James Ellsmere, M.D.
Liane Feldman, M.D.
Edward L. Felix, M.D.
Denise W. Gee, M.D.
Teodor Grantcharov, M.D.
Carroll M. Harmon, M.D.
Daniel M. Herron, M.D.
Michael D. Holzman, M.D.
Santiago Horgan, M.D.
Gretchen Purcell Jackson, M.D.
Timothy D. Kane, M.D.
Namir Katkhouda, M.D.
Dimitrios A. Linos, M.D.
John H. Marks, M.D.
Brent D. Matthews, M.D.
Marian P. McDonald, M.D.
Stephen S. McNatt, M.D.
Adam Meneghetti, M.D.
Michael S. Nussbaum, M.D.
Dmitry Oleynikov, M.D.
Allan Okrainec, M.D.
Neely Panton, M.D.
Edward H. Phillips, M.D.
William S. Richardson, M.D.
Raul J. Rosenthal, M.D.
Barry A. Salky, M.D.
Cliff Sample, M.D.
Christopher M. Schlachta, M.D.
Daniel J. Scott, M.D.
Paul A. Severson, M.D.
Neal E. Seymour, M.D.
Carl J. Westcott, M.D.
Manabu Yamamoto, M.D.
Tonia M. Young-Fadok, M.D.
Natan Zundel, M.D.