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58th Annual Meeting
SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE ALIMENTARY TRACT
May 6 - 9, 2017
McCormick Place - Chicago, IL
during Digestive Disease Week®

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SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2017
6:30 AM - 7:45 AM	S505a BREAKFAST WITH THE EXPERTS
	ENHANCED RECOVERY: HOW TO SET UP YOUR PROGRAM CANCELLED
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM	S504 OPENING SESSION (NON-CME)
	Moderator: Nathaniel J. Soper, Chicago, IL Welcome and introduction of new members, announcements of SSAT-sponsored awards, reports from the SSAT Foundation, recognition of the Foundation donors, presentation of the Public Service Award, conferment of the Founders Medal, and eulogizing of Past President(s).
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	S504 PRESIDENTIAL PLENARY I
	Moderator: Kevin E. Behrns, St. Louis, MO 10-minute presentation, 5-minute discussion
335	Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Improves Survival in Patients with Clinical T4b Colon Cancer Ahmed Dehal1, Brooke Vuong1, Amanda Graff-Baker1, Trevan Fischer1, Samuel Klempner2, Mark Faries1, Anton J. Bilchik1, Shu-Ching Chang3, Gary L. Grunkemeier3, Melanie Goldfarb1 1. John Wayne Cancer Institute at Providence St John's Health CenterSanta monica, CA 2. The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA 3. Providence Health & Services, Portland, OR
336	Lymph Node Status in Incidental Gallbladder Cancer: Cystic Duct Lymph Node, Lymph Node Dissection and Number of Metastatic Lymph Node Eduardo A. Vega1, 2, Eduardo Vinuela2, 3, Gabriel Cavada4, Marcel P. Sanhueza2, 3, Claudius Conrad1 1. Surgical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 2. Department of Digestive Surgery Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Surgery Unit, Sotero Del Rio Hospital, Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile; 3. Department of Digestive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile; 4. Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Andes University of Chile, Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile
337	Pancreaticogastrostomy vs. Pancreaticojejunostomy: A Risk-Stratified Analysis of 5,316 Pancreatoduodenectomies Brett L. Ecker, Matthew T. McMillan, Laura Maggino, Charles Vollmer University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
338	Equivalent Treatment and Survival after Resection of Pancreatic Cancer at Safety-Net Hospitals Vikrom K. Dhar, Richard S. Hoehn, Young Kim, Brent Xia, Andrew Jung, Dennis J. Hanseman, Syed Ahmad, Shimul A. Shah Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM	S103 DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: HPB (ASGE-ACCREDITED)
	PANCREATIC CYSTS IN 2017: WHERE ARE WE AND WHAT IS THE FUTURE? Sponsored by: ASGE, AGA, SSAT Moderators: Vanessa Shami, Charlottesville, VA Santhi Swaroop Vege, Rochester, MN
	What Is the Current Role of EUS and When Should You Perform It? Vanessa Shami, Charlottesville, VA
	International, European, Radiology, AGA, ASGE, ACG Guidelines: How Should You Decide Which to Follow? Annmarie Pannala, Baltimore, MD
	Which Patients with Pancreatic Cysts Need Surgery? Carlos Fernández-del Castillo, Boston, MA
	State of the Art: High Value Care of "Pancreas Cysts" Amir Harris, Philadelphia, PA
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM	S504 PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
	PASSION AND THE GI SURGEON Introduction Kevin E. Behrns, St. Louis, MO
	Passion and the GI Surgeon Nathaniel J. Soper, Chicago, IL
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM	S103 DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC (ASGE-ACCREDITED)
	MODERN APPROACH TO ACHALASIA Sponsored by: ASGE, SSAT Moderators: Michel Kahaleh, New York, NY David W. Rattner, Boston, MA
	Evaluation of Patient with Achalasia: HRM, EUS, Compliance, and OCT Michael Vaezi, Brentwood, TN
	Will POEM Be the Preferred Treatment for Achalasia? (Pro Stance) Haruhiro Inoue, Tokyo, Japan
	Will POEM Be the Preferred Treatment for Achalasia? (Con Stance) Marco G. Patti, Chapel Hill, NC
	POEM in Challenging Patients Michel Kahaleh, New York, NY
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM	S504 PRESIDENTIAL PLENARY II
	Moderator: Nathaniel J. Soper, Chicago, IL 10-minute presentation, 5-minute discussion
332	Dor versus Toupet Fundoplication after Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy: Report from a 2 Years Randomized Trial Evaluated by High Resolution Manometry Blanca A. Blancas Breña2, Gonzalo Torres-Villalobos2, Fernanda Romero-Hernández2, Axel R. Palacios Ramirez2, Enrique Coss-Adame3, Miguel A. Valdovinos3, Daniel Azamar-Llamas1, Janette Furuzawa-carballeda1 1. Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico, DF, Mexico; 2. Experimental Surgery, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico, DF, Mexico; 3. Gastroenterology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico, DF, Mexico
333	Comparison of Adapted Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Pathway versus Standard Care following Simple Closure of Perforated Duodenal Ulcer: A Randomized Controlled Trial Mohsina Subair1, Vikram Kate1, Shanmugam Dasarathan1, Sathasivam Sureshkumar1, T Mahalakshmy2, Pankaj Kundra3 1. general surgery, JIPMER, Pondicherry, pondicherry, India; 2. Department of preventive and social medicine, JIPMER, Pondicherry, pondicherry, India; 3. Department of Anaesthesia and critical care, JIPMER, Pondicherry, pondicherry, India
334	Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty , Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Laparoscopic Band for Weight Loss, How Do They Compare? Aleksey A. Novikov, Cheguevera Afaneh, Monica Saumoy, Alpana Shukla, Gregory Dakin, Alfons Pomp, Louis J. Aronne, Reem Z. Sharaiha Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM	S504 DORIS AND JOHN L. CAMERON GUEST ORATION
	Of Math and Medicine Dorry L. Segev, Baltimore, MD
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM	South Hall POSTER SESSION I (NON-CME)
	Authors available at their posters to answer questions 12 PM - 2 PM; posters on display 9:30 AM - 4 PM.
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM	S505b MEET-THE-PROFESSOR LUNCHEON: WRITERS WORKSHOP PART I
	MANUSCRIPT WRITING/EDITING
	Faculty Kevin E. Behrns, St. Louis, MO Timothy M. Pawlik, Columbus, OH
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	S402 DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: HPB (AGA-ACCREDITED)
	RECENT ADVANCES IN NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS OF THE PANCREAS Sponsored by: AGA, SSAT Moderators: Daniel C. Chung, Boston, MA Jennifer Tseng, Boston, MA
	Molecular Pathogenesis of Pancreatic NETs Daniel C. Chung, Boston, MA
	Imaging of Pancreatic NETs: Who Needs Gallium Scanning? Koenraad Mortele, Boston, MA
	Surgical Approaches in Pancreatic NETs: When to Watch, Resect, or Debulk? Douglas B. Evans, Milwaukee, WI
	Current Chemotherapeutic Strategies for Advanced Pancreatic NETs (Including PRRT) Diane Reidy, New York, NY
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	S505b PLENARY SESSION: HPB I
	Moderators: John D. Christein, Birmingham, AL Michael G. House, Indianapolis, IN 10-minute presentation, 5-minute discussion
381	Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm in Patients under Age 50: Tumor Biology, Clinical Features, Recurrence Rates, and Survival Outcomes Vicente Morales-Oyarvide1, Mari Mino-Kenudson2, Cristina R. Ferrone1, Andrew L. Warshaw1, Keith D. Lillemoe1, Ilaria Pergolini1, Marc Attiyeh3, Mohammad Al Efishat3, Neda Rezaee4, Ralph Hruban5, 6, Jin He4, Matthew J. Weiss4, Peter Allen3, Christopher L. Wolfgang4, Carlos Fernandez-Del Castillo1 1. Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 2. Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 3. Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 4. Surgery, Johns Hospkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 5. Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 6. Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
382	Impact of Nodal Status on Adjuvant Therapy for Patients with Localized Pancreatic Cancer Treated with Neoadjuvant Therapy Chad Barnes, Mohammed Aldakkak, Kathleen Christians, Abdul H. Khan, Kiyoko Oshima, Paul S. Ritch, Ben George, William Hall, Beth A. Erickson, Douglas B. Evans, Susan Tsai Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
383	Physiology of ALPPS: Liver Growth after Portal Vein Ligation Correlates with the Degree of Neo-Collateralization between the Growing Lobe and the Deportalized Liver Rebecca A. Deal, Charles Fredericks, Lauren Williams, Edie Y. Chan, Daniel J. Deziel, Martin Hertl, Erik Schadde General Surgery, Rush University, Chicago, IL
384	Portal Vein Embolization Reduces Postoperative Hepatic Insufficiency Associated with Hepatic Atrophy Caused by Extensive Chemotherapy Suguru Yamashita1, 2, Kiyohiko Omichi1, Claudius Conrad1, Yun Shin Chun1, Thomas Aloia1, Jean Nicolas Vauthey1, Ching-Wei Tzeng1 1. Surgical oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan; 2. Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery Division, Artificial Organ and Transplantation Division, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
385	Targeting Epigenetic Regulation of the Matrisome to Remodel Tumor Collagen in Pancreatic Cancer Kim C. Honselmann1, Mari Mino-Kenudson2, Akifumi Nakagawa1, Keith D. Lillemoe1, Carlos Fernandez-Del Castillo1, Andrew L. Warshaw1, Andrew S. Liss1 1. Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 2. Pathology, Massachusets General Hospital, Boston, MA
386	Geographic Region, Socioeconomic Factors and Cancer Site Are Associated with Variations in Palliative Care Utilization for Advanced Gastrointestinal Malignancies Robert H. Hollis, Lauren Goss, Tyler S. Wahl, Carla N. Holcomb, Melanie Morris, Gregory D. Kennedy, Daniel I. Chu Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	S505a PLENARY SESSION: SMALL BOWEL AND COLORECTAL I
	Moderators: Neil Hyman, Chicago, IL Deborah A. Nagle, Boston, MA 10-minute presentation, 5-minute discussion
387	Disease Course and Operative Risk after Diagnosis of Ileal Penetrating Crohn's Disease: A Cohort Study Peter Bossuyt2, 1, Celine Debeuckelaere2, Marc Ferrante2, Anthony de Buck van Overstraeten3, Thomas Billiet2, Dirk Vanbeckevoort4, Albert Wolthuis3, Andre D'Hoore3, Gert A. Van Assche2, Severine Vermeire2 1. Gastroenterology, Imelda GI clinical research center, Bonheiden, Belgium; 2. Department of gastroenterology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; 3. Department of abdominal surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; 4. Department of radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
388	Incidence Rates and Predictors of Colectomy for Ulcerative Colitis in the Era of Biologics: Results from the Provincial Database in Québec Maria Abou Khalil1, Marylise Boutros1, Nacene Nedjar2, Philip H. Gordon1, Gabriela Ghitulescu1, Carol-Ann Vasilevsky1, Nancy Morin1, Elham Rahme2 1. Division of Colorectal Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; 2. Epidemiology, McGill University, Monteal, QC, Canada
389	Muzi's Tension Free Primary Closure of Pilonidal Sinus Disease: Long-Term Results on 450 Patients Marco Gallinella Muzi, Claudia Mosconi, Marco Colella, Agnese Cianfarani, Pietro Mascagni, Mostafa Shalaby, Pierpaolo Sileri University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
390	Pilot Study of a Novel Mobile Health Application to Track Patients after GI Surgery Matthew Symer, Jonathan S. Abelson, Bridget McClure, Heather Yeo Surgery, NYP-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
391	Emergency Room Visits and Readmissions following Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) Program Trevor Wood1, Mary-Anne Aarts1, Allan Okrainec1, Emily A. Pearsall1, J Charles Victor2, Marg McKenzie1, Ori Rotstein1, Robin McLeod1 1. Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2. University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
392	Surgical Instrument Waste in Elective Colorectal Surgery: A Prospective, Interventional Study Joshua Billings, Gayane Ovsepyan, Joseph Wend, Karen Zaghiyan, Joy Tang, Phillip Fleshner Colorectal Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	S504 STATE-OF-THE-ART CONFERENCE
	CURRENT SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF GASTRIC TUMORS Moderators: Kaitlyn J. Kelly, La Jolla, CA Joseph Kim, Stony Brook, NY Jason K. Sicklick, La Jolla, CA
	Updates on Management of Gastric GIST Martin D. McCarter, Denver, CO
	Management of Gastric Carcinoids Kaitlyn J. Kelly, La Jolla, CA
	Treatment of Sporadic and Hereditary Gastric Cancer Jeffrey A. Norton, Stanford, CA
	Minimally Invasive Gastrectomy for Cancer Joseph Kim, Stony Brook, NY
	Is There a Role of Cytoreductive Surgery and HIPEC in Gastric Cancer Joyce Wong, Hershey, PA
	Panel and Audience Discussion
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM	S103 DDW COMBINED CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC
	THE ROLE OF NEW FDA-APPROVED APPROACHES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF OBESITY: INTRAGASTRIC BALLOONS, VAGAL MANIPULATION, AND ASPIRATION THERAPY Sponsored by: SSAT, ASGE, AGA Moderators: Shelby Sullivan, Denver, CO Ali Tavakkoli, Boston, MA
	Balloons: Reshape, Orbera Obalon Aurora D. Pryor, Stony Brook, NY
	Vagal Manipulation and the Role of the Vagus Nerve John Morton, Stanford, CA
	Aspiration Therapy Chris Thompson, Boston, MA
	Incorporation of Novel Obesity Devices into a Multidisciplinary Practice Nitin Kumar, Addison, IL
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM	S505a QUICK SHOTS SESSION: ESOPHAGUS & GASTRIC
	Moderators: Kfir Ben-David, Miami Beach, FL Sean P. Harbison, Philadelphia, PA 3-minute presentation, 3-minute discussion
476	Do Patients with Chronic Cough Benefit from Laparoscopic Anti-Reflux Surgery? Adam S. Weltz, Hamid R. Zahiri, Udai Sibia, Nan Wu, Macey Yates, Olmos Holmatova, Timothy R. Turner, Adrian Park General Surgery, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, MD
477	Effect of Anti-Reflux Surgery (ARS) on Symptom Resolution and Quality of Life (QOL) in Patients with Laryngopharyngeal Reflux (LPR) Who Fail Medical Therapy Fahim Habib, Ali H. Zaidi, Yoshihiro Komatsu, Emily Lloyd, Samantha Martin, Emily J. Smith, Blair Jobe, TOSHITAKA HOPPO Esophageal and Lung Institute, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburg, PA
478	Paraesophageal Hernia Repair in the US: Trends of Utilization Stratified by Surgical Volume and Consequent Impact on Perioperative Outcomes Francisco Schlottmann1, Paula D. Strassle2, Fernando A. M. Herbella3, Marco G. Patti1 1. Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 2. Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 3. Surgery, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
479	The Size of Hiatal Hernia That Will Require Use of Mesh Constantine T. Frantzides1, Mark A. Carlson2, 1, Alexander T. Frantzides1 1. Surgery, Chicago Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Skokie, IL 2. Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
480	GERD and Hiatal Hernia: Presence and Size Infuence the Clinical Presentation, the Esophageal Function and Reflux Profile Francisco Schlottmann1, Ciro Andolfi2, Fernando A. M. Herbella3, Marco G. Patti1 1. Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 2. University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 3. Surgery, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
481	Needleless Transcutaneous Electrical Acustimulation Accelerates Post-Surgical Recovery Mediated via Autonomic Mechanisms in Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancers Bo Zhang1, 2, gang Ma1, 3, Pingping Hu4, Mingyuan Zhang5, Kehui Tong5, Feng Xu4, Liang Zhu2, Jiande Chen1, 6 1. Ningbo Pace Translational Medical Research Center, Beilun, Ningbo, zhejiang, China; 2Division of Gastroenterology, Changzheng Hospital affiliated to Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, Shanghai, Shanghai, China; 3. Division of Gastroenterology, Huai'an first people's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, China, Huai an, Jiangsu, China; 4. Division of Gastroenterology, Yinzhou Hospital Affiliated to Medical School of Ningbo University, Beilun, Ningbo, zhejiang, China; 5. Gastroenterology surgical department, Yinzhou Hospital Afliated to Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China, Ningbo, zhejiang, China; 6. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins Center for NeurogastroenterologyBaltimore, MD
482	Treatment Variability for Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer in the United States and Its Effect on Long-Term Outcomes Arianna Barbetta1, Anne O. Lidor2, Renee L. Gennarelli3, Elena Elkin3, Matthew Bott1, James Isbell1, Manjit S. Bains1, David R. Jones1, Daniela Molena1 1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 2. Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 3. Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
483	Rural-Urban and Regional Differences in Receipt of Esophagectomy for Early-Stage Esophagus Cancer Emily C. Sturm, Whitney Zahnd, Erin Mackinney, John D. Mellinger, Sabha Ganai Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL
484	Serial Endoscopic Evaluation of Esophageal Disease in a Cancer Model: A Paradigm Shift for Esophageal Adenocarcinoma (EAC) Drug Discovery and Development Ashten N. Omstead1, David A. Guel1, Daisuke Matsui1, Juliann E. Kosovec1, Samantha Martin1, Emily J. Smith1, Jenna Kolano1, Patrick Campbell1, Haley Raphael1, Fahim Habib1, Kevi Christopher1, Christopher Lai1, Matthew A. Smith2, Ronan J. Kelly3, Ali H. Zaidi1, Blair A. Jobe1 1. Esophageal and Lung Institute, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, United States Minor Outlying Islands; 2. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Allegheny Health Network, Jefferson Hills, PA 3. Medical Oncology, Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD
485	Does Histology Really Influence Gastric Cancer Prognosis? Carrie Luu, Katherine Woo, Ram Thapa, Khaldoun Almhanna, Domenico Coppola, José M. Pimiento, Dung-Tsa Chen, Pamela J. Hodul H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL
486	Preoperative Chemoradiation Therapy Does Not Increase Risk of Anastomotic Leak in Gastric Cancer Patients Naruhiko Ikoma, Mariela Blum, Jeannelyn Estrella, Keith Fournier, Paul Mansfield, Jaffer Ajani, Brian Badgwell Univ. Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
487	Gastric Cancer in the Very Elderly: Benefit of Surgery and Systemic Treatment in a U.S. Population Study Erin K. Greenleaf1, Christopher S. Hollenbeak1, Joyce Wong2 1. Surgery, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, HERSHEY, PA 2. Surgery, Lennox Hill Hospital, New York, NY
488	Esophageal Motility Abnormalities after Bariatric Surgery: Patient Symptoms Not an Indicator Caroline E. Sheppard1, 2, Daniel C. Sadowski3, Christopher J. de Gara1, Daniel W. Birch1, 2 1. Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; 2. Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Edmonton, AB, Canada; 3. Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
489	Endoscopic Gastrojejunal Revision Results in More Weight Loss Than Medical Management Alone for Weight Regain after Gastric Bypass Herbert M. Hedberg1, 2, Alexander Trenk2, Eliza Conaty2, John G. Linn2, 1, JoAnn Carbray2, Michael Ujiki2, 1 1. Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 2. Surgery, NorthShore University HealthSystems, Evanston, IL
490	Perioperative Outcomes of Robot-Assisted Simultaneous Pyloroplasty and Implantation of Gastric Electrical Stimulation Are Superior to Laparotomy in Drug Refractory Gastroparesis: A Two-Center Study Brian R. Davis1, Kent Van Sickle2, Azam Farukhi1, Colin P. Martyn1, Mohammad Bashashati1, Margaret Eastridge2, Joseph Chang2, Irene Sarosiek1, Richard W. McCallum1 1. Texas Tech Health Sciences Center E, El Paso, TX 2. Surgery, University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM	S504 RESIDENT EDUCATION PANEL
	SURGEONS AS LEADERS: SKIN IN THE GAME Moderator: Jayleen Grams, Birmingham, AL
	Participants will be able to: Describe leadership styles; Identify key traits of effective leaders; Understand the challenges facing future surgeons and leaders
	Leadership Styles, Key Traits of Effective Leaders, and Cultivating Your Own Leadership Style Kenric M. Murayama, Honolulu, HI
	Learning and Developing Leadership Skills Justin A. Maykel, Worcester, MA
	Opportunities for Leading Yourself and Others in Surgery Jennifer F. Tseng, Boston, MA
	Encountering Challenges as a Leader David M. Mahvi, Charleston, SC
	Challenges Facing Health Care and Opportunities for Leadership Samuel R.G. Finlayson, Salt Lake City, UT
	Panel and Audience Discussion
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM	S505b VIDEO SESSION: HPB
	Moderators: Carlos U. Corvera, San Francisco, CA Katherine A. Morgan, Charleston, SC 10-minute presentation, 5-minute discussion
491	Right Hepatectomy for Recurrent Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma Xiangcheng Li Liver transplantation center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
492	Magnetic Assisted Surgery: First U.S. Experience at a Single Institution Ivy N. Haskins, Matthew T. Allemang, Andrew T. Strong, John Rodriguez, Matthew Kroh Section of Surgical Endoscopy, Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
493	Central Hepatectomy for Peri-Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma Xiangcheng Li The first affiliated hospital with nanjing medical university, Nanjing, China
494	Tips and Tricks of Splenic Vessel Preservation during Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy Claire Goumard, Satoshi Ogiso, Masayuki Okuno, Ching-Wei Tzeng, Jason B. Fleming, Jean Nicolas Vauthey, Jeffrey E. Lee, Claudius Conrad Surgical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
495	A Laparoscopic Glissonian Approach for a Left Lateral Sectionectomy: Two-Port Technique WEN-LIANG FANG, Carlos U. Corvera Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco, CA
496	Caudate Lobectomy with Extended Left Hepatectomy for Huge Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Caudate Lobe Xiangcheng Li The first affiliated hospital with nanjing medical university, Nanjing, China
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Crystal Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Chicago FOUNDATION AWARDS RECEPTION
	The 3rd Annual SSAT Foundation Awards Reception will recognize the recipients of the 2017 Career Development Award, Fischer International Traveling Fellowship for Surgeons in Academic Practice, DeMeester Traveling Fellowship for Surgeons within the U.S. or Canada, Mentored Research Awards, Warshaw Master Educator Award, and Rikkers Master Clinician Award. The Awards Reception will again feature a Silent Auction. All proceeds from the reception and the silent auction will help support the Foundation's initiatives, so join us in honoring your colleagues and celebrating the successes of the SSAT Foundation. Tickets are only 25 USD. Show your support for the SSAT Foundation; purchase your tickets today to attend the Awards Reception!