Program and Abstracts
Virtual 62nd Annual Meeting
SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE ALIMENTARY TRACT
May 21-23, 2021
in partnership with Digestive Disease Week®
Program (Subject to Change)
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Sponsored By: ASGE, SSAT
DYSPLASIA IN IBD (DEBATE): ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY (EMR/ESD) IS CUTTING EDGE
Marietta Iacucci, Birmingham, United Kingdom
DYSPLASIA IN IBD(DEBATE): SURGERY IS STILL THE WAY TO GO
Emre Gorgun, Cleveland, OH
STRICTURES IN IBD (DEBATE): ENDOSCOPIC MANAGEMENT (DILATION, STRICTUROPLASTY, STENTS) IS YOUR OPENING MOVE
Udayakumar Navaneethan, Orlando, FL
STRICTURES IN IBD (DEBATE): CUTTING TO THE CHASE: SURGERY IS THE WAY TO GO
Mukta K. Krane, Seattle, WA
DYSPLASIA IN IBD (DEBATE): ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY (EMR/ESD) IS CUTTING EDGE
Marietta Iacucci, Birmingham, United Kingdom
DYSPLASIA IN IBD(DEBATE): SURGERY IS STILL THE WAY TO GO
Emre Gorgun, Cleveland, OH
STRICTURES IN IBD (DEBATE): ENDOSCOPIC MANAGEMENT (DILATION, STRICTUROPLASTY, STENTS) IS YOUR OPENING MOVE
Udayakumar Navaneethan, Orlando, FL
STRICTURES IN IBD (DEBATE): CUTTING TO THE CHASE: SURGERY IS THE WAY TO GO
Mukta K. Krane, Seattle, WA
Sponsored By: SSAT, ASGE
WEIGHT LOSS MEDICATIONS: PATIENT SELECTION AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES
Shelby A. Sullivan, Aurora, CO
MANIPULATING GUT PHYSIOLOGY TO DRIVE WEIGHT LOSS AND METABOLIC CONTROL
Eric G. Sheu, Boston, MA
ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES FOR WEIGHT LOSS: WHICH ONE, WHICH PATIENT
Barham K. Abu Dayyeh, Rochester, MN
SURGERY IS THE GOLD STANDARD?
Shanu Kothari, Anderson, SC
WEIGHT LOSS MEDICATIONS: PATIENT SELECTION AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES
Shelby A. Sullivan, Aurora, CO
MANIPULATING GUT PHYSIOLOGY TO DRIVE WEIGHT LOSS AND METABOLIC CONTROL
Eric G. Sheu, Boston, MA
ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES FOR WEIGHT LOSS: WHICH ONE, WHICH PATIENT
Barham K. Abu Dayyeh, Rochester, MN
SURGERY IS THE GOLD STANDARD?
Shanu Kothari, Anderson, SC
STATE OF THE ART POUCH SURGERY
Anthony De Buck, Toronto, ON, Canada
CAUSES OF INFLAMMATROY POUCH COMPLICATIONS AND MEDICAL TREATMENT OPTIONS
Mark Silverberg, Toronto, ON, Canada
SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS OF IPAA
Benjamin D. Shogan, Chicago, IL
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY FOLLOW UP OF THE POUCH PATIENT
Ailsa Hart, London, United Kingdom
Anthony De Buck, Toronto, ON, Canada
CAUSES OF INFLAMMATROY POUCH COMPLICATIONS AND MEDICAL TREATMENT OPTIONS
Mark Silverberg, Toronto, ON, Canada
SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS OF IPAA
Benjamin D. Shogan, Chicago, IL
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY FOLLOW UP OF THE POUCH PATIENT
Ailsa Hart, London, United Kingdom
Sponsored By: AGA, SSAT, ASGE, AASLD
SESSION INTRODUCTION AND WHAT IS VALUE BASED CARE: HOW CAN SPECIALISTS CONTRIBUTE AND BENEFIT?
Meena B. Bansal, New York, NY
INSTITUTES AND SERVICE LINES: SUCCESSFULLY CREATING VALUE THROUGH TEAM WORK
Conor P. Delaney, Weston, FL
SPECIALTY MEDICAL HOMES: ARE THEY THE ANSWER?
Lawrence R. Kosinski, Chicago, IL
HOW DO INTERVENTIONALISTS CREATE VALUE - ARE BUNDLES THE ANSWER?
Jonathan Efron, Baltimore, MD
SESSION INTRODUCTION AND WHAT IS VALUE BASED CARE: HOW CAN SPECIALISTS CONTRIBUTE AND BENEFIT?
Meena B. Bansal, New York, NY
INSTITUTES AND SERVICE LINES: SUCCESSFULLY CREATING VALUE THROUGH TEAM WORK
Conor P. Delaney, Weston, FL
SPECIALTY MEDICAL HOMES: ARE THEY THE ANSWER?
Lawrence R. Kosinski, Chicago, IL
HOW DO INTERVENTIONALISTS CREATE VALUE - ARE BUNDLES THE ANSWER?
Jonathan Efron, Baltimore, MD
Sponsored By: AASLD, SSAT, ASGE
OBESITY, CIRRHOSIS, AND LIVER TRANSPLANTATION - TACKLING THE EXPANDING WEIGHT LIST
Meagan Gray, Birmingham, AL
BARIATRIC ENDOSCOPY IN CIRRHOTIC AND LIVER TRANSPLANT PATIENTS - THE QUEST FOR THE HOLY GRAIL
Reem Z. Sharaiha, New York, NY
BARIATRIC SURGERY IN CIRRHOTIC AND LIVER TRANSPLANT PATIENTS - MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU
Julie Heimbach, Rochester, MN
OBESITY, CIRRHOSIS, AND LIVER TRANSPLANTATION - TACKLING THE EXPANDING WEIGHT LIST
Meagan Gray, Birmingham, AL
BARIATRIC ENDOSCOPY IN CIRRHOTIC AND LIVER TRANSPLANT PATIENTS - THE QUEST FOR THE HOLY GRAIL
Reem Z. Sharaiha, New York, NY
BARIATRIC SURGERY IN CIRRHOTIC AND LIVER TRANSPLANT PATIENTS - MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU
Julie Heimbach, Rochester, MN
AGA
Sponsored By: SSAT, ASGE
TRANSGASTRIC PANCREATIC NECROSECTOMY
Attila Nakeeb, Indianapolis, IN
GASTRIC BYPASS IN THE PALLIATIVE SETTING
Mouen A. Khashab, Baltimore, MD
BILIARY BYPASS IN THE PALLIATIVE SETTING
Anthony Y. Teoh, Hong Kong, China
EDGE PROCEDURE: BEST AND WORST SCENARIO
Shayan S. Irani, Seattle, WA
TRANSGASTRIC PANCREATIC NECROSECTOMY
Attila Nakeeb, Indianapolis, IN
GASTRIC BYPASS IN THE PALLIATIVE SETTING
Mouen A. Khashab, Baltimore, MD
BILIARY BYPASS IN THE PALLIATIVE SETTING
Anthony Y. Teoh, Hong Kong, China
EDGE PROCEDURE: BEST AND WORST SCENARIO
Shayan S. Irani, Seattle, WA
Sponsored By: ASGE, SSAT
PAINFUL CHRONIC PANCREATITIS (ERCP) DEBATE: EARLY SURGERY IS THE WAY TO GO
Katherine A. Morgan, Charleston, SC
PAINFUL CHRONIC PANCREATITIS (ERCP) DEBATE: NO, ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT IS BETTER
Victoria Gomez, Jacksonville, FL
DISCONNECTED PANCREATIC DUCT IN NECROTIZING PANCREATITIS (DEBATE): DISTAL PANCREATECTOMY - PERMANENT SOLUTION
Nicholas J. Zyromski, Indianapolis, IN
DISCONNECTED PANCREATIC DUCT IN NECROTIZING PANCREATITIS (DEBATE): ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY SALVAGES THE DISTAL PANCREAS
Martin L. Freeman, Minneapolis, MN
BILIARY ENTRAPMENT IN HEAD-CENTRIC CHRONIC PANCREATITIS (DEBATE): ERCP IS THE ANSWER
Jacques Deviere, Brussels, Belgium
BILIARY ENTRAPMENT IN HEAD-CENTRIC CHRONIC PANCREATITIS (DEBATE): SURGERY IS THE CURE
Syed Ahmad, Cincinnati, OH
PAINFUL CHRONIC PANCREATITIS (ERCP) DEBATE: EARLY SURGERY IS THE WAY TO GO
Katherine A. Morgan, Charleston, SC
PAINFUL CHRONIC PANCREATITIS (ERCP) DEBATE: NO, ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT IS BETTER
Victoria Gomez, Jacksonville, FL
DISCONNECTED PANCREATIC DUCT IN NECROTIZING PANCREATITIS (DEBATE): DISTAL PANCREATECTOMY - PERMANENT SOLUTION
Nicholas J. Zyromski, Indianapolis, IN
DISCONNECTED PANCREATIC DUCT IN NECROTIZING PANCREATITIS (DEBATE): ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY SALVAGES THE DISTAL PANCREAS
Martin L. Freeman, Minneapolis, MN
BILIARY ENTRAPMENT IN HEAD-CENTRIC CHRONIC PANCREATITIS (DEBATE): ERCP IS THE ANSWER
Jacques Deviere, Brussels, Belgium
BILIARY ENTRAPMENT IN HEAD-CENTRIC CHRONIC PANCREATITIS (DEBATE): SURGERY IS THE CURE
Syed Ahmad, Cincinnati, OH