Program | Residents & Fellows

SSAT 41st RESIDENTS & FELLOWS RESEARCH CONFERENCE
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026 | 7:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Program Outline

(Subject to Change)

McCormick Place Convention Center | Chicago, IL
in partnership with Digestive Disease Week®

in partnership with Digestive Disease Week®

All Research Conference sessions will be in W179a of McCormick Place Convention Center unless otherwise indicated.

SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026
Moderators: Ching-Wei D. Tzeng, MD
Taylor S. Riall, MD, PhD
Anne O. Lidor, MD, MPH
Gregory Kennedy, MD, PhD, MBA
Andreas Kaiser, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Daniel M. Jones, MD
7:30 AM
WELCOME BREAKFAST
8:00 AM
COMMENCEMENT OF RESEARCH CONFERENCE
8:00 AM
METASTASECTOMY IMPROVES SURVIVAL IN MSI-HIGH CRLM PATIENTS IN THE IMMUNOTHERAPY ERA: A NATIONAL CANCER DATABASE ANALYSIS
Kevin Perez1, 2, Victor Dominguez1, 2, Maher Sraj2, David Caba Molina1, Vicente Ramos1, Aaron Saunders2, Emanuel Eguia2
1Surgical Oncology, Riverside University Health System Medical Center, Moreno Valley, CA, United States; 2Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, CA, United States
8:09 AM
AMERICAN JOINT COMMITTEE ON CANCER TUMOR REGRESSION GRADE AFTER NEOADJUVANT THERAPY: IMPLICATIONS FOR LONG-TERM OUTCOMES IN RECTAL CANCER
Michel Gardere Camargo, Scott Steele, Mikhael Belkovsky, Stefan D. Holubar, Michael Valente, Hermann Kessler, David Liska, Leonardo Duraes
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States
8:18 AM
RECURRENCE PATTERNS AND SURVIVAL IN RESECTED T4 COLON ADENOCARCINOMA
Ryan B Morgan, Kilian Brown, Taylor Neilson, Megan Delisle, Kentaro Ochiai, Y. Nancy You, Brian Keith Bednarski, Tsuyoshi Konishi, Ramy S Behman, Jeongyoon Moon, Craig A Messick, Montserrat Guraieb Trueba, Miguel Rodriguez Bigas, George J Chang, Josh Smith, Paul Mansfield, Yun Song, Beth Helmink, Keith Fournier, Paula Marincola Smith, Michael White
Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
8:27 AM
HIGH FIBER PREHABILITATION RESCUES DIET INDUCED ANASTOMOTIC LEAK IN MICE
Mohsen Rouhani Ravari2, James Bradford2, Andrea D. Olivas2, Kristina Martinez-Guryn1, Orlando DeLeon2, Benjamin Daniel Shogan2
1Midwestern University - Downers Grove Campus, Downers Grove, IL, United States; 2The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
8:36 AM
BOTULINUM TOXIN INJECTION IN THE UES FOR RETROGRADE CRICOPHARYNGEUS DYSFUNCTION (BOTUS R-CPD): FIRST RESULTS OF A TRIPLE-BLIND RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Karlien Raymenants1, 2, Tim Vanuytsel2, 1, Joris Arts3, 1, Karen Van Den Houte1, Filip J Baert4, Nathalie Rommel1, Jan F. Tack1, 2, Kathelijne Delsupehe4
1Targid, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Flanders, Belgium; 2UZ Leuven, Leuven, Flanders, Belgium; 3AZ Sint-Lucas Brugge, Bruges, Flanders, Belgium; 4AZ Delta VZW, Roeselare, Flanders, Belgium
8:45 AM
COMPARATIVE RISK OF POSTOPERATIVE GASTROPARESIS AFTER POEM VERSUS HELLER MYOTOMY FOR ACHALASIA
Ahmed Aly1, 2, Penelope Rechtorovic1, 2, Vineeth Sadda1, 2, Himsikhar Khataniar2, 4, Ping Zheng1, 2, Shahin Ayazi1, 2, 3
1Foregut Division, Surgical Institute, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; 2Chevalier Jackson Esophageal Research Center, Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; 3Department of Surgery, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States; 4Department of Medicine, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
8:54 AM
UTILIZATION PATTERNS AND ONE-YEAR OUTCOMES OF HELLER MYOTOMY VS POEM
Kevin Nguyen1, Ahmed Telbany2, Amal Shine2
1The University of New Mexico Department of Internal Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, United States; 2The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, United States
9:03 AM
DOES TYPE OF FUNDOPLICATION AFFECT RECURRENCE RATES FOLLOWING PARAESOPHAGEAL HERNIA REPAIR?
Ayesha Siddiq1, 2, Nicholas Catanzaro2, Mujjahid Abbas1, 2, Joshua Lyons1, 2, Hamza Chatha1, 2, Patrick Wieland1, 2, Saher-Zahra Khan1, 2, Nicolette M Winder1, 2, Samuel J Zolin1, 2, Jeffrey M. Marks1, 2, Leena Khaitan1, 2
1Surgery, University Hospitals Health System, Cleveland, OH, United States; 2Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
9:12 AM
EFFECTS OF A STANDARDIZED PANCREATIC EXOCRINE INSUFFICIENCY CARE PROTOCOL ON WEIGHT RECOVERY, CHEMOTHERAPY FEASIBILITY, AND ONCOLOGIC OUTCOMES AFTER PANCREATECTOMY
Poowanon Saksiri, Thakerng Pitakteerabundit, Tortrakoon Thongkan, Siriyupa Kaewbunsri, Ponlagrit Kumwichar
Prince of Songkla University Faculty of Medicine, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand
9:21 AM
DECISION REGRET AND LONG-TERM QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ENDOSCOPIC SURVEILLANCE VS TOTAL GASTRECTOMY IN CDH1 PATIENTS
Divya Lakshmi Deverakonda, Noah Xavier Tocci, Jared Hendren, Jenny H Chang, Erlind Allkushi, Breanna Perlmutter, Robert Naples, Daniel Joyce, Robert Simon, Carol A. Burke, R Matthew Walsh
General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States
9:30 AM
REGIONAL NODAL STATUS INFLUENCES RECURRENCE PATTERNS FOLLOWING HEPATECTOMY FOR MULTIFOCAL INTRAHEPATIC CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA
Kever A. Lewis1, Elena Panettieri2, Galen Gist1, Francesco Ardito2, Mario De Bellis3, Andrea Ruzzenente3, Iolanda Scoleri4, Emmanueal Boleslawski4, Kristoffer W. Brudvik5, Flavio Milana6, Guido Torzilli6, Guillauma Passot7, Madhulika Eluri1, Sunyoung S. Lee1, Z. Ian Hu1, Shubham Pant1, Milind Javle1, Adriana C. Gamboa1, Yun Shin Chun1, Ching-Wei D Tzeng1, Felice Giuliante2, Jean-Nicolas Vauthey1, Hop S Tran Cao1, Timothy E Newhook1
1The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States; 2Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Lazio, Italy; 3Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona Sede di Borgo Roma, Verona, Veneto, Italy; 4Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille, Lille, Hauts-de-France, France; 5Oslo Universitetssykehus, Oslo, Oslo, Norway; 6IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Lombardia, ITALY 7Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes , France
9:39 AM
ROLE OF KRAS MUTATIONS IN HEPATIC PFS FOR UNRESECTABLE CRLM RECEIVING HAI THERAPY
Alexis Andrea Webber, Caio Max S. Rocha Lima, Michael McCormack, Ravi Paluri, Perry Shen
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
9:48 AM
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ENDOLOOP-ASSISTED, FULLTHICKNESS, AND APC-ASSISTED TRANSORAL OUTLET REDUCTION IN TREATMENT FOR WEIGHT REGAIN AFTER ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS: A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL PRELIMINARY RESULT
Aniwat Saleepol1, Parit Mekaroonkamol1, 2, Kittithat Tantitanawat3, Sireenada Sattawatthamrong4, Aisawan Asumpinawong5, Kasenee Tiankanon1, Phonthep Angsuwatcharakon6, 4, Pradermchai Kongkam1, 4, Suthep Udomsawaengsup5, 4, Rungsun Rerknimitr1, 4
1King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital Department of Internal Medicine, Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand; 2Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand; 3Phramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand; 4Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Medicine, Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand; 5King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital Department of Surgery, Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand; 6King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital Department of Anatomy, Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
9:57 AM
TIME-DEPENDENT RECURRENCE RISK AND PROGNOSTIC FACTORS AFTER HEPATIC RESECTION FOR NEUROENDOCRINE LIVER METASTASES
Kyoji Ito1, Mikel Madi1, Yoshikuni Kawaguchi2, Elena Panettieri3, Adriana C. Gamboa1, Timothy E Newhook1, Yun Shin Chun1, Hop S Tran Cao1, Ching-Wei D Tzeng1, Jean-Nicolas Vauthey1, Jessica E. Maxwell1
1Surgical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States; 2Tokyo Daigaku, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan; 3Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Lazio, Italy
10:06 AM
MYELOID-SPECIFIC TLR4 SIGNALING DRIVES EARLY CYTOKINE SURGE AND CD4+ T-CELL CYTOTOXICITY THAT REDUCES PANCREATIC TUMOR BURDEN IN PRECLINICAL MODELS
Utpreksha Vaish2, Suryansh Suryansh2, Dhanisha Sulekha Suresh2, Maria Fernanda Noriega Salcedo2, Abhiram Beena Kannan2, Sweta Bhandari2, Tejeshwar Jain2, Srikanth Iyer2, Vikas Dudeja1
1Surgery, University of Iowa Health Care, Birmingham, AL, United States; 2The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States
10:15 AM
SEX DIFFERENCES IN OPIOID-SPARING ANALGESIA: INSIGHTS FROM THE TOWARD OPIOID FREE AMBULATORY SURGERY (TOFAS) PROGRAM
Sidhant Kalsotra, William Taylor Head, Divyaam Satija, Stefanie C Rohde, Savannah Renshaw, Benjamin Poulose
General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
10:24 AM
VENTRAL HERNIA COMPLEXITY DOES NOT PREDICT FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES: OBJECTIVE PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE FINDINGS FROM ABVENTURE-P
Sidhant Kalsotra2, Mengda Yu3, Kiana Shannon2, Peter Edwards2, Savannah Renshaw2, Elanna Arhos1, Lai Wei3, Stephanie Di Stasi4, 5, Ajit Chaudhari5, 6, 7, Benjamin Poulose2
1Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States; 2The Ohio State University Department of Surgery, Columbus, OH, United States; 3Department of Biomedical Informatics, Center for Biostatistics, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States; 4The Ohio State University Division of Physical Therapy, Columbus, OH, United States; 5The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Sports Medicine Research Institute, Columbus, OH, United States; 6The Ohio State University School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Columbus, OH, United States; 7Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
10:33 AM
SINGLE VERSUS DOUBLE BALLOON ENTEROSCOPY FOR SMALL-BOWEL EVALUATION: UPDATED SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF EFFICACY AND SAFETY WITH EMPHASIS ON OBSCURE GI BLEEDING DETECTION
Hamza Altal, Mohammad Darweesh, Saba Daher, Usama Abu-Heija, Asaiel Makahleh, Chakradhar M Reddy
Internal Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States
10:42 AM
EARLY SURGERY VS SERIAL ENDOSCOPIC BALLOON DILATION FOR ILEAL CROHN’S STRICTURES: A 15-YEAR MULTICENTER REAL-WORLD COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS STUDY
Ahmed Salem2, Shrouq Khazaaleh1, Asad ur Rahman3, Fatima Khan2, Effa Zahid3, Inas Fouad Soliman Mikhail5, Jana G Hashash4, Mohammad Alomari1
1Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States; 2Maimonides Medical Center, New York, NY, United States; 3Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, United States; 4Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville, FL, United States; 5Staten Island University Hospital, New York, NY, United States
10:51 AM
TUBE-IN-TUBE ENDOSCOPIC VACUUM THERAPY (TT-EVT) FOR ESOPHAGOJEJUNAL ANASTOMOTIC LEAKS IN ONCOLOGIC PATIENTS
Marcelo Simas de Lima, Ylanna Fortes Fonseca, Gustavo Andrade De Paulo, Renata Nobre Moura, Bruno da Costa Martins, Luciano Lenz, Fernanda Carvalho Franco, Adriana Medeiros Lima, Marcelo Morganti Ferreira Dias, Megui Marilia Mansilla Gallegos, Caterina Maria Pia Simoni Pennacchi, Carla Cristina Gusmon Oliveira, Sebastian Naschold Geiger, Amanda Aquino de Miranda Pombo, Marina Tucci Gammaro Baldavira Ferreira, Andressa Abnader Machado, Cesar Capel de Clemente, Adriana Safatle-Ribeiro, Fauze Maluf Filho
Endoscopy, Cancer Institute of the State of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
11:00 AM
ADJUVANT THERAPIES FOR R0 RESECTED PN0 STAGE I-III EXTRAHEPATIC CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA: A NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
G. Aitken, A.M. Fleming, P.V. Dickson
Surgery, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
11:30 AM
NETWORKING LUNCHEON WITH SSAT LEADERS
12:30 PM
ADJOURNMENT OF RESEARCH CONFERENCE