Program (Subject to Change)
SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE ALIMENTARY TRACT
May 2-5, 2026
McCormick Place Convention Center | Chicago, IL
in partnership with Digestive Disease Week®
All rooms at McCormick Place Convention Center unless otherwise indicated.
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DDW Breakfast Connection, Sponsored by SSAT
SSAT Legacy Session
WHEN AWARENESS IS NOT ENOUGH: DESIGNING SYSTEMS THAT DELIVER EQUITABLE SURGICAL CARE
Gregory Kennedy, MD
Chief Medical Officer, UnityPoint Health, Des Moines, IA
WHEN AWARENESS IS NOT ENOUGH: DESIGNING SYSTEMS THAT DELIVER EQUITABLE SURGICAL CARE
Gregory Kennedy, MD
Chief Medical Officer, UnityPoint Health, Des Moines, IA
SSAT Legacy Session
| Moderator: | Gregory Kennedy, Des Moines, IA |
MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY: REVOLUTION OR EVOLUTION?
Nathaniel J. Soper, MD
The University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
Session Outline
Room W181
PRACTICE CHANGING RESEARCH - HIGH IMPACT PAPERS 2026: SUMMARY AND CLINICAL REVIEW
DDW Combined Clinical Symposium, Sponsored by AGA, AASLD, ASGE, and SSAT
| Moderators: | Douglas Robertson, White River Junction, VT Bubu Ama Banini, New Haven, CT |
GASTROENTEROLOGY
David Weinberg
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
CLINICAL GASTRO AND HEPATOLOGY
Charles J. Kahi
Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN
HEPATOLOGY
Harmeet Malhi
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY
Ali Tavakkoli
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY
Douglas E. Adler
AdventHealth, Denver, Colorado
Abstract Presentations, DDW Surgery Track
| Moderators: | Renato Salvador, Padova, Italy |
SSAT Legacy Session
| Moderators: | Gregory Kennedy, Des Moines, IA Taylor S. Riall, Tucson, AZ Mary T. Hawn, Stanford, CA |
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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
NATURAL ORIFICE ENDOLUMINAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY (NOEES) FOR GALLBLADDER POLYPS: FEASIBILITY AND OUTCOMES OF A SINGLE-CENTER RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
Jian Guo Zhang
Peking University, Beijing, Beijing, China
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
THE IMPACT OF ANASTOMOTIC LEAK AFTER ESOPHAGECTOMY ON LONG-TERM SURVIVAL IN THE MODERN ERA OF MANAGEMENT (ALES STUDY): A MULTICENTER COHORT STUDY
Sheraz Markar, Lorenzo Giorgi, Nadia Guidozzi, Riadh Salem, Kerry Chou
John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, England, United Kingdom
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, Iowa City, IA, United States; 2The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States
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
TIME-DEPENDENT RECOVERY OF GASTRIC EMPTYING AFTER GASTRECTOMY: A 12-MONTH LONGITUDINAL STUDY USING A 13C-ACETATE BREATH TEST WITH A SEMI-SOLID MEAL
Sachiko Kaida1, Katsushi Takebayashi2, 1, Asuka Fukuo1, Reiko Otake1, Keiji Muramoto1, Nobuhito Nitta1, Soichiro Tani1, Haruki Mori1, Masatsugu Kojima1, Hiromitsu Maehira1, Toru Miyake1, Mika Kurihara2, Shigeki Bamba3, Masaji Tani1
1Surgery, Shiga Ika Daigaku, Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan; 2Division of Clinical Nutrition, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan; 3Department of Fundamental Nursing, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
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
LONG-TERM PROGNOSIS AND RECURRENCE RISK IN RESECTED NON-DUODENAL SMALL BOWEL ADENOCARCINOMA: A POST-HOC MULTICENTER STUDY
Toshio Kuwai1, Yuki Kamigaichi1, Shiro Oka1, Takeshi Yamada2, Keigo Mitsui2, Hironori Yamamoto3, Keiichi Takahashi4, Akio Shiomi5, Kinichi Hotta5, Yoji Takauchi6, Fumio Ishida7, Shin-ei Kudo7, Shoichi Saito8, Masashi Ueno9, Eiji Sunami10, Tomoki Yamano11, Michio Itabashi12, Kazuo Ohtsuka13, Yusuke Kinugasa13, Takayuki Matsumoto14, Tamotsu Sugai14, Toshio Uraoka15, Koichi Kurahara16, Shigeki Yamaguchi17, Tomohiro Kato18, Masazumi Okajima19, Hiroshi Kashida20, Hiroaki Ikematsu21, Masaaki Ito21, Motohiro Esaki22, Masaya Kawai23, Takashi Yao24, Takahiro Horimatsu25, Yasumori Fukai26, Yukihide Kanemitsu27, Hiroyuki Takamaru27, Kazutaka Yamada28, Hiroaki Nozawa29, Tetsuji Takayama30, Kazutomo Togashi31, Eiji Shinto32, Takehiro Torisu33, Naoki Ohmiya34, Eigo Otsuji36, Shinji Nagata37, Yojiro Hashiguchi38, Kenichi Sugihara39, Yoichi Ajioka40, Shinji Tanaka35
1Hiroshima Daigaku Byoin, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan; 2Nihon Ika Daigaku, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan; 3Jichi Ika Daigaku, Shimotsuke, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan; 4Grace Home Care Clinic, Ito, Shizuoka, Japan; 5Shizuoka Kenritsu Shizuoka Gan Center, Sunto District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan; 6Osaka Kokusai Gan Center, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan; 7Showa Medical University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan; 8Cancer Institute Hospital of the Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan; 9Toranomon Byoin, Minato, Tokyo, Japan; 10Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; 11Hyogo Ika Daigaku, Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan; 12Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan; 13Tokyo Kagaku Daigaku, Meguro, Tokyo, Japan; 14Iwate Ika Daigaku, Shiwa District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan; 15Gunma Daigaku Daigakuin Igakukei Kenkyuka Igakubu, Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan; 16Matsuyama Sekijuji Byoin, Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan; 17Saitama Ika Daigaku Kokusai Iryo Center, Hidaka, Saitama Prefecture, Japan; 18Tokyo Jikeikai Ika Daigaku, Minato, Tokyo, Japan; 19Hiroshima Shiritsu Hiroshima Shimin Byoin, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan; 20Kinki Daigaku Byoin, Osakasayama, Osaka Prefecture, Japan; 21National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan; 22Saga Daigaku, Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan; 23Juntendo Daigaku, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan; 24Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; 25Kyoto Daigaku Igakubu Fuzoku Byoin, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan; 26Maebashi Sekijuji Byoin, Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan; 27National Cancer Center, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea (the Republic of); 28Daicho Komonbyo Center Takano Byoin, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan; 29Tokyo Daigaku, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan; 30Tokushima Daigaku Daigakuin Ishiyakugaku Kenkyubu, Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan; 31Fukushima Kenritsu Ika Daigaku Aizu Iryo Center, Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan; 32Boei Ika Daigakko, Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan; 33Kyushu Daigaku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan; 34Fujita Ika Daigaku Igakubu Daigakuin Igaku Kenkyuka, Toyoake, Aichi Prefecture, Japan; 35JA Onomichi Sogo Byoin, Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan; 36Kyoto Furitsu Ika Daigaku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan; 37Hiroshima Shiritsu Asa Shimin Byoin, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan; 38Japanese Red Cross Omori Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; 39Tokyo Kagaku Daigaku, Meguro, Tokyo, Japan; 40Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
Room W184bc
SSAT-AHPBA: COMPLEX HEPATOBILIARY SITUATIONS: SURGICAL AND INTERVENTIONAL BAILOUTS
SSAT Joint Symposium, Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
| Moderators: | Timothy E. Newhook, Houston, TX Shimul Shah, Boston, MA Tara S. Kent, Boston, MA |
Session Objectives
THIS IS A BOMB! SURGICAL BAILOUTS FOR THE HOSTILE GALLBLADDER
Erin Baker
Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC
NON-SURGICAL BAILOUTS IN THE PATIENT WITH BILIARY DISEASE
Uzma D. Siddiqui
Center for Endoscopic Research and Therapeutics (CERT), University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
MANAGEMENT OF POST-BARIATRIC STONE DISEASE
Rohan Jeyarajah
Methodist Health System, Dallas, TX
GOO - WHAT TO DO?: SURGICAL SOLUTIONS
Ching-Wei D. Tzeng
Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
GOO - WHAT TO DO?: ENDOSCOPIC SOLUTIONS
Mustafa A. Arain
Medicine, AdventHealth Orlando, Orlando, FL
APPROACHES TO BILE LEAK AND STRICTURES - INCLUDING AFTER HAIP: SURGICAL, ENDOSCOPIC, AND IR OPTIONS
Laleh Melstrom
City of Hope, Duarte, CA
Q&A
Room W181
THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD: PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR COMMON DISORDERS OF SMALL BOWEL
DDW Combined Clinical Symposium, Sponsored by SSAT, ASGE, AGA
| Moderators: | Shirley Paski, Cleveland, OH Viveksandeep Thoguluva Chandrasekar, Augusta, GA |
Session Objectives
DEVICE ASSISTED ENTEROSCOPY: APPROACHES, EQUIPMENT, AND ACCESS STRATEGIES
Rajiv Chhabra
CAPSULES, SCOPES, AND SCANS: EVALUATION BEYOND THE DUODENUM
Suryakanth Gurudu
ENDOSCOPIC MANAGEMENT OF SMALL BOWEL STRICTURES: BALLOON DILATION AND BEYOND?
Erin M. Forster
CHRONIC DIARRHEA OF SMALL BOWEL ORIGIN: WHAT TO LOOK FOR?
Millie D. Long
SHORT GUT, LONG TERM CARE: CONSEQUENCES AND APPROACH TO SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME?
Jamie Murphy
Abstract Presentations, SSAT Video Session
| Faculty: | Lee M. Ocuin, Allentown, PA Kimberly Washington, Portland, OR Jiping Wang, Boston, MA |
DDW Meet-the-Professor Luncheon, Sponsored by SSAT
| Faculty: | R. Matthew Walsh, Cleveland, OH Eduardo Montalvo-Javé, Mexico City, Mexico |
| SSAT Moderators: | Allison N. Martin, Houston, TX Reed I. Ayabe, Houston, TX Alex M. Roch, Indianapolis, IN |
Novel and Experimental Surgical Techniques & Surgery in Pediatric Patients, Surgery Track
Surgery Health Services Research & Quality Measures and Quality Improvement, Surgery Track
Surgical Complications, Surgery Track
Training and Education for Surgery, Training and Education Track
Training and Education for Surgery and Endoscopy, Training and Education Track
Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Track
Gastroduodenal Surgery, Stomach & Duodenum Track
Peritoneal/Abdominal Wall/Small Bowel (PAWS) Surgery, Small Intestine Track
Authors available at their posters to answer questions 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm; posters on display 9:30 AM - 4 PM.
Room W179a
OPTIMIZING PERIOPERATIVE CARE IN GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY - PREHABILITATION AND PERSONALIZED APPROACHES
SSAT Symposium, International Outreach Committee
| Moderators: | Taylor S. Riall, Tucson, AZ Tania Triantafyllou, Athens, Greece Ulysses Ribiero, São Paulo, Brazil |
Ulysses Ribeiro
Gastroenterology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
NUTRITION AND PERIOPERATIVE OUTCOMES - INDIVIDUAL PATIENT-CENTERED CONCEPTS
Ming-Tsan Lin
NTU, Taipei, Taiwan
PREHABILITATION - WHAT WE NEED TO IMPLEMENT AND WHAT STILL NEEDS TO BE PROVEN
Louisa Bolm
University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Luebeck, Germany
HOW TO IMPLEMENT ERAS AND PREHABILITATION- WHAT IS FEASIBLE
Carrie Luu
Surgery, Saint Louis University Hospital, St Louis, MO
CASE PRESENTATION 1: FRAIL PATIENT WITH CACHEXIA PLANNED FOR MULTIMODAL SURGICAL-ONCOLOGICAL THERAPY
Francisco Tustumi
Gastroenterologia, USP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
CASE PRESENTATION 2:?OBESE PATIENT WITH LIMITED DAILY ACTIVITY LEVEL AND CO-MORBIDITIES
Saumya Singh
Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Room W181
COMPREHENSIVE APPROACHES TO OBESITY MANAGEMENT: PHARMACOLOGIC, ENDOSCOPIC, AND SURGICAL PERSPECTIVES
DDW Combined Clinical Symposium, Sponsored by SSAT, AASLD, ASGE, AGA
| Moderators: | Catherine T. Hudson, New Orleans, LA Mazen Noureddin, Houston, TX Aurora D. Pryor, Providence, RI |
Session Objectives
CURRENT PHARMACOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT OF OBESITY (FDA APPROVED THERAPIES)
Robert Kushner
Northwestern Feinberg School Of Medicine, Chicago, IL
EMERGING PHARMACOTHERAPIES FOR OBESITY: PIPELINE AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Lee Kaplan
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
ADVANCES IN ENDOSCOPIC MANAGEMENT OF OBESITY
Rahul Pannala
Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF OBESITY: CURRENT ROLE AND FUTURE OUTLOOK
John Morton
Yale University School of Medicine, Madison, CT
Abstract Presentations, SSAT Video Session
| Moderators: | Meghan Good, Tucson, AZ Kim C. Lu, Portland, OR Katherine Kelley, Kalamazoo, MI |
Abstract Presentations, DDW Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Track
| Moderators: | Michelle Cowan, Saint Louis, MO Edward L. Barnes, Chapel Hill, NC |
Session Objectives
Room W179a
KELLY AND CARLOS PELLEGRINI SSAT-SAGES: ANTIREFLUX SURGERY IN 2026 - PATIENT SELECTION, RISK FACTORS, AND OPTIMIZING OUTCOMES
SSAT Joint Symposium, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
| Moderators: | Mary T. Hawn, Stanford, CA Dana Telem, Ann Arbor, MI |
Session Objectives
FUNCTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL PITFALLS: WHEN ANTIREFLUX SURGERY ISN'T THE ANSWER
Anne O. Lidor
Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
GASTROPARESIS AND ANTIREFLUX SURGERY: RISK FACTOR FOR FAILURE OR MISUNDERSTOOD COMORBIDITY?
Tanuja Damani
New York University, New York, NY
GUIDING ANTIREFLUX SURGERY WITH HRM AND FLIP: FROM EVALUATION TO EXECUTION
Yalini Vigneswaran
Surgery, University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences, Chicago, IL
NAVIGATING BMI IN ANTIREFLUX SURGERY: OUTCOMES, THRESHOLDS, AND PROCEDURAL CHOICE
Guilherme Campos
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
SSAT Symposium, Advanced Practice Providers Committee
| Moderators: | Monica Zablotney, Madison, WI Margaret Gardner, Pittsburgh, PA |
Session Objectives
APP IMPACT OF SURGERY VISIT OPTIMIZATION
Jennifer Merrill
Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION INTEGRITY- CAPTURING APP SCOPE OF PRACTICE
Sarah A. Smith
Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
CARE BEYOND THE HOSPITAL: APP CONTINUITY POST-DISCHARGE
Chelsea Wozniak
Banner Health, Phoenix, AZ
APP RESEARCH GRANT AWARD PRESENTATION
DDW Combined Clinical Symposium, Sponsored by SSAT, ASGE, AGA
| Moderators: | Jennifer S. Davids, Boston, MA Fernando Velayos, San Francisco, CA |
LONGITUDINAL CANCER RISK: KNOW YOUR NUMBERS
Nayantara Coelho-Prabhu
Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN
SEGMENTAL VS. TOTAL PROCTOCOLECTOMY
Ira Leeds
Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
WHEN TO OPERATE FOR LGD AND HGD
Olga Beresneva
Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
STATE-OF-THE-ART OPTIONS FOR ENDOSCOPIC SURVEILLANCE
Erin M. Forster
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
HOW TO MANAGE DYSPLASTIC LESIONS
Emmanuel Coronel
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Abstract Presentations, DDW Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Track
DDW Symposium, Sponsored by AGA, AASLD, ASGE, SSAT
| Moderators: | Michael L. Kochman, Philadelphia, PA Andrea Vossler, Buffalo, NY |
Michael L. Kochman, Andrea Vossler
AASLD SHARK
Joseph Ahn
Endeavor Health, Niles, IL
AGA SHARK
Scott Fraser
Fraser Healthcare, LLC, Malvern, PA
ASGE SHARK
Jonathan Cohen
NYU Langone School of Medicine, New York, NY
SSAT SHARK
Trang K. Nguyen
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
SSAT INNOVATOR
Ting-Chun Kuo
National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
ASGE INNOVATOR
Moaz Sial, Huzaifa Sial
Cedar Valley Digestive Healthcare Center, Waterloo, IA
AASLD INNOVATOR
Philip Vutien
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
AGA INNOVATOR
TBD