AAS News Winter 2011

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AssociAtion for AcAdemic surgery Winter 2010/11

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Dr. Daniel Albo

It has been an honor and a privilege serving as the President o the AAS this past year. Te succgrowth o the society during this time would not have been possible without the help o the AASand Executive Council. Dr. Melina Kibbe has continued to do an outstanding job in her second yRecorder. She and her SUS counterpart, Dr. Dev Desai, have devoted an enormous amount o time ort in ensuring that this years Academic Surgical Congress (ASC) will be a success. Over the they have revamped the abstract submission website, assembled an excellent program, and tacklother challenges. As a result, this years ASC boasts record-breaking numbers in terms o submittedto the meeting and manuscripts to the Journal o Surgical Research.Dr. Lillian Kao is in her ras Secretary, and she has worked closely with the committees to promote both the national Fall and the international courses. She is collaborating with a past President,Dr. Herb Chen , and a numcouncil members to develop a book to be distributed with these courses on Success in Academic Dr. Tim Pa lik is the current reasurer, and he and his deputy reasurers Drs. Evan Nadler anN omeh have done an outstanding job in maintaining the nancial health o the AAS. Te nancesociety are important in supporting our mission o ostering and developing young academic surgeonsresearch scholarships and travel awards, among other initiatives. Last but not least, I know that the Acontinue to thrive under the guidance o President-ElectDr. Scott Lemaire . He did a spectacular job durtenure as Secretary, and I look orward to seeing the AAS continue to grow in the next ew years.

Te AAS Executive Council has also done an amazing job thispast year.Drs. Carlton Barnett and Allan Ts ng , co-chairso the Global A airs Committee, have developed itineraries

or our international visitors, who will be introduced inthis newsletter. Please make sure to make our visitors eel

welcome! Additionally, the Global A airs Committee hashelped to coordinate the existing international coursesand is developing additional courses in new locations. Tefall c , l h l Wa h d.c., w ala huge success. Tese courses were the result o the hard

work o Dr. Steve Goldin and the Education Committee,co-chaired by Drs. David Foley and Kent Choi , and theLeadership Committee, co-chaired by Drs. Faiz Bhora andHerb Zeh . Although there are too many people to mentionindividually, I would like to acknowledge the hard work o all o the committee chairs and members, the councilors,and the representatives o the AAS. Tey have made the jobo being President easier and more pleasurable.

Te 6th Annual ASC in Huntington Beach, Cali ornia, is just around the corner. Te program is jam-pa with presentations, plenary sessions, panels, and hot topic sessions. In addition, the Joint Social Recepother social activities promise to be even more un than ever and are a great way to network with coT AAs A al B m w ll b h l a 5:30 p W a , f b ahal o the election process, or committee members and o cers, will be held during this time. Yoimportant, so please plan to attend!

I look orward to seeing each o you soon at the 6th Annual ASC in Huntington Beach, Cali ornia!

All the best,Daniel

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I N T H I S I S S u EPresidents Message

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Update on the6th Annual Academic Surgical

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Secretarys Report: AAS Elections Update

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Update rom the In ormation& echnology Committee

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International Visitorsat the ASC

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u P D AT E O N T H E 6 t h A N N u A L AC A D E M I CS u R GI C A L C O N G R E S S M E E T I N GDr. Melina R. Kibbe, AAS Recorder & Program Committee Chair

T 2011 Asc f b a 1-3, 2011 H B a h, cA ap l app a h . W a pa a x . i pa la ,

we have planned a un- lled night o ood, dancing, and karaoke orh J s al v W a v , f b a 2, 2011. y

you read that right karaoke! A ter the estivities o the Joint Social,

the entertainment will continue late into the evening at Daniel AlbosPresidential Reception, to which everyone is invited. So, plan on havinga k v a h Asc W a h !

At the ASC, several AAS meeting-related awards will be presented duringh AAs B W a , f b a 2 5:30-7:00p .

T l : 1) B ov all Ab a , 2) AAs o a rResearch Award, 3) AAS Outstanding Medical Student Award, 3) BestOverall Manuscript, 4) Best Manuscript by an AAS New Member, 5)Best Oral Presentation by an AAS New Member, and 6) Best Quick ShotPresentation by an AAS New Member. Please, come and share in thisexcitement and congratulate those investigators who are being recognized

or their hard work and research!

As a reminder to presenters at the ASC, allPlenary and Oral presentations sho ld be 8 min tes in lenollowed by a 4-minute discussion period. Please note this is a change rom prior meetings. As in

years, allQ ick Shot presentations are 3 min tes in length w h 5 l ax , ll w bdiscussion period. Please adhere to these guidelines so that sessions do not run over time. imers wil

or all sessions.

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B u S I N E S S M E E T I N GDr. Lillian Kao

Please join me in congratulating the newly elected committee members listed below (in alphabetical

Education Committee Issues Committee Leadership Committee Vishal Bansal Brian Badgwell Jaime Cavallo*Karl Bilimoria* Denise Carneiro-Pla David Foley Rosa Hwang Steven Chen Anthony Kim

Alexander Parikh Claudia Enami* Peter NicholDimitrios Ste anidis Christopher Rupp Christopher Sonneday r b kah Wh P t a

T a Wa*Candidate member position

A h a A al B m , wh h w ll b a 5:30 Pm f b aHuntington Beach, the AAS will hold elections or president-elect and recorder and positions on theGlobal A airs, In ormation and echnology, and Membership Committees. Interested candidate anmembers have submitted online sel -nominations that include brie statements o interest. Tese st

w ll b p l a p h AAs W b ha h a b v w b meeting. In addition, printed copies o the statements will be distributed. An automated response sysbe trialed at the meeting to improve the e ciency o the voting process. Members who have submitnominations online will not need to be present at the meeting to be elected. Members who have not subsel -nominations will be able to nominate themselves rom the foor during the business meeting bube able to provide a statement o interest. Please see .aas rg.org/nominations or more in oabout the election process. Contin

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New members o the Program Committee will be appointed by the president, Dr. Daniel Albo, durbusiness meeting. Further in ormation about the responsibilities o Program Committee members isat .aas rg.org/nominations/committeejobs.php . Only active AAS members are eligible committee; please remember that members may only serve on one committee at a time. Interested m

h l a b a (100 w l ) a a abb v aDr. Dan Albo at [email protected] .

As always, the business meeting will also eature reports rom committee chairs and AAS reprh p w ll h hl h h a l AAs av 2010 a p

exciting new initiatives. Finally, several important proposed changes to our Constitution and Bylaw

presented to the membership or consideration; many o these changes will be voted on during themeeting. Te previously presented proposal or a more streamlined membership application processput to a vote by the membership and new changes regarding the current responsibilities o the Recobe presented. Please do not hesitate to contact me at lillian.s.kao@ th.tmc.ed i you have any quabout the Annual Business Meeting.

T R E A S u R E R S R E P O RTDr. Timothy Pawlik

Te overall nancial health o the AAS remains strong. Over the past year, we have been working maintain the nances o our organization and build on our past successes.

During the past year, we have been working hard to duplicate the nancial success o last yearsyou know, the ASC meeting is the premier meeting o academic surgeons and is the main annu

or our organization. o support this meeting and to ensure its nancial solvency, we rely heregistration ees, unrestricted educational grants, as well as industry commercial support. As entire AAS team has been working non-stop to submit grant applications and solicit commercial

or this years upcoming meeting. Similar to other organizations, however, the AAS has beguntoward a more robust confict o interest policy that may in the uture change how industry intera

h Asc . Wh l h a p a al hall ais important or our organization to demonstrate leadership in this area and be at the ore ront o

As the reasurer, I will continue to work hard to ensure the nancial success o the ASC meetimaintaining the highest ethical standards in the AAS interactions with our industry partners.

Te nancial health o the AAS remains vital to allow or the continued growth o our Associatiorom the Association are utilized to support important awards that are associated with the annu

meeting such as awards or the Best Overal l Abstract, Outstanding Resident Research Award, OutMedical Student Award, and Best Overall Manuscript Award among others. Each award is ass

with a cash prize that can help support the recipients research or travel costs during this time wheindividuals have less access to institutional unds. In total, unds rom the AAS reasury sup$5000 -a a Awa . i a h awa ha a ameeting, unds rom the AAS reasury and AAS Foundation are used to support the AAS FoResearch Fellowship Award. Tis award helps provide the necessary support to enable residents andto spend two-years in ull-time basic or clinical research under the mentorship o an Association os b . T w v $20,000 p a w a b conduct o the proposed research project. In addition to these awards, unds rom the budget alsmanagement ees and support international outreach e orts. As you can see, the unds in the ASCare being well used to help support our membership and I encourage you and your mentees to look i

unding opportunities available to you as a member o the AAS!M ch o the fnancial s ccess o o r Association depends on yo the membership! Active m

ak p a l 50% p a !! W h , h b ,the leading academic association in the United States. Given that we rely so heavily on membershto support the unds in the treasury, I would ask that each o you ensure that your membershhave been paid in ull or this year.As a member o the AAS, it is important that yo partic

lly in o r association thro gh the ASC meeting, joining committees, b t also paying yo r d( .aas rg.org/membersonly/index.php )

Again, I believe the A AS is in good nancial standing but we must continue to build on our prior succegrow our scal resources so that we as an association can continue to serve you as members.

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u P DAT E F R O M T H E I N F O R M AT I O N& T E C H N O L O G Y C OM M I T T E E

Dr. Niraj Gusani

Te AAS I Committee has been hard at work trying to improve the Society and its workingsnew web portal ( .aas rg.org ) has been operational since last summer and provides

ace or the Society. I urge all members to log on and update their member pro les by logg .aas rg.org/membersonly .

Te AAS recently completed online nominations and voting or members o the Education, IssuL a h p c . c a la h w b ! W l aor the upcoming elections or AAS o cers and remaining committee members. I you are int

being a candidate or a committee in the uture, please visit .aas rg.org/nominations/index.or more in ormation, including descriptions o related responsibilities and ull details abou

nomination process.

T p Asc m H B a h, cA (f b 1-3, 2011) p or all o us to network, present and debate our work, and participate in the uture o academi

Tis year, the ASC website eatures a Searchable Program Planner which will allow you to sebrowse all o the abstracts and create a personalized itinerary which can then be printed or dow .academics rgicalcongress.org/abstracts/2011/itinerary-manager/search.c m .

Social Networking is here! Te AAS has a Facebook page ( . acebook.com/pages/Association Academic-S rgery-AAS/133834026653545 ) where we endeavor to keep all o our ans up whats new.

W a al w ( .t itter.com/AcademicS rgery ). W w ll b p a wp A a s al c m a h a . W w l

can better utilize social networking resources or the good o our members and improvement o our So h w p/ /p a s al n w k p a /

f all , h a p v al l a h AAs h h eedback and suggestions rom all AAS members in order to enhance our contributions to the AA

contact me at ng sani@ps .ed .

I N T E R N AT I ON A L V I S I T OR S AT T H E A S COver the years, the AAS has established important relationships with several sister societies which inSurgical Research Society o Australasia, the aiwan Surgical Association, and the Royal Australasio Surgeons Younger Fellows. Tis year, the AAS has developed a new partnership with the CoSurgical Society. Exchange visitors will be attending the ASC. Please introduce yourselves and visitors eel welcome!

Arman Adam Kahokehr BHB, MBChB, PGDMedScSurgical Research Society of Australasia

d . A a A a Kah k h h 2010 w h r al ASurgeons (RACS) Surgical Research Society Young Investigator award or his Pon the use o intraperitoneal local anesthetic in usion during and a ter major ab

surgery. His research has been centered around understanding the impact o petrauma as a unique model to understand the post-operative physiological state ocolectomy in an optimized peri-operative environment.

H w k ha l a v al p bl a p a al j al c ma ka y i v a a ov all W , 2010 rAcs B t a rP z , 2008-2010 h l h r h sp m al f ll w h p b h A klaFoundation and success ul applicant or a Clinical Research raining Fellowship by the Health c l n w Z ala . H b a h ba h l h a b l (BHB) 200

(mBchB) 2006 h u v A kla . H wa awa a d pl 2009 a hav h Phd al xa a Ja a 2011.

Currently he is a surgical resident and is interested in developing an academic career around undersintra-abdominal malignancies and peritoneal responses to injury.

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Ta-Sen Yeh MD, PhDTaiwan Surgical Association

Dr. a-Sen Yeh completed his residency and ellowship training in the DepartmSurgery at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (CGMH) in aipei, and he was prom

a a 1994. H pl h Phd a 1Gung University, during which time he started his academic career by studyrole o telomerase in the carcinogenesis o hepatocellular carcinoma. Currentlycharge o the Surgical Lab, issue Bank, and Division o General Surgery at

wh h a p va l w , v - a l a , a al al b a p 100 p a h a , wh h 150 b a 6 p a hsurgery. His main academic interests are hepato-biliary surgery and relevant basic research, includregeneration and molecular imaging o animal cancer models.

S san Ne ha s MBBS (Adel), PhD, FRACSRoyal Australasian College of Surgeons

d . s a n ha h p h 2011 r al As /A a A a s y f ll w LShe is a General Surgeon and Fellow o the Royal Australasian College o(rAcs). i 2004, h wa awa h L l ex ha s h

undertook a Fellowship in Surgical Oncology Royal at the Royal Marsden Hospital in the United KinShe has a Doctorate o Philosophy (PhD) in mechanisms o tumor spread during laparoscopy.

As Clinical Associate Pro essor o Surgery, Dr. Neuhaus works in private and public practice withinterest in melanoma and so t tissue sarcoma. She chairs the Surgical Oncology Group o theOncological Society o Australia (COSA), is a Director o the Australasian Sarcoma Study Groupmember o the Australian Melanoma rials Group (AN M G) and appointed to the RACS CoExaminers in General Surgery. She in actively involved in teaching, research and clinical trialspublished extensively on a broad range o topics, served as a journal editor and reviewer and authorbook Radiology in Surgical Practice. She is actively involved in College activities as a mentor and

a . i 2009 h abl h h a -al pa -Surgery in Australasia.

i a a a a l al p a s a ha pl a A ad h h v ca b a, B a v ll a l Aawarded the Conspicuous Service Cross in the Queens Birthday Honours List in recognition o her lein Army Health. Susan remains actively involved in Veterans health issues and has published extenstrategic de ense health issues.

s a a w h w b a l a h a 8 a 5 a .

Roosevelt Fajardo MD, FACSColombian Surgical Association

Dr. Roosevelt Fajardo is the Director o the Division o Education at the FuSanta Fe de Bogota University Hospital in Bogot Colombia, a nonpro t organization devoted to health care. He has worked or Fundacion Santa Fe de

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received the National Surgical Prize rom the Colombian Surgical Associca a a, a 2002, h wa v h c l b a s al Jv lv k a pla a a 2009 h b a a f ll w h A

He is a member o the Colombian Surgical Association and o the Latin-American Federation o(FELAC). His special interests include surgical in ection and laparoscopy, the use o communicain ormation technologies in health telemedicine, surgical education and patient sa ety. He is studying or an MBA.

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D O Y O u K N O w A B O u TT H E A A S F O u N D AT I O N ?

As the new year starts, we want to make sure that all AAS members know about the Association or s f a (AAsf). T AAsf wa 2006 h lp a a vascienti c research activities o the AAS. Te AASF also exists to generally support education and research concerning surgery and surgical care.

Te AASF takes an active role in ensuring that the lights stay on in surgical laboratories across the c which is why they established the Annual AASF Research Fellowship Award. Te purpose o this aw

support research conducted by academic surgeons who are in the early phases o their career, so thegiven to residents and ellows working with aculty AAS members.

Previo s AASF Research Fello ship A ard inners incl de 2008: Sung W. Cho, MD, University of Pittsburgh 2009: Seth B. Krantz, MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine 2010: Gary W. Nace, MD, University of Pittsburgh

c l , h a v w h h p v al h Award. Potential recipients will be interviewed during the upcoming Academic Surgical Congr

p w ll b awa $20,000 p a w a .

o learn more about the award criteria or how to apply, please visit .aas rg.org , or visit us at thetable during the Academic Surgical Congress.

W al wa ha h AAsf ha la h w W b membership to the Foundation and its purpose, to educate the public about our mission, and much mo

v h AAsf W b AAsf p a a p w a .aas o ndation.org .

HOw TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Te number o available research grants is ar below the number needed to sustain surgical researccountry. I you would like to make a contribution that will help the AASF und grants and ellowthose people who will ensure that surgical research will continue to thrive, please complete the gp b l w a a T A a A a s f as #600, L A l , cA, 90064. Ph 310-437-1606 a l jill@aas rg.org .

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6th Annual AcademicSurgical CongressFebruary 1-3, 2011Hyatt Regency Huntington BeachHuntington Beach, California

The Academic Surgical Congress is designed to provide comprehensive continuing education in academic surgery.Both the Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) and Society of University Surgeons (SUS) bring together thenations leading authorities to present and discuss their most recent clinical and research efforts.

We look forward to seeing you in Huntington Beach in 2011!

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