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Tuesday, Sep 16th
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM MST
ACOS Executive Committee Meeting
Location: Riviera, 3rd Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Tuesday, Sep 16th
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM MST
ACOS Board of Governors Meeting
Location: Riviera, 3rd Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Wednesday, Sep 17th
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM MST
Bylaws Committee Meeting
Location: Riviera, 3rd Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Wednesday, Sep 17th
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM MST
Committee Chairs Meeting
Location: Riviera, 3rd Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Wednesday, Sep 17th
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM MST
Registration Desk Hours
Location: Grand Ballroom Registration Area, 1st Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
Wednesday, Sep 17th
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM MST
Speaker Ready Room
Location: Grenoble, 3rd Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
Wednesday, Sep 17th
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM MST
Strategic Planning Committee Meeting
Location: Riviera, 3rd Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Wednesday, Sep 17th
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM MST
Exhibit Hall INSTALLATION
Location: Imperial Ballroom, 1st Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Wednesday, Sep 17th
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MST
General Surgery In-depth Review Committee Meeting
Location: Riviera, 3rd Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Wednesday, Sep 17th
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM MST
Continuing Education Committee Meeting
Location: Riviera, 3rd Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Thursday, Sep 18th
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM MST
Awards Committee Meeting
Location: Riviera, 3rd Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Thursday, Sep 18th
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM MST
Registration Desk Hours
Location: Grand Ballroom Registration Area, 1st Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
Thursday, Sep 18th
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM MST
Speaker Ready Room
Location: Grenoble, 3rd Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Thursday, Sep 18th
7:30 AM - 10:30 AM MST
Exhibit Hall INSTALLATION
Location: Imperial Ballroom, 1st Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
Thursday, Sep 18th
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM MST
ACOS Annual Members Meeting
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Thursday, Sep 18th
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MST
Keynote - Surgical Leadership in Contemporary Times
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Peter Angood, MD, FRCS(C), FACS, MCCM, FAAPL(Hon) – American Association of Physician Leadership
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
CE: 1
Thursday, Sep 18th
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM MST
Scientific Poster Session Committee Meeting
Location: Riviera, 3rd Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Thursday, Sep 18th
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM MST
Ceremonial Committee Meeting
Location: Grand Salon D, 1st Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Thursday, Sep 18th
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM MST
Lunch Visit Exhibit Hall
Location: Imperial Ballroom, 1st Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Thursday, Sep 18th
11:30 AM - 3:00 PM MST
Exhibit Hours
Location: Imperial Ballroom, 1st Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
Thursday, Sep 18th
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM MST
TELA Bio (Non-CME Activity): Both Sides of the Table: Perspectives to Advance Surgeon Wellness and Improve Patient Satisfaction in Hernia Repair
Location: Venezia Garden Salon, 1st Floor
Talar Tejirian, MD, FACS (she/her/hers) – BootyMD
Joel Strehl, DO
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Thursday, Sep 18th
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM MST
Ceremonial Conclave Rehearsal
Location: Grand Salon D, 1st Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Thursday, Sep 18th
12:30 PM - 3:00 PM MST
Quick Shot Presentations
Location: Imperial Ballroom, 1st Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Thursday, Sep 18th
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM MST
From Radical to Rational: De-escalation of Axillary Surgery
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Claudia B. Perez, DO, FACOS (she/her/hers) – Rush MD Anderson Cancer Center
General Surgery
CE: .5
Thursday, Sep 18th
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM MST
Management of the Red Breast
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Michelle Sowden, DO, FACOS (she/her/hers) – University of Vermont
General Surgery
CE: .5
Thursday, Sep 18th
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM MST
Alphabet Soup: Making Sense of Breast Cancer Genetics
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Micaela Weaver, DO, FACS (she/her/hers) – Care New England Breast Health Centers
General Surgery
CE: .5
Thursday, Sep 18th
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM MST
Coffee Breaks | Visit Exhibits
Location: Imperial Ballroom, 1st Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
Thursday, Sep 18th
3:00 PM - 3:10 PM MST
Nasogastric Decompression Duration Prior To Water Soluble Contrast Challenge Does Not Affect Rate of Surgical Intervention
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Bhairav Shah, D.O. (he/him/his) – OhioHealth Grant Medical Center
General Surgery
Thursday, Sep 18th
3:00 PM - 3:10 PM MST
Surgical Care in Rural and Underserved Populations: A Multivariable Analysis of Attending Surgeons and Residents
Location: Grand Ballroom A, 1st Floor
Vincent S. Alexander, OMSIV (he/him/his) – ACOM
General Surgery
Thursday, Sep 18th
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM MST
General Surgery Discipline Podium Presentations - Residents
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
General Surgery
Thursday, Sep 18th
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM MST
General Surgery Discipline Podium Presentations - Students
Location: Grand Ballroom A, 1st Floor
General Surgery
Thursday, Sep 18th
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM MST
A Rare Case of Primary Colon Leiomyosarcoma
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Maria Miglio, DO (she/her/hers) – Corewell Health
General Surgery
Thursday, Sep 18th
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM MST
Patients with Socioeconomic Risk Factor of Food Insecurity at Higher Risk of Post-abdominal Surgery Complications
Location: Grand Ballroom A, 1st Floor
Rita Bliesner – Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
General Surgery
Thursday, Sep 18th
3:20 PM - 3:30 PM MST
A Rare Complication of Breast Implant Rupture: Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Alexis M. Clare, DO – Corewell Health Dearborn
General Surgery
Thursday, Sep 18th
3:20 PM - 3:30 PM MST
The Impact of Preclinical Curriculum Based Serving-learning on Osteopathic Medical Students’ Understanding of the Social Determinants of Health
Location: Grand Ballroom A, 1st Floor
Ojeni Touma, OMS-3 (she/her/hers) – Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine - Las Cruces
General Surgery
Thursday, Sep 18th
3:30 PM - 3:40 PM MST
Fact or Folklore? A Systematic Review of Arnica Montana in Postoperative Recovery Across Surgical Specialties
Location: Grand Ballroom A, 1st Floor
Emily R. Stack, OMS4 (she/her/hers) – William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine
General Surgery
Thursday, Sep 18th
3:30 PM - 3:40 PM MST
Latrogenic Extraperitoneal Rectal Injury Following Self-administration of an Enema
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Angelo Federico, D.O. – Corewell Health, Dearborn
General Surgery
Thursday, Sep 18th
3:40 PM - 3:50 PM MST
Rethinking the Golden Ratio: Statistical Evaluation of Umbilicus Prediction Equations
Location: Grand Ballroom A, 1st Floor
Erin (Neely) Burns (she/her/hers) – William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine
General Surgery
Thursday, Sep 18th
3:40 PM - 3:50 PM MST
When the Past Binds the Present: Adhesion Causing Large Bowel Obstruction
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Alexis M. Clare, DO – Corewell Health Dearborn
General Surgery
Thursday, Sep 18th
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM MST
Innovations and Adaptations of Laparoscopic Surgery to Resource-limited Settings in Low and Middle-income Countries (LMIC’s)
Location: Grand Ballroom A, 1st Floor
Sarah A. Siddiqui, DO (she/her/hers) – Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine
General Surgery
Thursday, Sep 18th
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM MST
When Mastitis Imitates Malignancy: A Surgical Approach to Chronic Granulomatous Mastitis
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Morgan Clare, DO – Corewell Health
General Surgery
Thursday, Sep 18th
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM MST
What Is the Breast Thing to Do When It Comes to Cancer Reconstruction and Coronary Revascularization?
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Sharon Beth Larson, DO, MS, FACOS, FACS (she/her/hers) – Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare
Kristin Lupinacci, DO, FACOS, FACS (she/her/hers) – UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
CE: .5
Thursday, Sep 18th
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM MST
Women Surgeons' Forum: Cutting to Credibility: Empowering Osteopathic Women Surgeons Through Precision, Compassion, and Innovation
Location: Grand Ballroom A, 1st Floor
Valerie Sheridan, DO, FACOS, DFACOS, FACS – American College of Osteopathic Surgeons
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
CE: 2.5
Thursday, Sep 18th
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM MST
Resident and Student Scientific Research Presentation and Awards Reception
Location: Milano, 3rd Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Friday, Sep 19th
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM MST
Membership Committee Meeting
Location: Riviera, 3rd Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Friday, Sep 19th
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM MST
Military Members Forum
Location: Earl's Lounge, 1st Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Friday, Sep 19th
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM MST
Morning Coffee | Visit Exhibits
Location: Imperial Ballroom, 1st Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
Friday, Sep 19th
7:00 AM - 3:00 PM MST
Registration Desk Hours
Location: Grand Ballroom Registration Area, 1st Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
Friday, Sep 19th
7:00 AM - 3:30 PM MST
Exhibit Hours
Location: Imperial Ballroom, 1st Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Friday, Sep 19th
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM MST
Speaker Ready Room
Location: Grenoble, 3rd Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Friday, Sep 19th
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM MST
Keynote - Doctors and Litigation: Beyond Legal Outcomes
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Gita Pensa, MD, FAAEM – Doctors and Litigation
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
CE: 1
Friday, Sep 19th
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MST
Theodore F. Classen Memorial Lecture: From Setback to Strength: The Power of Peer Support in Surgery
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Karla Witzke, DO, FACOS – MyMichigan Medical Group
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
CE: 1
Friday, Sep 19th
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM MST
Coffee Break | Visit Exhibits
Location: Imperial Ballroom, 1st Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Friday, Sep 19th
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM MST
Headshot Lab
Location: Imperial Ballroom, 1st Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
Friday, Sep 19th
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM MST
Biliary Stone Management in the Roux-En-Y Patient Population
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Gregory Johnston, DO, FACOS (he/him/his) – Mercy Health Toledo
General SurgeryBariatric Surgery
CE: .5
Friday, Sep 19th
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM MST
The New Definition of an Intensivist
Location: Milano, 3rd Floor
Daniel Wu, D.O., FACOS, FACS, FCCM (he/him/his) – Penn Medicine/ Lancaster General Health
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
CE: .5
Friday, Sep 19th
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM MST
Updates in Breast Atypia
Location: Grand Ballroom A, 1st Floor
Kristin Lupinacci, DO, FACOS, FACS (she/her/hers) – UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
General Surgery
CE: .5
Friday, Sep 19th
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM MST
Bariatrics Complications Management
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Bob Snow, DO – BariEndo Dallas
General Surgery
CE: .5
Friday, Sep 19th
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM MST
Optimizing the Outcomes: Tips and Tricks for Improving Your Bariatric Cases
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Sarah Pergande, D.O. – Ascension Mercy Hospital
General SurgeryBariatric Surgery
CE: .5
Friday, Sep 19th
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM MST
General Surgery Business Meeting
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
General Surgery
Friday, Sep 19th
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM MST
Legally Mine (Non-CME Activity): Safeguarding Wealth: Lawsuit Prevention and Tax Strategies
Location: Venezia Garden Salon, 1st Floor
Mike Webb, Presenter
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Friday, Sep 19th
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM MST
Lunch | Visit Exhibits
Location: Imperial Ballroom, 1st Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Friday, Sep 19th
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM MST
Turning Information into Action: How to Use TQIP Data to Improve Outcomes at Your Rural Level 3 Trauma Center
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Kaveh Najafi, DO (he/him/his) – HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center
General SurgeryRural Surgery
CE: .5
Friday, Sep 19th
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM MST
Rural Trauma Team Development Course
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Zachary Bauman, DO, FACOS – University of Nebraska Medical Center
General SurgeryRural Surgery
CE: .5
Friday, Sep 19th
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM MST
"Fright Night" Panel - Expert Discussion of Uncommon Trauma Cases
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Gerard A. Baltazar, DO FACOS FACS OMT (he/him/his) – NYU Langone Health
Katherine McKenzie, DO, FACOS, FACS (she/her/hers) – Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
Jeremy H. Conklin, D.O. – Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
Justin J. Koenig, DO, FACOS, FACS – Beacon Medical Group: Elkhart General Hospital
General Surgery
CE: 1
Friday, Sep 19th
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM MST
Conclave Robing Room
Location: Little America, Sinclair
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Friday, Sep 19th
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM MST
Coffee Breaks | Visit Exhibits
Location: Imperial Ballroom, 1st Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Friday, Sep 19th
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM MST
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment for Trauma Program - An Update
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Gerard A. Baltazar, DO FACOS FACS OMT (he/him/his) – NYU Langone Health
General Surgery
CE: .5
Friday, Sep 19th
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM MST
Use of Adjunct Wide-field Optical Coherence Tomography to Visualize Margins During Breast Conserving Surgery: A Case Series
Location: Grand Ballroom A, 1st Floor
Amelia Tower, DO, FACOS, FACS (she/her/hers) – Breast Associates of Texas
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
CE: .5
Friday, Sep 19th
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM MST
ACOS Ceremonial Conclave
Location: Little America, Grand Ballroom
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Friday, Sep 19th
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM MST
President's Reception
Location: Inn Little America
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Saturday, Sep 20th
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM MST
Robotic Acute Care Surgery
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Owen Kieran, DO, FACOS, FACS (he/him/his) – Mid Florida Surgical Associates
General Surgery
CE: .5
Saturday, Sep 20th
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM MST
Olympus America (Non-CME Activity): Reshaping BPH Treatment with the Itind Procedure
Location: Venezia Garden Salon, 1st Floor
Karla Witzke, DO, FACOS – MyMichigan Medical Group
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Saturday, Sep 20th
7:00 AM - 10:00 AM MST
ACOS Board of Governors Meeting
Location: Riviera, 3rd Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Saturday, Sep 20th
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM MST
Speaker Ready Room
Location: Grenoble, 3rd Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Saturday, Sep 20th
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM MST
Registration Desk Hours
Location: Grand Ballroom Registration Area, 1st Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Saturday, Sep 20th
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM MST
The 'Modern' Hernia Surgeon
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Christopher J. Johnson, DO (he/him/his) – Mid Florida Surgical Associates
General Surgery
CE: .5
Saturday, Sep 20th
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM MST
A Novel Approach to the Use of Long Acting Bupivicaine in Rural Surgery
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Ronald A. Cheney, DO, FACOS (he/him/his) – Stewart Memorial Community Hospital
General SurgeryRural Surgery
CE: .5
Saturday, Sep 20th
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM MST
Headshot Lab
Location: Imperial Ballroom, 1st Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
Saturday, Sep 20th
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM MST
Rural Trauma
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
David Wright, DO, FACOS – Crawford County Memorial Hospital
General SurgeryRural Surgery
CE: .5
Saturday, Sep 20th
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM MST
Advances in the Surgical Management of Peritoneal Metastasis
Location: Grand Ballroom A, 1st Floor
Zachary Brown, DO – NYU Langone Health
General Surgery
CE: .5
Saturday, Sep 20th
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MST
Governor Orientation
Location: Riviera, 3rd Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Saturday, Sep 20th
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM MST
Chronic Wounds in the Rural Environment
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
George J. Myers, IV, Physician – Memorial Hospital
General SurgeryRural Surgery
CE: .75
Saturday, Sep 20th
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM MST
Surgical Implications of Vaccine-Preventable Disease Outbreaks
Location: Grand Ballroom A, 1st Floor
Sharon Beth Larson, DO, MS, FACOS, FACS (she/her/hers) – Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare
Christie Brock, DO, FACOS (she/her/hers) – Overland Park Regional Medical Center
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
CE: .5
Saturday, Sep 20th
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM MST
Coffee Breaks | Visit Exhibits
Location: Imperial Ballroom, 1st Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
Saturday, Sep 20th
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM MST
Exhibit Hours
Location: Imperial Ballroom, 1st Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Saturday, Sep 20th
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MST
Keynote: Artificial Intelligence Transforming Delivery of Healthcare and Surgical Education
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Andrea Cooley, DO, FACOS (she/her/hers) – University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
CE: 1
Saturday, Sep 20th
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM MST
Lunch | Visit Exhibits
Location: Imperial Ballroom, 1st Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Saturday, Sep 20th
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM MST
Enhancing a Rural Endoscopic Practice
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Kelly Gabel, DO, FACOS, FACS (he/him/his) – Minneola Health
General SurgeryRural Surgery
CE: .75
Saturday, Sep 20th
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM MST
Exhibitor Hall Breakdown
Location: Imperial Ballroom, 1st Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Saturday, Sep 20th
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM MST
Rural Case Series Panel
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
George J. Myers, IV, Physician – Memorial Hospital
David Wright, DO, FACOS – Crawford County Memorial Hospital
Jesse J. Lopez, Jr., DO, FACOS – Heartland Surgical Care
Kelly Gabel, DO, FACOS, FACS (he/him/his) – Minneola Health
General SurgeryRural Surgery
CE: 1
Saturday, Sep 20th
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM MST
Complex Anorectal Fistula
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Matthew C. Bobel, MD (he/him/his) – Granger Medical Clinic | Associates in Colon and Rectal Surgery
General SurgeryProctology
CE: .5
Saturday, Sep 20th
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM MST
Resident Programming: Climbing the Ladder: Academic and Community Promotion and Advancement
Location: Milano, 3rd Floor
Bracken Burns, Jr., DO, FACS, FACOS – James H. Quillen College of MedicineEast Tennessee State University
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Saturday, Sep 20th
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM MST
Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy: Polyp Resections - Simple and Complex
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Christopher Ko, MD, MA – University of Utah School of Medicine
General SurgeryProctology
CE: .5
Saturday, Sep 20th
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM MST
Adopting Robotic Surgery into Your Program
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Eric Smith, DO FASMBS CAQ-MBS – Kentucky Bariatric Institute
General Surgery
CE: .5
Saturday, Sep 20th
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM MST
Breast Cancer in Special Populations
Location: Grand Ballroom A, 1st Floor
Kristin Lupinacci, DO, FACOS, FACS (she/her/hers) – UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
CE: .5
Saturday, Sep 20th
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MST
Resident Programming: Success in Research While in Residency
Location: Milano, 3rd Floor
Anastasia DiCicco (she/her/hers) – ACOS
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Saturday, Sep 20th
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM MST
Harnessing Gut Microbiome to Improve Surgical Outcomes
Location: Grand Ballroom A, 1st Floor
Manju M. Chandra, MD (she/her/hers) – New York University Grossman Long Island School of Medicine
General Surgery
CE: .5
Saturday, Sep 20th
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM MST
Robotics Panel Discussion
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Owen Kieran, DO, FACOS, FACS (he/him/his) – Mid Florida Surgical Associates
Christopher J. Johnson, DO (he/him/his) – Mid Florida Surgical Associates
Eric Smith, DO FASMBS CAQ-MBS – Kentucky Bariatric Institute
General Surgery
CE: .5
Saturday, Sep 20th
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM MST
Resident Section Business Meeting
Location: Milano, 3rd Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Saturday, Sep 20th
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM MST
Multispecialty Critical Care Papers That Should Change Your Practice
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Gerard A. Baltazar, DO FACOS FACS OMT (he/him/his) – NYU Langone Health
Zachary Laucis, DO – Beacon Health System
Ben Rezny, DO, MA, FAAEM – Ascension Health
Dan Miulli, DO, FACOS – Riverside University Health System-Neurological Surgery
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
CE: 1
Saturday, Sep 20th
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM MST
Resident Surgical Video Competition
Location: Milano, 3rd Floor
Anastasia DiCicco (she/her/hers) – ACOS
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Saturday, Sep 20th
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM MST
Rural Surgeons Forum
Location: Venezia Garden Salon, 1st Floor
Jesse J. Lopez, Jr., DO, FACOS – Heartland Surgical Care
Kelly Gabel, DO, FACOS, FACS (he/him/his) – Minneola Health
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological SurgeryACOS Medical Student Section (ACOS MSS)
Saturday, Sep 20th
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM MST
Past Presidents Reception (Invitation Only)
Location: Presidental Suite
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Sunday, Sep 21st
7:00 AM - 11:00 AM MST
Speaker Ready Room
Location: Grenoble, 3rd Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Sunday, Sep 21st
7:00 AM - 12:00 PM MST
Registration Desk Hours
Location: Grand Ballroom Registration Area, 1st Floor
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
Sunday, Sep 21st
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM MST
Public Policy - Congressional Update and AOA Priorities
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
John-Michael Villarama, MA – American Osteopathic Association
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
CE: 1
Sunday, Sep 21st
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM MST
Billing and Coding Updates for 2025
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Sanjeet Kumar – OnSure Health LLC
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
CE: 1
Sunday, Sep 21st
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM MST
So You’re Interested in Surgical Education? How Trainees Can Get Involved
Location: Grand Ballroom B-C, 1st Floor
Michael Furey, DO, MSMEd – Geisinger
Andrew D. Vogel, D.O., M.S. (he/him/his) – University of North Carolina
Harrison WL Dean, B.S. – New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University
Hailey Summa, DO
General InterestCardiothoracic SurgeryGeneral Vascular SurgeryGeneral SurgeryNeurological SurgeryProctologyPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryUrological Surgery
CE: 1