2026 Annual Scientific Meeting
Marriott Indianapolis North
3645 River Crossing Parkway
Indianapolis, IN 46240
APRIL 25, 2026
2026 SCHEDULE
7:00 AM - Registration, Continental Breakfast, Exhibitor Visits
7:45 AM - Welcome and opening remarksMark Thompson, MD, FACSChapter President, 2025-2026 8:00 AM - Abstract presentations 8:00 AM - “Examining Clinician Perspectives on Selection of Medical and Surgical Obesity Treatments” (Marios Alogakos MD,) 8:06 AM - “Gartland Severity Guides Timing, Surgical Approach, and Admission in Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fractures: 10-year Experience at a Non–Trauma-Designated Pediatric Center” (Nicole Chicoine, DO, MPH) 8:12 AM - “P75NTR Inhibition Promotes Corneal Epithelial Healing and Serves as a Therapeutic Target for Neurotrophic Keratopathy” (Alaa Quddam) 8:18 AM - “Patient Characteristics and Survival Outcomes in STICU Code Situations: A Trend Analysis at a Single Center Community Trauma Center” (William Conley, MD) 8:24 AM - “What is the Comparative Morbidity Profile of Duodenectomy for Non-ampullary Duodenal Masses?” (Caroline Bice) 8:30 AM - “Psychosocial Morbidity in Patients with Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema” (Angad Sidhu) 8:45 AM - Presentation Surgical Palliative Care: Meeting Patients Where They Are Speaker: Anne Mosenthal, MD, FACS 9:30 – 10:00 AM - Morning break, Exhibitor Visits and Poster Evaluations 10:00 AM - Presentation The Evolving Role of Artificial Intelligence in Surgical Practice Speaker: Andrew Gonzalez, MD, FACS 10:50 AM - Abstract presentations 10:50 AM - “Endovascular Management of a Complicated Type B Aortic Dissection in a Pediatric Patient” (Tara Zielke, MD) 10:56 AM - “Endoscopic-guided Chemoablation of an Inoperable Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm” (Dhruv Patel, MD) 11:02 AM - “Anti-E-Mediated Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction to Prehospital Whole Blood: Rare Consequence of Prehospital Whole Blood Administration to Severely Bleeding Patients with Previous Transfusion Exposure” (Anna Tincher) 11:08 AM - “A Dangerous Shortcut: Enterovenous Fistulization” (Alex Schray, MD) 11:14 AM - “Falciform Ligament Abscess” (Sanjana Eranki, MD) 11:20 AM - “Epiglottic Autoamputation and Spontaneous Neoplastic Regression of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma After Direct Laryngoscopy-Guided Biopsy” (Jack Langford) 11:45 AM - Annual Business Meeting, Lunch, Exhibitor Visits and Poster Evaluations 12:45 PM - Surgical Jeopardy 1:30 PM - Abstract presentations 1:30 PM - “An Evaluation of Out-Of-Pocket Costs for Long Course Chemoradiation and Short Course Radiation Therapy for Rectal Cancer” (Andrew Thyen, MD) 1:36 PM - “Feasibility and Acceptability of a Meditation-Based Mobile Application for Well-being of Healthcare Professionals: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation” (Alexandra Helbing, MD) 1:42 PM - “From Treadmills to GLP-1 Agonists: Does the Method of Weight Loss Influence Panniculectomy Outcomes?” (Aniffa Kouton) 1:48 PM - “Restoring Corneal Healing Through Schwann Cell–Derived Trophic Signaling in Neurotrophic Keratopathy” (Arif Hussain, MD) 2:00 PM - Afternoon break, Exhibitor Visits and Poster Evaluations 2:30 PM - Invited presentation ISQIC Video Review Initiative and Collaborative Updates Speaker: Sanjay Mohanty, MD, FACS 3:18 PM - Abstract presentations 3:18 PM - “Evaluating Guideline Concordance in Colorectal Cancer Using a Two-stage LLM-based Abstraction Pipeline” (Evan Abbey, MD) 3:24 PM - “Modulation of Murine Th17 Cell Activation by Chondroitin Sulfate” (Kelly Henige, MD) 3:30 PM - “A Retrospective Cohort Study of Inhaled Anesthesia Exposure, Interaction with Race, and Postoperative Delirium in Older Adults” (Nicholas Sergiwa)
3:45 PM - Panel From Resident to Attending: Navigating the Transition to Independent PracticeModerator: Tarik Yuce, MD Speakers: Rachel Saunders, MD, Michael Lalla, MD, FACS, Sanjay Mohanty, MD, FACS 4:30 PM - Announce Award Winners and Adjourn 2026 Annual Meeting Mark Thompson, MD, FACSChapter President, 2025-2026
7:45 AM - Welcome and opening remarksMark Thompson, MD, FACSChapter President, 2025-2026 8:00 AM - Abstract presentations 8:00 AM - “Examining Clinician Perspectives on Selection of Medical and Surgical Obesity Treatments” (Marios Alogakos MD,) 8:06 AM - “Gartland Severity Guides Timing, Surgical Approach, and Admission in Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fractures: 10-year Experience at a Non–Trauma-Designated Pediatric Center” (Nicole Chicoine, DO, MPH) 8:12 AM - “P75NTR Inhibition Promotes Corneal Epithelial Healing and Serves as a Therapeutic Target for Neurotrophic Keratopathy” (Alaa Quddam) 8:18 AM - “Patient Characteristics and Survival Outcomes in STICU Code Situations: A Trend Analysis at a Single Center Community Trauma Center” (William Conley, MD) 8:24 AM - “What is the Comparative Morbidity Profile of Duodenectomy for Non-ampullary Duodenal Masses?” (Caroline Bice) 8:30 AM - “Psychosocial Morbidity in Patients with Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema” (Angad Sidhu) 8:45 AM - Presentation Surgical Palliative Care: Meeting Patients Where They Are Speaker: Anne Mosenthal, MD, FACS 9:30 – 10:00 AM - Morning break, Exhibitor Visits and Poster Evaluations 10:00 AM - Presentation The Evolving Role of Artificial Intelligence in Surgical Practice Speaker: Andrew Gonzalez, MD, FACS 10:50 AM - Abstract presentations 10:50 AM - “Endovascular Management of a Complicated Type B Aortic Dissection in a Pediatric Patient” (Tara Zielke, MD) 10:56 AM - “Endoscopic-guided Chemoablation of an Inoperable Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm” (Dhruv Patel, MD) 11:02 AM - “Anti-E-Mediated Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction to Prehospital Whole Blood: Rare Consequence of Prehospital Whole Blood Administration to Severely Bleeding Patients with Previous Transfusion Exposure” (Anna Tincher) 11:08 AM - “A Dangerous Shortcut: Enterovenous Fistulization” (Alex Schray, MD) 11:14 AM - “Falciform Ligament Abscess” (Sanjana Eranki, MD) 11:20 AM - “Epiglottic Autoamputation and Spontaneous Neoplastic Regression of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma After Direct Laryngoscopy-Guided Biopsy” (Jack Langford) 11:45 AM - Annual Business Meeting, Lunch, Exhibitor Visits and Poster Evaluations 12:45 PM - Surgical Jeopardy 1:30 PM - Abstract presentations 1:30 PM - “An Evaluation of Out-Of-Pocket Costs for Long Course Chemoradiation and Short Course Radiation Therapy for Rectal Cancer” (Andrew Thyen, MD) 1:36 PM - “Feasibility and Acceptability of a Meditation-Based Mobile Application for Well-being of Healthcare Professionals: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation” (Alexandra Helbing, MD) 1:42 PM - “From Treadmills to GLP-1 Agonists: Does the Method of Weight Loss Influence Panniculectomy Outcomes?” (Aniffa Kouton) 1:48 PM - “Restoring Corneal Healing Through Schwann Cell–Derived Trophic Signaling in Neurotrophic Keratopathy” (Arif Hussain, MD) 2:00 PM - Afternoon break, Exhibitor Visits and Poster Evaluations 2:30 PM - Invited presentation ISQIC Video Review Initiative and Collaborative Updates Speaker: Sanjay Mohanty, MD, FACS 3:18 PM - Abstract presentations 3:18 PM - “Evaluating Guideline Concordance in Colorectal Cancer Using a Two-stage LLM-based Abstraction Pipeline” (Evan Abbey, MD) 3:24 PM - “Modulation of Murine Th17 Cell Activation by Chondroitin Sulfate” (Kelly Henige, MD) 3:30 PM - “A Retrospective Cohort Study of Inhaled Anesthesia Exposure, Interaction with Race, and Postoperative Delirium in Older Adults” (Nicholas Sergiwa)
3:45 PM - Panel From Resident to Attending: Navigating the Transition to Independent PracticeModerator: Tarik Yuce, MD Speakers: Rachel Saunders, MD, Michael Lalla, MD, FACS, Sanjay Mohanty, MD, FACS 4:30 PM - Announce Award Winners and Adjourn 2026 Annual Meeting Mark Thompson, MD, FACSChapter President, 2025-2026