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Wednesday, March 22, <strong>2017</strong><br />
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM *Separate Fee Applies<br />
The 11 th Annual <strong>SAGES</strong> Foundation Awards Luncheon<br />
<strong>SAGES</strong> does not offer CME for this session<br />
This annual ticketed event celebrates and honors distinguished leaders in minimally invasive surgery. Proceeds benefit<br />
the <strong>SAGES</strong> Foundation and its mission to advance endoscopic laparoscopic and emerging minimal access surgical<br />
methods and patient care. The <strong>2017</strong> Awards Luncheon features awards and research grants presented to outstanding<br />
surgeons and educators for their work in minimally invasive surgery and raises funds to keep patient safety and<br />
surgical innovation in the forefront.<br />
Welcome and Introductions – Desmond Birkett, MD<br />
<strong>SAGES</strong> Foundation - Gerald Marks Rectal Cancer Award<br />
Presented by: Desmond Birkett, MD; <strong>SAGES</strong> Foundation President<br />
Recipient: Jacqueline van Laarhoven, MD<br />
The Gerald Marks Rectal Cancer Award is selected from each year’s submitted abstracts. This award is chosen from the<br />
hundreds of abstracts submitted by a special committee of reviewers and given to one individual each year in honor of Dr.<br />
Gerald Marks, <strong>SAGES</strong> first President and Founder.<br />
Abstract Title: Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision: Pathological Results of 187 Patients with Rectal Cancer<br />
Dr. van Laarhoven is a surgical resident from the Netherlands, working in collaboration with Professor Dr.<br />
A. Lacy and his team at Hospital Clinic Barcelona. She is focused on minimally invasive and innovation<br />
techniques in rectal cancer surgery and providing best patient care.<br />
<strong>SAGES</strong> Go Global - Best International Paper Acknowledgments<br />
<strong>SAGES</strong> Board of Governor’s and the <strong>SAGES</strong> Global Affairs Committee would like to acknowledge the following<br />
Top International Abstract Presenters:<br />
Presented by: Jeffrey Hazey, MD; <strong>SAGES</strong> Global Affairs Committee Chair<br />
Name Pierre Allemann<br />
Institution Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, CH and Vrie University Medical Center<br />
(VUMC), Amsterdam, NL<br />
Abstract Completely Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Cancer with Intrathoracic Anastomosis: A Simple and<br />
Reproducible Technique in Prone Position<br />
Country Switzerland<br />
Name Akinari Nomura<br />
Institution Saga University<br />
Abstract A Novel Evacuation System Enables Surgeons to Perform Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision with High<br />
Precision Using an Electric Scalpel Alone<br />
Country Japan<br />
Name Arslan Pannu<br />
Institution The Central Manchester University Hospitals, The Royal Blackburn Hospital, Blackburn, UK, and The<br />
Royal Oldham Hospital, Manchester, UK<br />
Abstract Laparoscopic Peritoneal Lavage Versus Sigmoidectomy for Management of Perforated Diverticulitis: Meta-Analysis<br />
of Randomized Controlled Trials<br />
Country United Kingdom<br />
Name Eham L Arora<br />
Institution Grant government medical college & Sir J.J. group of Hospitals, Mumbai, India, and Government Medical<br />
College and Hospital, Nagpur, India<br />
Abstract Laparoscopic Lateral Pancreaticojejunostomy Stapled and Sutured Techniques.<br />
Country India<br />
Name Pablo Achurra<br />
Institution Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Hospital Sotero del<br />
Río, Santiago, Chile<br />
Abstract Laparoscopic Four-duct Hepatojejunal Anastomosis in Severe Mirizzi Syndrome<br />
Country Chile<br />
<strong>SAGES</strong> <strong>2017</strong> Surgical Spring Week<br />
@<strong>SAGES</strong>_Updates www.facebook.com/<strong>SAGES</strong>Surgery 25
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