Annual Spring Meeting & Scientific Session 2015

May 2, 2015 -- 8 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

The Jefferson Hotel, Richmond, VA

Daniel Galante, DO, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes, "Development of a Tool to Optimize Implementation of Enhanced Recovery Pathways"

Ira Leeds, MD, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes, "Outcomes of abdominoperineal resection for management of anal cancer in HIV-positive patients"

Luis Hernandez, MD, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, "Preparing for the OSTRiCh Consortium Proposed Standards for Excellence in Rectal Cancer Treatment: Are We Ready?"

Navin Changoor, MD, Howard University, "Venous Thromboembolism Outcomes after Partial Colectomies in Patients with Colon Cancer: The Role of Operative Time"

Anne Chin, MD, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes, "Patient engagement and colorectal surgery: the role of the NSQIP risk calculator"

Allison Key, MD, Inova Fairfax Hospital, "Reducing Length of Stay in Colectomy Patients Utilizing an Opioid Sparing Pain Management Protocol"

Cary Gentry, MD, Richmond Colorectal Surgery, "Surgeon's influence on adjuvant treatment for stage II colon cancer using Oncotype DX"

Bindu Umapathi, MD, University of Virginia, "Surgical site infection following colorectal surgery (SSI): In the eye of the beholder?"

Anjali Kumar, MD, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons - Young Surgeons Committee, "Early Practice Patterns of Colorectal Surgeons"

Anne Chin, MD, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes, "Readmission after Enhanced Recovery in Colorectal Patients"

Jeff Harr, MD, George Washington University, "Incidence of Incisional Hernias Following Multiport and Single Incision Robotic Colorectal Surgery"

Azah Althumairi, MD, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes, "Predictors of perineal wound complications and prolonged time to perineal wound healing after abdominoperineal resection"

Young Hong, MD, Georgetown University, "Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Colon: Single Institution Experience and Review of Literature"

Marc Casasanta, MD, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, "A Novel Approach to Ligation of Intersphincteric Fistula Tract Procedure Using Extracellular Matrix Graft: An Initial Experience from a Single Surgeon"

Shola Cole, MD, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, "Preliminary Experience with Non-Operative Management of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer"

Poornima Vanguri, MD, Virginia Commonwealth University, "Robotic colectomy learning curve explained: A single surgeon's experience with Sigmoid Colectomy and Right Hemicolectomy"

Young Hong, MD, Georgetown University, "Schistosomiasis mansoni associated colorectal cancer:

single institution experience and review of literature"

Shola Cole, MD, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, "Transanal Hemorrhoidal Dearterialization:

Preliminary Experience with a Promising New Technique"

Jeff Harr, MD, George Washington University, "Robotic Transanal Excision of Large Rectal Mass"

Andrew Vorenberg, MD, Richmond Colorectal Surgery Specialists, "Robotic isoperistaltic intracorporeal anastomosis for right hemicolectomy: An alternative anastomosis"

Vincent Obias, MD, George Washington University, "Robotic reverse TME and combined abdominal robotic LAR for ultra low rectal cancer"