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SAGES Member Spotlight: Dr. Melissa Hanson, MD

  FLS co-chair Dr. Melissa Hanson is not one to shy away from big committee projects, including spearheading the re-design of the FLS didactic curriculum. “The new modules are built around the EPA blueprint, ensuring they’re relevant, comprehensive, and aligned with current surgical practices and competencies,” says Dr. Hanson. “This shift enhances the learning experience …

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A Message from SAGES President Dr. Brent Matthews

I am honored to serve as the 43rd President of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). SAGES is uniquely blessed to be a collaborative community of surgeons, candidate, affiliate, active and international members, who care deeply about surgery to improve and advance patient care. As an active member since 1998, I have …

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SAGES Stories Ep. 31 – Brent Matthews, MD

Join Drs. Kevin El-Hayek and Jenny Shao on the SAGES Stories Podcast with Brent D. Matthews, MD, the 2025–2026 President of SAGES. We trace how he first got involved with the society and how SAGES has quietly but steadily helped shape his surgical career from fellowship(s) to his presidency!

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SAGES Member Spotlight: Dr. Edward Auyang MD, FACS

Many members know Dr. Edward Auyang as the “SAGES Whiskey Guy,” whose hobby has become an unofficial part of the annual meeting’s wellness activities, and whose Facebook group Great Whiskies of Surgery has 2000-plus surgeon members from more than 30 countries. But the Albuquerque-based Dr. Auyang, who is a Professor, Chief of the Division of …

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SAGES Member Spotlight: Elisa Calabrese, MD

  Surgical resident Dr. Elisa Calabrese is so passionate about surgical guidelines that, as a SAGES/RAC Guideline fellow, she’s signed on for an extra year in Australia to earn a PhD in Surgery studying the development and evaluation of surgical clinical practice guidelines. In 2023, SAGES and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) co-sponsored …

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