The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Resident and Fellow Training Committee (RAFT) offers a series of FREE educational webinars throughout the year.
The webinars are developed specifically for residents and feature four SAGES expert panelists.
All webinars will be 4:00-6:00PM (Pacific) / 6:00-8:00PM (Central) / 7:00-9:00PM (Eastern) include didactic sessions plus an opportunity to chat online with the experts.
** All webinars are Non-CME **.
Upcoming Webinars / Mark your Calendar
- June 24, 2025
Endobariatric Alternatives to RYG
Chair: Micaela Esquivel, MD & Rodolfo Oviedo, MD
Faculty: Manuel Galvao Neto, MD; Adarsh Thaker, MD and Brandon VanderWel, MD
Program outline:
Welcome and Overview – Micaela Esquivel, MD & Rodolfo Oviedo, MD
Intragastric Balloons – Manuel Galvao Neto, MD
Duodenal Mucosal Resurfacing – Adarsh Thaker, MD
Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty – Brandon VanderWel, MD
Register here - Date TBD
Advanced Endoscopic therapy for anastomotic leaks
Chair: Salvatore Docimo, JR., DO - Date TBD
Novel Endoscopic Options for Gallstone Disease
Chair: Seyed Arshad, MD & Patrick Schwartz, MD - Date TBD
Esophageal Function Testing and Workup for Foregut Surgery- in collaboration with American Foregut Society
Chair: Ivy Haskins, MD - December 2025
General Surgery Review Part 1
Chair: Michael M. Awad, MD, PhD & Ivy Haskins, MD - January 2026
General Surgery Review Part 2
Chair: Michael M. Awad, MD, PhD & Ivy Haskins, MD - Date TBD
Technical Review of Gastrojejunal Anastamosis
Chair: Marcoandrea Giorgi, MD - March 2026
FUSE Webinar - Date TBD
Esophagus and Gastric Cancer
Chair: Chris DuCoin, MD - Date TBD
Ergonomics
Chair: Andy Wright, MD
Past Webinars
- May 20, 2025
Robotic Acute Care Surgery
Moderators: Marcoandrea Giorgi, MD and Nicole Cherng, MD
Faculty: Holden Spivak, MD; Hany Takla, MD; Patrick McEnaney, MD and Andrew Luhrs, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGESTV - April 24, 2025
Robotic Common Bile Duct Exploration with IOC
Moderator: Salvatore Docimo, Jr., DO
Faculty: Emily Goddard, MD; Irving Jorge, MD and Salvatore Docimo, Jr., DO
Watch this webinar now on SAGESTV - February 25, 2025 7:00-9:00PM (Eastern)
FUSE Webinar
Chair: Keitaro Nakamoto, MD
Faculty: Ivy Haskins, MD; Talal Hijji, MD; Theofano Zoumpou, MD; David Weithorn, MD and Keitaro Nakamoto, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGESTV - January 14, 2025 7-9pm Eastern Time
General Surgery Review – Part 2
Chair: Michael M. Awad, MD, PhD & Ivy Haskins, MD
Faculty:Maggie Bosley, MD;Amy Rosenbluth, MD;Sara Hennessy, MDandVipul Khetaurpaul, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGESTV - Tuesday, December 10, 2024
General Surgery Review – Part 1
Chair: Michael M. Awad, MD, PhD & Ivy Haskins, MD
Faculty:Olivia Haney, MD;Jeffrey Blatnik, MD;Patricia Sylla, MDandShanleyDeal, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGESTV - Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Clinical Decision Making in Ventral Hernia Surgery: Knowing When and How to Operate
Moderator: Rana Higgins, MD
Faculty: Salvatore Docimo, MD, Vahagn Nikolian, MD, Wen Hui Tan, MD, Kaela Blake, MD, Ivy Haskins, MD and Benjamin Poulose, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGESTV - Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Biliary Tract Intra-Operative Imaging Strategy
Moderator: Richard Vazquez, MD
Faculty: Matthew Bloom, MD, Adnan Alseidi, MD, Dana Telem, MD and Salvatore Docimo, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGESTV - Tuesday, June 18, 2024
How to get Advanced Endoscopy Training – Targeted Towards Residents & Fellows
Moderator: Salvatore Docimo, MD
Faculty: Leena Khaitan, MD; Eleanor Fung, MD; Ryan Juza, MD; Eric Pauli, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGESTV - Thursday, May 23
Third Space Intraluminal Endoscopy Webinar
Moderator: Brian Davis, MD
Faculty: Ezra Teitelbaum, MD; Mason (Herbert) Hedberg, MD; John Rodriguez, MD; Ozanan Meireles, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGESTV - Wednesday, April 10, 2024
SAGES Foregut Webinar Foregut Surgery – Keys to Success
Chair: Ruchir Puri, MD
Co-Chair: Anna Ibele, MD
Faculty: Paul Colavita, MD; Yalini Vignesewaran, MD; Jocelyn Burke, MD; Ankit Patel, MD; Peter Nau, MD; Alice Race, MD; Lauren McCormak, MD and Yagnik Pandya, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGESTV - Tuesday, January 9, 2024
General Surgery Review – Part 2
Chair: Michael Awad, MD | Co-Chair: Ivy Haskins, MD
Faculty: James Bittner, MD, Amy Rosenbluth, MD, Sara Hennessy, MD and Vipul Khetaurpaul, MD
Watch this Webinar now on SAGESTV - Tuesday, December 12, 2023
General Surgery Review – Part 1
Chair: Michael Awad, MD | Co-Chair: Ivy Haskins, MD
Faculty: Olivia Haney, MD; Jeffrey Blatnik, MD; Patricia Sylla, MD and Shanley Deal, MD
Watch this Webinar now on SAGESTV - Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Minimally Invasive Surgery Techniques of the Modern Pediatric Surgeon – What is different if you are not an adult yet!
Chair: Stefan Scholz, MD
Faculty: Bryanna Emr, MD; Alessandra Gasior, MD; Thom Lobe, MD; Janey Pratt, MD, and Bethany Slater, MD
Watch this Webinar now on SAGESTV - Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Masters Competency Level- Biliary Webinar
This webinar is not part of the Residents and Fellows Training webinar series. Anyone who wants to attend is encouraged to attend.
Facilitator: Michael Awad, MD
Faculty: Brian Davis, MD; Eric Knauer, MD; Sujata Gill, MD
Watch this Webinar now on SAGESTV - Tuesday, September 12, 2023
FUSE
Chair: Jaisa Olasky, MD
Co-Chair: Ivy Haskins, MD
Faculty: Daniel Jones, MD; Keitaro Nakamoto, MD; and Alejandro Rodriguez, MD
Watch this Webinar now on SAGESTV - Tuesday, June 13, 2023 – A.I. and Surgical Education
Chair: Amin Madani, MD
Faculty: Daniel Donoho, MD; Andrew Hung, MD; and Ruchi Thanawala, MD
Watch this Webinar now on SAGESTV - Tuesday, May 16, 2023 – Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration: State of the Art
Chair: B. Fernando Santos, MD
Faculty: Kevin El-Hayek, MD; MacKenzie Landin, MD; and Ezra Teitelbaum, MD
Watch this Webinar now on SAGESTV - Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Tools and Strategies for Effective Communications in the Operating Room
*Co-produced with The Association of Residency Administrators in Surgery (ARAS)
Chairs: Denise Gee, MD and Brianne Nickel (ARAS)
Faculty: Jenny Rudolph, MD; Chris Roussin, MD and Maureen Hermingway, RN
Watch this Webinar now on SAGESTV
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Annual General Surgery Review Course – Part 2
Chair: Michael Awad, MD
Faculty: Ivy Haskins, MD; Sara Hennessy, MD; Vipul Khetapaul, MD; and Amy Rosenbluth, MD
Watch this Webinar now on SAGESTV- Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Annual General Surgery Review Course – Part 1
Chair: Michael M. Awad, MD
Faculty: Jeffrey Blatnik, MD; Amber Traugott, MD; and Timothy Vreeland, MD
Watch this Webinar now on SAGESTV - Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Transition to Practice/How to Negotiate Contracts/How to be a successful young Surgeon
*Co-produced with The Association of Residency Administrators in Surgery (ARAS)
Chair: Ivy Haskins, MD
Faculty: Anne Ehlers, MD; Jacob Greenberg, MD; Caitlin Halbert, DO; Hope Jackson, MD; Ajita Prabhu, MD; and Andrew Wright, MD
Watch this Webinar now on SAGESTV - Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Video Editing and Preparation for Innovation and Competency Based Education
Chair: Brian Davis, MD
Faculty: Gerald Fried, MD; Caprice Greenberg, MD; Jaisa Olasky, MD and Dana Telem, MD
Watch this Webinar now on SAGESTV - Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy (FUSE)
Chair: Thomas Robinson, MD
Moderator: Jaisa Olasky, MD
Faculty: Sharon Bachman, MD; Keitaro Nakamoto, MD; Kinga Powers, MD; Alejandro Rodriguez, MD; Hung Truong, MD and Theofano Zoumpou, MD
Watch this Webinar now on SAGESTV - Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Training Challenges for the Fundamentals of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery
*Co-produced with The Association of Residency Administrators in Surgery (ARAS)
Chairs: Brian Davis, MD (SAGES) & Brianne Nickel (ARAS)
Faculty: James Ellsmere, MD; Sara Hennessy, MD; Lauren McClain, MD and Jaisa Olasky, MD
Watch this Webinar now on SAGESTV - Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Bariatrics for General Surgeons
Chairs/Moderators: Ivy Haskins, MD; Corrigan McBride, MD
Faculty: Julietta Chang, MD; Monique Hassan, MD; Vishal Kothari, MD; MacKenzie Landin, MD; and Erin Moran-Atkins, MD
Watch this Webinar now on SAGESTV - Tuesday, January 11, 2022
ABSITE Review – Part 2
Chair: Michael M. Awad, MD, PhD
Faculty: Ivy Haskins, MD; Sara Hennessy, MD; Vipul Khetarpaul, MD and Amy Rosenbluth, MD
Watch this Webinar now on SAGESTV - Tuesday, December 7, 2021
ABSITE Review – Part 1
Chair: Michael M. Awad, MD, PhD
Faculty: Jeffrey Blatnik, MD; Amber Traugott, MD and Timothy Vreeland, MD
Watch this Webinar now on SAGESTV - Tuesday, September 28, 2021
MIS Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic
Chair: Iswanto Sucandy, MD
Faculty: Subhashini Ayloo, MD ; Melissa Hogg, MD and Eduardo Vega, MD
Watch this Webinar now on SAGESTV - Thursday, May 13, 2021
Innovations in Hernia Surgery
*Co-produced with Americas Hernia Society (AHS)
Chair: Clayton Petro, MD
Faculty: Luke Beffa, MD; Arielle Perez, MD and Jeremy Warren, MD
Watch this Webinar now on SAGESTV - Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Pediatric Surgery – Chest Wall Deformities including Pectus Excavatum, Carinatum and Others
Chair: Stefan Scholz, MD
Faculty: Seyed Arshad, MD; Samir Pandya, MD and John Densmore, MD
Watch this Webinar now on SAGESTV - Tuesday, February 09, 2021
Flexible Endoscopy Experts Discuss Training to Serve Rural America
Chair: Eric Pauli, MD
Faculty: Eleanor Fung, MD; Sara Hennessy, MD; Michael McGee, MD and Aaron Sachs, MD
Watch this Webinar now on SAGESTV - Tuesday, January 12 , 2021
ABSITE Review – Part 2
Chair: Michael Awad, MD, PhD
Faculty: Gerald Fortuna, MD; Ivy Haskins, MD; Sara Hennessy, MD and Amy Rosenbluth, MD
Watch this Webinar now on SAGESTV - Tuesday, December 15, 2020
ABSITE Review – Part 1
Chair: Michael M. Awad, MD, PhD
Faculty: Jeffrey Blatnik, MD; Amber Traugott, MD and Timothy Vreeland, MD
Watch this Webinar now on SAGESTV - Tuesday, September 08, 2020
SAGES Award Winners Speak on Career Development
Chair: Rebecca Petersen, MD
Moderator: Brian R. Davis MD
Faculty: Michael Awad, MD; Eric Pauli, MD; and Dana Telem, MD
Watch this Webinar now on SAGES TV - Tuesday, May 12, 2020
FUSE 3.0
Chair: Thomas Robinson, MD
Faculty: Pascal Fuchshuber, MD; Edward Jones, MD; Amin Madani, MD; Dean Mikami, MD; Jaisa Olasky, MD; and Brett Parker, MD
Watch this Webinar now on SAGES TV - Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Robotic Hernia Repair
Chair: Garth Jacobsen, MD
Faculty: Conrad Ballecer, MD; Joslin Cheverie, MD; and Marcos Michelotti, MD
Watch this Webinar now on SAGES TV - Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Treatment for Peptic Ulcer Disease
Chair: Ruchir Puri, MD
Faculty: Juliane Bingener-Casey, MD; Steven Bowers, MD; Alisan Fathalizadeh, MD; and Eleanor Fung, MD
Watch this Webinar now on SAGES TV - Tuesday, January 14, 2020
ABSITE Preparation – Part 2
Chair: Michael Awad, MD, PhD
Faculty: Gerald Fortuna, MD; Ivy Haskins, MD; Nikhil Panda, MD; and Amy Rosenbluth, MD
Watch this Webinar now on SAGES TV - Tuesday, December 10 , 2019
ABSITE Preparation – Part 1
Chair: Michael Awad, MD, PhD
Faculty: Jeffery Blatnik, MD; Amber Traugott, MD and Timothy Vreeland, MD
Watch this Webinar now on SAGES TV - September 11, 2019
Intra-Operative Ultrasound for Liver and Pancreas Surgery
Chair: D. Rohan Jeyarajah, MD
Faculty: Eren Berber, MD; Edward Cho, MD; Ellen Hagopian, MD and David Iannitti, MD
Watch this Webinar now on SAGES TV - April 16, 2019
Safe Cholecystectomy – What every surgeon needs to know
Chairs: B Fernando Santos, MD; L. Michael Brunt, MD
Faculty: Denise Gee, MD; Dana Telem, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGES TV - February 19, 2019
FUSE 2.0 Energy Based Tumor Ablation
Chair: Pascal Fuchshuber, MD
Faculty: Eren Berber, MD; James Choi, MD; David Iannitti, MD and Baljendra Kapoor, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGES TV - December 18, 2018
Preparing for ABSITE
Chair: Michael Awad, MD, PhD
Faculty: Jeffrey Blatnik, MD; Amber Traugott, MD; and Adnan Alseidi, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGES TV - September 18, 2018
Video Coaching vs Telementoring: Extending the Training Envelope
Chair: Brian R. Davis, MD
Faculty: Caprice Greenberg, MD; Chet Hammill, MD; Ninh Nguyen, MD; and Christopher Schlachta, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGES TV - April 3, 2018
Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration-Techniques for Today’s Trainees
Chair: B. Fernando Santos, MD
Faculty: Peter Muscarella, MD and Ezra Teitelbaum, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGES TV - February 6, 2018
Hernia Repair Surgery
Chairs: Jacob Greenberg, MD & Siva Vithiananthan, MD
Faculty: James Bittner, MD; Brent Matthews, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGES TV - December 5, 2017
Preparing for ABSITE
Faculty: Michael M. Awad, MD, PhD (Chair); Jeffrey Blatnik, MD; Amber Traugott, MD; and Adnan Alseidi, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGES TV - September 12, 2017
Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy (FUSE)
Faculty: Pascal Fuchshuber, MD (Chair); Amin Madani, MD; Dean Mikami, MD; Jaisa Olasky, MD & Thomas Robinson, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGES TV - April 11, 2017
Bariatric Devices
Faculty: Aurora Pryor, MD (Chair): Salvatore Docimo, DO (Moderator); Caitlin Halbert, DO; Santiago Horgan, MD; Dean Mikami, MD; and Erik Wilson, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGES TV - February 21, 2017
Work-up and Treatment of Achalasia
Faculty: Arghavan Salles, MD (Chair); Prakash Gyawali, MD; Eric Pauli, MD; and William Richards, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGES TV - December 6, 2016
Preparing for ABSITE
Faculty: Michael M. Awad, MD, PhD (Chair); Adnan Alseidi, MD; Jeffrey Blatnik, MD; and Amber Traugott, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGES TV - September 20, 2016
Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery: Passing the Exam
Faculty: Brian R. Davis, MD (Chair); Brian J. Dunkin, MD; Jeffrey Marks, MD; E. Matthew Ritter, MD; and Thadeus L. Trus, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGES TV - April 19, 2016
Newest Endoscopic Treatments for Bariatrics/GERD
Faculty: Brian R. Davis, MD (Chair); Bipan Chand, MD; Jeffrey Ponsky, MD; Michael Ujiki, MD; and Erik Wilson, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGES TV - February 9, 2016
Laparoscopic Endocrine Surgery – Adrenal, Pancreas, Thyroid
Faculty: Miguel Burch, MD (Chair); Quan-Yang Duh, MD; Melissa Hogg, MD; Gustavo Fernandez-Ranvier, MD; and Daniel Shouhed, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGES TV - December 8, 2015
Preparing for ABSITE
Faculty: Michael Awad, MD, PhD (Chair); Jeffrey Blatnik, MD; Alan Harzman, MD; and William Hawkins, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGES TV - September 22, 2015
MIS in Pregnant Patient
Faculty: John Linn, MD (Chair); David Alspach, MD; Sivmainthan Vithiananthan, MD; and Sabrena Noria, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGES TV - April 28, 2015
Robotic Gastrointestinal Surgery
Faculty: James Bittner, MD (Chair); Conrad Ballecer, MD; Gregory Mancini, MD; Alessio Pigazzi; and Tejinder Singh, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGES TV - February 10, 2015
Role of Endoscopy and Minimally Invasive Surgery for the Acute Care Surgeon
Faculty: Jonathan Dort, MD (Chair); Sharon Bachman, MD; Teresa LaMasters, MD; Archana Ramaswamy, MD; and John Paige, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGES TV - December 9, 2014
Career Development: Personal, Professional, Financial
Faculty: Jacob Greenberg, MD (Chair); Jon Gould, MD; Aurora Pryor, MD; and Daniel Wallach
Watch this webinar now on SAGES TV - October 14, 2014
Endoscopic Management of Postbariatric Surgery Patients
Faculty: Keith Gersin, MD (Chair); Stacy Brethauer, MD; Timothy Kuwada, MD; Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD; and Ranjan Sudan, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGES TV:
PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 PART 5 - April 22, 2014
Optimizing Outcomes for Inguinal Hernia Repair
Faculty: Matthew Goldblatt, MD (Chair); David Chen, MD; Brian Jacob, MD; and Andrew Kastenmeier, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGES TV - January 21, 2014
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Beyond the Basics
Faculty: John Mellinger, MD (Chair); JB Bittner, MD; L Michael Brunt, MD, Melissa Phillips, MD and Steven Strasberg, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGES TV - December 10, 2013
The Evolution of Colorectal Surgery: Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection, Robotics
Faculty: Peter Marcello, MD (Chair); Todd Francone, MD, Alessio Pigazzi, MD, and Ronney Stadler, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGES TV - November 12, 2013
GERD: Current Minimally Invasive and Endoscopic Treatments for Reflux
Faculty: Brent Matthews, MD (Chair); Andrew Kastenmeier, MD; Kyle Perry, MD; and Richard Pierce, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGES TV - April 30, 2013
Minimally Invasive Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Faculty: Horacio Asbun, MD (Chair); Steven P. Bowers, MD; David Geller, MD & Daniel Deziel, MD - February 5, 2013
Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Pathology: Recognition, Diagnosis and Treatment by the GI Surgeon
Faculty: Benjamin Poulose, MD (Chair); Diya Alaedeen, MD; Melissa Phillips, MD; Archana Ramaswamy, MD - December 4, 2012
Management of Acute Bariatric Surgical Complication for the Nonbariatric Surgeon
Faculty: Valerie Halpin, MD (Chair); Matthew Goldblatt, MD; Sachin Kukreja, MD; Brandon Williams, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGES TV - September 18, 2012
Patient Centered Outcomes in Inguinal Hernia Repair: Recurrence, Pain, Quality of Life
Faculty: Brian Jacob, MD (Chair); George Ferzli, MD; B. Todd Heniford, MD; David Chen, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGES TV