Spring 2025 Committee meetings will be held in-person on Tuesday, March 11, 2025* in Long Beach, CA at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach (200 S Pine Ave, Long Beach, CA 90802) between 7:00am Pacific Time and 6:30PM Pacific Time (Local Time for the meeting)
If you have any questions about your meetings or assignments, please contact Nathaniel Piha
All times are listed below in PACIFIC DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME.
* Three previously determined meetings (Technology Council/ Education Council/Sustainability in Surgical Practice Task Force) will be meeting virtually prior to March 11th. You will receive calendar invitations with Zoom connection details in advance of your meetings from your SAGES Staff member. Additional committees with significant international membership may also provide virtual participation options, which will be communicated to you via your SAGES Staff member.
Committee Schedule
| Date | Start Time (Pacific) | End Time (Pacific) | Committee | Location | Chair |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 09:00 AM | 10:30 AM | Acute Care Surgery Task Force | Regency Ballroom A | Michael Cripps |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 09:00 AM | 10:30 AM | Advocacy and Health Policy | Regency Ballroom C | Scott Roth |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 09:00 AM | 10:30 AM | Artificial Intelligence | Beacon Ballroom B | Ozanan Meireles |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 11:00 AM | 12:30 PM | Colorectal | Regency Ballroom A | Elizabeth McLemore |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 01:00 PM | 02:30 PM | Communications | Regency Ballroom C | Kellie McFarlin |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 05:00 PM | 06:30 PM | Community Practice | Regency Ballroom E | Robert Catania |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 09:00 AM | 10:30 AM | Conflict of Interest | Regency Ballroom D | Caroline Reinke |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 03:00 PM | 04:30 PM | Continuing Education | Regency Ballroom C | Alan Harzman |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 05:00 PM | 06:30 PM | Diversity, Leadership and Professional Development Task Force | Regency Ballroom B | Jenny Shao |
| Tue, Mar 4 2025 | 03:00 PM | 05:00 PM | Education Council | Virtual | Michael Awad |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 05:00 PM | 06:30 PM | Educational Resources | Beacon Ballroom B | Eleanor Fung |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 01:00 PM | 02:30 PM | Ergonomics Task Force | Regency Ballroom D | Andrew Wright |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 03:00 PM | 04:30 PM | Finance | Regency Ballroom D | Robert Lim |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 03:00 PM | 04:30 PM | Flexible Endoscopy | Beacon Ballroom B | James Ellsmere |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 05:00 PM | 06:30 PM | Foregut | Regency Ballroom A | Ruchir Puri |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 01:00 PM | 02:30 PM | Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy | Regency Ballroom E | Jaisa Olasky |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 11:00 AM | 12:30 PM | Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery | Regency Ballroom C | Eric Pauli |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 09:00 AM | 10:30 AM | Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery | Regency Ballroom E | Neal Seymour |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 07:00 AM | 08:30 AM | Global Affairs | Beacon Ballroom B | Linda Zhang |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 01:00 PM | 02:30 PM | Governance | Beacon Ballroom B | Archana Ramaswamy |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 09:00 AM | 10:30 AM | Guidelines | Regency Ballroom B | Bethany Slater |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 03:00 PM | 04:30 PM | Hernia | Regency Ballroom A | Matthew Goldblatt |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 03:00 PM | 04:30 PM | HPB/Solid Organ | Regency Ballroom B | Kevin El-Hayek |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 11:00 AM | 12:30 PM | Lead-Up Task Force | Regency Ballroom D | Ross Goldberg |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 07:00 AM | 08:30 AM | Membership | Regency Ballroom C | Maria Altieri |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 01:00 PM | 02:30 PM | Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery | Regency Ballroom B | Farah Husain |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 03:00 PM | 04:30 PM | Military | Regency Ballroom E | Mary O'Donnell |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 07:00 AM | 08:30 AM | Patient Engagement Task Force | Regency Ballroom D | Patricia Sylla/ Caitlin Halbert |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 11:00 AM | 12:30 PM | Pediatrics | Regency Ballroom E | Allessandra Gasior |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 09:00 AM | 10:30 AM | Program | Regency Ballroom F | Anne Lidor/ Michael Ujiki |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 07:00 AM | 08:30 AM | Publications | Regency Ballroom E | Kinga Powers |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 05:00 PM | 06:30 PM | Quality, Outcomes, Safety | Regency Ballroom C | Debby Keller |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 05:00 PM | 06:30 PM | Re-imagining the Practice of Surgery Task Force | Regency Ballroom D | Horacio Asbun |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 11:00 AM | 12:30 PM | Research and Career Development | Beacon Ballroom B | Chris DuCoin |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 07:00 AM | 08:30 AM | Resident and Fellow Training | Regency Ballroom A | Jacob Greenberg |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 01:00 PM | 02:30 PM | Robotics | Regency Ballroom A | Dimitrios Stefanidis |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 11:00 AM | 12:30 PM | Safe Chole Task Force | Regency Ballroom B | Fernando Santos |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 11:00 AM | 12:30 PM | Space Surgery Task Force | Regency Ballroom F | Gordon Wisbach |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 01:00 PM | 02:30 PM | Surgical Data Science | Regency Ballroom F | Amin Madani |
| Mon, Mar 10 2025 | 05:00 AM | 06:30 AM | Sustainability in Surgical Practice Task Force | Virtual | Shaneeta Johnson |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 07:00 AM | 08:30 AM | Technology and Value Assessment | Regency Ballroom B | David Renton |
| Mon, Mar 3 2025 | 04:00 PM | 06:00 PM | Technology Council | Virtual | Jon Gould |
| Tue, Mar 11 2025 | 07:00 AM | 08:30 AM | VBA Task Force | Regency Ballroom F | E. Matthew Ritter |
| Start Time (Pacific) | Committee | Chair |