The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Resident and Fellow Training Committee 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
- Tuesday, September 08, 2020
SAGES Grant Award Winners Speak on Career Development
Chair: Rebecca Petersen, MD - Tuesday, December 15, 2020
ABSITE Review – Part 1
Chair Michael Awad, MD, PhD - Tuesday, January 12 , 2021
ABSITE Review – Part 2
Chair: Michael Awad, MD, PhD - Tuesday, February 09, 2021
Flexible Endoscopy Experts Discuss Training to Serve Rural America
Chair: Eric Pauli, MD - Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Pediatric Surgery – Chest Wall Deformilties including Pectus Excavatum, Carinatum and Others
Chair: Stefan Scholz, MD - Thursday, May 13, 2021
Innovations in Hernia Surgery
*Co-produced with Americas Hernia Society
Chair: Clayton Petro, MD
Past Webinars
- 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