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 from 7PM to 9PM (Eastern Standard time) include didactic sessions plus an opportunity to chat online with the experts.
Upcoming Webinars / Mark your Calendar
- Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Intra-Operative Ultrasound for Liver and Pancreas Surgery
Chair: D. Rohan Jeyarajah, MD
Program Outline:
7:00 – 7:10PM | Welcome and Overview | D. Rohan Jeyarajah, MD
7:10 – 7:25PM | Background and Principles of Ultrasound | Ellen Hagopian, MD
7:25 – 7:40PM | Pancreatic Ultrasound | Edward Cho, MD
7:40 – 7:55PM | Liver Ultrasound | Eren Berber, MD
7:55 – 8:10PM | Ultrasound for Ablation | David Iannitti, MD
8:10 – 9:00PM | Discussion and Case Discussion | All Faculty
** Registration is CLOSED. Please email vanessa@sages.org if you want to sign-up for this webinar. Thanks! **
- Tuesday, December 10 , 2019
ABSITE Preparation – Part 1
Chair: Michael Awad, MD, PhD - Tuesday, January 14, 2020
ABSITE Preparation-Part 2
Chair: Michael Awad, MD, PhD - Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Treatment for Peptic Ulcer Disease
Chair: Ruchir Puri, MD - Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Robotic Hernia Repair
Chair: Garth Jacobsen, MD - Tuesday, May 12, 2020
FUSE 3.0
Chair: Thomas Robinson, MD
Past Webinars
- 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
Chair: Michael M. Awad, MD
Faculty: 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)
Chair: Pascal Fuchshuber, MD
Faculty: Amin Madani, MD; Dean Mikami, MD; Jaisa Olasky, MD & Thomas Robinson, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGES TV - April 11, 2017
Bariatric Devices
Chair: Aurora Pryor, MD
Moderator: Salvatore Docimo, DO
Faculty: 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
Chair: Arghavan Salles, MD
Faculty: Prakash Gyawali, MD; Eric Pauli, MD; and William Richards, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGES TV - December 6, 2016
Preparing for ABSITE
Chair: Michael M. Awad, MD
Faculty: 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
Chair: Brian R. Davis, MD Associate Professor of Surgery, Residency Program Director University Medical Center of El Paso
Faculty: 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
Chair: Brian R. Davis, MD
Faculty: 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
Chair: Miguel Burch, MD
Faculty: 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
Chair: Michael Awad, MD, PhD
Faculty: Jeffrey Blatnik, MD; Alan Harzman, MD; and William Hawkins, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGES TV - September 22, 2015
MIS in Pregnant Patient
Chair: John Linn, MD
Faculty: David Alspach, MD; Sivmainthan Vithiananthan, MD; and Sabrena Noria, MD
Watch this webinar now on SAGES TV - April 28, 2015
Robotic Gastrointestinal Surgery
Chair: James Bittner, MD
Faculty: 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
Chair: Jonathan Dort, MD
Faculty: 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
Chair: Jacob Greenberg, MD
Faculty: 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
Chair: Keith Gersin, MD
Faculty: 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