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 are scheduled on Tuesdays from 7:00-9:00PM Eastern Time with didactic sessions plus an opportunity to chat online with the experts.
Upcoming Webinars / Mark your Calendar
December 18, 2018
Preparing for ABSITE
Chair: Michael Awad, MD, PhD
Faculty: Jeffrey Blatnik, MD; Amber Traugott, MD; and Adnan Alseidi, MD
Agenda:
7:00-7:05pm | Welcome and Overview | Michael M. Awad, MD, PhD
7:05-7:30pm | Esophagus, Stomach, Obesity | Michael M. Awad, MD, PhD
7:30-8:00pm | General Abdomen, Hernia, Spleen | Jeffrey Blatnik, MD
8:00-8:30pm | Colorectal & Anal Disease | Amber Traugott, MD
8:30-9:00pm | Small Intestine, Biliary Disease, Flexible Endoscopy | Adnan Alseidi, MD
Registration is available soon!
February 19, 2019
FUSE 2.0 Energy Based Tumor Ablation
Chair: Pascal Fuchshuber, MD
April 16, 2019
Safe Cholecystectomy Curriculum
Chairs: L. Michael Brunt, MD; Bryon F. Santos, MD
Past Webinars
* 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
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*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
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* 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
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* 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
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* September 22, 2015
MIS in Pregnant Patient
Chair: John Linn, MD
Faculty: David Alspach, MD; Sivmainthan Vithiananthan, MD; and Sabrena Noria, MD
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* April 28, 2015
Robotic Gastrointestinal Surgery
Chair: James Bittner, MD
Faculty: Conrad Ballecer, MD; Gregory Mancini, MD; Alessio Pigazzi; and Tejinder Singh, MD
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* 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
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* December 9, 2014
Career Development: Personal, Professional, Financial
Chair: Jacob Greenberg, MD
Faculty: Jon Gould, MD; Aurora Pryor, MD; and Daniel Wallach
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* 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
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* 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
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* 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
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* 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
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* 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
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* 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
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