Date: September 19-20, 2019
Course Chairs: Vedra A. Augenstein, MD, FACS
Course Faculty: Drs. Michael Awad, Rana Higgins, Garth Jacobsen, Melissa LaPinska, Michael Meara, Megan Nelson, Dmitry Oleynikov, Ankit Patel, Archana Ramaswamy, David Renton
Goals: To familiarize general surgery residents in their finishing years with robotic MIS techniques with a focus on hernia and foregut surgery
Residents: PGY 4 & 5
Requirements:
- Availability of Robotic Surgery in Residency Program
- Brief statement of support from robotic faculty member at residents’ institution
- Completion of basic robotic training including modules and console training
- Case logsÂ
Registration
The registration deadline for this course is CLOSED. We do not send registration confirmation emails. If you hit the “submit” button, we received your registration. Kindly wait for our review committee to make their selections. Please do not make travel plans prior to receiving an acceptance letter to the course from the SAGES office, which will go out before the end of the month (July). If you are not accepted for the course due to capacity limits, you will be automatically added to our waitlist. Should there be a cancellation, the space will be allotted to the next resident in line. Once you are accepted to participate in the course, detailed information regarding hotel, transportation and airport locations will be forwarded to you.