Department of Surgery Has Strong Presence at Northern California ACS Meeting 2019
The UCSF Department of Surgery had a strong presence at the annual educational meeting of the Northern California American College of Surgeons held on March 15-16, 2019 at the Claremont Hotel Club and Spa in Berkeley, CA. Department faculty moderated numerous panel discussions and learners were selected for podium presentations based on their submission of high-quality research abstracts.
UCSF general surgery residents Andrew Wisneski and Anamaria Robles had amongst the highest scoring abstracts, landing them as finalists in the basic science category of the 4th Annual Thomas R. Russell Surgical Trainee Abstract Competition. Jhoanne Bautista, a resident research fellow, and Joel Ramirez, a fourth-year medical student and rising vascular intern, delivered quick-shot presentations.
UCSF East-Bay residents Genna Beattie, MD, Caitlin Cohan, MD, and Sora Ely, MD, also had amongst the highest scoring abstracts, landing them as finalists in the 4th Annual Thomas R. Russell Surgical Trainee Abstract Competition. Kara Rothenberg, MD, and Sora Ely, MD, delivered quick-shot presentations. UCSF-East general surgery residents Sean Curran, MD, Katherine Stern, MD, and Maggie Brooke, MD, held their own representing UCSF-East Bay in the Lap Bowl Resident Team Surgical Skill Competition.
UCSF General Surgery Residency (San Francisco)
Dr. Andrew Wisneski @UCSFSurgery biomechanics of ruptures ascending aortic aneurysms. #NCCACS2019 pic.twitter.com/atuh9DZXfC
— Dr. David Tom Cooke (@DavidCookeMD) March 15, 2019
Dr. Anamaria Robles discussing the impact of pro-inflammatory states on coagulability, studying older and HIV infected patients. #NCCACS2019 @UCSFSurgery pic.twitter.com/7Sxsc43xJj
— NorCalACS (@nccacs) March 15, 2019
Always eloquent @TraumaDocSF, @AmCollSurgeons NorCal Chapter annual meeting, challenges us to repair the leaky pipeline of underrepresented minority going into surgery. Success depends on early exposure to mentors and more diverse medical school. #BlackMenInMedicine @UCSFSurgery pic.twitter.com/0UIclrPtlY
— Quan-Yang Duh (@EndoSurgSF) March 16, 2019
Dr. Jonathan Carter @UCSFSurgery discusss the algorithm for starting a @AmCollSurgeons metabolic & #BariatricSurgery Accreditation & #Quality Improvement Program. #NCCACS2019 pic.twitter.com/vrKYtf3Qww
— Dr. David Tom Cooke (@DavidCookeMD) March 16, 2019
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UCSF-Eastbay General Surgery Residency
Congratulations to Drs. Beattie, Rothenberg, Ely, and Cohan presenting their research and representing @UCSF_EastBay at #NCCACS2019 pic.twitter.com/rpto8iuIIP
— Gregory P Victorino (@GPVictorino) March 16, 2019
Dr. Barnard Palmer, @UCSF_EastBay alum and Program Director speaking on the importance of resident wellness #NCCACS2019 pic.twitter.com/3qQDLsZZqB
— Gregory P Victorino (@GPVictorino) March 16, 2019
Table of UCSF Participants
| Name | UCSF Position | Presentation/Involvement |
|---|---|---|
| Anamaria Robles | Resident | Russell Competition Finalist; “The impact of pro-inflammatory states on the fibrin-platelet balance following injury.” |
| Andrew Wisneski | Resident | Russell Competition Finalist: “Biomechanics of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm: Pursuit of wall stress based rupture risk.” |
| Genna Beattie | Resident East-Bay | Russell Competition Finalist: “Predicting Respiratory Distress Sydrome in Sever Blunt Trauma: The Utility of Interleukin-18.” |
| Caitlin Cohan | Resident East-Bay | Russell Competition Finalist: “Impact of Phosphatidylserine Bloack on Organ Dysfunction in Hemorrhagic Shock.” |
| Sora Ely | Resident East-Bay | Russell Competition Finalist: “Benefit of Preoperative Antibiotic Use in Outpatient Cholecystectomy may not Outweigh Risks.” |
| Jhoanne Bautista | Resident | Quick shot presentation; “Using scRNA sequencing to direct engineering of the human neo-thymus from stem cells.” |
| Joel Ramirez | M4/rising vascular intern | Quick shot presentation; “Depression predicts non-home discharge after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.” |
| Kara Rothenberg | Resident East-Bay | Quick shot presentation; “Interaction of Frailty and Postoperative Complications on Unplanned Readmission following Elective Outpatient Surgery.” |
| Sora Ely | Resident East-Bay | Quick shot presentation; “Trends in Lung Cancer Resection Preoperative Workup after Thoracic Surgery Regionalization.” |
| Sean Curran Katherine Stern Maggie Brooke | Residents East-Bay | UCSF-East Bay Team - 3rd Biennial Lap Bowl: Resident Team Surgical Skills Competition |
| Wen T. Shen | Faculty | Committee Chair for District 1, NorCal ACS, interviewed applicants for FACS |
| Kelley Bullard | Faculty East-Bay | District 1, NorCal ACS, interviewed applicants for FACS |
| Tammy Chang | Faculty | Chair and Moderator of Thomas Russell Trainee Abstract Competition |
| Rebecca Plevin | Faculty | Panelist, “Patient initiated conflict panel discussion: Strategies for residents and faculty” |
| Andre Campbell | Faculty | Panelist, “Diversity and inclusion in surgery- The return on investment.” |
| Jonathan Carter | Faculty | Panelist, “Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Accreditation & Quality Improvement Program” |
| Barnard Palmer | Faculty East-Bay | Moderator and Panelist, “Resident Wellness Programs” |