The First Annual Peter D. Stevens Course on Interventional Innovations in Digestive Care

Program Agenda



Day 1: Thursday, April 26, 2012 – Didactics

6:45 am - 7:30 amBreakfast, Registration & Vendor Exhibits
Griffis Faculty Club and LC Corridor
Session 1: Updates in Biliary Endoscopy
Moderators: Ira Jacobson, MD, FACG and Daniel Cherqui, MD
Uris Auditorium
7:30 am - 7:45 amOpening Comments and
Peter D. Stevens Memorial Remarks
Michel Kahaleh, MD, AGAF, FACG, FASGE and
Charles J. Lightdale, MD, MACG
7:45 am - 8:00 amManagement of Benign Biliary StricturesSavreet Sarkaria, MD
8:00 am - 8:15 amInterventional Endoscopy in PediatricsRobbyn Sockolow, MD, AGAF
8:15 am - 8:30 amEndoscopic Management of Bariatric Surgical ComplicationsChristopher C. Thompson, MD, MSc, FACG
8:30 am - 8:45 amInterventional EchoendoscopyJacques Van Dam, MD, PhD
8:45 am - 9:45 amLive OR Cases: Uris AuditoriumModerators: Jacques Van Dam, MD, PhD, FACG and
Michel Kahaleh, MD, AGAF, FACG, FASGE
9:45 am - 10:00 amBreak & Vendor Exhibits: Griffis Faculty Club and LC Corridor
Session 2: Advances in Minimally Invasive Options for Gastroesophageal Diseases
Moderators: Nasser Khaled Altorki, MD and Felice H. Schnoll-Sussman, MD, FACG
Uris Auditorium
10:00 am - 10:15 amEarly Diagnosis of Esophageal CancerCharles J. Lightdale, MD, MACG
10:15 am - 10:30 amMinimally Invasive EsophagectomyJoshua R. Sonett, MD, FACS
10:30 am - 10:45 amAblation Technique for Esophageal CancerJohn M. Poneros, MD
10:45 am - 11:00 amSurgical Treatments of GastroparesisMelissa Bagloo, MD
11:00 am - 12:00 pmLive OR Cases: Uris AuditoriumModerators: Norio Fukami, MD, FASGE and
Jeffrey Milsom, MD, FACS, FACG
12:00 pm - 1:00 pmLunch & Vendor Exhibits: Griffis Faculty Club & LC Corridor
Session 3: New Endoscopic and Surgical Techniques
Moderators: Francesco Rubino, MD and Anthony Kalloo, MD, FACG
Uris Auditorium
1:00 pm - 1:15 pmInnovations in Minimally Invasive Techniques in BariatricsMarc Bessler, MD, FACS
1:15 pm - 1:30 pmERCP in Altered AnatomyGregory B. Haber, MD, FRCP, FACG
1:30 pm - 1:45 pmBiliary Atresia in the Pediatric PopulationOliver J. Muensterer, MD, PhD
1:45 pm - 2:00 pmQuestion & Answer 
2:00 pm - 2:15 pmBreak & Vendor Exhibits: Griffis Faculty Club and LC Corridor
2:15 pm - 2:30 pmIndications & Techniques of ESDNorio Fukami, MD, FASGE
2:30 pm - 2:45 pmSteady Pressure EndoscopyKiyokazu Nakajima, MD, PhD, FACS
2:45 pm - 3:00 pmRobotics in Colorectal SurgeryMartin R. Weiser, MD
3:00 pm - 6:00 pmConcurrent Session 1: Animal Hands-on Lab PDF File
Nursing Education Rooms 22, 23, 25, 26 & 27
Lab Coordinator: Kai Matthes, MD, PhD

Concurrent Session 2: Meet the Professor Break-Out Sessions PDF File
Group 1: Griffis Faculty Club
Group 2: Uris Auditorium

Day 1: Thursday, April 26, 2012 – Animal Hands-on Lab

1315 York Avenue, Sub-basement
Nursing Education Rooms 22, 23, 25, 26 & 27*

Lab Coordinator: Kai Matthes, MD, PhD

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Station 1A & 1B:
Bleeding/Perforation/Fistula
Mark Pochapin, MD, FACG (1A) and John M. Poneros, MD (1B)
Station 2A & 2B:
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)/ Cannulation/Stone Management/Stenting
Jacques Van Dam, MD, PhD, FACG (2A) and Martin L. Freeman, MD, FACG (2B)
Station 3A & 3B:
Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD)
Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR)
Norio Fukami, MD, FASGE (3A) and Amrita Sethi, MD (3B)
Station 4A & 4B:
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Cholangioscopy
Savreet Sarkaria, MD (4A) and Martin L. Freeman, MD, FACG (4B)
Station 5A & 5B:
Single Balloon Enteroscopy
Gregory B. Haber, MD, FRCP, FACG (5A) and Brian G. Turner, MD (5B)
Station 6A & 6B:
Endoscopic Ultrasound of Pseudocysts
Todd H. Baron, MD (6A) and Michel Kahaleh, MD, AGAF, FACG, FASGE (6B)

Day 1: Thursday, April 26, 2012 – Meet the Professor Break-Out Sessions

3:15 pm - 4:00 pmGriffis Faculty Club
Management of Bile Duct Cancer from Endoscopic Decompression to Surgery
Daniel Cherqui, MD and Marianne Ortner, MD
Uris Auditorium
Surgical Management of Chronic Pancreatitis from Resection to Islet Cell Transplant
Kenneth L. Brayman, MD, PhD, FACS and John A. Chabot, MD, FACS
4:15 pm - 5:00 pmGriffis Faculty Club
Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy vs. Ablation Therapy
Nasser Khaled Altorki, MD and Charles J. Lightdale, MD
Uris Auditorium
Endoscopic and Surgical Management of Achalasia
Felice H. Schnoll-Sussman, MD, FACG and Alfons Pomp, MD, FACS, FRCSC
5:15 pm - 6:00 pmGriffis Faculty Club
What is the Place of NOTES in 2012?
Anthony Kalloo, MD, FACG and Michael Lieberman, MD
Uris Auditorium
Novelties in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
Marc Bessler, MD, FACS and Francesco Rubino, MD

Day 2: Friday, April 27, 2012 – Didactics

6:45 am - 7:25 amBreakfast, Registration & Vendor Exhibits: Griffis Faculty Club and LC Corridor
Session 4: New Approaches in the Management of Pancreaticobiliary Malignancies
Moderators: Michael Lieberman, MD and Michel Kahaleh, MD, AGAF, FACG, FASGE
Uris Auditorium
7:25 am - 7:30 amOpening RemarksJeffrey Milsom, MD, FACS, FACG
7:30 am - 7:45 amScreening for Biliary CancersAmrita Sethi, MD
7:45 am - 8:00 amPalliation of Pancreaticobiliary CancerJohn A. Martin, MD
8:00 am - 8:15 amAblation Therapy for Bile Duct CancerMarianne Ortner, MD
8:15 am - 8:30 amDirected Radiotherapy for GI CancersK.S. Clifford Chao, MD
8:30 am - 9:45 amLive OR Cases: Uris AuditoriumModerators: Alfons Pomp, MD, FACS, FRCSC and
Daniel L. Feingold, MD
9:45 am - 10:00 amBreak & Vendor Exhibits: Griffis Faculty Club and LC Corridor
Session 5: Updates in Pancreatic Diseases
Moderators: Mark B. Pochapin, MD, FACG, FASGE, FACP and John A. Martin, MD
Uris Auditorium
10:00 am - 10:15 amAdvances in Pancreatic DisordersMichel Kahaleh, MD, AGAF, FACG, FASGE
10:15 am - 10:30 amPrevention of Post-ERCP PancreatitisMartin L. Freeman, MD, FACG
10:30 am - 10:45 amEndoscopic NecrosectomyTodd H. Baron, MD
10:45 am - 11:00 amSurgical Approaches to Pancreatic CancerJohn A. Chabot, MD, FACS
11:00 am - 11:15 amIslet Cell Transplantation in Chronic PancreatitisKenneth L. Brayman, MD, PhD, FACS
11:15 am - 12:00 pmLive OR Cases: Uris AuditoriumMartin L. Freeman, MD, FACG and
Gregory B. Haber, MD, FRCP, FACG
12:00 pm - 1:00 pmLunch & Vendor Exhibits: Griffis Faculty Club & LC Corridor
Session 6: Advances in Liver Diseases
Moderators: Benjamin Samstein, MD and Savreet Sarkaria, MD
Uris Auditorium
1:00 pm - 1:15 pmMinimally Invasive SurgeryDaniel Cherqui, MD
1:15 pm - 1:30 pmPercutaneous Ablative TherapiesJonathan Susman, MD
1:30 pm - 1:45 pmTranscatheter TherapiesAdam T. Talenfeld, MD
1:45 pm - 2:00 pmClosing RemarksMichel Kahaleh, MD, AGAF, FACG, FASGE
2:00 pm - 5:00 pmConcurrent Session 1: Animal Hands-on Lab PDF File
Nursing Education Rooms 22, 23, 25, 26 & 27
Lab Coordinator: Kai Matthes, MD, PhD

Concurrent Session 2: Meet the Professor Break-Out Sessions PDF File
Group 1: Griffis Faculty Club
Group 2: Uris Auditorium



OR Demonstrators:
Todd H. Baron, MD, Martin L. Freeman, MD, FACG, Norio Fukami, MD, FASGE, Michel Kahaleh, MD, AGAF, FACG, FASGE, Sang W. Lee, MD, FACS, FASCRS, Charles J. Lightdale, MD, MACG, John A. Martin, MD, Jeffrey Milsom, MD, FACS, FACG and Amrita Sethi, MD

Day 2: Friday, April 27, 2012 – Animal Hands-on Lab

1315 York Avenue, Sub-basement
Nursing Education Rooms 22, 23, 25, 26 & 27*

Lab Coordinator: Kai Matthes, MD, PhD

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Station 1A & 1B:
Bleeding/Perforation/Fistula
Mark Pochapin, MD, FACG (1A) and John M. Poneros, MD (1B)
Station 2A & 2B:
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)/ Cannulation/Stone Management/Stenting
Jacques Van Dam, MD, PhD, FACG (2A) and Martin L. Freeman, MD, FACG (2B)
Station 3A & 3B:
Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD)
Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR)
Norio Fukami, MD, FASGE (3A) and Amrita Sethi, MD (3B)
Station 4A & 4B:
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Cholangioscopy
Savreet Sarkaria, MD (4A) and Martin L. Freeman, MD, FACG (4B)
Station 5A & 5B:
Single Balloon Enteroscopy
Gregory B. Haber, MD, FRCP, FACG (5A) and Brian G. Turner, MD (5B)
Station 6A & 6B:
Endoscopic Ultrasound of Pseudocysts
Todd H. Baron, MD (6A) and Michel Kahaleh, MD, AGAF, FACG, FASGE (6B)

Day 2: Friday, April 27, 2012 – Meet the Professor Break-Out Sessions

2:15 pm - 3:00 pmGriffis Faculty Club
Management of Bile Duct Cancer from Endoscopic Decompression to Surgery
Daniel Cherqui, MD and Marianne Ortner, MD
Uris Auditorium
Surgical Management of Chronic Pancreatitis from Resection to Islet Cell Transplant
Kenneth L. Brayman, MD, PhD, FACS and John A. Chabot, MD, FACS
3:15 pm - 4:00 pmGriffis Faculty Club
Radiologic and Surgical Intervention in Pediatrics and Young Adults
Jonathan Susman, MD and Oliver J. Muensterer, MD, PhD
Uris Auditorium
Endoscopic and Surgical Management of Achalasia
Felice H. Schnoll-Sussman, MD, FACG and Alfons Pomp, MD, FACS, FRCSC
4:15 pm - 5:00 pmGriffis Faculty Club
What is the Place of NOTES in 2012?
Anthony Kalloo, MD, FACG and Michael Lieberman, MD
Uris Auditorium
Surgical Management of Pediatric IBD Patients
Sang W. Lee, MD, FACS, FASCRS and Robbyn Sockolow, MD, AGAF

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