Preliminary Program
Subject to Change, Updated 7/12/07

Acknowledgement
The NESS 2007 Annual Meeting is supported in part by an unrestricted educational grant from Olympus America, Inc.

+ = Resident Essay
^ = New Member Prize

Friday, September 29, 2007
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM	Scientific Session I Chairman: John P. Welch, MD (Adirondack Ballroom)
		Podium Presentations (10 Minute Presentation / 8 Minute Discussion)
		+1. The Introduction of Retrievable Filters in the Trauma Population: Will the Advent of Retrievable IVC Filters Change Indications for Trauma Patients? Kristina Spate, Faisal Aziz, John Aruny, Bauer Sumpio Yale University, New Haven, CT
		2. Tight Glycemic Control Reduces Deep Sternal Wound Infection Rate Following Cardiac Surgery: A Multidisciplinary Approach Using a Novel Tool Robert S Kramer1, Robert Groom1, Reed D Quinn1, Paul Lennon2, Denise Weldner1, Paulette Gallant1, Cheryll St. Onge1, Joanne Chapman1, Barb Heyl1, Ryan Knapp3, Anna Arnold3, Mirle A Kellett, Jr.4 1Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME;2Division of Cardiac Anesthesia, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME;3Center for Evaluative Clinical Sciences at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH;4Division of Cardiology, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME
		3. Measuring the Effectiveness of Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication: Long Term Results Denise W Gee, Michael T Andreoli, David W Rattner Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
		4. Intraoperative Injection of 99m-Technetium Sulfur Colloid for Breast Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Dalliah Black1, Baiba Grube1, Teresa Ponn2, Donald Lannin1 1Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT;2Eliot Breast Center, Manchester, NH
		Brief Reports (3 Minute Presentation / 2 Minute Discussion)
		B1. Sequential Kidney Transplants from Deceased Donors: Does the Increased Cold Ischemia Time Change the Final Outcome? Evangelos Messaris, Amitabh Gautam, Reginald Gohh, Angelito Yango, Anthony Monaco, Paul Morrissey Brown University, Providence, RI
		B2. Current Status of Laparoscopic vs. Open Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis in the United States Nicholas Csikesz1, Rocco Ricciardi2, Jennifer F Tseng1, Shimul A Shah1 1University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA;2Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA
		B3. Analysis and Comparison of Ultrasonic-Shears-Assisted Thyroidectomy versus Conventional Clamp-And-Tie Thyroidectomy Heather A Ford, David M Brams, John P Wei Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA
		B4. RESULTS OF PEDIATRIC LAPAROSCOPIC SPLENIC CYST UNROOFING Monica Langer1, Jordan Gutweiler2, Tom Jaksic2 1University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada2Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard University, Boston, MA
		B5. Total Abdominal Colectomy and Ileal Pouch - Anal Anastomosis in Children Craig W Lillehei, Alan Leichtner, Athos Bousvaros, Robert C. Shamberger Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
		B6. Laparoscopic wedge resection of gastric lesions: perioperative morbidity and long-term efficacy Yuri W Novitsky1,2, George Poultsides1, Sarah Treter1, Kent W Kercher2, B. Todd Heniford2 1University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT;2Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM		Coffee Break (Adirondack Pre-function)
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Scientific Session II Chairman: Richard J. Barth, MD
		Podium Presentations (10 Minute Presentation / 8 Minute Discussion)
		+5. Has the 80-Hour Work Week Improved Surgical Resident Education? Erica Sneider, Anne C. Larkin, Jeannine St. Pierre, Shimul A Shah University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
		+6. Intraoperative and Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation of Pheochromocytomas Yee Lee Cheah1, Jack M Monchik2, William W Mayo-Smith3, Damian E Dupuy3 1Department of Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI;2Division of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI;3Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
		7. Angiostatin and Endostatin Expression Are Increased in the Skeletal Musculature of Diabetics Neel R. Sodha1, Munir Boodhwani2, Richard T. Clements1, Shu-Hua Xu1, Sirisha Emani1, Cesario Bianchi1, Frank W. Sellke1 1Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center / Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA;2University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
		+8. Potential Role of MRI In the Diagnosis of Recurrent Breast Cancer John W Gorechlad, Elizabeth McCabe, John H Higgins, Donald Likosky, Petra Lewis, Richard J Barth Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
		9. The Treatment of Biliary Dyskinesia Based Upon Symptoms: Results of a One-Year Prospective Study John Alfred Carr, LaDonna Bryan, Donald Snider Passavant Surgical Associates, Jacksonville, IL
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM		WELCOMING RECEPTION on the Spirit of Ethan Allen *Boat will remain at dock until 6:30 and then sail for a one-hour cruise. Light hors d'ouvres and cocktails provided. No transportation provided. Dinner plans should be made for that evening, after the reception.
Saturday, September 29, 2007
7:00 – 7:45 AM		SPECIALITY GROUP BREAKFAST (Green Mountain Ballroom B-C) Topic 1: On-Call Reimbursement Topic 2: Maintenance of Certification Topic 3: Acute Care Surgery
6:30 AM - 7:45		New Member Breakfast Meeting (Vermont Room)
7:45 AM – 8:00 AM		Introduction Of New Members (Adirondack Ballroom)
7:45 AM – 8:00 AM	Scientific Session III Chairman: Thomas F. Tracy, MD
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM		Brief Reports (3 Minute Presentation / 2 Minute Discussion)
		B7. Digital Intern Recovery Score: a method of thin slicing information enhances clinical communication of each patient’s recovery process. John H Braxton, Scott A Buchanon, Desmond Donegan, Louis Russo, Seth Blank, Paul Weldner, Reed D. Quinn Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME
		B8. Bilateral Video Assisted Thoracoscopic (VAT) Approach for Pulmonary Vein Isolation (Minimally Invasive Maze procedure) in Patients with Isolated Atrial Fibrillation Reza Khodaverdian, Thomas J. Sewyer, Vasant Khachane, Mark Marieb Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, CT
		B9. National Trends in Adrenalectomy for Neoplastic Disease, 1998-2004 Elan R Witkowski, Theodore P McDade, Joshua S Hill, James T McPhee, Giles F Whalen, Mary E Sullivan, Demetrius E Litwin, Jennifer F Tseng University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
		B10. An Alternative Model for Third Year Surgery Clerkship: Is it Effective? Arundhati Ghosh, Wendy Gutterson, David Hirsh, Barbara Ogur, Ronald Weintraub, Steven Schwaitzberg Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA
		B11. Results of Esophagectomy for Achalasia After Failed Intervention Henning A Gaissert, Ning Lin, John C Wain, Cameron D Wright, Douglas J Mathisen Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
		B12. Cystic Pancreatic Endocrine Neoplasms: A Distinct Tumor Type? Liliana G Bordeianou, Parsia A Vagefi, Dushyant Sahani, Vikram Deshpande, Elena Rakhlin, Andrew L Warshaw, Carlos Fernández -del Castillo Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
8:30 AM – 9:40 AM		Panel Discussion Attending Work Hours Moderator: David Berger, MD Panelists: “EXPERIENCES WITH RESTRICTIONS” - Orlando Kirton, MD “PRO” POINT OF VIEW - Neil Hyman, MD “CON” POINT OF VIEW – Robert Kozol, MD
9:40AM – 10:35 AM		Break With Poster Session
		P1. Early Involvement of Trauma Service Associated With Reduced Mortality Horace F Henriques, James M Whedon, Friedrich M von Recklinghausen, John E Sutton, Jr. Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
		P2. CT Scan Improves Certainty of Diagnosis in the Pregnant Patient Stephen J Ferzoco, Matt Pappas, Ali Tavakkolizadeh, Stephen Ledbetter, David I Soybel Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
		P3 Vascular Assessment in Chronic Wound Care:Affect of HBO2T on Forecasting Patient Outcome George A Perdrizet, Justin Mohr, Patrick Worth, Caesar Anderson, Brian Solomon, Christine Shapter University of Connecticut/Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
		P4. Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Severe Diabetic Foot Ulcers Treated With and Without Hyperbaric Oxygen George A Perdrizet1, Patrick Worth2, Justin Moher2, Brian Solomon2, Caesar Anderson2, Christine Shapter2 1University of Connecticut/Hartford Hospital, Hartofrd, CT;2University of Connecticut/Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
		P5. Withdrawn
		P6. Fulminant Clostridium difficile Colitis: What can be done to control the Epidemics? Yee Lee Cheah1, Sanda Tan2, Staci Fischer3, Victor E Pricolo4 1Department of Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI;2Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI;3Division of Infectious Control, Department of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI;4Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
		P7. Identification of Factors That Will Predict Invasion on Excision Specimens in Patients With Stereotactic Core-Needle-Biopsy-Diagnosed DCIS Laura S Dominici, K. Greg Chang, Jyotsna Kakullavarapu, Rebecca Yang Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, MA
		P8. A Novel Virtual Reality-Based Curriculum Improves Laparoscopic Skills in Novices Michael Martinez, Kurt E Roberts, Robert L Bell, James Dziura, Dan Eisenberg, Walter E Longo, Andrew J Duffy Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
		P9. Ventilatory Requirements Following Esophagectomy: A Comparison Between Open And Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy. Charles T Bakhos, Jeremiah T. Martin, Alicia A. McKelvey, John A. Federico, Thomas Fabian Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, CT
		P10. AMP-activated Protein Kinase: A Physiological Off Switch for Gastric Acid Secretion Shafik M Sidani, Thenral Socrates, Michael Foller, Walter E Longo, John P Geibel Yale University, New Haven, CT
		P11. Can OR Schedule Optimizing Software Improve OR Efficiency? Mark Meyer, David Craft, Suzanne Sokal, Keri McCrensky, Wilton Levine, Warren Sandberg, David Berger Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
		P12. Identification of a Putative Cardiac Progenitor Cells in the Miniature Swine Andrew J Meltzer, Stuart Houser, Meghan Cochrane, Jessica Sayre, James Allan, David Sachs, Joren C. Madsen, Bruce R Rosengard Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
		P13. Calcimimetic inhibits the effect of Cholera Toxin in Rat Small Bowel Syed M Alam1, Stanley J Dudrick1, John Geibel2 1Department of Surgery, Saint Mary's Health System, Waterbury, CT;2Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
		P14. Routine feeding jejunostomy tube placement may not be beneficial in pancreaticoduodenectomy. James T McPhee1, Deep Adhikari1, Theodore P McDade1, Joshua S. Hill1, Giles F Whalen1, Dana K Andersen2, Hiroomi Tada3, Mary E Sullivan1, Jennifer F Tseng1 1University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA;2Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD;3Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
		P15. Carcinoid Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Minority Patients Susana C Wishnia1, David B McAneny1, Antonio de las Morenas2, Jennifer E Rosen1 1Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Boston, MA;2Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Boston, MA
		P16. Surgical Outcomes of Open Cholecystectomies in the Laparoscopic Era Bram A Nijsse1, Suzanne M Sokal2, Yuchiao Chang2, David L Berger2 1University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands2Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
		P17. Hand-assisted laparoscopic colectomy: is there an advantage over open resections? Louis Reines1, Heidi Fitzgerald1, Kent W Kercher2, B. Todd Heniford2, Yuri W Novitsky2 1University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT;2Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
		P18. Incidence of Return Visits to the Emergency Department Following Appendectomies within the Global Period: An Analysis of Incidence and Cost-Effectiveness of Post-Appendectomy Emergency Department Visits Erica Gross1, Francesco A Aiello2, Robert Kozol2, Rajiv Chandawarkar2, Anthony Morgan3, Andrew Duffy4, Walter Longo4 1University of Connecticut, West Hartford, CT;2University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT;3Saint Francis Hospital, Hartford, CT;4Yale-New Haven Medical Center, New Haven, CT
		P19. Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy - Initial Experience at a Community Hospital Lucian Panait, Viraj Bhalani, Thomas Alosco, Stanley J. Dudrick Saint Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, CT
		P20. Preoperative Identification of Multiglandular Disease in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism Michele L. Lombardo, Jack M. Monchik Brown University Department of Surgery, Providence, RI
		P21. Early Postoperative Hemorrhage After Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: A Case-Control Study. Charles T Bakhos, Fuad Alkhoury, Tassos Kyriakides, Randolph Reinhold, Geoffrey Nadzam Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, CT
		P22. Outcomes in Patients With End Stage Renal Disease and Colonic Diverticular Disease Heather L Yeo, Louis Salamone, Marc Lorber, Walter Longo Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
		P23. An Alternative Measure of Proficiency in Sentinel Node Biopsy for Breast Cancer Ted A James, Lawrence E McCahill University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
		P24. Mesh Plug Appearing As Cecal Mass On Colonoscopy Stacie E Perlman, Steven Yood, Stephen Stein, Phillip Jaffe, Jamie Rand Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, CT
10:35 AM – 12:05 PM	Scientific Session IV Chairman: Rocco Orlando, MD
		Podium Presentations (10 Minute Presentation / 8 Minute Discussion)
		10. Use of Goal Sheets Reduces the Incidence of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Melissa F Perkal1, MaryJane Rubino2, Bobbie Welch2, Karen Rosenbeck2, Maureen Levey2, Kelly Swan2, Hilary Cain1, Richard A Martinello1 1Yale University School of Medicine, West Haven, CT;2VA CT Healthcare System, West Haven, CT
		+11. Do All Patients Undergoing Parathyroidectomy Require Additional Neck Exploration When Intraoperative PTH Levels Do Not Decrease Appropriately? Patrick B. O'Neal, Vitaliy Poylin, Peter Mowschenson, Sareh Parangi, Gary Horowitz, Pravin Pant, Per-Olof Hasselgren Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
		+12. Angiographic Embolization for Gastroduodenal Hemorrhage: Safety, Efficacy, and Predictors of Outcome George A Poultsides1, Christine Kim1, Rocco Orlando, III1, Michael J Hallisey2, Paul V Vignati1 1Department of Surgery, Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Hartford, CT;2Department of Radiology, Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Hartford, CT
		13. Rectal carcinoid tumors: review of results after endoscopic and surgical therapy Mary R Kwaan, Joel E. Goldberg, Ronald Bleday Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
		+14. Improving Communication in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. A Prospective Trial Mallory Williams1, Rodrigo F Alban1, James P Hardy1, David A Oxman1, Edward Garcia1, Cristina M Thorsen2, Gyorgy Frendl1, Selwyn O Rogers, Jr.1 1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA;2Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
12:05 PM		Adjourn (Free Afternoon)
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM		Non-CME Ultrasound Hands-On Workshop (Adirondack A – Poster Room) Topic 1: Overview of Ultrasound Guided Breast Biopsy Topic 2: Ultrasound Imaging of Liver / Abdominal Supported by B-K Medical Systems
7:00 PM		President's Reception & Dinner (Business Attire) (Reception in Mezzanine/ Dinner in Green Mountain Ballroom) Includes conferment of Nathan Smith Award- Charles J. McCabe, MD, Boston, MA
Sunday, September 30, 2007
7:00 AM		CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST (Adirondack Pre-function)
7:30 AM - 8:15 AM		ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING (Members only)
8:15 AM – 8:45 AM	1st Place Research Day Presentations Chairman: Thomas A. Colacchio, MD
		Podium Presentations (10 Minute Presentation / 5 Minute Discussion)
		R1. CLINICAL - "Staging And Treatment Of Cancer: How Does Maine Compare?" Paige Teller, MD; Maine Medical Center, Cape Elizabeth, ME
		R2. BASIC SCIENCE - "MR Surveillance Of Human Tissue-Engineered Arterial Conduits In SCID Mice Via Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Labeling." Gregory Nelson, MD; Yale University School Of Medicine, New Haven, CT
8:45 AM - 9:20 AM	Scientific Session V Chairman: Thomas A. Colacchio, MD
		Podium Presentations (10 Minute Presentation / 8 Minute Discussion)
		15. Implications and Management of Pancreatic Fistula Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy: The MGH Experience Gregory Veillette, Ismael Dominguez, Cristina Ferrone, Sarah P Thayer, Deborah McGrath, Andrew L Warshaw, Carlos Fernandez-del Castillo MGH, Boston, MA
		16. Attrition of Categorical General Surgery Residents: Results of a 20 Year Audit Walter E. Longo, John H. Seashore, Andrew J. Duffy, Robert Udelsman Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
9:20 AM - 10:05AM		23rd Annual Samuel Jason Mixter Lecture Andrew L. Warshaw, MD, Boston, MA
10:05 AM – 10:10 AM		Introduction Of President
10:10 AM – 11:10 AM		Presidential Address John P. Welch, MD
11:15 AM		Adjourn