15th Annual Surgical Resident and Fellow Research Presentation Day

The New England Surgical Society’s 15th Annual Surgical Resident and Fellow Research Presentation Day was held on Friday, May 16, 2008 at The Conference Center at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.

2008 Winners

Basic Science:

Winner:	Francis P. Henry, MD Massachusetts General Hospital "Improved Outcomes following Peripheral Nerve Repair using a Photochemical Technique."
Runner Up:	Alan A. Thomay, MD Rhode Island Hospital "The lack of IL-1 signaling decreases fibrosis in sterile wounds with no effect on tensile strength."

Clinical Science:

Winner:	Jennifer E. Verbesey, MD Lahey Clinic "Is Hepatitis C (HCV) Recurrence Increased in the Recipients of Live Donor Right Lobe Liver Grafts?"
Runner Up:	Heather Lynn Yeo, MD Yale University School of Medicine "Tomorrow’s Surgeons: Expectations of the US General Surgery Categorical Intern Class of 2007."

Download the complete 2008 Research Day Program

Remember—per Society By-Laws—attendance at this spring resident and fellow research forum now meets the Society’s active participation requirement so please consider attending the 2009 program and visit this page regularly for updates.

We also hope you plan to attend the Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, September 26-28, 2008. The NESS Annual Meeting continues to evolve to better meet members’ continuing education needs; in addition, since its founding the Society has always recognized that one of the advantages of membership is social interaction among colleagues with the chance to "swap" experience, opinion, as well as the latest news of friends.

Past Winners

2007 Winners