2025 Edward M. Copeland, III, MD, FACS Research Symposium/ Full Program

Saturday, May 3

7:30 AM/ Breakfast

8:30 AM/ Welcome Announcements
Rohan Joseph, MD, FACS, President
John Mullinax, MD, FACS, President-Elect, 2025 Program Chair

8:45 AM/ The Role(s) of the Florida Trauma System sponsored by the Florida Committee on Trauma
Moderated by: Peter Pappas, MD, FACS
Panelists:
Jose J. Diaz, MD, FACS, Trauma Medical Director, Tampa General Hospital/University of South Florida (Level I Trauma Center Representative)
Richard P. Hodges, MD, FACS, Trauma Medical Director, St. Joseph’s Hospital (Level II/Pediatric Trauma Center Representative)
Michael Tayler, MPA, RN, EMT-P, Hillsborough County Trauma Agency Coalition (Trauma Agency Representative)

10:15 AM: Break with Exhibitors/Poster Quick Shots
Clinical Science
1A: A Randomized Clinical Trial in Pediatric Complicated Appendicitis: Feasibility, Safety, and Barriers
Alyssa M Green/ Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
2A: Impact of Plasma Volume Status on Postoperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Repair
Yaman Alsabbagh/ Mayo Clinic, Florida
3A: PREVALENCE OF CYP2C19 POLYMORPHISM IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING A HIATAL HERNIA REPAIR
Abdel-Rahman Naser/ University of Florida Health-Jacksonville
4A: Cystic Duct Remnant Syndrome – An Unusual Postoperative Diagnosis
Alexander Sebastian Hernandez/ AdventHealth, Tampa
5A: Bioactive Glass Skin Substitute – An Accelerating Mediator for Complex Wound Healing
Alexander Sebastian Hernandez/ AdventHealth, Tampa
6A: Liver Injury in Trauma: A Comprehensive Readmissions Analysis of Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Risk
Samantha I. Young/ Memorial Regional Hospital
7A: Extrapleural Hematoma Associated with Hemothorax- A Rare Complication After a Blunt Thoracic Injury Treated with Thoracoscopic Drainage Sinal Patel/ Baycare St. Joseph Hospital
8A: Robotic-Assisted Single Incision Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Using A Multi-Port Robotic System is Safe and Feasible
Kaiser O'Sahil Sadiq/ University of South Florida
Spectacular
1B: Advancing the Palma Procedure: Precision Acute Venous Reconstruction for Optimized Limb Salvage in Complex Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Resection
Jayant Kumar/ Memorial Healthcare Hollywood Florida
2B: Blunt Abdominal Trauma Resulting in D2 Duodenal Blowout, Massive Duodenal Hemorrhage, and Pancreatic Head Contusion
Anne-Marie Fassler/ University of Florida
3B: Acute Abdomens in the Era of Immunotherapy Require Heightened Awareness of Immune-Related Complications
Apeksha Dave/ H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
4B: Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in an HIV-positive patient with an anal mass
Eileen C Donovan/ Moffitt Cancer Center
Clinical Science
5B: Clinical Factors and Treatment Outcomes in Pediatric Thyroid Disease: A Surgical Series
Madison Rose Guido/ University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
6B: Predicting Biochemical Activity in Incidentally Discovered Adrenal Nodules
Madison Rose Guido/ University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
7B: Ileo-Ileal Intussusception in adult due to Neuroendocrine tumor (NET) presenting as acute intestinal obstruction; A rare case report
Samarth Pravinbhai Patel/ St. Joseph's Hospital/BayCare Health System
8B: Prognostic Value of Molecular Analysis for Papillary Thyroid Cancer in AUS/FLUS Thyroid Nodules
Jonathan Jirapat Chang/ University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
9B: Neurogenic and Venous Thoracic Outlet Syndrome in Patients aged 18 and below: Characteristics and Outcomes of First Rib Resection and literature revie
Estuardo Joaquin Sarmiento Falen/ Joaquin Sarmiento

11:00 AM: Advocacy Session: Time with Legislators
Moderated by: Michael Patete, MD, FACS
Kimberly Berfield, District 58 Representative
Karen Gonzalez Pittman, District 65 Representative

11:45 AM: Lunch Break with Exhibitors

12:45 PM: ACS Foundation Update
Kenneth Sharp, MD, FACS, ACS Foundation Board of Regents Liaison

1:00 PM: ACS Update
Henri R. Ford, MD, MHA, FACS
Dean and Chief Academic Officer/ Immediate Past President of American College of Surgeons, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

2:00 PM: Edward M. Copeland, III, MD, FACS Resident Paper Podium Competition
Basic Science
Moderated by Ruchir Puri, MD, FACS
2:00 PM: Single-cell transcriptome profiling of monocytes reveals unique mechanisms that may downregulate antigen presentation in neonates Miguel Angel Hernández-Ríos/ University of Florida
2:10 PM: Prevotella Melaninogenica (Pm) is commonly Isolated from the Lungs After Inhalation Injury, and its products Immunologically Reprogram Innate Immune C
Angel Charles/ University of Florida
2:20 PM: PCSK9 Inhibition Attenuates Experimental Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Formation
Michael John Fassler/ University of Florida
Clinical Science
Moderated by Joana Ochoa, MD, FACS
2:30 PM: Predictors, Trends, and Outcomes for Malignancy in Nontoxic Uninodular Goiters
Chelsea Rose Caplan/ University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
2:40 PM: Enhanced Patency Outcomes After Converting Planned AVG to AVF with Regional Anesthesia: A Prospective Cohort Study
Yaman Alsabbagh/ Mayo
2:50 PM Predictors of Survival in Early-Stage Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: A Population-Based Study
Victoria Lord/ University of Miami Palm Beach Campus
Commission on Cancer
Moderated by Andrew Schlussel, MD, FACS
3:00 PM: ctDNA detects minimal residual disease in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer after total neoadjuvant therapy
Jin K Kim/ University of South Florida
3:10 PM: Demographic, Clinical, and Treatment Characteristics of Ocular Melanoma: A SEER-Based Analysis
Abdul Waheed/ Saint Joseph Hospital, Tampa, Florida
3:20 PM: Comparison of Axillary Surgical Management in Pathologically Node Positive Breast Cancer Patients after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Gabriela Castro/ Orlando Health

3:30 PM: Spectacular Cases
Moderated by Jeffrey Edwards, MD, FACS
3:30 PM: Not Just Another Inguinal Hernia: The Case of a Rare Amyand Hernia
Nathaniel Brian Wolff/ AdventHealth Tampa
3:40 PM: Jejunal Ectopic Pancreas: A Case Report and Literature Review
Logan Prager/ Moffitt Cancer Center
3:50 PM: Right colon transposition and interstitial brachytherapy after robotic abdominoperineal resection for locally advanced rectal cancer
Jin K Kim/ University of South Florida

4:00 PM: Break with Exhibitors/Poster Quick Shots
Commission on Cancer
1A: Intraoperative Liver Microwave Ablation for Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumor during Whipple Procedure
Yukiko Suzuki/ St Joseph Hospital
2A: Survival Outcomes in Adult Pancreatoblastoma: A SEER Database Analysis
Abdul Waheed/ Saint Joseph Hospital, Tampa, Florida
Clinical Science
3A: Firearm Injury in Youth: Rural Vs. Urban, Social Vulnerability, and Family Fragility  
Alyssa Green/ Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
4A: Radiation-induced aortoenteric fistula: Case report and literature review
Camilo Andres Polania/ Mayo Clinic, Florida
5A: Higher Aortic Calcium Scores Lead to the Development of Chronic Kidney Disease Following Radical Nephrectomy
Adeeb Jlilati/ Mayo Clinic
6A: Pediatric Pancreatic Injuries: A Data-Driven Guide to Optimizing Surgical and Non-Operative Care
Jayant Kumar/ Memorial Healthcare Hollywood Florida
7A: Tailgut Cyst Presenting as Perineal Pain in a 50-Year Old Man: Case Report and Surgical Approach
Kaiser O'Sahil Sadiq/ University of South Florida
8A: The Value of Mid-cycle MRI During Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
Ahmed Yahya/ Mayo Clinic
9A: HIATAL HERNIA REPAIR WITH NOVEL LIVER LIGAMENT RELEASE AND MESH PLACEMENT
Edmond W Box/ USF
1B: BRINGING THE OR TO BEDSIDE FOR TINY BABIES: BEDSIDE VERSUS OPERATING ROOM LAPAROTOMY FOR NEONATAL INTESTINAL PERFORATIONS
Sofia Barba/ Orlando Health
2B: Outcomes in operative vs. nonoperative management of rib fractures at a regional trauma center
Paul Herbert Shadowen/ Florida State University
3B: Surgical Outcomes and Costs of Robotic vs. Laparoscopic Colectomy: A Nationwide Propensity-Matched Study 
Betsy Rodrigeuz/ Memorial Hospital System
4B: Prophylactic Sclerodesis for Prevention of Postoperative Seroma in Reconstructive Surgery: A Systematic Review and Case Report
Charles A. Messa/ St. George's University School of Medicine
5B: Prophylactic Doxycycline Sclerodesis For Prevention of Postoperative Seroma In Reconstructive Surgery
Gustavo Huaman/ Larkin Community Hospital
6B: Preoperative Predictors of High/Intermediate-Risk Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Jonathan Jirapat Chang/ University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
7B: The Scarab Technique for Correction of Late-presenting Sagittal Suture Craniosynostosis
Chaimae Oualid Nova/ Southeastern University
8B: Surgical management of Gastroparesis: An Algorithmic Approach
Edmond W. Box/ USF
9B: Diagnostic and Treatment Considerations for Patients with Pheochromocytoma  
Chelsea Rose Caplan/ University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

4:45 PM: Commission on Cancer: De-escalation of Care in Urologic Surgery, Head and Neck and HPV Vaccination, and Breast Cancer
Moderated by: Jose M. Pimiento, MD, FACS
De-escalation of Care: Urologic Surgery:  Peter Hines, MD, FACS
De-escalation of Care: Head and Neck and HPV Vaccination: Geoffrey Young, MD, FACS 
De-escalation of Care: Breast Cancer Nazanin Khakpour, MD

6:00 PM: Welcome Happy Hour

Sunday, May 4
7:00 AM: Breakfast & Women in Surgery Round-Table
Moderated by: Adeline M Deladisma, MD

8:00 AM: Resident Jeopardy - Sign up!

9:00 AM: Chair Panel
Murray Shames, MD, Chair USF
Laurence Sands, MD, Chair University of Miami
Geoffrey Young, Vice-Chair, Department of Surgery, HWCOM, FIU

10:00 AM: Henri R. Ford, MD, MHA, FACS “Grand Rounds”
Henri R. Ford, MD, MHA, FACS
Dean and Chief Academic Officer/ Immediate Past President of American College of Surgeons, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

11:00 AM: ABS Update
Douglas Wade, MD, FACS

11:15 AM: Chapter Business Meeting

12:00 PM: Adjourn