The SSAT Residents and Fellows Research Conference is a daylong session held annually in conjunction with Digestive Disease Week, at which the residents and fellows who serve as the presenting authors of the highest ranked abstracts from the Annual Meeting are given the opportunity to present their own work and hear and discuss the work of their colleagues from around the world. SSAT Board and Program, Research, and Resident Education Committee members spend an entire day with these young surgeons, with the top presenter(s) receiving modest award(s). This Conference provides the participants a stimulating educational environment and an opportunity to interact directly not only with senior members of the Society but also with their peers. This experience solidifies the residents and fellows’ knowledge and commitment to the research endeavors within the specialty, thereby strengthening the future of the specialty and the Society as well.
Past Award Recipients
The Prognostic Influence of Resection Margin Clearance Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Nigel Balfour Jamieson
Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Scotland
Iron Deficiency Anemia Is a Common Presenting Issue With Giant Paraesophageal Hernia and Resolves Following Repair
Sheraz Markar
Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Plenary Presentation Winners
Quality Assessment in Pancreatic Surgery: What Might Tomorrow Require?
Brian T. Kalish
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Circadian Genes in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Alterations and Clinical Correlations
Daniel Relles
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
MiR-675-Induced Mesenchymal to Epithelial Transition in HCC is Associated with a Reduction in Twist1
Whalen Clark
Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL
Basic Science Plenary Presentation Winners
Rage Gene Deletion Inhibits the Development and Progression of Ductal Neoplasia and Prolongs Survival in a Mouse Model of Pancreatic Cancer
Joseph DiNorcia
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
Regulation of Retinoblastoma Protein (Rb) by p21 Is Critical for Adaptation to Massive Small Bowel Resection
Jennifer Anne Leinicke
Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Clinical Science Plenary Presentation Winner
RT-PCR Increases Detection of Submicroscopic Peritoneal Metastases in Gastric Cancer and Has Prognostic Significance
Joyce Wong
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Intestine-Specific Deletion of p38a MAPK Perturbs Enterocyte Kinetics Following Massive Small Bowel Resection
Derek Wakeman
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Clinical Science Quick Shot Presentation Winner
Radiofrequency Versus Milligan Morgan Hemorrhoidectomy: A Prospective, Randomized Study
Luana Franceschilli
University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
Basic Science Plenary Presentation Winner
The Effects of RAGE Signaling on the Development of Colorectal Liver Metastases
Joseph DiNorcia
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
Clinical Science Plenary Presentation Winner
Radiation Dose from Computed Tomography in Patients with Necrotizing Pancreatitis: How Much Is Too Much?
Chad G. Ball
Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
Major Complications After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Simple Risk Score
Melissa M. Murphy
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
Basic Science Plenary Presentation Winner
The Effects of Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Denervation on Distal Colon Motility in Conscious Rats
Timothy J. Ridolfi
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Clinical Science Plenary Presentation Winner
National Trends in Esophageal Surgery – Are Outcomes as Good as We Believe?
Geoffrey P. Kohn
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Prognostic Factors Associated with Survival Following Hepatic Resection of Early-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Hari Nathan
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
Plenary Presentation Winner
Comparison of Surgically Resected Polypoid Lesions of the Gallbladder to Their Pre-Operative Ultrasound Characteristics
Martin D. Zielinski
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
