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
38th Annual Residents and Fellows Research Conference
May 6, 2023
Chicago, IL
Charlotte Frederiks, M.D.
Amsterdam University Medical Centers
MUCOSA-ADHERENT BACTERIA REGULATE THE HEALING OF COLONIC ANASTOMOTIC WOUNDS IN COLORECTAL CANCER SURGERY
Roy Hajjar, M.D.
Université de Montréal
PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY OF COMPLIANCE WITH RISK-STRATIFIED POST-HEPATECTOMY PATHWAYS
Allison Martin, M.D., M.P.H.
MD Anderson Cancer Center
SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY INHIBITS TUMOR FORMATION IN A MOUSE MODEL OF FAMILIAL ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS
Cullen F. Roberts, M.D.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
37th Annual Residents and Fellows Research Conference
May 21, 2022
San Diego, CA
Rui-Min D. Mao, M.D.
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Development of Postoperative Local Tumors and Distant Metastases is Diet, Genetics, and Microbiome-Dependent in a Mouse Model of Colorectal Cancer Recurrence
Ryan B. Morgan, M.D.
University of Chicago
Evaluation in a Multidisciplinary Clinic Increases Treatment and Eliminates Socioeconomic Survival Disparities for Pancreatic Cancer: A Regional Hospital System Analysis
Carolyn Rieser, M.D.
UPMC, Pittsburgh PA
34th Annual Residents and Fellows Research Conference
May 18, 2019
San Diego, CA
Teena Dhir, MD
Albert Einstein Medical Center
Development of a Novel Risk Score To Predict Anastomotic Leak After Left-Sided Colectomy: Can We Better Determine Which Patients Warrant Diversion?
Nicholas P. McKenna
Mayo Clinic
POEM Versus Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy in the Treatment Of Esophageal Achalasia: A Case-Control Study From Two High Volume Centers Using The Propensity Score.
Andrea Costantini
Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore
33rd Annual Residents and Fellows Research Conference
June 2, 2018
Washington, D.C.
Douglas S. Swords, MD
University of Utah
Surgical Resection for Recurrence after Two-Stage Hepatectomy for Colorectal Liver Metastases is Associated with Improved Survival
Heather A. Lillemoe
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Evolving the Paradigm of Early Drain Removal Following Pancreatoduodenectomy
Thomas Seykora
University of Pennsylvania
32nd Annual Residents and Fellows Research Conference
May 6, 2017
Chicago, IL
Matthew Symer
NYP/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Targeting Epigenetic Regulation of the Matrisome to Remodel Tumor Collagen in Pancreatic Cancer
Kim C. Honselmann
University Medical Center Luebeck
Physiology of ALPPS: Liver Growth after Portal Vein Ligation Correlates with the Degree of Neo-Collateralization between the Growing Lobe and the Deportalized Liver
Rebecca A. Deal
Rush University Medical Center
31st Annual Residents and Fellows Research Conference
May 21, 2016
San Diego, CA
Jordan Cloyd
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Inhibition of Pancreatic Cancer Cell and Stroma Growth with a Downstream Hedgehog Antagonist
Kim C. Honselmann
University of Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
Application of Gold Nanorods in Cancer Theranostics
Mohan Singh
Imperial College London, Birmingham, United Kingdom
30th Annual Residents and Fellows Research Conference
May 15, 2015
Washington, D.C.
Marc Kaneshiro
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Ex-Vivo Lymphadenectomy during Gastrectomy for Adenocarcinoma Optimizes Lymph Node Yield
Cheguevara Afaneh
NY Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
29th Annual Residents and Fellows Research Conference
May 2, 2014
Chicago, IL
Something for Everyone? Results of a Randomized Prospective Multi-Institutional Study
Matthew T. McMillan
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Small Bowel Resection Induces Long-Term Changes in the Enteric Microbiome of Mice
Josh Sommovilla
Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Bariatric Surgery Improves Histological Features of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Liver Fibrosis
Andrew A. Taitano
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
28th Annual Residents and Fellows Research Conference
May 17, 2013
Orlando, FL
Pamela M. Choi
Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Clinical Significance of Incidental Pulmonary Nodules in Esophageal Cancer Patients
Amin Madani
McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Treatment Sequencing for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: Influence of Early Metastases and Surgical Complications on Multimodality Therapy Completion Rates and Survival
Ching-Wei D. Tzeng
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer, Houston, TX
27th Annual Residents and Fellows Research Conference
May 12, 2012
San Diego, CA
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
26th Annual Residents and Fellows Research Conference
May 6, 2011
Chicago, IL
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
25th Annual Residents and Fellows Research Conference
May 1, 2010
New Orleans, LA
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
24th Annual Residents and Fellows Research Conference
May 30, 2009
Chicago, IL
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
23rd Annual Residents and Fellows Research Conference
May 17, 2008
San Diego, CA
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
