Presentations at the North Texas American College of Surgeons

The 19th annual meeting of the North Texas chapter of the American College of Surgeons was hosted in Dallas on February 22 and 23.
The 19th annual meeting of the North Texas chapter of the American College of Surgeons was hosted in Dallas on February 22 and 23.

Presentations  by UT Southwestern medical students, general surgery residents, and surgery fellows made up almost half of the total number for the entire conference. Below is the complete list.

“An Algorithm for the Detection of Blunt Cardiac Injury in Children Following Multi-System Injury”
Lauren McClain, M.D.

“Fibrinolysis Spectrum in the Burn Population”
Luis Taveras, M.D.

“A Comparison of Clinicopathological Variables and Outcomes of Early-Onset and Late-Onset Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma in the United States”
Javier Ordonez, B.S.

“The In-Utero Diagnosis of Choledochal Cyst: Can Postnatal Imaging Predict Who Might Benefit From Early Intervention?”
Elizabeth Cochran, B.S.

“Adjuvant Therapy Associated With Improved Survival in PT1N1 Gastric Cancer in a Heterogenous Western Patient Population”
Caitlin Hester, M.D.

“Disparities Influence Pathologic Complete Response Rates After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Triple Negative Breast Cancer”
Carissia Calvo, M.D.

“Are You Better Off Than You Were 4 Years Ago? Measuring the Impact of the American Board of Surgery (ABS) Flexible Endoscopy Curriculum (EC)”
Jordan Grubbs, M.D.

“Multi-Disciplinary Simulation Activity Effectively Prepares Residents for Participation in Patient Safety Activities”
Joshua Weis, M.D.

“Surgical Faculty Emotional Intelligence Is Associated With Medical Student Evaluations”
Holly Cunningham, M.D.

“Impact of Simulation-Based Education Curriculum in Volume of MIS Cases Performed by the Division”
Joseph Balaban, B.S.

“More Is Less: Safety and Cost Effectiveness of Concurrent Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for Pediatric Choledocholithiasis”
Cameron Casson, B.A.

“Mandatory Admission Following Successful Reduction of Ileocolic Intussusception in Children Is Not Necessary”
Lorraine James, B.S.

“Pediatric Nonaccidental Trauma Outcomes Are Associated With Socioeconomic Status”
James Walker, M.D.

“Disparities Associated With the Receipt of Palliative Care in Patients With Metastatic Gastric Cancer”
Subhadeep Paul, B.A.

“Trends in Radioactive Iodine Usage at a County Hospital: How Has Practice Changed in Response to the 2015 ATA Guidelines?”
Virginia Bailey, M.D.

“Outcomes From Obese Organ Donors in Texas”
Kelsi Swanson, M.D.

“Small Pediatric Livers Can Be Used Safely in Adult Recipients With Good Long Term Outcomes”
Andrew Shubin, M.D.

“Pediatric Liver Transplantation in Texas: How Do We Fare?”
Raghav Chandra, M.D.

“Characterizing the Pedestrian Fatality Burden in the 9th Most Populous County in the U.S., Dallas County, from 2005 to 2013”
Chinmayee Venkatraman, B.S.

“Tumescence Is Associated With Clinically Significant Hypertension in Pediatric Burn Patients”
Meaghan Colletti, M.S.

“What Predicts Recurrent Kidney Stones After Parathyroidectomy for Primary Hyperparathyroidism?”
Ana Islam, M.D.

“Does Intermediate Term Glucose Control Influence Outcomes Following Coronary Bypass Surgery?”
Jessica Pruszynski, Ph.D.

“Predictors of Non-Home Discharge Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement”
Katherine Hebeler, B.A.

In addition to the student, fellow, and resident presence at the conference, numerous surgery faculty also served as moderators on seven panel discussions.