| 7:00 a.m. | Registration, Breakfast, and Visit the Exhibits | |
| SESSION I: Introduction to AWR | Moderator: Parag Bhanot, MD, FACS | |
| 7:30 a.m. | Welcome Remarks | Parag Bhanot, MD, FACS |
| 7:45 a.m. | AWR as a Specialty: Future Direction | B. Todd Heniford, MD |
| 8:00 a.m. | Advocacy for The Hernia Surgeon: At a National Level | J. Scott Roth, MD |
| 8:15 a.m. | Better Together: Multi-disciplinary Collaboration | Jeffrey E. Janis, MD |
| 8:30 a.m. | Hernia Registries and Guidelines | William W. Hope, MD |
| 8:45 a.m. | Prehabilitation: Data versus Dogma | Dana A. Telem, MD, MPH |
| 9:00 a.m. | Role of Weight Loss Medications in AWR | David A. Ross, MD |
| 9:15 a.m. | Panel Discussion | Moderator: Parag Bhanot, MD, FACS Panelists: B. Heniford, W. Hope, J. Janis, D. Ross, J. Roth, D. Telem |
| 9:45 a.m. | Break and Visit the Exhibits | |
| SESSION II: Concepts of the Component Separation Technique | Moderator: Karen Kim Evans, MD | |
| 10:15 a.m. | Open Pre-peritoneal Approach | B. Todd Heniford, MD |
| 10:30 a.m. | Minimally Invasive Component Separation: Beyond the Robot | Charles E. Butler, MD |
| 10:45 a.m. | Open Transversus Abdominis Release (TAR) Procedure | Jeffrey E. Janis, MD |
| 11:00 a.m. | Robotic TAR | Jenny M. Shao, MD |
| 11:15 a.m. | The Pauli Procedure: Using the TAR to Repair Parastomal Hernia | Eric M. Pauli, MD |
| 11:30 a.m. | Are We Overusing the TAR Procedure? | Michael J. Rosen, MD |
| 11:45 p.m. | Panel Discussion | Moderator: Karen Kim Evans, MD Panelists: C. Butler, B. Heniford, J. Janis, E. Pauli, M. Rosen, J. Shao |
| 12:15 p.m. | Break and Visit the Exhibits | |
| 12:45 p.m. | Lunch Symposium I: Duramesh™ by Mesh Suture, Inc. - #ThinkBeyondTheCommonThread Sponsored by Mesh Suture Inc |
Eric M. Pauli, MD; David A. Ross, MD |
| 1:30 p.m. | Break and Visit the Exhibits | |
| 2:00 p.m. | Founding Chairman Lecture | Stephen R. Evans, MD
Introduction by: Parag Bhanot, MD, FACS |
| SESSION III: Plastic Surgery Considerations: Advanced Concepts | Moderator: Jeffrey E. Janis, MD | |
| 2:30 p.m. | The Mesh Footprint: Long-term Impact of Mesh on Future Surgery | John P. Fischer, MD, MPH |
| 2:45 p.m. | Management of the Postpartum Abdominal Wall and Rectus Diastasis | David A. Ross, MD |
| 3:00 p.m. | Panniculectomy: Quality of Life vs Surgical Site Occurrences (SSO) | Karen Kim Evans, MD |
| 3:15 p.m. | Soft Tissue Reconstruction of the Abdominal Wall | Howard Levinson, MD |
| 3:30 p.m. | Repair of the Perineal Hernia After Abdominoperineal Resection (APR) | Sarah N. Bishop, MD |
| 3:45 p.m. | Panel Discussion | Moderator: Jeffrey E. Janis, MD
Panelists: S. Bishop, K. Evans, J. Fischer, H. Levinson, D. Ross |
| 4:15 p.m. | Break and Visit the Exhibits | |
| SESSION IV: Challenging Scenarios: Advanced Concepts | Moderator: William W. Hope, MD | |
| 4:45 p.m. | Management of the Failed Component Separation: What to do Next | Michael J. Rosen, MD |
| 5:00 p.m. | Thoraco-abdominal Hernia | Eric M. Pauli, MD |
| 5:15 p.m. | The Non-Midline and Parastomal Hernia: Robotics to the Rescue | Jenny M. Shao, MD |
| 5:30 p.m. | Emergent Hernia Repair: Tips for the Acute Care Surgeon | Dana A. Telem, MD, MPH |
| 5:45 p.m. | Hernia Surgery in Women: Special Considerations? | Yewande R. Alimi, MD |
| 6:00 p.m. | AWR in the Setting of Contamination / Enterocutaneous Fistula (ECF) | Robert G. Martindale, MD, PhD |
| 6:15 p.m. | Management of Infected Mesh | Hobart W. Harris, MD, MPH |
| 6:30 p.m. | Panel Discussion | Moderator: William W. Hope, MD Panelists: Y. Alimi, H. Harris, R. Martindale, E. Pauli, M. Rosen, J. Shao, D. Telem |
| 6:45 p.m. | Day One Closing Remarks | William W. Hope, MD |
| 6:55 p.m. | Adjourn | |
| 7:00 p.m. | Welcome Reception with Exhibitors | |
| 7:00 a.m. | Operate with the Masters: Hands-on Cadaver Lab Separate registration required. |
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| 8:45 a.m. | Break and Visit the Exhibits | |
| 9:15 a.m. | 2025 MedStar Georgetown Distinguished Achievement Award in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction | Awardee: William W. Hope, MD Introduction by: Michael J. Rosen, MD |
| SESSION V: Inguinal Hernia - Diagnosis, Approach, Postoperative Management | Moderator: William W. Hope, MD | |
| 9:45 a.m. | The Shouldice Repair: Avoiding Mesh Altogether | Michael J. Rosen, MD |
| 10:00 a.m. | Modern Lichtenstein Repair | David C. Chen, MD |
| 10:15 a.m. | Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair: Totally Extraperitoneal (TEP) Approach | J. Scott Roth, MD |
| 10:30 a.m. | Robotic Inguinal Hernia Repair: Transabdominal Preperitoneal (TAPP) Approach | Yewande R. Alimi, MD |
| 10:45 a.m. | Chronic Pain: Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm | David C. Chen, MD |
| 11:00 a.m. | Panel Discussion | Moderator: William W. Hope, MD
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| 11:30 a.m. | Break and Visit the Exhibits | |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch Symposium II: Closing the Gap: Strategies for Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Sponsored by Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie Company |
Jenny M. Shao, MD |
| 12:45 p.m. | Break and Visit the Exhibits | |
| SESSION VI: A Multi-Specialty Panel Discussion | ||
| 1:15 p.m. | Controversies in Hernia Surgery | Moderator: Jeffrey E. Janis, MD Panelists: J. Fischer, B. Heniford, M. Rosen, D. Ross, J. Roth |
| SESSION VII: Maximizing Success by Minimizing Complications | Moderator: Parag Bhanot, MD, FACS | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Five Take-aways to Change Your Practice Tomorrow | B. Todd Heniford, MD |
| 2:45 p.m. | Lessons Learned: What I Know Now I Wish I Knew Two Decades Ago | Charles E. Butler, MD |
| 3:00 p.m. | Rehabilitation of the AWR Patient: Postoperative Program | Howard Levinson, MD |
| 3:15 p.m. | Quality of Life: Measuring to be Better | John P. Fischer, MD, MPH |
| 3:30 p.m. | Panel Discussion | Moderator: Parag Bhanot, MD, FACS Panelists: C. Butler, J. Fischer, B. Heniford, H. Levinson |
| 3:55 p.m. | Day Two Closing Remarks | Parag Bhanot, MD, FACS |
| 4:00 p.m. | Adjourn | |