Conference Chair:
Parag Bhanot, MD
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital MedStar Georgetown Center for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction and Hernia Surgery Georgetown University School of Medicine Washington, D.C.
Course Directors:
Karen Kim Evans, MD
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Washington, D.C.
William W. Hope, MD
New Hanover Regional Medical Center University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Wilmington, NC
Jeffrey E. Janis, MD
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus, OH
Faculty:
Vedra A. Augenstein, MD, FACS
Carolinas Health Care System - Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC
Jeffrey A. Blatnik, MD
Barnes Jewish Hospital
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
Charles E. Butler, MD
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX
John P. Fischer, MD, MPH, FACS
University of Pennsylvania Health System Philadelphia, PA
B. Todd Heniford, MD
Carolinas Hernia Center Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC
Stephen J. Kovach III, MD
University of Pennsylvania Health System Philadelphia, PA
Brent D. Matthews, MD
Atrium Health University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC
Mary Anne Obst, RN, BSN, CCRN, CWON
Regions Hospital Level I Trauma Center St. Paul, MN
Eric M. Pauli, MD
Penn State Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA
Ajita Prabhu, MD, FACS
Cleveland Clinic Center for Abdominal Core Health Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH
J. Scott Roth, MD
University of Kentucky College of Medicine Lexington, KY
Sarah R. Sher, MD
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center Washington, D.C.
Guy R. Voeller, MD
University of Tennessee Health Science Center University of Tennessee College of Medicine Memphis, TN