Conference Chair:
Parag Bhanot, MD, FACS
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 MedStar Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Georgetown University School of Medicine 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, FACS
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus, OH
Planning Committee:
Kenneth L. Fan, MD
MedStar Health Research Institute
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Washington, D.C.
Salam F. Sunna
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, D.C.
Hanh Tran, CRNP
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, D.C.
Faculty:
Anu Antony, MD, MPH, FACS
Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL
Vedra A. Augenstein, MD, FACS
Carolinas Health Care System - Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC
Igor Belyansky, MD, FACS
Anne Arundel Medical Center Annapois, MD
Jeffrey A. Blatnik, MD
Barnes Jewish Hospital
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
John P. Fischer, MD, MPH, FACS
Presbyterian Medical Center University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Philadelphia, PA
B. Todd Heniford, MD
Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC
Kamal M.F. Itani, MD
VA Boston Health Care System Boston University Boston, MA
Stephen J. Kovach III, MD
University of Pennsylvania Health System Philadelphia, PA
Robert G. Martindale, MD, PhD
Oregon Health Sciences University Portland, OR
Brent D. Matthews, MD
Carolinas Medical Center Wake Forest University School of Medicine Charlotte, NC
Mary Anne Obst, RN, BSN, CCRN, CWON
Regions Hospital Level I Trauma Center St. Paul, MN
Eric M. Pauli, MD, FACS, FASGE
Penn State Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA
J. Scott Roth, MD, FACS
UK Good Samaritan Hospital University of Kentucky College of Medicine Lexington, KY
Guy R. Voeller, MD
University of Tennessee Health Science Center University of Tennessee College of Medicine Memphis, TN