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
2022 Faculty:
Yewande Alimi MD, MHS
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital MedStar Washington Hospital Center Georgetown University School of Medicine Washington, D.C.
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
Kenneth L. Fan, MD
MedStar Health Research Institute MedStar Georgetown University Hospital MedStar Washington Hospital Center Georgetown University School of Medicine Washington, D.C.
John P. Fischer, MD, MPH, FACS
Presbyterian Medical Center University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine 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
Robert G. Martindale, MD, PhD
Oregon Health Sciences University Portland, OR
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, FACS, FASGE
Penn State Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA
Ajita Prabhu, MD
Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine Cleveland, OH
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