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Clinical Congress News

The official Congress newspaper, Clinical Congress News, will be distributed at the McCormick Place Lakeside Center and at major hotels each morning during the Clinical Congress.

Press Information

The American College of Surgeons sponsors this conference to promote advances in surgery and other areas of science. The information presented through the programs and exhibits is not verified or endorsed by the American College of Surgeons. Presenters and exhibitors are solely responsible for content.

Press Luncheon Speaker Schedule

Press Release Index and Summary Listing

Monday

Colon Cancer Patients Who Undergo Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping are Less Likely to Have Disease Recurrence
SUKAMAL SAHA, MD, FACS, FRCS (C)

Honorary Fellowship in the American College of Surgeons is Awarded to Six Prominent Surgeons

Edward M. Copeland III, MD, FACS, is Installed as President of the American College of Surgeons

Tuesday

Surgical Volunteerism Award Honors John L. Tarpley, MD, FACS, FWACS, for Service to the Medically Underserved

Investigators Make First Report of a Feasible, Site-Specific Drug-Delivery Method Using Magnets
ZACHARY G. FORBES, PHD

New 3D Imaging Software Allows Surgeons to Visually Swim Through a Patient's Anatomy
ROGER DE FILIPPO, MD

Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lung Cancer is Less Stressful on Patients than Standard Open Surgery
BRYAN A.WHITSON, MD