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Clinical Congress 2022

Drs. Hoyt, Darling, Drake, Stewart, and Eight Others Headline This Year’s Clinical Congress Named Lectures

May 31, 2022

ACS Clinical Congress 2022, October 16–20 in San Diego, CA, will include 12 thought-provoking Named Lectures delivered by internationally renowned experts. The Named Lectures will be presented in-person and live-streamed for attendees who want to view the talks virtually. Each lecture also will be recorded and made available for on-demand viewing following the live presentation.

Registration for Clinical Congress will open soon. Keep an eye on ACS communications in the coming weeks for an announcement.

This year’s Named Lectures are:

Monday, October 17

Martin Memorial Lecture: Reflections
9:00–9:30 am

Presiding Officer: E. Christopher Ellison, MD, FACS, MAMSE, Columbus, OH
Introducer:
Anthony Atala, MD, FACS, MAMSE, Winston-Salem, NC
Lecturer:
David B. Hoyt, MD, FACS, MAMSE, Orange, CA

A meet-and-greet with Dr. Hoyt will take place after this session.

Sponsored by the American Urological Association and alternately nominated by the Advisory Council for Urology and the ACS Honors Committee

John H. Gibbon Jr. Lecture: Trust, Resilience, and the Role of M&M Conferences
9:45–10:45 am

Presiding Officer and Introducer: Joseph F. Sabik, MD, FACS, Cleveland, OH
Lecturer: Gail E. Darling, MD, FACS, FRCSC, Halifax, NS

Sponsored by the Advisory Council for Cardiothoracic Surgery

Charles G. Drake History of Surgery Lecture: Dr. Charles G. Drake—A Personal History
2:30–3:30 pm

Presiding Officer and Introducer: James S. Harrop, MD, FACS, Philadelphia, PA
Lecturer: James M. Drake, MB, BCh, FACS, Toronto, ON

Sponsored by the Advisory Council for Neurological Surgery

I.S. Ravdin Lecture in the Basic and Surgical Science
4:15–5:00 pm

Presiding Officer and Introducer: Juan A. Sanchez, MD, FACS, Brentwood, TN
Lecturer: Carla M. Pugh, MD, PhD, FACS, MAMSE, Stanford, CA

Sponsored by the I.S. Ravdin Surgical Society

Tuesday, October 18

Herand Abcarian Lecture
8:00–9:00 am

Presiding Officer and Introducer: Eric G. Weiss, MD, FACS, Boca Raton, FL
Lecturer: David E. Beck, MD, FACS, Franklin, TN

Sponsored by the Advisory Council for Colon and Rectal Surgery

Excelsior Surgical Society/Edward D. Churchill Lecture: The Extraordinary Evolution of Surgery for Abdominal Trauma
9:45–10:45 am

Presiding Officer and Introducer: Lieutenant Colonel Danielle Holt, MD, FACS, MC, US Army, Columbia, MD
Lecturer: David V. Feliciano, MD, FACS, MAMSE, Baltimore, MD

Sponsored by the ACS Military Health System Strategic Partnership

Scudder Oration on Trauma: A Century of Commitment to Optimal Trauma Care: Lessons Learned and Opportunities for the Future
12:45–1:45 pm

Presiding Officer and Introducer: Jeffrey D. Kerby, MD, PhD, FACS, Vestavia, AL
Lecturer: Ronald M. Stewart, MD, FACS, San Antonio, TX

Sponsored by the Committee on Trauma

Olga M. Jonasson Lecture
2:30–3:30 pm

Presiding Officer and Introducer: Sharon L. Stein, MD, FACS, Cleveland, OH
Lecturer: Omaida C. Velazquez, MD, FACS, Coral Gables, FL

Sponsored by the Women in Surgery Committee

Wednesday, October 18, 2022

Distinguished Lecture of the International Society of Surgery
8:00–9:00 am

Presiding Officer and Introducer: Raymond R. Price, MD, FACS, Murray, UT
Lecturer: Eduardo Moreno-Paquentin, MD, FACS, Mexico City

Sponsored by the US Chapter of the International Society of Surgery

John J. Conley Ethics and Philosophy Lecture
9:45–10:45 am

Presiding Officer and Introducer: Linda G. Phillips, MD, FACS, Galveston, TX
Lecturer: Mary L. Brandt, MD, FACS, MDiv, New Orleans, LA

Sponsored by the Committee on Ethics

Commission on Cancer Oncology Lecture: Addressing and Decreasing Healthcare Disparities in Cancer Care and Accomplishments of CoC on Its 100-Year Anniversary
12:45–1:45 pm

Presiding Officer and Introducer: Timothy W. Mullett, MD, MBA, FACS, Lexington, KY
Lecturer: Edward E. Partridge, MD, FACS, Birmingham, AL

Sponsored by the Commission on Cancer

Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Lecture
2:30–3:30 pm

Presiding Officer and Introducer: Matthew M. Hutter, MD, MPH, FACS, Boston, MA
Lecturer: Bruce D.Schirmer, MD, FACS, MAMSE, Charlottesville, VA

Sponsored by the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery