Full Schedule

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM CST

Registration
Location: Ballroom Foyer, Level 2

Favorite

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CST

Tips and Tricks for Passing the Oral Boards
Location: Count Basie A

Non-Member Speaker: Simon Holoubek, DO, MPH (he/him/his) – University of Wisconsin Health

Non-Member Speaker: Ankeeta Mehta, DO – UT Southwestern Medical Center

CE: 1

Favorite

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM CST

Mock Oral Board Workshop
Location: Count Basie A

Participant: Victoria L. Schlanser, DO, FACOS, FACS – John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County/ Cook County Trauma

Participant: Nelayda Fonte, DO, DFACOS, FICS – Lehigh Regional Medical Center/ IU Methodist, University,Riley, Arnett Hospitals

Participant: Igor Elyash, DO – Valley Health System/ Valley Medical Group

Participant: Holly C. Foote, DO, MS (she/her/hers) – Holly C Foote, DO, LLC

Participant: Shani Fruchter, DO – Long Island Surgical PLLC

Participant: Simon Holoubek, DO, MPH (he/him/his) – University of Wisconsin Health

Participant: Jesse J. Lopez, DO, FACOS – Heartland Surgical Care

Participant: Ankeeta Mehta, DO – UT Southwestern Medical Center

Participant: Richard J. Unger, Jr., DO (he/him/his) – Prosser Memorial Hospital

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Victoria L. Schlanser, DO, FACOS, FACS – John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County/ Cook County Trauma ### 982433###Participant###Attending Surgeon###John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County/ Cook County Trauma###
Participant: Victoria L. Schlanser, DO, FACOS, FACS – John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County/ Cook County Trauma
### @@@ Nelayda Fonte, DO, DFACOS, FICS – Lehigh Regional Medical Center/ IU Methodist, University,Riley, Arnett Hospitals ### 242767###Participant###Trauma and General Surgeon/Critical Care Intensivist###Lehigh Regional Medical Center/ IU Methodist, University,Riley, Arnett Hospitals ###
Participant: Nelayda Fonte, DO, DFACOS, FICS – Lehigh Regional Medical Center/ IU Methodist, University,Riley, Arnett Hospitals
### @@@ Igor Elyash, DO – Valley Health System/ Valley Medical Group ### 861628###Participant###Surgeon###Valley Health System/ Valley Medical Group###
Participant: Igor Elyash, DO – Valley Health System/ Valley Medical Group
### @@@ Holly C. Foote, DO, MS (she/her/hers) – Holly C Foote, DO, LLC ### 625114###Participant###General & Transplant Surgeon###Holly C Foote, DO, LLC###
Participant: Holly C. Foote, DO, MS (she/her/hers) – Holly C Foote, DO, LLC
### she/her/hers @@@ Shani Fruchter, DO – Long Island Surgical PLLC ### 172461###Participant###Acute Care Surgeon###Long Island Surgical PLLC ###
Participant: Shani Fruchter, DO – Long Island Surgical PLLC
### @@@ Simon Holoubek, DO, MPH (he/him/his) – University of Wisconsin Health ### 1883349###Participant###Assistant Professor of Surgery###University of Wisconsin Health###
Participant: Simon Holoubek, DO, MPH (he/him/his) – University of Wisconsin Health
### he/him/his @@@ Jesse J. Lopez, DO, FACOS – Heartland Surgical Care ### 242787###Participant###President###Heartland Surgical Care###
Participant: Jesse J. Lopez, DO, FACOS – Heartland Surgical Care
### @@@ Ankeeta Mehta, DO – UT Southwestern Medical Center ### 1883352###Participant###Assistant Professor of Surgery ###UT Southwestern Medical Center###
Participant: Ankeeta Mehta, DO – UT Southwestern Medical Center
### @@@ Richard J. Unger, Jr., DO (he/him/his) – Prosser Memorial Hospital ### 982434###Participant###Surgeon###Prosser Memorial Hospital###
Participant: Richard J. Unger, Jr., DO (he/him/his) – Prosser Memorial Hospital
### he/him/his

6:30 AM – 8:00 AM CST

Continental Breakfast
Location: Count Basie B

Favorite

6:30 AM – 4:45 PM CST

Registration
Location: Ballroom Foyer, Level 2

Favorite

8:00 AM – 8:10 AM CST

Welcome
Location: Count Basie A

Member Speaker: Victoria L. Schlanser, DO, FACOS, FACS – John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County/ Cook County Trauma

Member Speaker: Jennifer E. Susoreny-Velgos, DO (she/her/hers) – Envision Physician Services

Favorite

8:10 AM – 9:10 AM CST

Head and neck for the general surgeon
Location: Count Basie A

Non-Member Speaker: Shant Korkigian, DO, FAOCO-HNS – ENT Specialists, PC Department of Otolaryngology Ascension Providence Hospitals Department of Otolaryngology Beaumont Hospitals Department of Surgical Specialties, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

CE: 1

Favorite

9:10 AM – 10:10 AM CST

Thyroid and parathyroid for the general surgeon
Location: Count Basie A

Non-Member Speaker: Shant Korkigian, DO, FAOCO-HNS – ENT Specialists, PC Department of Otolaryngology Ascension Providence Hospitals Department of Otolaryngology Beaumont Hospitals Department of Surgical Specialties, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

CE: 1

Favorite

10:10 AM – 10:15 AM CST

BREAK
Location: Count Basie B

Favorite

10:15 AM – 11:00 AM CST

Arterial Vascular Emergencies
Location: Count Basie A

Non-Member Speaker: Natalie Weger, DO – University of Iowa Health Care

CE: .75

Favorite

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM CST

Vascular Emergencies- Venous & Fistulas
Location: Count Basie A

Non-Member Speaker: Natalie Weger, DO – University of Iowa Health Care

CE: .75

Favorite

11:45 AM – 12:30 PM CST

LUNCH
Location: Count Basie B

Favorite

12:30 PM – 1:15 PM CST

Pancreas
Location: Count Basie A

Non-Member Speaker: Ankeeta Mehta, DO – UT Southwestern Medical Center

CE: .75

Favorite

1:15 PM – 2:00 PM CST

MEN/Adrenal
Location: Count Basie A

Non-Member Speaker: Simon Holoubek, DO, MPH (he/him/his) – University of Wisconsin Health

CE: .75

Favorite

2:00 PM – 2:45 PM CST

Breast Imaging/Benign Breast Disease
Location: Count Basie A

Member Speaker: Lauren Kopicky, DO, FACOS, FACS – Cleveland Clinic

CE: .75

Favorite

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM CST

BREAK
Location: Count Basie B

Favorite

3:00 PM – 3:45 PM CST

Breast Malignant
Location: Count Basie A

Non-Member Speaker: Alison Moody, MD (she/her/hers) – Ascension Sacred Heart Bay

CE: .75

Favorite

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM CST

Breast Panel: Breast Cancer Case Review
Location: Count Basie A

Non-Member Speaker: Salvatore Nardello, DO, MBS, CPE – Tufts Medicine

Member Speaker: Hania B. Bednarski, DO, FACOS (she/her/hers) – Serenity Surgery & Wellness

Member Speaker: Lauren Kopicky, DO, FACOS, FACS – Cleveland Clinic

Non-Member Speaker: Alison Moody, MD (she/her/hers) – Ascension Sacred Heart Bay

CE: 1

Favorite

6:30 AM – 8:00 AM CST

Continental Breakfast
Location: Count Basie B

Favorite

6:30 AM – 5:15 PM CST

Registration
Location: Ballroom Foyer, Level 2

Favorite

8:00 AM – 8:45 AM CST

Hernia
Location: Count Basie A

Member Speaker: Igor Elyash, DO – Valley Health System/ Valley Medical Group

CE: .75

Favorite

8:45 AM – 10:15 AM CST

Biliary Disease for the General Surgeon
Location: Count Basie A

Member Speaker: Shani Fruchter, DO – Long Island Surgical PLLC

CE: 1.50

Favorite

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM CST

BREAK
Location: Count Basie B

Favorite

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM CST

Esophagus - A misplaced organ
Location: Count Basie A

Non-Member Speaker: Christopher Johnson, MD – Ascension Sacred Heart Bay Medical Center

CE: .75

Favorite

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM CST

Stomach - Also know as Budapest
Location: Count Basie A

Non-Member Speaker: Christopher Johnson, MD – Ascension Sacred Heart Bay Medical Center

CE: 1

Favorite

12:15 PM – 1:00 PM CST

LUNCH
Location: Count Basie B

Favorite

1:00 PM – 1:45 PM CST

Small Intestine
Location: Count Basie A

Member Speaker: Joshua D. Gazzetta, DO – University of Missouri-Kansas City, St. Luke's Hospital

CE: .75

Favorite

1:45 PM – 2:30 PM CST

Large Intestine
Location: Count Basie A

Non-Member Speaker: Krista Terracina, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Florida

CE: .75

Favorite

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM CST

BREAK
Location: Count Basie B

Favorite

2:45 PM – 3:30 PM CST

Anorectal
Location: Count Basie A

Non-Member Speaker: Krista Terracina, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Florida

CE: .75

Favorite

3:30 PM – 4:15 PM CST

Rural Surgery Encounters - Learning to use the tools you have in the situations you least expect
Location: Count Basie A

Member Speaker: Kelly Gabel, DO, FACOS, FACS – Citizens Health

CE: .75

Favorite

4:15 PM – 5:15 PM CST

Rural Surgery Panel
Location: Count Basie A

Member Speaker: Nelayda Fonte, DO, DFACOS, FICS – Lehigh Regional Medical Center/ IU Methodist, University,Riley, Arnett Hospitals

Member Speaker: Kelly Gabel, DO, FACOS, FACS – Citizens Health

Member Speaker: Richard J. Unger, Jr., DO (he/him/his) – Prosser Memorial Hospital

Member Speaker: Gretchen L. Dunford, DO, FACOS (she/her/hers) – University of Kansas Medical Center

CE: 1

Favorite

6:30 AM – 8:00 AM CST

Continental Breakfast
Location: Count Basie B

Favorite

6:30 AM – 5:15 PM CST

Registration
Location: Ballroom Foyer, Level 2

Favorite

8:00 AM – 8:45 AM CST

ACOS Anesthesia Review
Location: Count Basie A

Non-Member Speaker: Benjamin Schrant, DO (he/him/his) – AACK

CE: .75

Favorite

8:45 AM – 9:45 AM CST

Melanoma, skin cancer, and sarcoma
Location: Count Basie A

Member Speaker: Jamie M. Moenster, DO, FACOS, FACS – Dermatology and Plastic Surgery of Arizona

CE: 1

Favorite

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM CST

BREAK
Location: Count Basie B

Favorite

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM CST

Transplant (Liver Failure)
Location: Count Basie A

Non-Member Speaker: Holly C. Foote, DO, MS (she/her/hers) – Holly C Foote, DO, LLC

CE: .75

Favorite

10:45 AM – 11:30 AM CST

Thoracics
Location: Count Basie A

Member Speaker: Justin VanMeeteren, DO – Midwest Heart and Vascular

CE: .75

Favorite

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM CST

Pediatric Surgical Considerations: Neonate to Toddler
Location: Count Basie A

Member Speaker: Michael J. Allshouse, DO, FACS, FAAP – East Tennessee State University

CE: .75

Favorite

12:15 PM – 1:00 PM CST

LUNCH
Location: Count Basie B

Favorite

1:00 PM – 1:45 PM CST

Pediatric Surgical Considerations: Toddler to Child
Location: Count Basie A

Non-Member Speaker: Stephanie Jones, DO – Valley Childrens Healthcare

CE: .75

Favorite

1:45 PM – 2:30 PM CST

Geriatric Surgery and End of Life Care
Location: Count Basie A

Member Speaker: Jennifer E. Susoreny-Velgos, DO (she/her/hers) – Envision Physician Services

CE: .75

Favorite

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM CST

BREAK
Location: Count Basie B

Favorite

2:45 PM – 3:30 PM CST

Surgical Antibiotic Management
Location: Count Basie A

Non-Member Speaker: James M. Wilson, DO (he/him/his) – Rush University Medical Center

CE: .75

Favorite

3:30 PM – 4:15 PM CST

Post Operative Complications
Location: Count Basie A

Member Speaker: Igor Elyash, DO – Valley Health System/ Valley Medical Group

CE: .75

Favorite

4:15 PM – 5:15 PM CST

Acute Care Surgery Panel
Location: Count Basie A

Member Speaker: Victoria L. Schlanser, DO, FACOS, FACS – John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County/ Cook County Trauma

Member Speaker: Igor Elyash, DO – Valley Health System/ Valley Medical Group

Member Speaker: Jesse J. Lopez, DO, FACOS – Heartland Surgical Care

Member Speaker: Jennifer E. Susoreny-Velgos, DO (she/her/hers) – Envision Physician Services

CE: 1

Favorite

6:30 AM – 8:00 AM CST

Continental Breakfast
Location: Count Basie B

Favorite

6:30 AM – 3:30 PM CST

Registration

Favorite

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CST

Basics of treating Shock and Respiratory Failure
Location: Count Basie A

Member Speaker: Sean Nix, DO, FACOS – Saint Luke's Hospital, Kansas City

CE: 1

Favorite

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CST

Blood is thicker than water: Current Strategies in Resuscitation (Trauma, Sepsis and Burns)
Location: Count Basie A

Member Speaker: Roy Danks, DO, FACOS – Southern Illinois Healthcare

CE: 1

Favorite

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM CST

BREAK
Location: Count Basie B

Favorite

10:15 AM – 11:00 AM CST

Surgical Critical Care: ABCDE ICU, Brain Death
Location: Count Basie A

Non-Member Speaker: Michael Moncure, MD, FACS (he/him/his) – University Health Kansas City

CE: .75

Favorite

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM CST

Surgical Skin, Wound and Burn Care
Location: Count Basie A

Non-Member Speaker: Elizabeth Gwinn, MD – Skilled Wound Care/Skilled Physicians Group

CE: .75

Favorite

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM CST

LUNCH
Location: Count Basie B

Favorite

12:45 PM – 1:30 PM CST

Trauma Penetrating: When a Hole is more than just a Hole
Location: Count Basie A

Member Speaker: Victoria L. Schlanser, DO, FACOS, FACS – John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County/ Cook County Trauma

CE: .75

Favorite

1:30 PM – 2:15 PM CST

Blunt Trauma: Evaluating and managing high-energy, multi-system injuries
Location: Count Basie A

Non-Member Speaker: Michael Wandling, MD, MS, FACS – The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

CE: .75

Favorite

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM CST

Trauma Panel
Location: Count Basie A

Member Speaker: Victoria L. Schlanser, DO, FACOS, FACS – John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County/ Cook County Trauma

Member Speaker: Roy Danks, DO, FACOS – Southern Illinois Healthcare

Non-Member Speaker: Michael Moncure, MD, FACS (he/him/his) – University Health Kansas City

Non-Member Speaker: Michael Wandling, MD, MS, FACS – The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

CE: 1

Favorite

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM CST

Closing Remarks
Location: Count Basie A

Member Speaker: Victoria L. Schlanser, DO, FACOS, FACS – John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County/ Cook County Trauma

Member Speaker: Jennifer E. Susoreny-Velgos, DO (she/her/hers) – Envision Physician Services

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