2025 Edward M. Copeland, III, MD, FACS Research Symposium/ Full Program

Saturday, May 3

7:30 AM/ Breakfast

8:30 AM/ Welcome Announcements
Rohan Joseph, MD, FACS, President
John Mullinax, MD, FACS, President-Elect, 2025 Program Chair

8:45 AM/ The Role(s) of the Florida Trauma System sponsored by the Florida Committee on Trauma
Moderated by: Peter Pappas, MD, FACS
Panelists:
Thomas Herron, MD, FACS, Tampa General Hospital/University of South Florida (Level I Trauma Center Representative)
Richard P. Hodges, MD, FACS, Trauma Medical Director, St. Joseph’s Hospital (Level II/Pediatric Trauma Center Representative)
Michael Tayler, MPA, RN, EMT-P, Hillsborough County Trauma Agency Coalition (Trauma Agency Representative)

10:15 AM: Break with Exhibitors/Poster Quick Shots
Moderated by Ibrahim Nassour, MD (A) and Shaikh Hai, MD, FACS (B)
Clinical Science
1A: A Randomized Clinical Trial in Pediatric Complicated Appendicitis: Feasibility, Safety, and Barriers
Alyssa M Green/ Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
2A: Impact of Plasma Volume Status on Postoperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Repair
Yaman Alsabbagh/ Mayo Clinic, Florida
3A: Prevalence of CYP2C19 Polymorphism in Patients Undergoing A Hiatal Hernia Repairs
Abdel-Rahman Naser/ University of Florida Health-Jacksonville
4A: Cystic Duct Remnant Syndrome – An Unusual Postoperative Diagnosis
Alexander Sebastian Hernandez/ AdventHealth, Tampa
5A: Bioactive Glass Skin Substitute – An Accelerating Mediator for Complex Wound Healing
Alexander Sebastian Hernandez/ AdventHealth, Tampa
6A: Liver Injury in Trauma: A Comprehensive Readmissions Analysis of Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Risk
Samantha I. Young/ Memorial Regional Hospital
7A: Extrapleural Hematoma Associated with Hemothorax- A Rare Complication After a Blunt Thoracic Injury Treated with Thoracoscopic Drainage Sinal Patel/ Baycare St. Joseph Hospital
8A: Robotic-Assisted Single Incision Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Using A Multi-Port Robotic System is Safe and Feasible
Kaiser O'Sahil Sadiq/ University of South Florida
Spectacular
1B: Withdrawn
2B: Blunt Abdominal Trauma Resulting in D2 Duodenal Blowout, Massive Duodenal Hemorrhage, and Pancreatic Head Contusion
Anne-Marie Fassler/University of Florida
3B: Acute Abdomens in the Era of Immunotherapy Require Heightened Awareness of Immune-Related Complications
Apeksha Dave/ H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
4B: Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in an HIV-positive patient with an anal mass
Eileen C Donovan/ Moffitt Cancer Center
Clinical Science
5B: Management of Benign and Malignant Pediatric Thyroid Disease: A Single Institution Experience
Madison Rose Guido/ University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
6B: Predicting Biochemical Activity in Incidentally Discovered Adrenal Nodules
Madison Rose Guido/ University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
7B: Ileo-Ileal Intussusception in adult due to Neuroendocrine tumor (NET) presenting as acute intestinal obstruction; A rare case report
Samarth Pravinbhai Patel/ St. Joseph's Hospital/BayCare Health System
8B: Prognostic Value of Molecular Analysis for Papillary Thyroid Cancer in AUS/FLUS Thyroid Nodules
Jonathan Jirapat Chang/ University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
9B: Neurogenic and Venous Thoracic Outlet Syndrome in Patients aged 18 and below: Characteristics and Outcomes of First Rib Resection and literature review
Joaquin Sarmiento/ Mayo Clinic

11:00 AM: Advocacy Session
Michael Patete, MD, FACS, Florida Chapter Advocacy Committee Chair
Christopher Clark, CEO, Florida Medical Association

11:45 AM: Lunch Break with Exhibitors

12:45 PM: ACS Foundation Update
Kenneth Sharp, MD, FACS, ACS Foundation Board of Regents Liaison

1:00 PM: ACS Update
Henri R. Ford, MD, MHA, FACS
Dean and Chief Academic Officer, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine


2:00 PM: Edward M. Copeland, III, MD, FACS Resident Paper Podium Competition
Basic Science
Moderated by Ruchir Puri, MD, FACS and Shaikh Hai, MD, FACS
2:00 PM: Single-cell transcriptome profiling of monocytes reveals unique mechanisms that may downregulate antigen presentation in neonates Miguel Angel Hernández-Ríos/ University of Florida
2:10 PM: Prevotella Melaninogenica (Pm) is commonly Isolated from the Lungs After Inhalation Injury, and its products Immunologically Reprogram Innate Immune C
Angel Charles/ University of Florida
2:20 PM: PCSK9 Inhibition Attenuates Experimental Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Formation
Michael John Fassler/ University of Florida
Clinical Science
Moderated by Joana Ochoa, MD, FACS and Shaikh Hai, MD, FACS
2:30 PM: Predictors, Trends, and Outcomes for Malignancy in Nontoxic Uninodular Goiters
Chelsea Rose Caplan/ University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
2:40 PM: Can Regional Anesthesia Facilitate AVF Creation in Patients with Vein Inadequacy and Reduce the Need for AVG?
Yaman Alsabbagh/ Mayo
2:50 PM Predictors of Survival in Early-Stage Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: A Population-Based Study
Victoria Lord/ University of Miami Palm Beach Campus
Commission on Cancer
Moderated by Danielle Henry, MD, FACS and Shaikh Hai, MD, FACS
3:00 PM: ctDNA detects minimal residual disease in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer after total neoadjuvant therapy
Jin K Kim/ University of South Florida
3:10 PM: Demographic, Clinical, and Treatment Characteristics of Ocular Melanoma: A SEER-Based Analysis
Abdul Waheed/ Saint Joseph Hospital, Tampa, Florida
3:20 PM: Comparison of Axillary Surgical Management in Pathologically Node Positive Breast Cancer Patients after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Gabriela Castro/ Orlando Health

3:30 PM: Spectacular Cases
Moderated by Jeffrey Edwards, MD, FACS and Tracy Zito, MD, FACS
3:30 PM: Not Just Another Inguinal Hernia: The Case of a Rare Amyand Hernia
Nathaniel Brian Wolff/ AdventHealth Tampa
3:40 PM: Jejunal Ectopic Pancreas: A Case Report and Literature Review
Logan Prager/ Moffitt Cancer Center
3:50 PM: Right colon transposition and interstitial brachytherapy after robotic abdominoperineal resection for locally advanced rectal cancer
Jin K Kim/ University of South Florida

4:00 PM: Break with Exhibitors/Poster Quick Shots
Moderated by Danielle Henry, MD, FACS (A) and Rohan Joseph, MD, FACS (B)
Commission on Cancer
1A: Intraoperative Liver Microwave Ablation for Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumor during Whipple Procedure
Yukiko Suzuki/ St Joseph Hospital
2A: Survival Outcomes in Adult Pancreatoblastoma: A SEER Database Analysis
Abdul Waheed/ Saint Joseph Hospital, Tampa, Florida
Clinical Science
3A: Firearm Injury in Youth: Rural Vs. Urban, Social Vulnerability, and Family Fragility  
Alyssa Green/ Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
4A: Radiation-induced aortoenteric fistula: Case report and literature review
Camilo Andres Polania/ Mayo Clinic, Florida
5A: Higher Aortic Calcium Scores Lead to the Development of Chronic Kidney Disease Following Radical Nephrectomy
Adeeb Jlilati/ Mayo Clinic
6A: Withdrawn
7A: Tailgut Cyst Presenting as Perineal Pain in a 50-Year Old Man: Case Report and Surgical Approach
Kaiser O'Sahil Sadiq/ University of South Florida
8A: The Value of Mid-cycle MRI During Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
Ahmed Yahya/ Mayo Clinic
9A: HIATAL HERNIA REPAIR WITH NOVEL LIVER LIGAMENT RELEASE AND MESH PLACEMENT
Edmond W Box/ USF
1B: BRINGING THE OR TO BEDSIDE FOR TINY BABIES: BEDSIDE VERSUS OPERATING ROOM LAPAROTOMY FOR NEONATAL INTESTINAL PERFORATIONS
Sofia Barba/ Orlando Health
2B: Outcomes in operative vs. nonoperative management of rib fractures at a regional trauma center
Paul Herbert Shadowen/ Florida State University
3B: Surgical Outcomes and Costs of Robotic vs. Laparoscopic Colectomy: A Nationwide Propensity-Matched Study 
Betsy Rodriguez/ Memorial Hospital System
4B: Prophylactic Sclerodesis for Prevention of Postoperative Seroma in Reconstructive Surgery: A Systematic Review and Case Report
Charles A. Messa/ Larkin Community Hospital
5B: Prophylactic Doxycycline Sclerodesis For Prevention of Postoperative Seroma In Reconstructive Surgery
Gustavo Huaman/ Larkin Community Hospital
6B: Preoperative Predictors of High/Intermediate-Risk Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Jonathan Jirapat Chang/ University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
7B: The Scarab Technique for Correction of Late-presenting Sagittal Suture Craniosynostosis
Chaimae Oualid/ Nova Southeastern University
8B: Surgical management of Gastroparesis: An Algorithmic Approach
Edmond W. Box/ USF
9B: Diagnostic and Treatment Considerations for Patients with Pheochromocytoma  
Chelsea Rose Caplan/ University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

4:45 PM: Commission on Cancer: De-escalation of Care in Urologic Surgery, Head and Neck and HPV Vaccination, and Breast Cancer
Moderated by: Jose M. Pimiento, MD, FACS
De-escalation of Care: Urologic Surgery:  Peter Hinds, MD, FACS
De-escalation of Care: Head and Neck: James Caudell, MD, FACS 
De-escalation of Care: Breast Cancer: Nazanin Khakpour, MD

6:00 PM: Welcome Happy Hour

Sunday, May 4
7:00 AM: Breakfast & Women in Surgery Roundtable
Moderated by: Adeline M Deladisma, MD, Tracy Zito, MD, Christine Laronga, MD, FACS, and and Danielle Henry, MD, FACS

8:00 AM: Resident Jeopardy
Hosted by Surgical Education Chair, Amalia Stefanou, MD, FACS, Ruchir Puri, MD, FACS, and Gabriel Emmanuel, MD, PhD

9:00 AM: Chair Panel
Moderated by: John Mullinax, MD, FACS
Murray Shames, MD, Chair, USF
Laurence Sands, MD, Chair, University of Miami
Jay Redan, MD, FACS, Chief of Surgery, Celebration
Shaikh Hai, MD, FACS, Program Director, General Surgery Residency Program at HCA Healthcare Physician Services Group

10:00 AM: Reflections on the Making of an Academic Surgeon and Dean: My Personal Journey
Henri R. Ford, MD, MHA, FACS
Dean and Chief Academic Officer/ Immediate Past President of American College of Surgeons, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

11:00 AM: Chapter Business Meeting

12:00 PM: Adjourn