Northern California Chapter of ACS Annual Meeting Agenda and Scientific Program
All sessions will take place in Ballroom West (Lower Level Grand Hyatt San Francisco)
Friday, March 14, 2025
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Committee on Applicants Interviews for Fellowship
2:00 PM - 2:05 PM
Welcome and Opening Remarks from the President
André Campbell, MD, FACS, NCCACS President
2:05 PM - 3:15 PM
Panel: Business Aspects of Surgery
Panelists: Michael Esparza, MD, FACS (John Muir Medical Center Walnut Creek); Steven Stanten, MD, FACS (FSC/Bass Medical Group); James Wall, MD, FACS | Moderator: Jeffrey Velotta, MD, FACS
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Micro to Macro: The Wellbeing In Surgery (WISe) Collaborative
Carter Lebares, MD, FACS (University of California, San Francisco)
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Break with Exhibitors
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Panel: Turning a Patient’s Story Into Legislation: Promoting E-Bike Safety in Marin and Across California
Panelists: Kurtis Auguste, MD (UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital); Damon Connolly, District 12 Assemblymember; Mary Sackett, Marin County Supervisor
Amelia Stafford; Blake Taylor, MD (UCSF/MarinHealth) | Moderator: John Maa, MD, FACS (Marin General Hospital)
5:15 PM - 6:30 PM Welcome Reception
Saturday, March 15, 2025
6:30 AM Registration Opens
7:00 AM - 7:50 AM Breakfast Symposium hosted by SpecialtyCare
8:15 AM - 9:30 AM 5th Annual Thomas R. Russell, MD, FACS, Surgical Trainee Research Competition, Basic/Translational Research Presentations
Moderator: Tammy T. Chang, MD, PhD, FACS (UCSF)
1 - Engineering a Synthetic Thrombopoietin Receptor to Enable Tunable HSPC Expansion
Devesh Kanhaiya Sharma, MD (UCSF) |Kyle Cromer,PhD
2 - Modification of Post-operative Inflammation Through Infusion of a Young Donor Plasma Fraction in Older Patients
Amy Tsai, MD (Stanford University) | Brice Gaudilliere, MD, PhD
3 - Novel Multimodal Imaging Tracks Steatotic Liver Disease Improvement after Gastric Bypass
Yasamin Taghikhan, MD (UC-Davis) | Victoria Lyo, MD, FACS
4 - AC01 Homes to Injured Spinal Neurons and Imparts Neuro Protective Effects
Jose Antonio Castillo, MD (UC-Davis) | Rachel Russo, MD, FACS
5 - Aire-Expressing Cells are Novel Mediators of Allograft Tolerance in a Murine Heterotopic Heart Transplant Model
Simon N. Chu, MD (UCSF) | James Gardner, MD, PhD
Saturday, March 15, 2025
9:30 AM - 10:20 AM 5th Annual Thomas R. Russell, MD, FACS, Surgical Trainee Research Competition, Clinical Research Presentations
Moderator: Tammy T. Chang, MD, PhD, FACS (UCSF)
1 - Outcomes Associated with Different Lymph Node Sampling Strategies: Assessing Commission on Cancer (CoC) Quality Metrics
Alison Suzanne Baskin, MD (UCSF) | Jeffrey Velotta, MD, FACS
2 - Automated Video-Based Assessment of Surgical Skill for Cholecystectomy Using Computer Vision
Joshua Aaron Villarreal, MD (Stanford University) | Jeffrey K Jopling, MD
3 - Lightweight Mesh is Associated with Lower Risk for Long-Term Complications: An Analysis of Mesh Weight on Adverse Outcomes for Inguinal Hernia Repairs
Brandon Cowan, MD (UCSF- East Bay) | Rouzbeh Mostaedi, MD, FACS
4 - Development and Validation of an Artificial Intelligence Model to Identify the True Incidence of Appendiceal Neoplasms in Complicated Appendicitis
Laleh Foroutani, MD (UCSF) | Mohamed Adam, MD, FACS
5 - The Association Between Stringency of State Trauma Center Designation Criteria and Proliferation of For-profit and Nonprofit Trauma Centers
Jeff Choi, MD (Stanford University) | David Spain, MD, FACS
10:20 AM -10:50 AM Break with Exhibitors
10:50 AM - 12:00 PM 5th Annual Thomas R. Russell, MD, FACS Research Paper Competition, Quick Shots
Moderator: Tammy T. Chang, MD, PhD, FACS
1 - The Effect of Body Mass Index on Breast Cancer Stage and Breast Cancer Specific Survival
Ana Isabel Jacinto, MD (UC-Davis) | Candice Sauder, MD, FACS
2 - Bridging the Gap for Lung Cancer Screening (LCS) in Asian American Patients through Active Lay Navigator Outreach
Katemanee Burapachaisri (UCSF) | Jeffrey Velotta, MD, FACS
3 - Financial Barriers to Surgery: A Mixed Methods Survey of Surgical Cancellations at a Tertiary Center
Anam N Ehsan, MBSS (Stanford University) | Faraz Khan, MD, FACS
4 - Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Reassessing Survival and Recurrence After Adjusting for Immortal Time Bias
Han Yin (UCSF) | Mohamed Adam, MD, FACS
5 - Improving antibiotic stewardship for perforated appendicitis: a quality improvement initiative in a pediatric population
Elizabeth Reynolds, MD (UC-Davis) | Jamie Anderson, MD, FACS
6 - The Effects of Stimulant Drugs on Outcomes from Traumatic Injury: A National TQIP Analysis
Jacob Kirkorowicz, MD (Stanford University) | Lisa Marie Knowlton, MD, FACS
7 - Real World Utilization of Adjuvant Nivolumab Among Esophageal Cancer Patients at a Large Integrated Health System
Andrea M. Gochi, MD (UCSF- East Bay) | Jeffrey Velotta, MD, FACS
8 - Perioperative Outcomes in Sleeve Gastrectomy: Association of Stapler Type, Height, and Staple Line Reinforcement
Kay Su Hung, MD (Stanford University) | Dan Azagury, MD, FACS
9- Implementation of a Robotic Program at a Stand-alone Pediatric Center
Christopher Louie, MD (UCSF-Fresno) | Shannon Castle, MD, FACS
10 - Code Tan: Outcomes of Walk-In Trauma Activations at an Urban Level 1 Trauma Center
Tripti Mathur, MBBS (UCSF- East Bay) | Shahram Aarabi, MD, MPH, FACS
11 - The Tipping Point for Minimally Invasive Distal Pancreatectomy as the Standard of Care: A Decade of Contemporary Nationwide Trends and Outcomes
Andrew Gonzalez (UCSF) | Mohamed Adam, MD, FACS
12 - Trends in the Cutaneous Microbiome of Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa at the Time of Surgical Intervention
Shaan Sekhon (UCSF) | Scott Hansen, MD, FACS
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Luncheon, Business Meeting, Awards Announcement
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM: Presidential Keynote: ACS President, Dr. Beth Sutton
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM - Break with Exhibitors
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM: Career Pathways: Differences in Practices for Trainees
Panelists: Kenzo Hirose, MD, FACS (UCSF), Rachel Hight, MD, FACS (UC-Davis), Emily Miraflor, MD, FACS (UCSF-East Bay), David Spain, MD, FACS (Stanford University) | Moderator: Gregory Jurkovich, MD, FACS (UC-Davis)
3:15 PM - 4:45 PM Resident Jeopardy | Moderators: Michael Esparza, MD, FACS (John Muir Medical Center Walnut Creek) and Cassie Sontag, MD (Stanford)
Team UC-Davis (Ana Isabel Jacinto & Elizabeth Reynolds)
Team UCSF (Alison Baskin & Riley Brian)
Team UCSF-East Bay (Brandon Cowan & Allie Gonzalez-Gallo)
Team UCSF-Fresno (Caroline Runco & Rachel Wolinsky)
Team Stanford University (Chloe Nobuhara & Leon Naar)
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Meeting Adjourns
