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Tuesday, September 29, 2026
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
CDT
ACOS Board of Governors Meeting
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
CDT
ACOS Board of Governors Meeting
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
CDT
Registration Desk
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
CDT
Registration Desk
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
CDT
Bylaws Committee Meeting
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
CDT
Bylaws Committee Meeting
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
Committee Chairs Meeting
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
Committee Chairs Meeting
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CDT
Registration
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CDT
Registration
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CDT
Speaker Ready Room
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CDT
Speaker Ready Room
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Strategic Planning Committee Meeting
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Strategic Planning Committee Meeting
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
CDT
Exhibit Hall Installation
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
CDT
Exhibit Hall Installation
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery Mid-Year Review Committee Meeting
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery Mid-Year Review Committee Meeting
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
CDT
Continuing Education Committee Meeting
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
CDT
Continuing Education Committee Meeting
Thursday, October 1, 2026
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
CDT
Awards Committee Meeting
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
CDT
Awards Committee Meeting
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
CDT
Registration Desk
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
CDT
Registration Desk
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
CDT
Speaker Ready Room
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
CDT
Speaker Ready Room
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
CDT
Exhibit Hall Installation
7:30 AM - 10:30 AM
CDT
Exhibit Hall Installation
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
CDT
ACOS Annual Members Meeting
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
CDT
ACOS Annual Members Meeting
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
CDT
Keynote Address: Lift as You Climb: How to Lead by Helping Others Succeed
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
CDT
Keynote Address: Lift as You Climb: How to Lead by Helping Others Succeed
Location: Empire AB
Brandon Fleming
General Interest
Earn 1.5
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
Theodore F. Classen Memorial Lecture
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
Theodore F. Classen Memorial Lecture
General Interest
Earn 1
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
ACA Scientific Exhibit and Poster Committee Meeting
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
ACA Scientific Exhibit and Poster Committee Meeting
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
CDT
Ceremonial Committee Meeting
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
CDT
Ceremonial Committee Meeting
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
CDT
Lunch | Visit Exhibits | Quick Shots
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
CDT
Lunch | Visit Exhibits
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
CDT
Quick Shot Presentations
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
CDT
Quick Shot Presentations
General Interest
Earn 1.5
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
CDT
Ceremonial Conclave Rehearsal
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
CDT
Ceremonial Conclave Rehearsal
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Evolution of Minimally Invasive Techniques
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Evolution of Minimally Invasive Techniques
Nick Gabriel, D.O., FACOS
General Surgery
Earn .5
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Robotics
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
CDT
General Surgery: The Bariatric Robotic Approach : When and Where
Carl Pesta, FACOS, FASMBS
– Mclaren Macomb Hospital, Mount Clemens Michigan. MSU!
General Surgery
Earn .5
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
CDT
General Surgery: What's New in Rural Surgery
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
CDT
General Surgery: What's New in Rural Surgery
Chad Robbins, DO, FACOS
– Glencoe Regional Health
General Surgery
Earn .5
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Updates on High Risk and Benign Breast Lesions
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Updates on High Risk and Benign Breast Lesions
Lynette Mendoza, DO
– New York Breast Health- NYCB
General Surgery
Earn 1
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CDT
Urological Surgery Annual Business Meeting
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CDT
Urological Surgery Annual Business Meeting
Urological Surgeons
Earn 0
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
Cardiothoracic and Neurological Surgery: Stroke
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
CTV and Neurological Surgery: Crest 2
Malachi Sheahan, III, MD. FACS
Neurological
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Earn 1.5
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Evolution of Minimally Invasive Techniques
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Evolution of Minimally Invasive Techniques
Nick Gabriel, D.O., FACOS
General Surgery
Earn .5
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
General Surgery - Updates in Transplant Surgery
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
Updates in Abdominal Transplant Surgery
Matthew G. Rosenwzeig, D.O.
– Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
General Surgery
Earn 1
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
CTV - CEA v TCAR
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
CEAs, TCARs, tfCAS Oh My: Which modality should you choose when?
Carmen Piccolo, III, DO, .FACOS, FACS, FSVS,RPVI
– McLeod Regional Medical Center
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Earn .5
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Closing the Best Hernia Repari Approach
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Choosing the Best Hernia Repair Approach
Igor Elyash, DO (he/him/his)
– Valley Health System / Valley Medical Group
General Surgery
Earn .5
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Indications for Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Indications for Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy
Leslie Elmore, DO
General Surgery
Earn .5
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
CDT
Coffee Break
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
CDT
Coffee Break
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Neurological and CTV Resident Podiums
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Neurological and CTV Resident Podiums
Neurological
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Earn 1
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
CTV - Neurointerventional
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
CTV - Neurointerventional
Josh Bentley, DO
– Southeast Health
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Earn .5
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CDT
ACOS Resident Section Annual Business Meeting
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CDT
ACOS Resident Section Annual Business Meeting
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CDT
Cardiovascular and Neurological: Carotid, Stroke - Guest Lecture - Panel
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CDT
Cardiovascular and Neurological: Carotid, Stroke - Guest Lecture - Panel
Carmen Piccolo, III, DO, .FACOS, FACS, FSVS,RPVI
– McLeod Regional Medical Center
Josh Bentley, DO
– Southeast Health
Neurological
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Earn 1
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Expanding Access: Building a Breast Center in the Community Setting
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Expanding Access: Building a Breast Center in the Community Setting
Lauren Kopicky, DO, FACOS, FACS
– Cleveland Clinic
General Surgery
Earn 1
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Robotics Point - Counterpoint
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Robotics Point - Counterpoint
Christopher Zambrano, DO
Gerard A. Baltazar, DO, FACOS, FACS
– NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island
Carl Pesta, FACOS, FASMBS
– Mclaren Macomb Hospital, Mount Clemens Michigan. MSU!
General Surgery
Earn 1
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
CDT
AOCPr Board of Trustees Meeting
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
CDT
AOCPr Board of Trustees Meeting
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
CDT
Aortic Dissection
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
CDT
Aortic Dissection
Harold Tabaie, DO (he/him/his)
– Southern California Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgeons & Golden State Medical Clinic
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Earn .5
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
CDT
AOCPr College Meeting
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
CDT
AOCPr College Meeting
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
CDT
Neurological Discipline Program
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
CDT
Neurological Discipline Program
Alexandra Beier, DO
– University of Florida- Jacksonville
Neurological Surgery
Earn 1
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
CDT
Women's Surgeons Forum and Reception
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
CDT
Women's Surgeons Forum and Reception
General Interest
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
CDT
Explanting EVAR grafts
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
CDT
EVAR Conversion: coming to an OR near you
Seyed-mojtaba Gashti, DO,FACOS, FACS,RPVI (he/him/his)
– wellington regional medical center
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Earn .5
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
CDT
PCOM Alumni Reception
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
CDT
PCOM Alumni Reception
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
CDT
Alumni Receptions
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
CDT
Alumni Receptions
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
CDT
Neurological Surgery Discipline Reception
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
CDT
Neurological Surgery Discipline Reception
Neurological Surgery
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
CDT
Resident and Student Scientific Research Presentation and Awards Reception
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
CDT
Resident and Student Scientific Research Presentation and Awards Reception
General Interest
Friday, October 2, 2026
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM
CDT
General Surgery Discipline: Surviving Sepsis Updates
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM
CDT
General Surgery Discipline: Surviving Sepsis Updates
Zachary W. Brown, DO (he/him/his)
– Virginia Commonwealth University
General Surgery
Earn .5
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
CDT
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery: Annual Business Meeting
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
CDT
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery: Annual Business Meeting
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
CDT
General Surgery: Robotics
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
CDT
General Surgery: Robotics
Carl Pesta, FACOS, FASMBS
– Mclaren Macomb Hospital, Mount Clemens Michigan. MSU!
General Surgery
Earn 1
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
CDT
General Surgery: The "Osteopathic Advantage" in Global Health
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
CDT
General Surgery: The "Osteopathic Advantage" in Global Health
Joseph R. Lewis, DO, FACOS, FACOS (he/him/his)
– Lee Health
General Surgery
Earn 1
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
CDT
Membership Committee Business Meeting
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
CDT
Membership Committee Business Meeting
General Interest
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
CDT
Morning Coffee with Exhibitors
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
CDT
Morning Coffee with Exhibitors
General Interest
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
CDT
Neurological Discipline Program
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
CDT
Neurological Discipline Program
Dawn R. Tartaglione, D.O.,DFACOS
– Bayhealth, Inc., Dover DE
Neurological Surgery
Earn 1
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
CDT
Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery : Annual Business Meeting and Breakfast
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
CDT
Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery : Annual Business Meeting and Breakfast
Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
CDT
Registration
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
CDT
Registration
General Interest
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
CDT
General Surgery: Chest Wall Reconstruction Updates
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
CDT
General Surgery: Chest Wall Reconstruction Updates
Gerard A. Baltazar, DO, FACOS, FACS
– NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island
General Surgery
Earn .5
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
CDT
Keynote Address: From Best to Better
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
CDT
Keynote Address: From Best to Better
Carly Patterson
General Interest
Earn 1
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
CDT
General Interest Critial Care Papers
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
CDT
General Interest: Critial Care Papers
Lauren E. Donatelli, DO, DFACOS, FACS
– University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Sharon Beth Larson, DO, MS, FACOS, FACS (she/her/hers)
– Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare
John J. Kowalczyk, D.O., FACOS (he/him/his)
– urology group of Southern california
Karla Witzke, DO, FACOS
– MyMichigan Medical Group
Pranamya. Mahankali
Dan Miulli, DO, FACOS
– Riverside University Health System-Neurological Surgery
General Interest
Earn 1
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
CDT
Medical Student Section - MSS
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
CDT
Medical Student Section - MSS
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
CDT
Coffee Break with Exhibitors
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
CDT
Coffee Break with Exhibitors
General Interest
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
CDT
General Surgery: Abdominl Wall
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
CDT
General Surgery: Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
Devinder Singh, MD
– University of Miami/Jackson Health Systems
General Surgery
Earn .5
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
CDT
General Surgery: Acute Care and Trauma Robotics
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
CDT
General Surgery: Acute Care and Trauma Robotics
Roberto Taarea, D.O., FACOS, FACS (he/him/his)
– Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center
General Surgery
Earn .5
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
CDT
General Surgery: Tailoring Breast Cancer Care in Extremes of Age
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
CDT
General Surgery: Tailoring Breast Cancer Care in Extremes of Age
Kristin Lupinacci, DO, FACOS, FACS (she/her/hers)
– UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
General Surgery
Earn .5
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
CDT
Neurological Discipline Program: Brain Tumor
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
Neurological Discipline Program: Brain Tumor
Joel Katz, DO
– Akron Children's Hospital
Neurological Surgery
Earn .5
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
Lung Cancer Talk
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
Lung Cancer Talk
Justin Karush, DO
– Rush University Medical Center
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Earn 1
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
Urology
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
Urology
Janice Santos, M.D.
Urological Surgery
Earn 1
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
General Surgery: BREAST (Updates in Breast Conserving Surgery)
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
General Surgery: BREAST (Updates in Breast Conserving Surgery)
General Surgery
Earn .5
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
General Surgery: Management of Breast Cancer Recurrence
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
General Surgery: Updates in Breast Conserving Surgery
Karen Louie, DO
General Surgery
Earn .5
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
Lung Cancer Talk
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
Lung Cancer Talk
General Surgery
Earn .5
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Building an Outpatient Surgery Center
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
Opening a Private Ambulatory Surgery Center
Jamie M. Moenster, DO, DFACOS, FACS (she/her/hers)
– Dermatology and Plastic Surgery of Arizona
General Surgery
Earn 1
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Integrating Robotic Data
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
General Surgery: Integrating Robotic Data
Douglas Iddings, DO, FACOS (he/him/his)
– ProMedica Health Care
General Surgery
Earn .5
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
Application of Limited Leukocyte Filtrate in Pulm Resection
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
Application of Limited Leukocyte Filtration in Pulmonary Resection
Albert Yurvati, DO, PhD DFACOS
– UNTHSC-TCOM
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Earn .5
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: De-escalation of Auxillary Surgery
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: De-escalation of Auxillary Surgery
Marielle Ferstenberg-Osypian, DO
General Surgery
Earn .5
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Teaching Robotic Hernia Repairs to Resident Learners
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Teaching Robotic Hernia Repairs to Resident Learners
Igor Elyash, DO (he/him/his)
– Valley Health System / Valley Medical Group
General Surgery
Earn .5
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery Discipline Annual Business Meeting and Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery Discipline Annual Business Meeting and Lunch
General Surgery
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDT
Lunch with Exhibitors
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDT
Lunch with Exhibitors
General Interest
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CDT
Neurological Discipline Annual Business Meeting and Lunch
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CDT
Neurological Discipline Annual Business Meeting and Lunch
Neurological Surgery
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
CDT
Update on Vascular Trauma
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
CDT
Update on Vascular Trauma
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Earn .5
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Breast Point/Counterpoint
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Breast Point/Counterpoint
Olutayo A. Sogunro, DO
– Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Kristin Lupinacci, DO, FACOS, FACS (she/her/hers)
– UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Betty Fan, DO, FACOS
– University of Chicago
Allison Murray
General Surgery
Earn 1
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CDT
Neurosurgery: Process Mapping in Neurosurgery
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CDT
Neurological Discipline: Process Mapping in Neurosurgery
Saikiran G. Murthy, DO, MPH, MA, FACOS (he/him/his)
– Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
Neurological Surgery
Earn 1
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
CDT
Evolution of Minimally Invasive Treatments
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
CDT
Evolution of Minimally Invasive Treatments
Nick Gabriel, D.O., FACOS
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
CDT
Fear, Flesh and Fangs: Brown Recluse Bites Revisited
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
CDT
Fear, Flesh and Fangs: Brown Recluse Bites Revisited
Christopher A. Morrissey, D.O., FACOS
– William Newton Hospital
General Surgery
Earn .5
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
CDT
Update on Cardiothoracic Trauma
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
CDT
Update on Cardiothoracic Trauma
David Lapham, DO
– Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Earn .5
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
General Surgery: A Benefit to Invading Greenland? Opportunity for Malpractice Reform
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
General Surgery: A Benefit to Invading Greenland? Opportunity for Malpractice Reform
Jeremy H. Conklin, D.O. (he/him/his)
– Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center
General Surgery
Earn .5
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Trauma Updates
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Trauma Updates
Mike Detillo, DO
General Surgery
Earn .5
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
Neurological Discipline: Minimally Invasive vs Endoscopic Approaches to Spine
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
Neurological Discipline: Minimally Invasive vs Endoscopic Approaches to Spine
Mathew Cummock
Neurological Surgery
Earn .5
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery Program - Breast Cancer Genetics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery Program - Breast Cancer Genetics
Allison Murray
General Surgery
Earn 1
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Better Call Conklin: Legal Updates on Single-Accreditation
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Better Call Conklin: Legal Updates on Single-Accreditation
Jeremy H. Conklin, D.O. (he/him/his)
– Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center
General Surgery
Earn .5
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Soft Tissue Reconstruction/Burns
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Soft Tissue Reconstruction/Burns
Julie Caffrey, DO
– Johns Hopkins University
General Surgery
Earn .5
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
CDT
Neurological Discipline: Minimally Invasive / Same Day Brain Surgery
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
CDT
Neurological Discipline: Minimally Invasive / Same Day Brain Surgery
Rocco Dabecco
Neurological Surgery
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
CDT
Coffee Break with Exhibitors
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
CDT
Coffee Break with Exhibitors
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Breast Reconstruction
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Breast Reconstruction
General Surgery
Earn .5
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Managing Bariatrics Complications
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Managing Bariatrics Complications
Gregory Johnston, DO, FACOS (he/him/his)
– Mercy Health Toledo
General Surgery
Earn .5
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Geniculate Artery and Plantar Fascitis Embolization
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Geniculate Artery and Plantar Fascitis Embolization
Eugene Tanquilut, DO, FACOS
– Vascular Specialists
General Surgery
Earn .5
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Neurological Discipline: Endoscopic Keyhole Cranial Surgery
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Neurological Discipline: Endoscopic Keyhole Cranial Surgery
Kevin Zhao, D.O.
– Hackensack Meridian Health
Neurological Surgery
Earn .5
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
CDT
ACOS Ceremonial Conclave
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
CDT
ACOS Ceremonial Conclave
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
CDT
ACOS President's Reception
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
CDT
ACOS President's Reception
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
CDT
AOCPr President's Reception and Annual Banquet
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
CDT
AOCPr President's Reception and Annual Banquet
Saturday, October 3, 2026
6:00 AM - 7:50 AM
CDT
Board of Governors
6:00 AM - 7:50 AM
CDT
Board of Governors
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
CDT
General Surgery: Converting from Academic to Private Practice in the Landscape of Shared Marked Value
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
CDT
General Surgery: Converting from Academic to Private Practice in the Landscape of Shared Marked Value
James Clarkson, MD
– Michigan State University
General Surgery
Earn 1
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
CDT
General Surgery: From Pixels to Practice: Thyroid Ultrasound and the ATA 2025 Update
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
CDT
General Surgery: From Pixels to Practice: Thyroid Ultrasound and the ATA 2025 Update
Charles Heller, III, DO, MS
General Surgery
Earn 1
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
CDT
General Surgery: Physician Financial Wellness
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
CDT
General Surgery: Physician Financial Wellness
General Surgery
Earn 1
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
CDT
General Surgery: Rural/Wound Care
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
CDT
General Surgery: Rural/Wound Care
Jesse J. Lopez, Jr., DO, FACOS
– Heartland Surgical Care
Kelly Gabel, DO, FACOS, FACS (he/him/his)
– Minneola Health
General Surgery
Earn 1
7:00 AM - 4:30 PM
CDT
Speaker Ready Room
7:00 AM - 4:30 PM
CDT
Speaker Ready Room
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM
CDT
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Section: Medical Student and Resident Presentation
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM
CDT
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Section: Medical Student and Resident Presentation
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Earn .75
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
CDT
General Surgery: RURAL/WOUND CARE - Hydradenitis Suppurativa
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
CDT
General Surgery: RURAL/WOUND CARE - Hydradenitis Suppurativa
Julie Caffrey, DO
– Johns Hopkins University
General Surgery
Earn .5
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
CDT
Keynote Address: When the War Comes to You
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
CDT
Keynote Address: When the War Comes to You
Zachary W. Brown, DO (he/him/his)
– Virginia Commonwealth University
General Interest
Earn 1
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
CDT
General Surgery: Complex Anal Fixtula
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
CDT
General Surgery: Complex Anal Fixtula
Kaveh Najafi, DO (he/him/his)
– HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center
General Surgery
Earn .5
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
CDT
General Surgery: Rural/Wound Care - Nexobrid
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
CDT
General Surgery: Rural/Wound Care - Nexobrid
Zachary Brown, DO
– NYU Langone Health
General Surgery
Earn .5
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
CDT
Infrapopliteal Bio-scaffolding
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
CDT
Infrapopliteal Bio-scaffolding
J Franklin Oaks, Jr., D.O., MHA, FACOS (he/him/his)
– Oklahoma Heart Hospital
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Earn .5
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
CDT
General Surgery: Gun Violence Updates and Surgeon Call to Action
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
CDT
General Surgery: Gun Violence Updates and Surgeon Call to Action
Christina Colosimo, DO (she/her/hers)
– Loma Linda University Health
General Surgery
Earn .5
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
CDT
Neurosurgery
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
CDT
The Evolution of Surgical Brain Mapping
Raed Abusuwwa, DO
– Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
Neurological Surgery
Earn 1
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
CDT
Medical Student Section - MSS
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
CDT
Medical Student Section - MSS
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
CDT
General Surgery: Ethical Consideration in Surgery
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
CDT
General Surgery: Ethical Consideration in Surgery
Carl Pesta, FACOS, FASMBS
– Mclaren Macomb Hospital, Mount Clemens Michigan. MSU!
General Surgery
Earn .5
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
CDT
General Surgery: LGBTQIA Surgical Challenges: Partnering with Association of Out Surgeons and Allies (AOSA)
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
CDT
General Surgery: LGBTQIA Surgical Challenges: Partnering with Association of Out Surgeons and Allies (AOSA)
David S. Shapiro, MD, MHCM/MPH, MEd, FACS, FCCM (he/him/his)
– New England Donor Services
General Surgery
Earn .5
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
CDT
General Surgery
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
CDT
General Surgery: Rural/Wound Care
Kaveh Najafi, DO (he/him/his)
– HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center
General Surgery
Earn .5
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
CDT
Percutaneous Arterial Thrombectomy
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
CDT
Percutaneous Arterial Thrombectomy
Robert Luo, DO
– Reading Hospital, Tower Health
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Earn .5
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
CDT
Coffee Break with the Exhibitors
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
CDT
Coffee Break with the Exhibitors
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
General Surgery: Rural/Wound Care: Vein
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
General Surgery: Rural/Wound Care: Vein
Janie L. Myers, DO, DFACOS, FACS, MDI (she/her/hers)
– Myers Surgical Associates, LLC
General Surgery
Earn 1
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
General Interest Joint Lecture: Negotiation and Quality Improvement
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
General Interest Joint Lecture: Negotiation and Quality Improvement
Stacey Lee, JD
General Interest
Earn 1.5
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
Neurological Discipline Program
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
CDT
Neurological Discipline Program: Spine
Michael Paci, MD (he/him/his)
– Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center
Neurological Surgery
Earn .75
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
Neurological Discipline Program
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
Neurological Discipline Program
Dawn R. Tartaglione, D.O.,DFACOS
– Bayhealth, Inc., Dover DE
Neurological Surgery
Earn .75
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Updates in Esophageal Oncology
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Updates on the management of Esophageal cancer
Jordan D. Miller, DO
– University of Kentucky
General Surgery
Earn .5
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Rural/Wound Care
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Rural/Wound Care- Hydradenitis Suppurativa
Julie Caffrey, DO
– Johns Hopkins University
General Surgery
Earn .5
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDT
AOCPr Banquet Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDT
AOCPr Banquet Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDT
Lunch with Exhibitors
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDT
Lunch with Exhibitors
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Trauma Fright Night
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Trauma Fright Night
Gerard A. Baltazar, DO, FACOS, FACS
– NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island
Mike Detillo, DO
Christina Colosimo, DO (she/her/hers)
– Loma Linda University Health
Katherine E. McKenzie, DO, FACOS, FACS
– Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
General Surgery
Earn 1
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CDT
Neurological and Plastics Craniofacial Combined Lecture
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CDT
Neurological and Plastics Craniofacial Combined Lecture
Neurological Surgery
Earn 1
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
CDT
Cardiac Topic Lecture
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
CDT
Cardiac Topic Lecture
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Earn .5
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
CDT
Cardiac Topic
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
CDT
Cardiac Topic
Harold Tabaie, DO (he/him/his)
– Southern California Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgeons & Golden State Medical Clinic
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Earn .5
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
Cardiac Lecture - Resident Scholarship Winner
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
Cardiac Lecture - Resident Scholarship Winner
Andrew D. Vogel, D.O., M.S. (he/him/his)
– University of North Carolina
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Earn .5
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
Coffee Break with Exhibitors
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
Coffee Break with Exhibitors
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
CDT
Neurosurgery: Neuromodulation
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
CDT
Neurological Discipline Program: Neuromodulation
Wissam ElFallal, DO
– advent health
Neurological Surgery
Earn 1
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Interactive AI Course
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Interactive AI Course
Deana Paley, D.O., FACOS
Sarah Pergande, D.O.
– Ascension Mercy Hospital
General Surgery
Earn .75
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: MIS - Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
General Surgery: MIS - Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration
Michael Kia, D.O., FACOS
General Surgery
Earn 1
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Rural/Wound Care
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Rural/Wound Care
General Surgery
Earn 1.5
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
CDT
Sternal Reconstruction and Muscle Flaps
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
CDT
Sternal Reconstruction and Muscle Flaps
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Scalpels & Still: A Debate on Osteopathic Identity in Modern Day Surgical Education
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Scalpels & Still: A Debate on Osteopathic Identity in Modern Day Surgical Education
Matthew Heard, MSc
Ian Etheart
– West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Kristen Conrad-Schnetz, DO
– Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital
General Surgery
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Neurosurgery: Pediatrics Vascular
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Neurological Discipline Program: Pediatrics Vascular
Sudhakar Vadivelu, DO (he/him/his)
– Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Neurological Surgery
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Integrating AI Into a Clinical Surgical Practice
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
CDT
General Surgery: Integrating AI Into a Clinical Surgical Practice
Maz Ghodsian, D.O., JD, F.C.L.M
– Proctology Institute
General Surgery
Earn .5
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: How Hospitals and Healthcare Systems Use AI
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: How Hospitals and Healthcare Systems Use AI
Scott Nelson, DO
– Asante Three Rivers Medical Center
General Surgery
Earn .25
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
CDT
General Surgery: An Update and Call to Research
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
CDT
General Surgery: An Update and Call to Research
General Surgery
Earn .5
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
CDT
General Surgery: OMT for Surgery: An Update and Call to Research
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
CDT
General Surgery: OMT for Surgery: An Update and Call to Research
Gerard A. Baltazar, DO, FACOS, FACS (he/him/his)
– NYU Langone Hospital -- Long Island
General Surgery
Earn .5
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: LGBTQIA Surgical Challenges-Partnering with Associations of Out Surgeons and Allies (AOSA)
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CDT
Beyond the Scarecrow Data, Myths & Actionable Inclusion for Surgeons & Programs: Engaging organizations like AOSA
David S. Shapiro, MD, MHCM/MPH, MEd, FACS, FCCM (he/him/his)
– New England Donor Services
General Surgery
Earn 1
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CDT
Neurosurgery: Spine
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CDT
Neurological Discipline Program: Spine
Justin N. Virojanapa, DO (he/him/his)
– University of Cincinnati
Neurological Surgery
Earn 1
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
CDT
Case Panel in Hemodialysis
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
CDT
Case Panel in Hemodialysis
Seyed-mojtaba Gashti, DO,FACOS, FACS,RPVI (he/him/his)
– wellington regional medical center
Ernest Zichal, DO
– Riverside Medical Group
J Franklin Oaks, Jr., D.O., MHA, FACOS (he/him/his)
– Oklahoma Heart Hospital
Herbert E. Oye, DO, FACOS,DFACOS (he/him/his)
– Raleigh Cardiac and Vascular Center
Carmen Piccolo, III, DO, .FACOS, FACS, FSVS,RPVI
– McLeod Regional Medical Center
General Surgery
Earn .5
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: OMT Hands-On Course
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
CDT
General Surgery: OMT Hands-On Course
Gerard A. Baltazar, DO, FACOS, FACS
– NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island
Jennifer Ribar
Dan Miulli, DO, FACOS
– Riverside University Health System-Neurological Surgery
General Surgery
Earn 1.5
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
CDT
CTV Reception
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
CDT
CTV Reception
Sunday, October 4, 2026
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
CDT
General Interest
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
CDT
General Interest
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
CDT
General Interest
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
CDT
General Interest
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
CDT
General Interest
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
CDT
General Interest
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
General Interest
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
General Interest
