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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
