Hernia Surgery Summit

Registration and Welcome Reception

Welcome and Introduction

Yuri Novitsky, MD, FACS

Finding Hernia: Understanding Abdominal Wall Imaging

Eric M. Pauli, MD, FACS, FASGE

Laparoscopic and Robotic IPOM

Sean Orenstein, MD, FACS

Robotic Pre-Peritoneal Repair (rTAPP)

Conrad Ballecer, MD, FACS

Robotic Transabdominal Rectrorectus (rTA-RR) repair

Andrea Pakula, MD, MPH, FACS

Extraperitional Spaces and eTEP Access

Jorge Daes, MD, FACS

Robotic eTEP Retrorectus Repair

Igor Belyansky, MD, FACS

Laparoscopic Subcutaneous Onlay Repair

Philip George, MD

Diastasis Recti and Panniculectomy

Antonio Espinosa de los Monteros, MD

Surgery in Women of Childbearing Age

Dina Podolsky, MD

Panel Discussion

Conrad Ballecer, MD, FACS
Igor Belyansky, MD, FACS
Philip George, MD
Antonio Espinosa de los Monteros, MD
Yuri Novitsky, MD, FACS
Sean Orenstein, MD, FACS
Andrea Pakula, MD, MPH, FACS
Eric M. Pauli, MD, FACS, FASGE
Dina Podolsky, MD
Jorge Daes, MD, FACS

Adjourn

Registration and Breakfast

Session Introduction / Defining the Clinical Challenge

Yuri Novitsky, MD, FACS

Get Ready for AWR: Preop Optimization Steps You Must Take to Optimize Outcomes

Yuri Novitsky, MD, FACS

Open Anterior Component Separation

Hooman Soltanian, MD

Robotic Anterior Component Separation

Yuri Novitsky, MD, FACS

Madrid Posterior Component Separation

Miguel Urena, MD

Open Posterior Component Separation - TAR

Sean Orenstein, MD, FACS

Robotic TAR

Yuri Novitsky, MD, FACS

The Use of Botulinum Toxin Injections in Abdominal Wall Surgery

Antonio Espinosa de los Monteros, MD

Open Flank Hernia Repair

Miguel Urena, MD

Robot-Assisted Flank Repairs

Igor Belyansky, MD, FACS

Panel Discussion

Igor Belyansky, MD, FACS
Antonio Espinosa de los Monteros, MD
Yuri Novitsky, MD, FACS
Sean Orenstein, MD, FACS
Miguel Urena, MD
Hooman Soltanian, MD

Adjourn

Session Introduction / Defining the Clinical Challenge

Yuri Novitsky, MD, FACS

Mesh Review: Where are we in 2023?

Sean Orenstein, MD, FACS

How Can Internet and Social Media Help Me and My Practice?

Brian Jacob, MD, FACS

Morbidity and Mortality: My Own Complications

Vedra A. Augenstein, MD, FACS

Morbidity and Mortality: My Own Complications

Igor Belyansky, MD, FACS

Morbidity and Mortality: My Own Complications

David Chen, MD, FACS

Morbidity and Mortality: My Own Complications

Andrea Pakula, MD, MPH, FACS

Morbidity and Mortality: My Own Complications

Yuri Novitsky, MD, FACS

Morbidity and Mortality: My Own Complications

Antonio Espinosa de los Monteros, MD

Morbidity and Mortality: My Own Complications

Conrad Ballecer, MD, FACS

Morbidity and Mortality: My Own Complications

Miguel Urena, MD

Morbidity and Mortality: My Own Complications

Dina Podolsky, MD

Morbidity and Mortality: My Own Complications

Jorge Daes, MD, FACS

Morbidity and Mortality: My Own Complications

Sean Orenstein, MD, FACS

Morbidity and Mortality: My Own Complications

Eric M. Pauli, MD, FACS, FASGE

Panel

Vedra A. Augenstein, MD, FACS
Conrad Ballecer, MD, FACS
Igor Belyansky, MD, FACS
Jorge Daes, MD, FACS
Antonio Espinosa de los Monteros, MD
Yuri Novitsky, MD, FACS
Eric M. Pauli, MD, FACS, FASGE
Dina Podolsky, MD
Miguel Urena, MD
Sean Orenstein, MD, FACS
David Chen, MD, FACS
Andrea Pakula, MD, MPH, FACS

Adjourn

Cocktail Reception

Registration and Breakfast

Session Introduction / Defining the Clinical Challange

Yuri Novitsky, MD, FACS

Groin Exam: A to Z

Brian Jacob, MD, FACS

In-office Ultrasound for Groin Surgeons

Dina Podolsky, MD

Tissue Repairs

Edward Felix, MD

Shouldice Repair

Andreas Koch, MD, FACS

Lichtenstein Repair

David Chen, MD, FACS

Posterior Anatomy of the Groin and Robotic TAPP Inguinal Repair

Philip George, MD

Laparoscopic TEP Inguinal Repair

Edward Felix, MD

Laparoscopic eTEP Inguinal Repair

Jorge Daes, MD, FACS

Robotics for Challenging Groin Scenarios

Igor Belyansky, MD, FACS

Groin Pain After Surgery: Practical Guide to Diagnosis and Management

David Chen, MD, FACS

Athletic Pubalgia: My Management Strategies

L. Michael Brunt, MD

Panel Discussion

Igor Belyansky, MD, FACS
L. Michael Brunt, MD
David Chen, MD, FACS
Jorge Daes, MD, FACS
Edward Felix, MD
Philip George, MD
Brian Jacob, MD, FACS
Yuri Novitsky, MD, FACS
Dina Podolsky, MD
Andreas Koch, MD, FACS

Adjourn

Session Introduction / Defining the Clinical Challenge

Yuri Novitsky, MD, FACS

My Approach to Hernia Patient with ECF

Eric M. Pauli, MD, FACS, FASGE

Minimally-Invasive Parastomal Repair

Vedra A. Augenstein, MD, FACS

LoPa Parastomal Repair

Sean Orenstein, MD, FACS

Open Parastomal Hernia Repair

Eric M. Pauli, MD, FACS, FASGE

Hernia Repair on Call

Andrea Pakula, MD, MPH, FACS

Plastic Surgeon's Perspective on Soft Tissue Challenges in AWR

Hooman Soltanian, MD

Stump The Professor Panel

Yuri Novitsky, MD, FACS

Closing Discussion / Comments

Yuri Novitsky, MD, FACS

Adjourn