Schedule
Monday, February 13, 2023 Tuesday, February 14, 2023 Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Monday, February 13, 2023
2:00 - 3:30 PM
Registration and Welcome Reception
3:30 - 3:50 PM
Welcome and Introduction
Yuri Novitsky, MD, FACS
3:50 - 4:10 PM
Finding Hernia: Understanding Abdominal Wall Imaging
Eric M. Pauli, MD, FACS, FASGE
4:10 - 4:30 PM
Laparoscopic and Robotic IPOM
Sean Orenstein, MD, FACS
4:30 - 4:50 PM
Robotic Pre-Peritoneal Repair (rTAPP)
Conrad Ballecer, MD, FACS
4:50 - 5:10 PM
Robotic Transabdominal Rectrorectus (rTA-RR) repair
Andrea Pakula, MD, MPH, FACS
5:10 - 5:30 PM
Extraperitional Spaces and eTEP Access
Jorge Daes, MD, FACS
5:30 - 5:50 PM
Robotic eTEP Retrorectus Repair
Igor Belyansky, MD, FACS
5:50 - 6:10 PM
Laparoscopic Subcutaneous Onlay Repair
Philip George, MD
6:10 - 6:30 PM
Diastasis Recti and Panniculectomy
Antonio Espinosa de los Monteros, MD
6:30 - 6:50 PM
Surgery in Women of Childbearing Age
Dina Podolsky, MD
6:50 - 7:30 PM
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
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
5:30 - 7:00 AM
Registration and Breakfast
6:00 - 6:10 AM
Session Introduction / Defining the Clinical Challenge
Yuri Novitsky, MD, FACS
6:10 - 6:30 AM
Get Ready for AWR: Preop Optimization Steps You Must Take to Optimize Outcomes
Yuri Novitsky, MD, FACS
6:30 - 6:50 AM
Open Anterior Component Separation
Hooman Soltanian, MD
6:50 - 7:10 AM
Robotic Anterior Component Separation
Yuri Novitsky, MD, FACS
7:10 - 7:30 AM
Madrid Posterior Component Separation
Miguel Urena, MD
7:30 - 7:50 AM
Open Posterior Component Separation - TAR
Sean Orenstein, MD, FACS
7:50 - 8:10 AM
Robotic TAR
Yuri Novitsky, MD, FACS
8:10 - 8:30 AM
The Use of Botulinum Toxin Injections in Abdominal Wall Surgery
Antonio Espinosa de los Monteros, MD
8:30 - 8:50 AM
Open Flank Hernia Repair
Miguel Urena, MD
8:50 - 9:10 PM
Robot-Assisted Flank Repairs
Igor Belyansky, MD, FACS
9:10 - 10:00 AM
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
4:00 - 4:10 PM
Session Introduction / Defining the Clinical Challenge
Yuri Novitsky, MD, FACS
4:10 - 4:30 PM
Mesh Review: Where are we in 2023?
Sean Orenstein, MD, FACS
4:30 - 4:45 PM
How Can Internet and Social Media Help Me and My Practice?
Brian Jacob, MD, FACS
4:45 - 4:55 PM
Morbidity and Mortality: My Own Complications
Vedra A. Augenstein, MD, FACS
4:55 - 5:05 PM
Morbidity and Mortality: My Own Complications
Igor Belyansky, MD, FACS
5:05 - 5:15 PM
Morbidity and Mortality: My Own Complications
David Chen, MD, FACS
5:15 - 5:25 PM
Morbidity and Mortality: My Own Complications
Andrea Pakula, MD, MPH, FACS
5:25 - 5:35 PM
Morbidity and Mortality: My Own Complications
Yuri Novitsky, MD, FACS
5:35 - 5:45 PM
Morbidity and Mortality: My Own Complications
Antonio Espinosa de los Monteros, MD
5:45 - 5:55 PM
Morbidity and Mortality: My Own Complications
Conrad Ballecer, MD, FACS
5:55 - 6:05 PM
Morbidity and Mortality: My Own Complications
Miguel Urena, MD
6:05 - 6:15 PM
Morbidity and Mortality: My Own Complications
Dina Podolsky, MD
6:15 - 6:20 PM
Morbidity and Mortality: My Own Complications
Jorge Daes, MD, FACS
6:20 - 6:30 PM
Morbidity and Mortality: My Own Complications
Sean Orenstein, MD, FACS
6:30 - 6:45 PM
Morbidity and Mortality: My Own Complications
Eric M. Pauli, MD, FACS, FASGE
6:45 - 7:30 PM
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
7:30 - 9:30 PM
Cocktail Reception
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
5:30 - 7:00 AM
Registration and Breakfast
6:00 - 6:10 AM
Session Introduction / Defining the Clinical Challange
Yuri Novitsky, MD, FACS
6:10 - 6:25 AM
Groin Exam: A to Z
Brian Jacob, MD, FACS
6:25 - 6:40 AM
In-office Ultrasound for Groin Surgeons
Dina Podolsky, MD
6:40 - 7:00 AM
Tissue Repairs
Edward Felix, MD
7:00 - 7:20 AM
Shouldice Repair
Andreas Koch, MD, FACS
7:20 - 7:45 AM
Lichtenstein Repair
David Chen, MD, FACS
7:45 - 8:00 AM
Posterior Anatomy of the Groin and Robotic TAPP Inguinal Repair
Philip George, MD
8:00 - 8:15 AM
Laparoscopic TEP Inguinal Repair
Edward Felix, MD
8:15 - 8:30 AM
Laparoscopic eTEP Inguinal Repair
Jorge Daes, MD, FACS
8:30 - 8:50 AM
Robotics for Challenging Groin Scenarios
Igor Belyansky, MD, FACS
8:50 - 9:10 AM
Groin Pain After Surgery: Practical Guide to Diagnosis and Management
David Chen, MD, FACS
9:10 - 9:30 AM
Athletic Pubalgia: My Management Strategies
L. Michael Brunt, MD
9:30 - 10:00 AM
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
4:00 - 4:10 PM
Session Introduction / Defining the Clinical Challenge
Yuri Novitsky, MD, FACS
4:10 - 4:30 PM
My Approach to Hernia Patient with ECF
Eric M. Pauli, MD, FACS, FASGE
4:30 - 4:50 PM
Minimally-Invasive Parastomal Repair
Vedra A. Augenstein, MD, FACS
4:50 - 5:10 PM
LoPa Parastomal Repair
Sean Orenstein, MD, FACS
5:10 - 5:30 PM
Open Parastomal Hernia Repair
Eric M. Pauli, MD, FACS, FASGE
5:30 - 5:50 PM
Hernia Repair on Call
Andrea Pakula, MD, MPH, FACS
5:50 - 6:10 PM
Plastic Surgeon's Perspective on Soft Tissue Challenges in AWR
Hooman Soltanian, MD
6:10 - 7:50 PM
Stump The Professor Panel
Yuri Novitsky, MD, FACS
7:50 - 8:00 PM
Closing Discussion / Comments
Yuri Novitsky, MD, FACS