Awards

Courtney Balentine, M.D., served on the bioengineering, biotechnology, and surgical sciences study section for the National Institutes of Health on October 12-13.

Sneha Bhat, M.D., was inducted as a fellow into the American College of Surgeons.

Michael Dellinger, Ph.D., was a co-organizer of the International Patient and Scientific Conference on Complex Lymphatic Anomalies held on October 2-3. The conference was funded by the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative.

Dev Desai, M.D., was the panel moderator for An Update on Obstructive Jaundice in the Pediatric Population: Current Challenges and Controversies at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress on October 27.

Angela Guzzetta, M.D., was inducted as a fellow into the American College of Surgeons on October 24.

Caroline Park, M.D., received the inaugural Associate Member Mentoring Scholarship from the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma.

Mark Ryan, M.D., was inducted as a fellow into the American College of Surgeons on October 24.

Thomas Schlieve, D.D.S., M.D., was a moderator and panelist at the head and neck plenary session and the advanced maxillofacial reconstructive techniques plenary session at the annual meeting of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons on September 30 and October 1, 2021, in Nashville, Tennessee.

In the Media

Thomas Schlieve, D.D.S., M.D., discussed benign maxillofacial pathology on the national podcast of Everyday Oral Surgery: Surgeons Talking Shop on September 5, 2021.

Presentations

Kareem AbdelFattah, M.D.

Interview and Evaluation Best Practices

Panel on residency interviews, Association of Program Directors in Surgery

American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress

October 26, 2021 (virtual)

Rodrigo Alterio, M.D.

(Coauthors: Bhat A, Radi I, Wang SC, Porembka MR, Mansour JC, Yopp AC, Zeh HJ, Polanco PM)

Association of Hospital Markup With Preventable Adverse Events Following Pancreatic Surgery in the United States

American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress

October 23-27, 2021 (virtual)

(Coauthors: Bhat A, Radi I, Wang SC, Porembka MR, Mansour JC, Yopp AC, Zeh HJ, Polanco PM)

Impact of US Hospital Characteristics in the Cost of Pancreatic Surgery

American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress

October 23-27, 2021 (virtual)

Michael Dellinger, Ph.D. 

MEKINIST-ic Approach to Target Abnormal Lymphatics in Gorham-Stout Disease 

Annual meeting of the North American Vascular Biology Organization

October 26, 2021 (virtual)

Vascular Malformations Round Table Discussion 

Annual meeting of the North American Vascular Biology Organization

October 27, 2021 (virtual)

Trametinib Blocks Disease Progression in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Gorham-Stout Disease 

International Patient and Scientific Conference on Complex Lymphatic Anomalies

October 2, 2021 (virtual)

Insights Into Lymphatic-Mediated Bone Destruction From a Mouse Model

Rare bone disease working group, American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

October 7, 2021 (virtual)

Michelle Ju, M.D.

Defining Targets for High-Volume Esophagectomy Centers to Improve Surgical Outcomes

American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress

October 23-27, 2021 (virtual)

Race/Ethnicity and Insurance: Main Factors Associated With Disparities in Receiving Guideline-Concordant Care for Pancreatic Cancer in Texas

American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress

October 23-27, 2021 (virtual)

Melissa Kirkwood, M.D.

Disposable Lightweight Shield Attached to Leaded or Non-leaded Glasses Decreases Operator Eye and Brain Radiation Dose During Fluoroscopically Guided Interventions

Annual meeting, Western Vascular Society

October 16-19, 2021  Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Omar Kolaki, D.D.S., M.D.

(Coauthors: Saxe B, Williams F, Kim R, Teigen Kari, Schlieve T)

Does the Use of a “Wrap” in 3D Surgical Planning Influence the Bony Margin Status of Neoplasms of the Oral, Head and Neck Region?

Annual meeting, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

September 29, 2021  Nashville, Tennessee

Timothy Neal, D.D.S.

(Coauthors: Carr B, Kolar N, Sarmento R, Shergill I, Gulko J, Schlieve T, Stone J) 

Intraoperative Inferior Alveolar Nerve Location Following Low Medial Horizontal Sagittal Split Osteotomy

Annual meeting, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

September 29, 2021  Nashville, Tennessee

Caroline Park, M.D.

Beyond Games: Exploring Virtual/Augmented Reality and Other Wearable Technology in Trauma Care and Education

Annual meeting, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma

September 28, 2021  Atlanta, Georgia

Rodrigo Sarmento, D.M.D.

(Coauthors: Carr B, Gulko J, Neal T, Kolar N, Shergill I, Schlieve T, Stone J) 

Is the Low and Short Medial Horizontal Osteotomy a Predictive Factor for Bad Splits in Sagittal Split Osteotomies?

Annual meeting, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

September 28, 2021  Nashville, Tennessee

Thomas Schlieve, D.D.S., M.D. 

A Review of Oral Cancer, HPV, and Oral Pre-malignant Lesions 

North Texas Facial and Oral Surgery Symposium 

October 29, 2021  Southlake, Texas 

(with Waleed Zaid D.D.S.)

Surgical Margins in Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology 

Annual meeting, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

October 2, 2021  Nashville, Tennessee

Management of Large Odontogenic Tumors

Annual meeting, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

September 30, 2021  Nashville, Tennessee

John Zuniga, D.M.D., Ph.D.

Advances in Peripheral Nerve Repair and Regeneration

2021 Webinar Series, Osteo Sciences Foundation

October 12, 2021 (virtual)

Advances and Best Practices in Nerve Management: Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery AxoGen Course

October 16, 2021  Marina del Ray, California

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