34th Annual Winter Meeting: Midwest Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons

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Summit 1 Bedroom	$1,029
Summit 1 King	$669
Summit 2 Queen	$649
Summit Queen Studio	$599

 

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Times listed are in Mountain Time (MT).

Thursday, March 12, 2026

3:30 p.m.
Registration and Refreshments

4 p.m.
Operating on the Obese
Forrest Johnston, MD, FACS, FASCRS

4:25 p.m.
Anal Cancer
Jennifer Leinicke, MD, MPHS, FACS, FASCRS

4:50 p.m.
Colorectal Medicine
Ben Martin, MD

5:15 p.m.
Innovations in Robotics for Colon and Rectal Surgeons
Jamie Cannon, MD

5:40 p.m.
APPs and RVUs: What's in it for the Colon and Rectal Surgeon
Emily Connor, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, AGPCNP-BC

6:05 p.m.
Evaluation and Adjournment

6:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception and Pizza Party

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Friday, March 13, 2026

6:15 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast

6:45 a.m.
Topic
Joshua Sommovilla, MD

7:10 a.m.
More RVUs in Less Time: What You Need to Know
Peter Marcello, MD, FACS, FASCRS

7:35 a.m.
HPV Vaccine and Anal Dysplasia: An Update
J. Ryan Williams, MD

8 a.m.
Balancing Administrative, Clinical and Research Activities for the Colon and Rectal Surgeon
Larry Sands, MD, MBA

8:25 a.m.
Honoring a Visionary in Peritoneal Surface Malignancy: Oncologic Outcomes and Clinical Lessons Learned from the Legacy of Dr. Floriano Marchetti
Austin Dosch, MD

9 a.m.
Evaluation and Adjournment

Reconvene

4 p.m.
Tracking Surgical Waste
Alice Lee, MD

4:25 p.m.
Management of Colorectal Cancer in Lynch Syndrome
Meghana Kashyap, MD

4:50 p.m.
What Can AI do for You?  How to Integrate AI into Colorectal Practice
Jonathan Abelson, MD

5:15 p.m.
Rectal Prolapse
Pamela Burgess, MD

5:40 p.m.
Management of Acute Large Bowel Obstruction
Michael Watson, MD

6:30 p.m.
Evaluation and Adjournment

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Saturday, March 14, 2026

6:15 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast

6:45 a.m.
Management of EEA Anastomotic Complications
Jonathan Bliggenstorfer, MD

7:10 a.m.
Medical Management of IBD: From Biologics to Small Molecules to Immunomodulators
Randall Pellish, MD

7:35 a.m.
Deep Endometriosis and the Colon and Rectal Surgeon
Dave Bennett, MD

8 a.m.
Jorge Marcet, MD

8:25 a.m.
Extended Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer
Avanish Saklani, MBBS

9 a.m.
Evaluation and Adjournment

Reconvene

4 p.m.
Robot Single Port for Colorectal Abdominal and Transrectal TAMIS Application
Joseph Corallo, MD

4:25 p.m.
The Role of Circulating Tumor DNA (ctDNA) in Colorectal Cancer Surveilance
Brian Kann, MD

5 p.m.
Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
Heidi Bahna, MD

5:25 p.m.
Immunotherapy in Colon Cancer: Current Evidence and Future Directions
Jennifer Paruch, MD, MS, FACS, FASCRS

5:50 p.m.
Interesting Cases

6:30 p.m.
Evaluation and Adjournment