You Dont Want to Miss This ActivityThe 17th Annual Surgery of the Foregut Symposium will take place at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. As in previous years, a first-class group of world renowned gastrointestinal surgeons, gastroenterologists and oncologists have been invited to share their expertise and updates on the most recent technological and therapeutic advances in this steadily evolving field. Since 1999, this 4 day course has become one of the most prestigious forums in the field of foregut surgery with attendees and faculty travelling from around the globe.
The 2018 scientific session will feature a full day presenting the 5th International Congress of Fluorescence Guided Surgery, under the leadership of Dr. Takeaki Ishizawa from Tokyo, Japan. This is one of the most fascinating and promising developments in the field of surgery. The second day will be devoted to the surgical management of complex disease processes of the esophagus and will be presented by the Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston under the leadership of the internationally renowned Raphael Bueno, MD. On the 3rd day, the scientific sessions will concentrate on the most recent advances, controversies and developments in the field of bariatric and metabolic surgery. To continue our tradition, we will feature the Robert Herrmann MD Annual Lecture that will be delivered by Raphael Bueno MD, on Esophageal Surgery in the 21st Century, and the Walter E. Pories MD, Annual Lecture delivered by Jack Himpens, MD on the Evolution of Bariatric Surgery, from weight loss to metabolic interventions. In addition, and back by popular demand, we will host a fourth day of Live Surgery that will be presented at the David Jagelman Conference Center at the Cleveland Clinic Florida campus in Weston.
By Attending, You Will Be Able To: Analyze new endoscopic treatment modalities, and review neurostimulation as a new approach Discuss how to recognize hiatal hernias, review technique of recurrent hiatal hernias repair using
bared sutures, and present complications of repair Evaluate new approaches to foregut disorders, analyze new techniques, and present technical pitfalls
of re-operative foregut surgery Identify technical pitfalls when repairing parastomal hernias, familiarize with alternative approaches
to ventral hernia repair, and review mesh utilization when performing laparoscopic vs. open repairs Present most common re-operative approaches, technical pitfalls of re-operative surgery of the
esophagus and discuss how to identify and manage most frequent complications Present the current epidemiological data and tends of gastroparesis, discuss best non-surgical
treatment modalities, and analyze the outcomes of most common surgical approaches Provide the audience with surgical approaches to esophageal cancer, distinguish treatment
modalities based on pathological exam, and discuss outcomes and oncological approaches Recognize signs and symptoms of achalasia, assess how to best manage complications such as
epiphrenic diverticula, and review the new treatment modalities Review the basic concept of fluorescent imaging techniques and alternative fluorescent dyes, and
discuss different applications of fluorescent imaging Review the current standards for technical performance of various methods of primary bariatric
procedures and what are the long-term outcomes Appraise how decisions are made in the operating room and how surgeons can apply aviation and
sports industry skills improvement techniques
Who Should Attend?Physicians, surgeons, fellows, residents, nurses, and allied health professionals in the fields of fluorescence guided surgery, esophagus and diaphragm surgery, surgical endoscopy, general surgery, hepato-pancreatic and biliary surgery, as well as laparoscopic and bariatric surgery.
Activity Directors
R. Matthew Walsh, MD, FACSProfessor of SurgeryRich Family Distinguished Chair of Digestive DiseasesChairman, Department of General Surgery,Digestive Disease & Surgery InstituteChairman, Academic Department of Surgery, Education Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, Ohio
Raul J. Rosenthal MD, FACS, FASMBSProfessor of Surgery and Chairman, Department of General Surgery Director, The Bariatric and Metabolic Institute President, South Florida Chapter of the American College of SurgeonsPresident, The Fellowship Council Cleveland Clinic Florida Weston, Florida
Fluorescence Guided Surgery Planning CommitteeTakeaki Ishizawa, MD, Tokyo, JapanFernando Dip, MD, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Guest FacultyJulio Aleman, MD, Guatemala City, GuatemalaMiguel Amore, MD, Caba, ArgentinaJames Basilion, MD, Dublin, IrelandLuigi Boni, MD, Milan, ItalyMichael Bouvet, MD, San Diego, California Ronan Cahill, MD, Dublin, IrelandThomas Carus, MD, Bremen, GermanGiuseppe Catapano, MD, Benevento, ItalyManish Chand, MD, London, United KingdomToshifumi Chen-Yoshikawa, MD, Kyoto, JapanGiovanni Dapri, MD, Brussels, BelgiumMatteo de Notaris, MD, Benevento, ItalyMichele Diana, MD, Strasbourg, FranceJorge Falco, MD, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaHideo Fukuhara, MD, Nankoku, JapanYuma Fuse, MD, Tokyo, JapanKiyoshi Hasegawa, MD, Tokyo, JapanWoo Jin Hyung, MD, Seoul, South KoreaHyun Koo Kim, MD, Seoul, South KoreaNorihiro Kokudo, MD, Tokyo, JapanToshihiko Kuroiwa, MD, Osaka, JapanJohn YK Lee, MD, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Phillip Low, MD, West Lafayette, Indianapolis Peter McCulloch, MD, Oxford, United KingdomSalvador Morales-Conde, MD, Seville, SpainDerek Muehrcke, MD, St. Augustine, FloridaNikolaj Nerup, MD, Alessandria, ItalyHiroto Nishino, MD, Kyoto, JapanTakeo Nomi, MD, Tokyo, JapanAndrea Papadia, MD, Berne, SwitzerlandFrederic Ris, MD, Geneva, SwitzerlandHayahito Sakai, MD, Tokyo, JapanLuis Sarotto, MD, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSylke Schneider, MD, Rostock, GermanyRutger Schols, MD Maastricht, The NetherlandsYasuo Sekine, MD, Tokyo, JapanSatoru Seo, MD Kyoto, JapanDanny Sherwinter, MD, Brooklyn, New YorkDiego Sinagra, MD, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaDeepti Sinha, MD London, United KingdomAntonio Spinelli, MD, Milan, ItalyGiuseppe Spinoglio, MD, Alessandria, ItalyLaurents Stassen, MD, Maastricht, The NetherlandsNaoto Takahashi, MD, Chiba, JapanRei Toda, MD, Kyoto, JapanMasakazu Toi, MD, Kyoto, JapanYasuteru Urano, MD, Tokyo, JapanJacqueline van den Bosch, MD, Maastricht, The NetherlandsEric Vibert, MD, Villejuif, FranceJason Warram, MD, Birmingham, AlabamaTakumi Yamamoto, MD, Tokyo, JapanTrevor Yeung, MD, Oxford, United KingdomMasashi Yoshida, MD, Tochigi, Japan
Cleveland Clinic FacultyJames Basilion, MD, Cleveland, OhioR. Matthew Walsh, MD, Cleveland, OhioSteven Wexner, MD, Weston, Florida
Call for Abstracts Submission Deadline: November 15, 2017Abstracts for video and podium presentation are now being reviewed.
Visit www.ccfcme.org/DDSI-Week for more information on topics, submission procedures, review process, and more. Contact Michael Schultz at [email protected] or by phone at 954-659-5490.
Surgery of the Esophagus and Diaphragm Planning CommitteeRaphael Bueno, MD, Boston, MassachusettsJon Wee, MD, Boston, Massachusetts
Guest FacultyGiovanni Dapri, MD, Brussels, BelgiumMark McKenney, MD, Kendall, FloridaAndrew Rosenthal, MD, Kendall, FloridaScott Swanson, MD, Boston, MassachusettsDaniel Wiener, MD, Boston, Massachusetts
Cleveland Clinic FacultyTolga Erim, DO, Weston, FloridaEmanuele Lo Menzo, MD, Weston, FloridaJeffrey Ponsky, MD, Cleveland, OhioArun Nagarajan, MD, Weston, FloridaRaul Rosenthal, MD, Weston, FloridaAlison Schneider, MD, Weston, Florida
New Frontiers in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Planning CommitteeNathan Zundel, MD, Miami, FloridaAlan Wittgrove, MD, Del Mar, California
Guest FacultyNahum Begliebter, MD, Jerusalem, IsraelEric DeMaria, MD, St. Louis, MissouriManoel Galvao, MD, Sao Paulo, BrazilKelvin Higa, MD, Fresno, CaliforniaJacques Himpens, MD, Brussels, Belgium Pablo Omelanczuck, MD, Mendoza, ArgentinaAlmino Cardoso Ramos, MD, Sao Paulo, BrazilGrinbaum Ronit, MD, Jerusalem, IsraelScott Shikora, MD, Boston, Massachusetts
Cleveland Clinic FacultyEmanuel Lo Menzo, MD, Weston, FloridaJeffrey Ponsky, MD, Cleveland, OhioRaul Rosenthal, MD, Weston, FloridaSamuel Szomstein, MD, Weston, Florida
