Program

16th Annual

Research Summit 2025:

Advances in Surgical Research and Innovation

Thursday, January 9, 2025  |  Health Sciences Learning Center (HSLC)

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AM

7:30  Registration & Continental Breakfast, HSLC Atrium

8:00  Welcome & Opening Remarks, 1306 HSLC

• • Courtney Balentine, MD, MPH, Program Co-Chair
  • Mehreen Kisat, MBBS, MS, Assistant Professor

8:15  Keynote Address, 1306 HSLC

• • Carla Pugh, MD, PhD
    Thomas Krummel Professor of Surgery
    Director of the Technology Enabled Clinical Improvement (T.E.C.I.) Center
    Stanford University School of Medicine

9:15  Break, HSLC Atrium

9:30  Abstract Oral Presentations, 1306 HSLC
7 minutes + 3 minutes Q&A

10:50  Break, HSLC Atrium

11:00  Poster Session, HSLC Atrium

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PM

REMINDER: Voting for the Surgery Science Image Contest ends at 2:30pm!

12:00  Lunch, 3110 HSLC (3rd Floor)

1:00  Panel Session, 1306 HSLC

• Aimme Arnoldussen, PhD
• Aaron Dingle, PhD
• Joshua Mezrich, MD
• Muhammed Murtaza, MBBS, PhD
• Lee Wilke, MD, FACS
• Carla Pugh, MD, PhD

2:15  Break, HSLC Atrium

2:30  Meaningful Contributions: The Power of Philanthropy-Funded Research, 1306 HSLC

• Samuel Poore, MD, PhD
• Luke Funk, MD, MPH
• Angela Gibson, MD, PhD
• Sean Ronnekleiv-Kelly, MD
• James Maloney, MD

3:45  Awards & Closing Remarks, 1306 HSLC

• • Courtney Balentine, MD, MPH, Program Co-Chair
  • Mehreen Kisat, MBBS, MS, Assistant Professor

4:00  Reception, HSLC Atrium