Friday, March 27, 2026
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Welcome Reception
Saturday, March 28, 2026
8:15 am - 9:00 am
Breakfast
Clinical Practice
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Navigating the First Job: Contracts, Compensation, and Culture
Laurel H. Hastings-Cooper
Louisiana State University Department of Surgery, New Orleans, LA
9:15 am - 9:30 am
Building a Referral Base and Growing a Practice
Jonathan A. Cardella
Yale University, New Haven, CT
9:30 am - 9:45 am
Time Management and Efficiency in the OR and Clinic
Jean Bismuth
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Vascular Surgery
Randy Moore
University of Calgary, Calgary Alberta, CA
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Break
Practice Management/Finance
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Developing a Niche and Building a National Presence
Venita Chandra
Stanford University, Stanford,CA
10:30 am - 10:55 am
Billing, Coding, and Documentation
Matthew J. Sideman
UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
10:55 am - 11:15 am
Systems-based Practice: Quality and Safety Metrics from the Health-System Perspective
Leila Mureebe
Duke University Medical Center, Raleigh, NC
11:15 am - 11:30 am
Question and Answer
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Technology Showcase – Gore Product Demonstrations
Supported by a grant from W. L. Gore & Associates
Practice and Wellness
2:45 pm - 3:05 pm
Leadership and Teaching Skills for Early Faculty
Kristyn A. Mannoia
Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA
3:05 pm - 3:25 pm
Ergonomics and Sustaining Wellness in Surgery
Bjoern D. Suckow
Dartmouth Health, Lebanon, NH
3:25 pm - 3:45 pm
Personal and Financial Planning for Surgeons
Danielle C. Sutzko
University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Medico-legal Issues and Avoiding Them
Ross Milner
University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Panel Discussion and Submitted Questions
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Fellows & Chief Residents Reception
