The Owen H. Wangensteen Scientific Forum Committee dedicated the abstract supplement to Timothy J. Eberlein, MD, FACS. Introductory remarks for the dedication were given by Ajit K. Sachdeva, MD, FACS, FRCSC, FSACME and Edith Tzeng, MD, FACS, Scientific Forum Committee Chair, and introductory remarks for Dr. Eberlein were given by Lillian S. Kao, MD, FACS.

Following the dedication, Paula M. Termuhlen, MD, FACS, distributed 24 awards for excellence in research. “Scientific Forum Excellence in Research Awards are given to young investigators who scored the highest on their abstracts among the over 2,000 that we received,” Dr. Termuhlen said. “We want to extend our congratulations to the winners, and thank you for sharing your work and your outstanding research with us.”

Finally, the six 2020 ACS Resident Research Scholarship awardees gave brief presentations on their research projects as part of the Resident & Research Scholarship event, introduced by Ali Tavakkoli, MBBS, FACS, Chair, Resident & Research Scholarship committee.

The forum will be available for on-demand viewing through the virtual Clinical Congress meeting platform through December 31.

Christopher T. Aquina, MD, MPH
Fellow at: Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
Award Category: Health Services Research
Abstract Title: Do All High-Volume Surgeons at High-Volume Hospitals Have Optimal Outcomes Following Elective High-Risk Operations? The Short Answer is No

Stas Amato, MD
Surgery Resident at: University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT
Award Category: Trauma/Burn/Critical Care
Abstract Title: Geographic Coverage and Designation of Trauma Centers in a Rural State: Highlighting the Utility of Location-Allocation for Trauma System Planning

Nathan Baggett, MD
Surgery Resident at: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Award Category: Ethics
Abstract Title: Characterization of Shared Decision Making for Older Patients Considering Major Surgery: A Mixed Methods Study

Michaela C. Bamdad, MD, MHS
Surgery Resident at: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Award Category: General Surgery
Abstract Title: Coping with Complications: A Qualitative Study of Surgery Residents

Ezra S. Brooks, BA
Medical Student at: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Award Category: Colon and Rectal Surgery
Abstract Title: The Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Access and Outcomes of Colorectal Surgery

Anthony S. Casabianca, MD, MS
Surgery Resident at: Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NY
Award Category: Surgical Oncology
Abstract Title: Netrin-1 Is a Novel Therapeutic Target for Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

Jose L. Cataneo, MD
Surgery Resident at: Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center; University of Illinois at Chicago/Metropolitan Group Hospitals, Chicago, IL
Award Category: Breast
Abstract Title: Disparities in Screening for Breast Cancer Based on Limited Language Proficiency. A Retrospective Cohort Propensity Score Matched Study

Peter G. Delaney, BA, EMT-B
Medical Student at: University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
Award Category: Global Surgery
Abstract Title: Evaluation of a Lay First Responder Program as a Scalable Model for Prehospital Trauma Care

Mark A. Eid, MD
Surgery Resident at: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Award Category: Vascular Surgery
Abstract Title: Factors Associated with Preference of Choice of Aortic Aneurysm Repair

Jeremy Fridling, BA, NREMT-P
Medical Student at: Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University, North Haven, CT
Award Category: Trauma/Burn/Critical Care
Abstract Title: Lives Saved and Public Empowerment One Year Following Bleeding Control Training

Mariam N. Hantouli, MD
Fellow at: UW Surgical Outcomes Research Center, Seattle, WA
Award Category: General Surgery
Abstract Title: Management of Acute Cholecystitis during Pregnancy

Nathan S. Haywood, MD
Surgery Resident at: University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
Award Category: Trauma/Burn/Critical Care
Abstract Title: Stopping the Burn: Adenosine 2A Receptor Agonist Attenuates Burn Progression in a Porcine Model

Elizabeth M. Huffman, MD
Surgery Resident at: Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
Award Category: Surgical Education
Abstract Title: A Competency-Based Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Curriculum Significantly Improves General Surgery Residents’ Operative Performance and Decreases Skill Variability

Ian M. Kratzke, MD
Surgery Resident at: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Award Category: Surgical Education
Abstract Title: Reducing Residents’ Burnout Using Neurofeedback

Claire Li, MD
Surgery Resident at: Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York, NY
Award Category: Surgical Oncology
Abstract Title: Major Histocompatibility Complex II (MHC-II) Dependent Programmed Death-Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Expression on Lymphatic Endothelial Cells (LECs) Promotes Growth of B16F10 Melanoma

Julia L. Nugent, MD
Surgery Resident at: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Award Category: Bariatric/Foregut
Abstract Title: Laparoscopic Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy in Nonhuman Primates Shifts the Microbiome and Drives Changes in Microbial Metabolites

Deven C. Patel, MD, MS
Surgery Resident at: Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Award Category: Thoracic Surgery
Abstract Title: Early Discharge Does Not Equate to Early Return for Patients Undergoing Lobectomy for Lung Cancer: A National Analysis

Jordan Secor, MD
Surgery Resident at: Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Award Category: Hepatobiliary and Pancreas
Abstract Title: Structurally Engineered Fatty Acids Treat Diet-Induced Steatohepatitis and Insulin Resistance

Joanna Swinarska, MS4
Surgery Resident at: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Winston-Salem, PA
Award Category: Transplantation & Tissue Engineering
Abstract Title: Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA Testing after Treatment for Acute Rejection: Can We Reduce Utilization of Follow-Up Biopsies?

Zheng hong Tan, BS
Medical Student at: The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Award Category: Colon and Rectal Surgery
Abstract Title: Is Spontaneous Voiding a Necessary Pre-Requisite for Discharge after Anorectal Operations? Results of a Prospective Randomized Trial

Patrick R. Varley, MD, MSc
Fellow at: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Award Category: Health Services Research
Abstract Title: System-Wide, Prospective Frailty Screening is Associated with Reduction in the Rate of 1-year Mortality Following Elective Surgery

Chelsea M. Viscardi, MS3
Medical Student at: East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC
Award Category: Plastic/Maxillofacial Surgery
Abstract Title: Efficacy of the North Carolina (NC) Strengthen Opioid Misuse Prevention (STOP) Act in Reducing Opioid Prescription in Hand Surgery

Lumeng J. Yu, MD
Surgery Resident at: Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Award Category: Pediatric Surgery
Abstract Title: The VEGF Heparin-Binding Domain Contributes to Proliferative Signaling and Pulmonary Functional Outcomes in Compensatory Lung Growth

Muhammad Zeeshan, MD
Surgery Resident at: Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY
Award Category: Neurosurgery
Abstract Title: Frailty in Older Odontoid Fracture Patients is an Independent Risk Factor for Increased Complication Rates and Longer Hospital Stays