Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting

2021 Abstracts
2021 Photo Gallery
2021 Preliminary Program
2021 Sponsors

President           

Craig R. Mahoney, MD

Dates

September 29 - October 3, 2021

Location

Omni Amelia Island Resort
   Amelia Island, FL

Presidential Guest

Kevin L. Garvin, MD
   Omaha, NE

"Classic" Speakers

 Lisa K. Cannada, MD
   Jacksonville, FL
Daniel J. Berry, MD
   Rochester, MN

Steel Memorial Lecturer

Hal Kushner, MD, FACS
COL (ret) US Army
   Daytona Beach, FL

Rapp Lecturer

  Craig J. Della Valle, MD
   Chicago, IL

2020 Annual Meeting - Cancelled

2020 Preliminary Program
2020 Abstracts

President               

Matthew A. Mormino, MD

Dates

April 22-26, 2020

Location

Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort
   Bonita Springs, FL

Thirty-Seventh Annual Meeting

2019 Preliminary Program
2019 Abstracts

President                     

Robert F. McLain, MD      

Dates

April 10-14, 2019

Location

Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort
   Miramar Beach, FL

Presidential Guest:

James N. Weinstein, DO, MS 
   Bellevue, WA

"Classic" Speakers:

Kevin L. Garvin, MD 
   Omaha, NE
J. Lawrence Marsh, MD 
   Iowa City, IA
Kristy L. Weber, MD 
   Philadelphia, PA

Steel Memorial Lecturer

Eric Heiden, M.D 
   Park City, UT

Rapp Lecturer

Evan L. Flatow, MD 
   New York, NY

 Thirty-Sixth Annual Meeting

2018 Preliminary Program
2018 Abstracts

President:                          

C. Lowry Barnes, MD      

Dates:

April 18-22, 2018

Location:

Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort
   San Antonio, TX

Presidential Guest:

Richard D. Scott, MD 
   Dedham, MA

"Classic" Speakers:

Stephen S. Burkhart, MD 
   San Antonio, TX
Richard E. McCarthy, MD 
   Little Rock, AR
Milton L. Routt, Jr., MD 
   Houston, TX

Steel Lecturer

Jimmy Sexton
   Memphis, TN
interviewed by:
Bill Macatee
   Dallas, TX

Rapp Lecturer

James P. Stannard, MD 
   Columbia, MO

Thirty-Fifth Annual Meeting

2017 Preliminary Program
2017 Abstracts

President:                   

Marc F. Swiontkowski, MD          

Dates:

April 19-23, 2017

Location:

Omni Amelia Island Resort
   Amelia Island, FL

Presidential Guest:

Mohit Bhandari, MD 
   Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

"Classic" Speakers:

Thomas A. Einhorn, MD 
   New York, NY
Regis J. O'Keefe, MD, Ph.D. 
   St. Louis, MO
Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS 
   Philadelphia, PA

Steel Lecturer

Rob McClanahan 
   Minneapolis, MN

Rapp Lecturer

Freddie H. Fu, MD 
   Pittsburgh, PA

Thirty-Fourth Annual Meeting

2016 Preliminary Program
2016 Abstracts

President:                      

Robert T. Trousdale, MD                         

Dates:

April 13-17, 2016

Location:

Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort
   Bonita Springs, FL

Presidential Guest:            

William L. Griffin, MD
   Charlotte, NC

"Classic" Speakers:

Stephen J. Incavo, MD
   Houston, TX
John E. Lonstein, MD 
   Minneapolis, MN
Michael D. McKee, MD, FRCSC 
   Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Steel Lecturer:

Michael J. Collins, MD 
   Hinsdale, IL

Rapp Lecturer:

Mathias P. G. Bostrom, MD, FACS 
   New York, NY

Thirty-Third Annual Meeting

2015 Preliminary Program
2015 Abstracts

President:                      

J. Lawrence Marsh, MD                          

Dates:

April 22-26, 2015

Location:

The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort
   Hilton Head Island, SC

Presidential Guest:            

Stuart L. Weinstein, MD 
   Iowa City, IA

"Classic" Speakers:

Douglas R. Dirschl, MD 
   Chicago, IL
Christopher D. Harner, MD 
   Pittsburgh, PA
James F. Kellam, MD 
   Houston, TX

Steel Lecturer:

Mr. Dan Gable 
   Iowa City, IA

Rapp Lecturer:

Joshua J. Jacobs, MD 
   Chicago, IL

Thirty-Second Annual Meeting

2014 Preliminary Program
2014 Abstracts

President:                      

Craig S. Roberts, MD, M.B.A.                 

Dates:

April 23-27, 2014

Location:

La Cantera Hill Country Resort
   San Antonio, TX

Presidential Guest:            

Lynn A. Crosby, MD  Augusta, GA

"Classic" Speakers:

James H. Beaty, MD 
   Germantown, TN
Lawrence B. Bone, MD 
   Buffalo, NY
Frank J. Frassica, MD 
   Baltimore, MD

Steel Lecturer:

Vincent Lam, MD 
   Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Rapp Lecturer:

J. W. Thomas Byrd, MD 
   Nashville, TN

Thirty-First Annual Meeting

2013 Preliminary Program
2013 Abstracts

President:                      

Bernard N. Stulberg, MD                         

Dates:

April 17-21, 2013

Location:

Omni Amelia Island Resort
   Amelia Island, FL

Presidential Guest:            

Joseph A. Buckwalter, MS, MD 
    Iowa City, IA

"Classic" Speakers:

Jesse B. Jupiter, MD 
   Boston, MA
Ham Peterson, MD 
   Rochester, MN
Timothy M. Wright, Ph.D. 
   New York, NY

Steel Lecturer:

Magnus T. Bernhardsson, Ph.D. 
   Williamstown, MA

Rapp Lecturer:

Dane A. Miller, Ph.D. 
   Winona Lake, IN

Thirtieth Annual Meeting

2012 Preliminary Program
2012 Abstracts

President:                      

Gordon R. Bell, MD                                 

Dates:

April 18-22, 2012

Location:

Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort
   Bonita Springs, FL

Presidential Guest:            

Richard H. Rothman, MD, Ph.D. 
   Philadelphia, PA

"Classic" Speakers:

John A. Bergfeld, MD 
   Cleveland, OH
Harry N. Herkowitz, MD 
   Royal Oak, MI
Jeffrey E. Johnson, MD 
   Chesterfield, MO

Steel Lecturer:

Mr. Terry Stewart 
   Cleveland, OH

Rapp Lecturer:

Stephen E. Olvey, MD 
   Miami, FL

Twenty-Ninth Annual Meeting

2011 Preliminary Program
2011 Abstracts

President:                      

David G. Lewallen, MD                           

Dates:

April 6-10, 2011

Location:

Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Resort
   Tucson, AZ

Presidential Guest:            

Professor Reinhold Ganz 
   Gümligen, Switzerland

"Classic" Speakers:

Joseph C. McCarthy, MD 
   Newton, MA
Franklin H. Sim, MD 
   Rochester, MN
Charles L. Saltzman, MD 
   Salt Lake City, UT

Steel Lecturer:

Ms. Zonnie Gorman 
   Gallup, NM

Rapp Lecturer:

Aaron G. Rosenberg, MD 
   Chicago, IL

Twenty-Eighth Annual Meeting

2010 Preliminary Program
2010 Abstracts

President:                      

John S. Toohey, MD                                

Dates:

April 21-25, 2010

Location:

Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort
   Lost Pines, TX

Presidential Guest:            

G. Paul DeRosa, MD 
   Chapel Hill, NC

"Classic" Speakers:

Robert M. Campbell, Jr., MD 
   Philadelphia, PA
George L. Lucas, MD 
   Wichita, KS
Thomas A. Zdeblick, MD  
   Madison, WI

Steel Lecturer:

Mr. Vincent J. Capone, MSc 
   Hockessin, DE

Rapp Lecturer:

Elizabeth A. Arendt, MD 
   Minneapolis, MN

Twenty-Seventh Annual Meeting

2009 Preliminary Program
2009 Abstracts

President:                      

Lynn A. Crosby, MD                                

Dates:

April 22-26, 2009

Location:

Amelia Island Resort
   Amelia Island, FL

Presidential Guest:            

Louis U. Bigliani, MD  
   New York, NY

"Classic" Speakers:

Robert A. Arciero, MD 
   Farmington, CT
David M. Lichtman, MD 
   Fort Worth, TX
Arthur Manoli, II, MD 
   Pontiac, MI

Steel Lecturer:

Mr. Terry Aitken 
   Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

Rapp Lecturer:

Daniel J. Berry, MD 
   Rochester, MN

Twenty-Sixth Annual Meeting

President:              

Timothy C. Fitzgibbons, MD        

Dates:

April 16-20, 2008

Location:

Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate
   ChampionsGate, FL

Presidential Guest:            

James D. Heckman, MD 
   Needham, MA

"Classic" Speakers:

Thomas O. Clanton, MD 
   Houston, TX
Kevin L. Garvin, MD 
   Omaha, NE
Roy W. Sanders, MD 
   Temple Terrace, FL

Steel Lecturer:

Astronaut Robert L. Satcher, Jr., Ph.D., MD 
   Houston, TX/Chicago, IL

Rapp Lecturer:

R. Michael Gross, MD 
   Omaha, NE

Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting

President:                      

Daniel J. Berry, MD                                 

Dates:

April 11-15, 2007

Location:

Boca Raton Resort and Club
   Boca Raton, FL

Presidential Guest:            

John J. Callaghan, MD 
   Iowa City, IA

"Classic" Speakers:

James H. Beaty, MD 
   Memphis, TN
Miguel E. Cabanela, MD 
   Rochester, MN
Peter J. Stern, MD 
   Cincinnati, OH

Steel Lecturer:

N/A

Rapp Lecturer:

George J. Haidukewych, MD 
   Temple Terrace, FL

 Twenty-Fourth Annual Meeting

President:                      

Kenneth E. Marks, MD                            

Dates:

April 19-23, 2006

Location:

The Westin La Cantera Resort
   San Antonio, TX

Presidential Guest:            

Mr. Michael K. D. Benson, FRCS 
   Oxford, England

"Classic" Speakers:

Richard A. Berger, MD, Ph.D. 
   Rochester, MN
Colin F. Moseley, MD, C.M., FRCSC 
   Los Angeles, CA
Charles A. Rockwood, Jr., MD 
   San Antonio, TX

Steel Lecturer:

Bruce Latimer, Ph.D. 
   Cleveland, OH

Rapp Lecturer:

Peter R. Cavanagh, Ph.D., DSc 
   Cleveland, OH

Twenty-Third Annual Meeting

President:                      

Kevin L. Garvin, MD                                

Dates:

April 20-24, 2005

Location:

Amelia Island Resort
   Amelia Island, FL

Presidential Guest:            

James R. Neff, MD, FACS 
   Omaha, NE

"Classic" Speakers:

Evan L. Flatow, MD  
   New York, NY
Berton R. Moed, MD 
   St. Louis, MO
K. Donald Shelbourne, MD 
   Indianapolis, IN

Steel Lecturer:

Mr. Peter Gross 
   Omaha, NE

Rapp Lecturer:

Jay R. Lieberman, MD 
   Los Angeles, CA

Twenty-Second Annual Meeting

President:                      

John J. Callaghan, MD                            

Dates:

April 14-18, 2004

Location:

La Quinta Resort & Club
   LaQuinta, CA

Presidential Guest:            

Lawrence D. Dorr, MD 
   Inglewood, CA

"Classic" Speakers:

Richard H. Gelberman, MD 
   St. Louis, MO
Richard J. Hawkins, MD, FRCSC 
   Vail, CO
Stuart L. Weinstein, MD 
   Iowa City, IA

Steel Lecturer:

N/A

Rapp Lecturer:

Russell F. Warren, MD 
   New York, NY

Twenty-First Annual Meeting

President: 

Thomas L. Schmidt, MD                                           

Dates:

April 23-27, 2003

Location:

The Westin Resort
   Hilton Head Island, SC

Presidential Guest:            

G. Dean MacEwen, MD 
   Philadelphia, PA

"Classic" Speakers:

Robert E. Booth, Jr., MD  
   Philadelphia, PA
Michael J. Goldberg, MD 
   Boston, MA
Augustus A. White, III, MD, Ph.D. 
   Boston, MA

Steel Lecturer:                              

Lieutenant General (ret.) Jerry Rutherford, US Army  Overland Park, KS

Rapp Lecturers:

Mark K. Bowen, MD 
   Chicago, IL

S. David Stulberg, MD 
   Chicago, IL

Twentieth Annual Meeting

President:                      

James H. Beaty, MD                                

Dates:

April 24-28, 2002

Location:

Loews Ventana Canyon Resort
   Tucson, AZ

Presidential Guest:            

Marc F. Swiontkowski, MD, FACS 
   Minneapolis, MN

"Classic" Speakers:

Thomas A. Einhorn, MD 
    Boston, MA
Joseph P. Iannotti, MD, Ph.D. 
   Cleveland, OH
William J. Maloney, III, MD 
   St. Louis, MO

Steel Lecturer:

N/A

Rapp Lecturer:

Robert D. D'Ambrosia, MD 
   New Orleans, LA

 Nineteenth Annual Meeting

President:                      

Carl L. Nelson, MD                                   

Dates:

April 18-22, 2001

Location:

Amelia Island Plantation
   Amelia Island, FL

Presidential Guest:            

John B. McGinty, MD 
   Mobile, AL

"Classic" Speakers:

John A. Bergfeld, MD 
   Cleveland, OH
Michael J. Patzakis, MD 
   Los Angeles, CA
Eduardo A. Salvati, MD 
   New York, NY

Steel Lecturer:

The Honorable Dale Bumpers 
   Washington, DC

Rapp Lecturer:

Randy N. Rosier, MD 
   Rochester, NY

Eighteenth Annual Meeting

President:                      

John S. Gould, MD                                   

Dates:

April 26-30, 2000

Location:

Scottsdale Princess
   Scottsdale, AZ

Presidential Guest:            

George Bentley, Ch.M., FRCS  London, England

"Classic" Speakers:

William A. Grana, MD, M.P.H. 
   Oklahoma City, OK
L. Andrew Koman, MD 
   Winston-Salem, NC
Panayotis N. Soucacos, MD, FACS 
   Ioannina, Greece

Steel Lecturer:

Kathy Reichs, Ph.D., DABFA 
   Charlotte, NC

Rapp Lecturer:

L. Andrew Koman, MD 
   Winston-Salem, NC

 Seventeenth Annual Meeting

President:                      

Bernard L. Kratochvil, MD                       

Dates:

April 14-18, 1999

Location:

Southampton Princess
   Hamilton, Bermuda

Presidential Guest:            

Bernard F. Morrey, MD 
   Rochester, MN

"Classic" Speakers:

Stanley J. Bigos, MD 
   Seattle, WA
Robert W. Bucholz, MD 
   Dallas, TX
Melvin Post, MD 
   Chicago, IL

Steel Lecturer:

Mr. Herman Cain 
   Omaha, NE

Sixteenth Annual Meeting

President:                      

Alan H. Wilde, MD                                    

Dates:

April 22-26, 1998

Location:

Acapulco Princess
   Acapulco, Mexico

Presidential Guest:            

Tomihisa Koshino, MD, Ph.D. 
   Yokohama, Japan

"Classic" Speakers:

Edward V. Craig, MD 
   New York, NY
Neil E. Green, MD 
   Nashville, TN
Richard F. Kyle, MD 
   Minneapolis, MN

Steel Lecturer:

Lawrence M. Krauss, Ph.D. 
   Cleveland, OH

Fifteenth Annual Meeting

President:                      

Robert H. Fitzgerald, Jr., MD                   

Dates:

April 23-27, 1997

Location:

Hyatt Regency Hilton Head
   Hilton Head Island, SC

Presidential Guest:            

William H. Harris, MD 
   Boston, MA

"Classic" Speakers:

Henry H. Bohlman, MD 
   Cleveland, OH
Robert H. Cofield, MD 
   Rochester, MN
Raymond T. Morrissy, MD 
   Atlanta, GA

Steel Lecturer:

Henry H. Bohlman, MD 
   Cleveland, OH

Fourteenth Annual Meeting

President:                    

G. Paul DeRosa, MD                                 

Dates:

April 24-28, 1996

Location:

Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort
   San Antonio, TX

Presidential Guest:            

Charles H. Epps, Jr., MD 
   Washington, DC

"Classic" Speakers:

Michael J. Coughlin, MD 
   Boise, ID
Kenneth E. DeHaven, MD 
  Rochester, NY
James R. Urbaniak, MD 
   Durham, NC

Steel Lecturer:

Howard H. Steel, MD 
   Villanova, PA

 Thirteenth Annual Meeting

President:              

Eugene E. Kaufman, MD                          

Dates:

April 19-23, 1995

Location:

The Breakers
   Palm Beach, FL

Presidential Guest:            

Professor Robin S. M. Ling 
   Exeter, England

"Classic" Speakers:

Henry R. Cowell, MD, Ph.D. 
   Needham, MA
Ramon B. Gustilo, MD 
   Minneapolis, MN
Mercer C. Rang, MD, FRCSC 
   Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 Twelfth Annual Meeting

President:                

Peter J. Irwin, MD

Dates:

April 27-May 1, 1994

Location:

Southampton Princess Hotel
   Hamilton, Bermuda

Presidential Guest:            

Professor The Honorable Sir John Golding 
   Jamaica, West Indies

"Classic" Speakers:

John Goodfellow, MS, FRCS 
   London, England
John N. Insall, MD 
   New York, NY
Alf L. Nachemson, MD, Ph.D. 
   Göteborg, Sweden

Eleventh Annual Meeting

President:     

Richard L. LaMont, MD                 

Dates:

April 28-May 2, 1993

Location:

The Westin Resort
   Hilton Head Island, SC

Presidential Guest:    

Robert B. Salter, MD 
   Toronto, Ontario, Canada

"Classic" Speakers:

Kenneth D. Johnson, MD 
   Nashville, TN
Clement B. Sledge, MD 
   Boston, MA
Andrew J. Weiland, MD 
   New York, NY

Tenth Annual Meeting

President:     

William C. Allen, MD                      

Dates:

April 1-5, 1992

Location:

Walt Disney World Swan
   Orlando, FL

Presidential Guest:    

Robert E. Leach, MD 
   Boston, MA

"Classic" Speakers:

R. Luke Bordelon, MD 
   Opelousas, LA
Albert H. Burstein, Ph.D. 
   New York, NY
Sigvard T. Hansen, Jr., MD 
   Seattle, WA

 Ninth Annual Meeting

President:      

Allen S. Edmonson, MD                 

Dates:

April 24-28, 1991

Location:

Hyatt Grand Champions Resort
   Palm Springs, CA

Presidential Guest:    

Robert B. Winter, MD 
   Minneapolis, MN

"Classic" Speakers:

Henry J. Mankin, MD 
   Boston, MA
Dan M. Spengler, MD 
   Nashville, TN
Howard H. Steel, MD 
   Philadelphia, PA

Eighth Annual Meeting

President:                      

Ray J. Haddad, Jr., MD
(Allen S. Edmonson, MD presiding)

Dates:

March 28-April 1, 1990

Location:

Marriott's Grand Hotel
   Point Clear, AL

Presidential Guest:    

J. William Fielding, MD 
   New York, NY

"Classic" Speakers:

James R. Andrews, MD 
   Birmingham, AL
David P. Green, MD 
   San Antonio, TX
Thomas H. Mallory, MD 
   Columbus, OH

 Seventh Annual Meeting

President:                       

Ben J. Clayburgh, MD                         

Dates:

April 19-23, 1989

Location:

Southampton Princess Hotel
   Hamilton, Bermuda

Presidential Guest:    

J. Leonard Goldner, MD 
   Durham, NC

"Classic" Speakers:

Lanny L. Johnson, MD 
   East Lansing, MI
Roger A. Mann, MD 
   San Leandro, CA
Charles S. Neer, II, MD 
   New York, NY

Sixth Annual Meeting

President:                        

William J. Medlicott, MD                      

Dates:

March 16-20, 1988

Location:

Sheraton El Conquistador
   Tucson, AZ

Presidential Guest:    

Carl T. Brighton, MD, Ph.D.  
   Philadelphia, PA

"Classic" Speakers:

Sherman S. Coleman, MD 
   Salt Lake City, UT
Jack C. Hughston, MD 
   Columbus, GA
George E. Omer, Jr., MD 
   Albuquerque, NM

 Fifth Annual Meeting

President:                      

George F. Rapp, MD                           

Dates:

March 25-29, 1987

Location:

Hotel del Coronado
   San Diego, CA

Presidential Guest:    

Ke-qin Yang, MD  
   Beijing, China

"Classic" Speakers:

Harlan C. Amstutz, MD 
   Los Angeles, CA
Eduardo R. Luque, MD 
   Mexico City, Mexico
Clement B. Sledge, MD 
   Boston, MA

Fourth Annual Meeting

President:                       

George D. Purvis, Jr., MD                   

Dates:

April 2-6, 1986

Location:

Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress
   Orlando, FL

Presidential Guest:    

Charles A. Rockwood, Jr., MD  
   San Antonio, TX

"Classic" Speakers:

William F. Enneking, MD 
   Gainesville, FL
Victor H. Frankel, MD 
   New York, NY
W. H. Kirkaldy-Willis, MD, FRCS 
   Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Third Annual Meeting

President:                 

William H. Salot, MD                 

Dates:

April 24-28, 1985

Location:

Cerromar Beach Hotel
   Dorado, Puerto Rico

Presidential Guest:

 Professor Jean Gabriel Pous 
  Montpellier, France

"Classic" Speakers:

S. Ward Casscells, MD 
   Wilmington, DE
G. Dean MacEwen, MD 
   Wilmington, DE
Frederick A. Matsen, III, MD 
   Seattle, WA

Second Annual Meeting 

President:              

Worth M. Gross, MD                

Dates:

April 24-28, 1984

Location:

Southhampton Princess Hotel
   Hamilton, Bermuda

Presidential Guest:

Ian Macnab, MD, FRCSC 
   Toronto, Ontario, Canada

"Classic" Speakers:

Mark B. Coventry, MD 
   Rochester, MN
Leon L. Wiltse, MD 
   Long Beach, CA
Frank R. Noyes, MD 
   Cincinnati, OH

 First Annual Meeting

President:                   

Edward D. Henderson, MD          

Dates:

May 18-22, 1983

Location:

The Broadmoor Hotel
   Colorado Springs, CO

Presidential Guest:

Professor Willy Werner Rittmann 
   Rorschach, Switzerland

"Classic" Speakers:

Rocco Calandruccio, MD 
   Memphis, TN
Edward H. Simmons, MD 
   Toronto, Ontario, Canada