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SAGES Member Spotlight: Dr. Gina Adrales MD, MPH
For Dr. Gina Adrales, SAGES is “home,” and she details the many reasons. “SAGES is unique among surgical societies with so many engaged members and no rigid or formal hierarchy. Every annua...
SAGES and Surgical Science Celebrate 10 Years of Partnership in the FES Program
Contact Information:Julie MillerSAGES310.437.0555, ext. 179julie@sages.orgRelease Date: April 11, 2024 Los Angeles, Calif., April 11, 2024. The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic...
SAGES Member Spotlight: Lisa McLemore MD, FACS, FASCRS
Dr. Lisa McLemore, who “found her tribe” in SAGES more than 20 years ago, currently serves as Chair of the Colorectal Surgery Committee. March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and Dr. Mc...
SAGES Stories Episode 22 – Christopher Schlachta, MD
In episode 22 we talk to Dr. Schlachta about innovation in surgery, getting involved in laparoscopy, the SAGES Investment Network and SAGES Ingenuity. The post SAGES Stories Episode 22 – Chri...
A Message from SAGES President Dr. Pat Sylla – Spring 2024
This message marks the official countdown to our SAGES meeting in Cleveland! It is hard to believe that in less than a month, we will be shuffling through the bustling halls of the convention cen...
SAGES Member Spotlight: Daniel Slack, MD
“Being part of the SAGES community has been very exciting,” says Dr. Daniel Slack. “It’s a great way for me to keep up to date on advancements in the field, and also lets me be part of...
SAGES Stories Episode 21 – Dana Telem, MD
In episode 21 we talk to Dr. Telem about Fall weather, evolutionary biology as a gateway to surgery, developing skin by being from Philadelphia, and creating an academic surgical career for onese...
SAGES Member Spotlight: Andrea Pakula MD, MPH, FACS
What Dr. Andrea Pakula values most about her SAGES membership is the ability to get involved in a variety of committees and meet people from all walks of surgery—from academia to community p...
SAGES Member Spotlight: Ian S. Soriano, MD FACS
Dr. Ian Soriano has two very different memorable moments as a SAGES member: one is teaching the SAGES Global cholecystectomy course in his native Philippines with friend and mentor Dr. Horac...
SAGES Stories Episode 20 – Steve Schwaitzberg, MD
In episode 20 we talk to Dr. Schwaitzberg about socks, bingo, innovation, bad strategies for applying to med school, Club Med(?), plus current investment and innovation opportunities. The post ...
SAGES Member Spotlight: Maria Bailez, MD
“Everyone deserves the best MIS surgery wherever they are,” says Dr. Maria Bailez, co-chair of SAGES Global Committee and active participant in SAGES Global Laparoscopic Advancement Program (...
SAGES Member Spotlight: Dr. Catherine Straub, MD
Describing herself as a surgeon who “wanders in and out of sessions keeping to herself,” Dr. Cate Straub calls the SAGES annual meeting a completely different experience, one that makes her f...
A Message from SAGES President Dr. Patricia Sylla – Fall 2023
As we wrap up an eventful summer of 2023, we take a moment to stand in solidarity with colleagues, patients and the communities devastated by recent fires, earthquakes, and catastrophic floods ac...
SAGES Member Spotlight: Jenny Shao, MD FACS
Dr. Jenny Shao joined SAGES as a candidate member when she was a 3rd year resident applying for an MIS fellowship. She remembers submitting her first abstract in 2018 in Seattle and her impressio...
SAGES Stories Episode 19 – KMarie King, MD
In episode 19 we talk to Dr. King about learning to lead, the Glass Cliff, The Wallflowers (for some reason), belonging, advocacy, and implementing technology and more! The post SAGES Stories E...
SAGES Member Spotlight: Dr. Ron Barbosa, MD FACS
As a trauma surgeon, Dr. Ron Barbosa is an outlier given SAGES’ mostly MIS and general surgery membership. Still, unlike more specialty heavy societies, Dr. Barbosa values his membership in a s...
SAGES Stories Episode 18 – Ross F. Goldberg, MD
In episode 18 we talk to Dr. Goldberg about his early years as a stage thespian, later years as a surgeon, Cleveland (of course), and much more. The post SAGES Stories Episode 18 – Ross F. Go...
SAGES Member Spotlight: Shaneeta Johnson, MD MBA FACS FASMBS ABOM
“SAGES is a welcoming organization making an impact in the field of surgery through innovation,” says Dr. Shaneeta Johnson. “I’m really indebted to the society for its benefit to my pract...
SAGES Member Spotlight: Eleanor Fung, MD
As a SAGES member, Dr. Eleanor Fung says, “I don’t feel alone when I’m practicing, and know there are members in other cities I can count on.” This sense of community—whether it’s at ...
SAGES Stories Episode 17 – Nathaniel Soper, MD
In episode 17 we talk to Dr. Soper about the wild-west early days of MIS, surgeons with frickin laser beams, and why SAGES is the best society ever. The post SAGES Stories Episode 17 – Nathan...
SAGES Member Spotlight: Yong Choi, MD
From academia to the military to community practice (to being a father of five), Dr. Yong Choi literally has a world of experience as a surgeon. Dr. Choi’s wide range of experience extends to h...
A Message From SAGES President Dr. Patricia Sylla – Spring 2023
We could not have hoped for a more energizing and meaningful reunion in Montreal. With 2,500 participants from around the globe, our auditoria, tech exhibits and hallways once again buzzed with d...
SAGES Stories Episode 16 – Shaneeta Johnson, MD
In episode 15 we talk to Dr. Johnson about Cleveland (why?), global surgery volunteerism, how to implement DEI correctly, offsetting surgery's carbon footprint, and more. The post SAGES Stories...
SAGES Member Spotlight: Marylise Boutros, MD
When Dr. Marylise Boutros’ first international society grant award came from SAGES, more than its monetary value, she says, “It meant that an international leading society believed in me, my ...