Piedmont Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons - Summer 2026 Meeting

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Registration/Visit Exhibits (Mizner Ballroom)

3:00 PM - 3:10 PM

Welcome and Program Overview
William Kethman, MD

3:10 PM - 3:30 PM

No Easy Way In: Strategies for the Hostile Abdomen
Dana Hayden, MD, MPH

3:30 PM - 3:40 PM

Discussion

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM

Surgical Education
Paul Wise, MD

4:00 PM - 4:10 PM

Discussion

4:10 PM - 4:40 PM

Break/Visit Exhibits (Mizner Ballroom)

4:40 PM - 5:00 PM

Immunotherapy in Colon Cancer: Current Evidence and Future Directions
Jennifer Paruch, MD

5:00 PM - 5:10 PM

Discussion

5:10 PM - 5:20 PM

Colostomy Closure
David Vargas, MD

5:20 PM - 5:30 PM

Discussion

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Debate: Malignant Left-Sided Large Bowel Obstruction — Stent, Resect, or Divert?
Moderator: Karishma Kodia, MD Drew Gunnels, MD - Emergency Resection: The Definitive Treatment Charles Whitlow, MD - Kick the Can: Stenting as a Bridge Lauren Gleason, MD - Diversion Wins the Long Game

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Evening Reception in the Spanish Lounge - Family Members Invited

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Visit Exhibits (Mizner Ballroom)

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

From Overwhelmed to Empowered: AI as the Surgeon’s Silent Partner
Molly Ford, MD & Brian Ford, CFA

3:30 PM - 3:40 PM

Discussion

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM

Beyond Standard Margins: Brachytherapy in Complex Rectal Cancer
Colleen Donahue, MD

4:00 PM - 4:10 PM

Discussion

4:10 PM - 4:40 PM

Visit Exhibits (Mizner Ballroom)

4:40 PM - 5:00 PM

Opportunities to Improve Ostomy Self-efficacy and Quality of Life
Bob Hollis, MD

5:00 PM - 5:10 PM

Discussion

5:10 PM - 5:30 PM

Case Discussions
Cyrus Feizpour, MD

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

The Great Rectal Cancer Debate: How Much Treatment Is Enough?
Moderator: Buck Lyman, MD; Dana Hayden, MD - The Organ Saver; Steve Hunt, MD - The Proven Standard; Brian Kann, MD - The Resectionist

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Evening Reception in the Spanish Lounge - Family Members Invited

7:00 AM - 7:30 AM

Breakfast/Visit Exhibits (Mizner Ballroom)

7:30 AM - 7:50 AM

One Hole, Big Impact: Vanderbilt’s Single-Port Robotic Colorectal Journey
Benjamin Hopkins, MD

7:50 AM - 8:00 AM

Discussion

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM

MRI Radiomics to Assess Treatment Response in Rectal Cancer
Sydney Schmitt, MD

8:15 AM - 8:20 AM

Discussion

8:20 AM - 8:50 AM

Richard Saleeby Lectureship
Dana Hayden, MD

8:50 AM - 9:00 AM

Discussion

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM

TBD
Matthew Zelhart, MD

9:20 AM - 9:30 AM

Discussion

9:30 AM - 9:50 AM

TBD
Kelly Finan, MD

9:50 AM - 10:00 AM

Discussion

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Visit Exhibits (Mizner Ballroom)

10:30 AM - 10:50 AM

International Consensus Guidelines and Contemporary Management of Presacral Tumors
Amit Merchea, MD

10:50 AM - 11:00 AM

Discussion

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Distinct Predictors of Overall and Cause-Specific 90-Day Readmission Following Ileostomy Creation: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study
Rachel Lew, MD

11:15 AM - 11:40 AM

From Scope to Scribe: AI for the Colorectal Surgeon
Marco Ferrara, MD

11:40 AM - 11:50 AM

Discussion

11:50 AM - 12:00 PM

Announcements/Conclusion

12:00 PM

Business Meeting

6:30 PM

Evening Reception & Dinner in the Mizner Ballroom - Family Members Invited