Disclosure Information

In accordance with the ACCME Accreditation Criteria, the American College of Surgeons must ensure that anyone in a position to control the content of the educational activity (planners and speakers/authors/discussants/moderators) has disclosed all financial relationships with any commercial interest (termed by the ACCME as “ineligible companies”, defined below) held in the last 24 months (see below for definitions). Please note that first authors were required to collect and submit disclosure information on behalf all other authors/contributors, if applicable.

Ineligible company

The ACCME defines an “ineligible company” as any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services used on or consumed by patients. Providers of clinical services directly to patients are NOT included in this definition.

Financial Relationships

Relationships in which the individual benefits by receiving a salary, royalty, intellectual property rights, consulting fee, honoraria, ownership interest (e.g., stocks, stock options or other ownership interest, excluding diversified mutual funds), or other financial benefit.  Financial benefits are usually associated with roles such as employment, management position, independent contractor (including contracted research), consulting, speaking and teaching, membership on advisory committees or review panels, board membership, and other activities from which remuneration is received, or expected.  ACCME considers relationships of the person involved in the CME activity to include financial relationships of a spouse or partner.

Conflict of Interest

Circumstances create a conflict of interest when an individual has an opportunity to affect CME content about products or services of an ineligible company with which he/she has a financial relationship.

The ACCME also requires that ACS manage any reported conflict and eliminate the potential for bias during the educational activity.  Any conflicts noted below have been managed to our satisfaction. The disclosure information is intended to identify any commercial relationships and allow learners to form their own judgments. However, if you perceive a bias during the educational activity, please report it on the evaluation.

Planning Committee Disclosures

Shair U. Ahmed, MD, FACS – STILL NEED
Toomas Anton, MD, FACS – Nothing to disclose
Radu Apostol, DO, FACS – STILL NEED
Subhashini M. Ayloo, MD, FACS – Nothing to disclose
Jacquline M. M. Beitner, MD – Nothing to disclose
Jed Calata, MD, FACS – Nothing to disclose
Shamir O. Cawich, MBBS, FACS – Nothing to disclose
Alisa M. Coker, MD, FACS – Intuitive Surgical: Honorarium: Teacher, Intuitive Surgical: Honorarium: Consultant, Intuitive Surgical: Honorarium: Speaker
Brian R. Davis, MD, FACS – Nothing to disclose
Leslie A. Deane, MBBS, FRCSC – Nothing to disclose
Adam J. Doyle, MD, FACS – Nothing to disclose
Rahila Essani, MD, FACS, FASCRS – Intuitive Surgical: Honorarium: Consultant, Medtronic: Honorarium: Consultant, Virtual Incision: Honorarium: Consultant, Quentis: Honorarium: Ambassador, BD: Honorarium: Colorectal Advisory Board
Gustavo G. Fernandez-Ranvier, MD, PhD, FACS – Nothing to disclose
Ramyar Gilani, MD, FACS – STILL NEED
Imran Hassan, MBBS, FACS – Nothing to disclose
Rohan A. Joseph, MD, FACS – Nothing to disclose
Christopher Kalmar, MD – STILL NEED
Adi Katz, MD, FACS – Nothing to disclose
Angela Kokkosis, MD, FACS – STILL NEED
Sean J. Langenfeld, MD, FACS – Nothing to disclose
Rockson C. Liu, MD, FACS – Intuitive Surgical: Honorarium, Travel Expenses: Speaker
Lee M. Morris, MD, FACS – Nothing to disclose
Lilah F. Morris-Wiseman, MD, FACS – Nothing to disclose
Samir R. Pandya, MD, FACS, FAAP – Nothing to disclose
Ankit D. Patel, MD, FACS – American College of Surgeons: Travel Expenses, Registration: Robotic Course Faculty, SAGES: Honorarium: Robotic Course Faculty, Intuitive Surgical: Honorarium: Proctoring Internal Faculty, GORE Medical: Honorarium: Faculty, RevMedica: Honorarium: Product Evaluation and Survey
Roman V. Petrov, MD, FACS – Roche: Stock: N/A, Externa: Honorarium: Speaker
Sima P. Porten, MD, FACS – STILL NEED
Laila Rashidi, MD, FACS, FASCRS – Intuitive Surgical: Honorarium: Teacher, Speaker
Patrick R. Reardon, MD, FACS – Nothing to disclose
Sharona B. Ross, MD, FACS – Intuitive Surgical: Honorarium, Education Grant: Consultant & Proctor, Ethicon: Consulting Fees: Consultant: Medtronic: Educational Grant: N/A
J. Scott Roth, MD, FACS – BD: Grant: Research, Gore: Grant: Research, Medtronic: Honoraria: Consultant, BD: Honoraria: Consultant, Abbvie: Honoraria: Consultant
David J. Rowe, MD, FACS – Nothing to disclose
Joseph Scharpf, MD, FACS – Nothing to disclose
Stefan Scholz, MD, FACS – Nothing to disclose
Gary Schwartzbauer, MD, PhD, FACS – Nothing to disclose
David C. Shonka Jr., MD, FACS – Nothing to disclose
John Shuck, MD, FACS – Nothing to disclose
Matthew M. Smith, MD, FACS – Nothing to disclose
Iswanto Sucandy, MD, FACS – Nothing to disclose
Lindsay Tse, DO – Nothing to disclose
Cristopher Varela, MD, FACS – STILL NEED
Pratibha Vemulapalli, MD, FACS – Nothing to disclose
Andrew S. Wright, MD, FACS – Nothing to disclose

Speakers/Faculty Disclosures

Brian R. Davis, MD, FACS – Nothing to disclose
Patrick R. Reardon, MD, FACS – Nothing to disclose
Lindsay Tse, DO – Nothing to disclose
Pratibha Vemulapalli, MD, FACS – Nothing to disclose
David Abuladze, MD - Nothing to disclose
Michel Gagner, MD, FACS, FRCSC, FASMBS, FICS, AFC(Hon) - GT Metabolic Solutions: Honoraria: Owner, Lexington Medical: Stock Options: Consultant
Levan Koiava, MD - Nothing to disclose
Chawisa Nampoolsuksan, MD, FRCST - Nothing to disclose
Voraboot Taweerutchana, MD, FRCST - Nothing to disclose
Oranit Visutjindapon, MD, FRCST - Nothing to disclose
Carolina Baz, MD, FACS - Nothing to disclose
Alejandro Gandsas, MD, FACS - Baxter: Honoraria: Owner
Jorge Cornejo, MD - Nothing to disclose
Enrique F. Elli, MD, FACS - Nothing to disclose
Lorna A. Evans, MD - Nothing to disclose
Alan A. Saber, MBBCH, FACS - Baxter: Honoraria: Consultant
Elena Belloni, MD, PhD Student - Nothing to disclose
Lionel Rebibo, MD - Nothing to disclose
Evangelia Triantafyllou, MD - Nothing to disclose