FLS and FES testing appointments still available at SAGES 2026. To purchase test vouchers or schedule test appointments: FLS www.flsprogram.org/testing-info... FES www.fesprogram.org/testing-info...

This probably should go without saying but... If you are using generative AI to help with your references for a presentation at #SAGES2026 (or any meeting), please make sure the references are not AI hallucinations. Please and thank you.

www.sages.org/publications... The DEXTER Robotic Surgery System received FDA De Novo authorization in the fourth quarter of 2024 for adult laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair.

Check out the many Industry-Sponsored Symposia (non-CME) in Tampa. Breakfast and lunch sessions available. www.sages2026.org/industry-edu...

There's still time to register for this year's Wellness activities at SAGES 2026: running, tennis and stretching for surgeons. Sign up by Friday, March 20 at www.sages2026.org/wellness-act...

Limited spots still available for SADI and POEM Hands-On Courses. Check out the program and register today! www.sages2026.org/program-outl...

If you STILL haven't registered for SAGES 2026, there's a week left to take advantage of the best rates at www.sages2026.org.

This month we spotlight Dr. Domenech Asbun--new dad, fledgling surfer and super active member of the Global Affairs Committee, Fluorescence Imaging Task Force, HPB and Solid Organ Committee, Safe Cholecystectomy Task Force and RAFT committee. www.sages.org/category/mem...

The webinar discusses the practical considerations of robotic integration in high-volume outpatient environments. *This is an industry sponsored event, and does not include educational content from SAGES or constitute product endorsement. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Visit Tampa Bay has created a special page for the SAGES meeting highlighting local attractions and activity discounts that include: Busch Gardens; Florida Aquarium; Tampa Riverwalk; world-class cuisine; and exploring the rich history of Ybor City. www.visittampabay.com/sages/

ACCME has selected SAGES ADOPT program as the recipient of the CME Impact of the Year Award, noting that ADOPT is a reproducible model that changes clinical practice patterns, enhances physician confidence and expands patient access to safer, less invasive surgical care.

Secure Your Spot! Register for SAGES 2026 and add the POEM course during registration. For more details, please contact Inga Brissman, [email protected]. www.sages2026.org

Successful SDTS and NOSCAR Summits at SAGES NBT Innovation Weekend 2026 in Houston.

Secure Your Spot! Register for SAGES 2026 and add the SADI course during registration. For more details, please contact Inga Brissman, [email protected]. www.sages2026.org

Appointments still available at SAGES 2026: FLS www.flsprogram.org/testing-info... FES www.fesprogram.org/testing-info...

SAGES Stories Episode 35 (which should have been 34 if the webmaster could count) features bourbon-loving hernia surgeon Dr. Todd Heniford. We talk bourbon, charity, football (the American kind), failure, mentorship, and why Jenny was his favorite fellow. www.sages.org/sages-storie...

SAGES is grateful for the support of generous sponsors of the 2026 NBT Innovation Weekend in Houston. Online registration closes Feb 16th web.cvent.com/event/13b929...

Data Pipelines and Infrastructures in Modern Healthcare: An introduction to how surgical data is created, connected, and used to power AI us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

SAGES is grateful for the support of generous sponsors of the 2026 NBT Innovation Weekend in Houston. Online registration closes Feb 16th web.cvent.com/event/13b929...

Register today for SAGES Oral Exam Prep Course on February 23 www.sages.org/oral-exam-pr...

SAGES is grateful for the support of generous sponsors of the 2026 NBT Innovation Weekend in Houston. Online registration closes Feb 16th web.cvent.com/event/13b929...

Not doing our usual play-by-play on Superb Owl commercials this year but from the first few groups, it looks like we are well along the gig economy AI dystopia appearing on NBC.

Dr. Alex Rodriguez talks Hot Topics in Latin America, and you won't want to miss this session in Tampa vimeo.com/manage/video...

Next in our series of free webinars Gastrojejunostomy: Principles, Techniques and Pitfalls with faculty: Drs. Shusmita Ahmed, Konstantinos Economopoulos, Omar Ghanem, Emily Ortega Goddard, Marcoandrea Giorgi us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Icon of American Surgery. A great person and role model. Thinking of his family today.

TAVAC Tech Alert: Duramesh Mesh Suture, the first and only FDA-cleared non absorbable polypropylene mesh suture. www.sages.org/publications...

There's still time to register for SAGES NBT Innovation Weekend! www.sages.org/sages-nbt-in...

First residents and fellows course of 2026 in Atlanta!

Sad news to begin the week. Dr. Gerry Marks, the founder of SAGES, has passed away. Dr. Marks was the driving force behind the rebels who came together in the early 1980s to fight for surgeons’ right to perform endoscopy. A surgeon, artist, teacher, mentor, & friend. May his memory be a blessing.

Bringing high schoolers on spring break to Tampa? Enroll them in Mini Med School. If you live in the Tampa area, please share with students! www.sages2026.org/mini-medical...

Drs. Chris Ducoin and Sharona Ross talk about the many things to do in their hometown. vimeo.com/manage/video... If you haven't already, register today for SAGES 2026 in Tampa at sages2026.org.

WCES–JSES 2026 abstract submission deadline is Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 12:00 PM (JST). site2.convention.co.jp/wces-jses202...

Today's webinar has been cancelled due to severe weather conditions that have made reliable internet access impossible for several speakers. The session will be rescheduled for a new date in February, and all current registrants will be automatically re-registered.

SAGES first ever course on the IRCAD NA campus as IRCAD's strategic partner, where surgeons learned advanced laparoscopy and fluorescence-guided surgery fluorescence-guided techniques in a state-of-the-art surgical ballroom.

Reminder about today's Free SAGES webinar on Digital Literacy for Surgeons. Hear from the Amazon Web Services CMO and other important speakers. Register here us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

You won't want to miss Monday's webinar Data Pipelines and Infrastructures in Modern Healthcare with guest speaker Dr. Rowland Illing, CMO and Director of Healthcare and Life Sciences for Amazon Web Services (AWS). There's still time to register at: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

You also don't want to miss grabbing a spot in the Single Anastomosis Duodenal Switch Hands-On course (SADI) in Tampa. Register at www.sages2026.org/program-outl...

There's still time to register for the MIS in the Setting of Cirrhosis Webinar on January 28 with panelists Drs. Eric Knauer, Chaya Shwaartz and Nicolo Pecorelli. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Space is limited, so don't wait to register for the Single Anastomosis Duodenal Switch Hands-On Course at SAGES 2026 web.cvent.com/event/92d479...

ADOPT courses on 1) Common duct exploration and 2) Transversus Abdominus Release. These are fantastic courses taught by awesome faculty and with year-long follow-up and mentorship

Yeah, baby!

New SAGES Manual of Contemporary Indications and Management of Hepatic and Biliary Diseases. Thanks to editors Drs. Adnan Aseidi, Mihir Shah and Trang Nguyen. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Last chance to register for tomorrow's free webinar us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Watch Dr. Ana Carrasquilla preview her Tampa session "What Surgeons From Developing Countries Wish You Knew" at vimeo.com/manage/video.... Register today and check out other session previews. www.sages2026.org/sages-2026-s...

A reminder to register for next week's Annual Surgery Review Part 2 at us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Two new SAGES Guidelines available for comment: SAGES Guidelines for Robotic Ventral Hernia Repair - www.sages.org/publications... SAGES-AHPBA 2026 Guideline for the Management of Symptomatic Walled-off Pancreatic Necrosis - www.sages.org/publications...

There's still plenty of time to register for SAGES NBT Innovation Weekend! www.sages.org/sages-nbt-in...

The clock's ticking for CME credits! Previously registered 2025 attendees can access virtual content at www.sages2025.org/get-the-app/ here. New attendees can register at web.cvent.com/event/ccdafb...

You won't want to miss the 16th International Women in Surgery Career Symposium next month. Learn more here www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw1e... Register at vms.memberclicks.net/wis2026#/

Happy New Year to you all. In case you are getting tired of the football bacchanalia we have a new SAGES Stories Podcast! We talk to Drs. Grace Kim and Linda Zhang about the SAGES Go Global program and their volunteering experiences in low-resource environments. www.sages.org/episode-34-g...