SAGES 2026 Keynote Speakers are Robert Montgomery (Gerald Marks Lecture: Journey from Transplant Surgeon to Transplant Patient) and Derek O'Keefe (Karl Storz Lecture: Navigating the Future of Surgical Innovation).

The FLS Written Test has been translated into Spanish and is ready for beta testing. To participate in validating the exam, please purchase a $25 test voucher at surgicalfundamentals.org and complete the exam online. For further information, contact [email protected].

IRCAD Executive Director Dr. Dionisios Vrochides and SAGES president Dr. Brent Matthews at last week's ribbon cutting in Charlotte.

It's not too early to apply for an Awards Luncheon Sponsorship at SAGES 2026 in Tampa www.sagesfoundation.org/awards-lunch...

Reminder about SAGES Webinar on Posture, Prehab, Performance: Mastering Surgical Ergonomics on September 30. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

There's still time to register for next month's MIS Liver Surgery Master Class in San Diego. web.cvent.com/event/588baf...

Support your surgical research with the SAGES General and Robotic grants! Learn more and apply today: www.sages.org/research/

New SAGES Guideline: Intraoperative Imaging of the Common Bile Duct: A Systematic Review www.sages.org/publications...

Don't miss this opportunity! link.springer.com/journal/44414

Sharpen Your Skills. Simulate the Experience. Succeed. There's still time to register for the SAGES Oral Exam Prep Session www.sages.org/oral-exam-pr...

Apply for up to a $2,000 stipend to support your summer research! Open to all medical students with a designated SAGES Member Mentor. Learn more and apply today: www.sages.org/research/med...

SAGES Advanced Resident Workshop celebrated its 36th year last week at the CSTAR facility in London, Ontario.

Read Dr. Brunt's entire message -- and consider making a gift to the SAGES Foundation. www.sagesfoundation.org/about/messag...

3 weeks left to apply for the Career Development Award! Applications close October 1, 2025. To learn more and apply, visit: www.sages.org/research/car...

Read the latest messages from SAGES President Dr. Brent Matthews www.sages.org/a-message-fr...

Two new Guidelines positions: SAGES Australian Guidelines Fellowship www.sages.org/jobs/entry/2... and SAGES Guidelines Fellowship www.sages.org/jobs/entry/2.... Apply today!

Dr. Eric Pauli leads this expert roundtable discussing innovations in hernia surgery. www.generalsurgerynews.com/Video/Hernia...

Visit the SAGES website to view or download the 2026 Exhibitor Prospectus and complete your Exhibitor Application. For questions, please contact Erin Vanson at [email protected] or at 310-437-0544, ext. 174

Don't miss SAGES Webinar on Posture, Prehab, Performance: Mastering Surgical Ergonomics on September 30. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

"The variety of talks and speakers was excellent. I felt the diversity of practice settings and perspectives was great and the team-building activities (like the Marshmallow Challenge here) were also very fun."-- attendee at last week's Career Development Course in Nashville.

Read all about Dr. Kevin-El Hayek, SAGES Stories co-host, HPB/Solid Organ committee chair, and expert on all things Cleveland. www.sages.org/kevin-el-hay...

Are you a senior resident or fellow preparing for the Certifying Examination in General Surgery? Take the next step toward success with our live, high-impact Oral Exam Preparatory Session. Space is limited! www.sages.org/oral-exam-pr...

IRCAD forms strategic partnership with SAGES to advance surgical education and innovation www.sages.org/ircad-north-...

Scenes from SAGES Fellows Career Development Course in Nashville.

In this new GSN podcast, Drs. Jenny Shao and Dina Podolsky give recommendations regarding updates to hernia guidelines www.generalsurgerynews.com/Multimedia

Images from the recent SAGES Global Laparoscopic Advancement Program (GLAP) in Jinja, Uganda.

How an APP (Advanced Practice Provider) can benefit a practice and practitioner. www.sages.org/how-app-util...

SAGES Call for Awards deadline is Monday September 29. We invite all members to take part in this important tradition www.sages.org/about/awards

Apply for the Career Development Award today! Applications close October 1st, 2025. To learn more and apply, visit: www.sages.org/research/car...

Back to school reminder: SAGES 2025 virtual meeting content and CME credits are still available online. Previously registered attendees can access virtual content at www.sages2025.org/get-the-app/, new attendees at web.cvent.com/event/ccdafb... .

SAGES Ingenuity's SINC Fund invests in former Shark Tank winner Vampiro Inc. www.sages-ingenuity.com/news/

Learn more about and register for the Rebels with a Cause conference next month. www.generalsurgerynews.com/Video/Articl... web.cvent.com/event/4c1323...

Abstract submission deadline is August 31. www.wces2025.com

Enrollment is limited to 35 participants to ensure personal interaction with faculty. Register now to secure your seat: bit.ly/misliver2025 For more information, please contact Brandy D’Heilly at [email protected] or (337) 298-3869.

SAGES 2026 Exhibitor Prospectus now available online! www.sages2026.org/exhibits/

July TAVAC alert: The MagDI TM System www.sages.org/publications...

Listen to all the benefits of the Brandeis Executive MBA for Physicians. It's not too late to apply for January 2026. heller.brandeis.edu/physicians-e... www.youtube.com/watch?v=llHp...

More than 60 people attended the recent 9-hour ISC Bolivia course, and left asking for another course!

Reminder about SAGES Call for Awards. Deadline Monday September 29. www.sages.org/about/awards/

This month's Spotlight and new Communications committee chair Dr. Erin Gilbert talks about her various committee assignments, becoming a Train the Trainer instructor and her panic attack at an early SAGES meeting. www.sages.org/category/mem...

NEW PODCAST! EAES President Dr. Nicole Bouvy joins SAGES Stories to discuss surgical training in Europe vs. the US, sustainability in the OR, women in surgical leadership, and yes, sheep. Listen now: www.sages.org/sages-storie...

SAGES Advanced Resident Workshop: September 4-5 in London, Ontario, Canada. Registration is open to 18 Canadian residents and SAGES Candidate Members only, preferably PGY-4 & PGY-5 residents. www.sages.org/registration...

SAGES Executive Director Sallie Matthews and Dr. Jonathan Sackier will give the Saturday September 20 Lunch Keynote "The Revolutionaries Gather and Scheme: The Birth of SAGES"

Curious about how intraoperative & inpatient interventions might help to ensure pain management for your patients with fewer opioids? Check out the revised SAGES OpiVoid site! www.opivoid.org/in-the-or/

Submit your manuscript and be part of Innovative Surgical Trend's inaugural issue! link.springer.com/journal/44414

Everything you wanted to know about RUC, along with a grateful shout out to SAGES RUC reps Drs. Ketan Sheth and Dmitry Nepomnayshy! chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/ruc-infographic.pdf

Reminder: Through July 15, SAGES members may review and comment before the guideline document is submitted for publication. You will need to log in to your SAGES membership account. www.sages.org/publications...

In this latest podcast, SAGES President Dr. Brent Matthews talks growing up as a Hoosier, persevering 815 straight days (and counting) on Duolingo learning Spanish, his leadership style and focus for SAGES over the next year. www.sages.org/sages-storie...

Don't wait to register for the Oct 16-18 course. Registration limited to the first 60 fellows. web.cvent.com/event/4842d6...

Save the Date for SAGES 2026 in Tampa! And look for other SAGES meeting dates through 2028 in an upcoming eblast.