INSIDE: ASC2025

February 14, 2025

The 20^th Academic Surgical Congress took place this past week in Las Vegas, NV. Here are a few highlights:

• The Division of Pediatric Surgery had the largest representation in the Department with five presenters: Carly Celebrezze, MD, MS; Helene Nepomuceno, MD; Pamela Emengo, MD; Siavash Shariatzadeh, MD, MBA, MPH; and Akanksha Sabapaty.

• Dr. Norah Liang, MD, also presented research done in conjunction with the Division of Pediatric Surgery while fellow General Surgery residents Chloe Nobuhara, MD and Mariah Korah, MD presented on “Nationwide Disparities in Gunshot Wounds” and “Markers to Delineate Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma Tumor Cells Using Single Cell Transcriptomics” respectively.

• Among the contingent from the Division of Plastic Surgery were MD/PHD candidate Khristian Erich Bauer Rowe and Clinical Professor Dr. Dung Nguyen.

The 21^st annual meeting will take place Feb 3-5, 2026 in Orlando, FL.

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