Marc Ward

BACKGROUND: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), with or without hiatal hernia (HH), affects millions of individuals worldwide, with a significant economic impact and loss of health-related quality of life…

LUNCH AND TRAINEE JEOPARDY! 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM LEADERSHIP FORUM, NETWORKING SESSION AND ROUNDTABLES 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM KEYNOTE ADDRESS: FUTURE SCENARIO PLANNING TO PREDICT THE FUTURE OF SURGERY 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

INTRODUCTION: Magnetic sphincter augmentation (MSA) explantation is an uncommon occurrence, and there are limited studies characterizing factors predictive for explanation…

INTRODUCTION: Obesity affects over one-third of Americans and can be treated with bariatric surgery, most commonly sleeve gastrectomy. Sleeve gastrectomy may lead to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in 8.6-18…