Lexington, Kentucky 2026

Scientific Presentation Schedule:

Southern Surgeons Collaborative Scientific Presentations

Monday, April 13, 2026

Hosted and Presented by the University of Kentucky Department of Surgery

127 CTW | 8:00 am to 3:15 pm

Welcome

7:45 am

Charles H. “Chipper” Griffith, III, MD, MSPH Dean, UK College of Medicine

William B. Inabnet III, MD, MHA, FACS Chair, Department of Surgery Surgeon-in-Chief of UK Healthcare

Innovation / Technology / AI / Quality

8:00 am – 9:15 am

Moderator: Danielle Walsh, MD

  • Overview of Digital Tools and AI for the Operating Room

Danielle Walsh, MD

  • AI for Patient Care and the Training of Surgeons for its Use

Jacob Hubbuch, MD

  • Leveraging the EMR to Improve Care and Efficiency

Joseph Bobadilla, MD

  • The ACS Quality Verification Program: Bridging Surgeons to C-Suites

Eleftherios Xenos, MD

  • Panel Discussion, Q&A

Hernia / Bariatrics

9:15am – 10:30 am

Moderator: Scott Roth, MD

  • GLP-1 Agonists and Bariatric Surgery: Before, During, or After

Vaun Jain, MD

  • Swirls & Twirls: Managing Internal Hernias Following Bariatric Surgery

Josh Steiner, MD

  • Robotic Hernia Repair in the Obese: Surgeon, Hospital, and Patient Considerations

Crystal Totten, MD

  • Paraesophageal Hernia – The Wait is Over

Scott Roth, MD

  • Panel Discussion, Q&A

Leadership / Professionalism / Well-Being

10:45am – 12:15 pm

Moderator: Maggie Griffen, MD

  • From Residency Electives to Enduring Partnerships: Leadership in Global Surgery

David Worhunsky, MD

  • Surgeon Leadership: Impact on Others

Maggie Griffen, MD

  • What Behaviors Earn and Preserve Trust in Surgery?

Prakash Pandalai, MD

  • The Healthier Surgeon, a Healthier System: A Synchronizing Approach to Well-Being

Glenda Mutinda, PhD

  • University of Kentucky Department of Surgery: Our Journey to Leadership, Professionalism, and Well-being

William B. Inabnet III, MD

  • Panel Discussion, Q&A

Lunch Break and Box Lunch

12:15 – 12:45 pm

Surgical Oncology / Cancer

12:45pm – 2:00 pm

Moderator: Joseph Kim, MD

  • Precision Care for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: Applying the 2025 ATA Guidelines Oliver

J. Fackelmayer, MD

  • Rethinking Gastric Cancer: Persistent Challenges and Emerging Solutions

Mautin Barry-Hundeyin, MD

  • Improving Access to Hepatic Artery Infusion for Appalachia

Michael Cavnar, MD

  • Health System Disparities in Breast Cancer

V. Morgan Jones, MD

  • Panel Discussion, Q&A

Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Moderator: Andrew Bernard, MD

  • Emerging Concepts in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Helen Wei, MD

  • Taking Back the Duct: Operationalizing Laparoscopic CBD Clearance by Faculty and Trainees

Danielle Detelich, MD

  • Regional Medical Operations Communication Centers (RMOCCs): In Peacetime and War

Andrew Bernard, MD

Q&A and Wrap-Up