53rd Annual Scientific Meeting (San Antonio, TX – Hybrid)
Sunday, March 14, 2027
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Whole Surgeon, Whole Self: Identity, Communication and Boundaries at Mid-Career and Beyond (Non-CME)
Moderators: Cheryl Iglesia, MD, Sharon Stein, MD, FACS, FASCRS & Katherine Woodburn
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Industry Sponsored Lunch Symposium (Non-CME)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Finding Your Niche: Growing Your Professional Identity After Fellowship
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
SRG Meeting (Non-CME)
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Welcome Reception and Senior Members Engaging with Young Learners (SMEYL) (Non-CME)
Monday, March 15, 2027
6:30 AM - 7:30 AM
Industry Sponsored Breakfast Symposium (Non-CME)
7:30 AM - 7:45 AM
Welcome and Recognize New SGS Members (Non-CME)
7:45 AM - 9:55 AM
Scientific Session 1
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
PAG Update
9:20 AM - 9:45 AM
Spotlight - The Surgeon We Need to Become: Navigating the Future of Gynecologic Surgery
Speaker: Ronald Alvarez, MD, MBA
9:55 AM - 10:25 AM
Coffee Break
10:25 AM - 12:40 PM
Scientific Session 2
10:25 AM - 10:40 AM
CoRPS Update
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
SRG Update
11:50 AM - 11:55 AM
Introduction Mark D. Walters Lecture
11:55 AM - 12:40 PM
Mark D. Walters Lecture - The Identity of a Surgeon: Building a Life That Reaches Beyond the Operating Room
Speaker: Sharon Stein, MD, FACS, FASCRS
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM
Industry Sponsored Lunch Symposium (Non-CME)
1:40 PM - 3:35 PM
Scientific Session 3
1:55 PM - 2:15 PM
Spotlight - AI in Surgery: Reinventing Surgery, Redefining the Surgeon
Speaker: Daniel Donoho, MD
2:45 PM - 3:35 PM
Panel Discussion: Beyond Complications: It’s Not Just What Happened
Panel: Sook “Jennie” Choi, MD, Arnulfo Martinez, MD, Margaret Mueller, MD & Stacey Scheib, MD, FACOG
3:35 PM - 4:20 PM
FPRN CBGF-SGS Subgroup Meeting (Non-CME)
3:35 PM - 4:20 PM
FPRN AUGS-SGS Subgroup Meeting (Non-CME)
3:35 PM - 5:35 PM
Videofest
3:35 PM - 5:35 PM
Rapid Oral Posters
4:20 PM - 5:20 PM
FPRN Session (Non-CME)
4:20 PM - 5:50 PM
Collaborative Research in Pelvic Surgery Consortium (CoRPS) Meeting (Non-CME)
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
President’s Awards Ceremony
6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
President’s Reception
Tuesday, March 16, 2027
6:00 AM - 7:00 AM
Yoga (separate registration required)
6:30 AM - 7:30 AM
Industry Sponsored Breakfast Symposium (Non-CME)
7:30 AM - 9:40 AM
Scientific Session 4
7:30 AM - 7:35 AM
Announcements
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM
Distinguished Surgeon Award (Non-CME)
Moderator: Rebecca Rogers, MD
8:10 AM - 8:50 AM
Presidential Address
Moderator: Kris Strohbehn, MD, FACS, FACOG
Speaker: Rebecca Rogers, MD
8:50 AM - 9:40 AM
TeLinde Lecture - The Mentorship Journey: Growing the Next Generation
Speaker: Dee Fenner, MD
9:40 AM - 10:10 AM
Coffee Break
10:10 AM - 11:35 AM
Scientific Session 5
10:40 AM - 11:35 AM
Equity Panel - Beyond the Scrubs: True Surgeon Stories
Moderator: Kimberly Kho, MD
Panel: Dobie Giles, MD, MBA, Richard Hsu, MD, Cheryl Iglesia, MD & Adeoti Oshinowo, MD, MPH
11:35 AM - 12:20 PM
Industry Sponsored Lunch Symposium (Non-CME)
12:20 PM - 1:00 PM
Scientific Session 6
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
SGS Business Meeting
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
SGS Golf Tournament (separate registration required)
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
SGS Pickleball Tournament (separate registration required)
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Tuesday Evening Social Event
Wednesday, March 17, 2027
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM
Breakfast
7:30 AM - 9:55 AM
Scientific Session 7
7:30 AM - 7:35 AM
Announcements
8:20 AM - 8:30 AM
FPRN Update
9:45 AM - 9:50 AM
Passing of the Gavel (Non-CME)
Speakers: Kimberly Kenton, MD & Rebecca Rogers, MD
9:50 AM - 9:55 AM
President’s Message (Non-CME)
Speaker: Kimberly Kenton, MD
9:55 AM - 10:25 AM
Coffee Break
10:25 AM - 12:00 PM
Scientific Session 8
11:55 AM - 12:00 PM
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