Herand Abcarian, M.D. Turi Josefsen Professor and Head, Department of Surgery and Scott Helton, M.D. Chairman of General Surgery and moderator. Registration and Breakfast Buffett: 7:30 - 8:00 am Operative Wet Clinics: 8:00 - 11:30 am "Parathyroidectomy" Surgeon: Louis Portugal, M.D. Discussant: Steven De Jong, M.D. "Laparoscopic Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma" Surgeon: Scott Helton, M.D. Discussant: David Holt, M.D. "Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass" Surgeon: Joseph Vitello, M.D. Discussant: Stephen Marshall, M.D. "Repair of colovaginal fistula" Surgeon: Herand Abcarian, M.D. Discussant: Steven Stryker, M.D. "Below knee Amputaion" Surgeon: Henry Baraniewski, M.D. Discussant: William Baker, M.D. "VATS resection of mediastinal mass" Surgeon: Malek Massad, M.D. 11:30 - 12:00 noon "University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center Tour" Endosuites,GI Endoscopy Lab,Vascular Labs,Surgical Education Laboratory Luncheon: 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm Scientific Program - 7th floor 1:00 - 4:30 Moderator: W. Scott Helton, M.D. "Welcome and Introduction" Herand Abcarian, M.D. "UIC Islet Cell Transplantation Program" Christiana Rastellini, M.D. Discussant: David Holt, M.D. "Extending the Boundaries of Living Related Transplantation: The Liver, Pancreas and Small Intestine" Enrico Benedetti, M.D. Discussant: Bernard Jaffe, M.D. "Multidisciplinary Management of Esophageal Disorders: The UIC Swallowing Center" Santiago Horgan, M.D. Discussant: Raymond Joehl, M.D. 2:00 - 2:45 PM. "Advances in the Diagnosis, Assessment and management of Carcinoid Tumors" Honorary Guest Lecturer: Bernard M. Jaffey, M.D. Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery and Chief Division of Srugical Research, Tulane University Medical Center. 2:45 - 3:00 Coffee Break "Hepatic Artery Infusion Pump Therapy for Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma" Joseph Espat, M.D. Discussant: Norman Estes, M.D. "Minimally Invasive approach to Pectus Excavatum" Jay Radhakrishnan, M.D. Discussant: Robert Arensman, M.D. "Advances in the Management of ARDS: from Ecmo to Recombinant Surfactant" Malek Massad, M.D. Discussant: Alfred Rossi, M.D.