Edwin C. James Lectureship & Surgical Resident Research Colloquium
Edwin C. James Lectureship
The Edwin C. James Lectureship was established in honor of Edwin C. James, M.D., FACS (1932-'94); Professor and Chairman, UND Department of Surgery, 1980-'89; Dean, UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences 1988-'93; and Founder of the UND Surgical Residency Program.
Unfortunately, the 2020 Lectureship has been canceled because of COVID-19 concerns. The event will return in 2021.
Surgical Resident Research Colloquium
The purpose of the annual Surgery Resident Research Colloquium is for the presentation of each general surgery resident’s research project for the academic year. First- and second-year residents present posters of their projects in development. Third, fourth and fifth year residents give oral presentations of their projects. Presentations are judged by a panel of clinical and basic science faculty with the winning projects in each category awarded at the Chief Resident Graduation Banquet. Many of the research projects will be presented at regional or national meetings, and submitted for peer-reviewed publication.
2020 Oral Presentations
Cancer
Mallory Yelenich-Huss, M.D., PG V
Number of Extra Margins: Does it Affect Re-excision Rate?
Faculty sponsor: Michael Bouton, M.D., M.A., FACS, Sanford Health
Matthew Heberer, M.D., PG V
Thyroid Ultrasound Elastography
Faculty sponsor: Thomas Wambach, M.D., VA Medical Center
Adeseye Adekeye, M.D., Ph.D., PG V
Vaccine Based Immunotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer
Faculty sponsor: Robert Sticca, M.D., FACS, UND SMHS
Robert Steininger, M.D., PG V
Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Outcomes Following Therapy & Surgical Resection: A North
Dakota/South Dakota Case Series
Faculty sponsor: Robert Sticca, M.D., FACS, UND SMHS
Karen Luk, M.D., PG V
When Tumors Collide: A Case History
Faculty sponsor: Mary Aaland, M.D., FACS, UND SMHS
Tyler Van De Voort, M.D. PG III
Retrospective Case Series of Robotic Colon Resections at a Community Hospital
Faculty sponsor: Stefan Johnson, M.D., FACS, UND SMHS
Trauma
Cecilia Benz, M.D., PG V
Predicting Complications After Rib Fixation?
Faculty sponsor: Steven Briggs, M.D., FACS, Sanford Health
Michael Dixon, M.D., PG IV
Pediatric Trauma System Evaluation Before and After Level II Verification Seven Year
Follow-up
Faculty sponsor: Scott Engum, M.D., FACS, Sanford Health
Dustin Evans, M.D., PG V
Anastomotic Leak Rate with Temporary Abdominal Closure
Faculty sponsor: Khaled Zriek, M.D. and Mentor Ahmeti, M.D., FACS
Lucas Holkup, M.D., PG IV
Impact of Integrated Palliative Care Consultation on Disposition in a Trauma Population
Faculty sponsor: Sheryl Sahr, M.D., FACS, Sanford Health
Chani Taggart, D.O., PG III
Performance Evaluation: Review of Unplanned ICU Readmissions in Trauma Patients Treated
at Sanford Medical Center Fargo
Faculty sponsor: Sheryl Sahr, M.D., FACS, Sanford Health
Max Hansen, D.O., PG III
Securing Skin Sutures for Percutaneous Tracheostomy; Do We Need Them? A Prospective
Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Safety Benefit of Securing Skin Sutures
for
Percutaneous Tracheostomy
Faculty sponsor: Mentor Ahmeti, M.D., FACS
General Surgery
Matthew Cziep, M.D., PG IV
Hiatal Hernia and Gastric Volvulus: Treatment Patterns in the Rural Setting
Faculty sponsor: Mary O. Aaland, M.D., FACS, UND SMHS
Lukas Mueller, M.D., PG IV
Determining the Utility of Parathyroid Imaging Modalities and Bilateral Cervical Exploration
when Identifying Parathyroid Adenomas
Faculty sponsor: Michael Traynor, M.D., FACS, Sanford Health
Erin Follman, M.D., PG III
Outpatient Discharge After Thyroid Lobectomy: A North Dakota Surgeon’s Practice
Faculty sponsor: Michael Traynor, M.D., FACS, Sanford Health
Dustin Nowotny, D.O., PG III
Financial Literacy and Preparedness of Trainees in UND Medical Education System