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Current SAGES Endorsed Courses

As a service to members, SAGES offers Course and Program Directors the opportunity to have their courses reviewed and endorsed by the Continuing Education Committee.

These courses meet the guidelines established in the SAGES Framework for Post-Residency Surgical Education and Training and are endorsed by the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES).

For more information and applications, please visit the Endorsed Course Application page.

Course Listings

Carolinas Laparoscopic & Advanced Surgery Program "CLASP", Charlotte, NC

 

Course Director:

B. Todd Heniford, MD, FACS; Kent W. Kercher, MD, FACS; Timothy Kuwada, MD, FACS; Keith Gersin, MD; David A. Iannitti, MD; Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD, PhD; Chris Teigland, MD, FACS; Pierce Irby, MD, FACS; Ronald F. Sing, DO and others

For More Information Contact:

Judy Quesenberry
Phone: 704-355-4823
Fax: 704-355-8147
CLASP@carolinashealthcare.org

1000 Blythe Blvd.
P.O. Box 32861
Charlotte, NC 28203

Mini Fellowship for Lymphatic Mapping and Sentinel Node Biopsy Workshop // November 20, 2008 - November 21, 2008

Cine-Med, Inc.

 

Course Director:

Michel Gagner, MD, FACS

For More Information Contact:

For more information: www.obesityeducation.com/icssg
Kevin McGovern
Cine-Med, Inc.
127 Main Street North
Woodbury, CT 06798
Phone: 203-263-0006
Fax: 203-263-4839
kmcgovern@cine-med.net

Cine-Med, Inc.
127 Main Street North
Woodbury, CT 06798

The International Consensus Summit for Sleeve Gastrectomy // March 19, 2009 - March 21, 2009

Cleveland Clinic Florida

 

Course Director:

Raul Rosenthal, MD

For More Information Contact:

Michelle Bosley
Cleveland Clinic Florida
2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd.
Weston, FL 33331
Phone: 954-659-5490
Fax: 954-659-5491
bosleym@ccf.org

8th Annual Surgery of the Foregut Symposium // February 15, 2009 - February 18, 2009

CUHK Jockey Club Minimally Invasive Surgical Centre

 

Course Director:

Professor Enders KW NG

For More Information Contact:

Joanne Hui
Executive Officer, Department of Surgery
Phone: +011 (852) 2632-2644
Fax: +011 (825) 2632-4708
joannehui@surgery.cukh.edu.hk

2nd Asia-Pacific Gastroesophageal Cancer Congress (APGCC) // November 25, 2008 - November 27, 2008

GEM Hospital India

 

Course Director:

Dr. C. Palanivelu, MS, MCh(SGE0, MNAMS, FACS, FRCS (Edin)

For More Information Contact:

Phone: +91-422-2324100
Fax: +91-422-232-0879
Email: cp@gemhospital.net

45.A. Pankajamill Road
Ramanathapuram
Coimbatore - 641 045
India

Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery // November 24, 2008 - November 29, 2008

Basic Laparoscopic Surgery // December 15, 2008 - December 20, 2008

IRCAD-EITS

 

Course Director:

Jacques Marescaux, MD, FRCS

For More Information Contact:

Guy Temporal, Project Coordinator
Phone: +33 388 119 000
Fax: +33 388 119 099
e-mail: secretariat@ircad.u-strasbg.fr

IRCAD-EITS
Hopitaux Universitaires
1 place de l'Hopital, BP 426
Strasbourg, France F-67091

Digestive Surgery // November 27, 2008 - November 29, 2008

Intensive Course in Laparoscopic Urological Surgery // December 01, 2008 - December 05, 2008

Intensive Course in Laparoscopic Surgery // December 08, 2008 - December 12, 2008

Techniques avancées en Endoscopie Gynécologique Opératoire // December 15, 2008 - December 17, 2008

N.O.T.E.S. (Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery) // January 16, 2009 - January 17, 2009

Cours Intensifs en Chirurgie Laparoscopique Urologique // January 19, 2009 - January 23, 2009

Intensive Course in Laparoscopic Surgery // February 02, 2009 - February 06, 2009

N.O.T.E.S. (Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery) // March 06, 2009 - March 07, 2009

Intensive Course in Laparoscopic Surgery // March 09, 2009 - March 13, 2009

Pediatric Endosurgery // March 19, 2009 - March 21, 2009

Colorectal Surgery // March 27, 2009 - March 28, 2009

Laparoscopic Urological Surgery: "Laparoscopic Treatment of Kidney Tumors" // April 02, 2009 - April 04, 2009

Tips and Tricks, Gynecological Anatomy Suture and more… // April 06, 2009 - April 08, 2009

Digestive Surgery // April 16, 2009 - April 18, 2009

Interventional GI Endoscopy Techniques // April 27, 2009 - April 29, 2009

Intensive Course in Laparoscopic Surgery // May 11, 2009 - May 15, 2009

Advanced Techniques in Operative Gynecological Endoscopy // May 18, 2009 - May 20, 2009

Colorectal Surgery // May 29, 2009 - May 30, 2009

Intensive Course in Laparoscopic Urological Surgery // June 08, 2009 - June 12, 2009

Gynecological Cancer and Laparoscopic Approach: State of the Art // June 22, 2009 - June 24, 2009

Laparoscopic Urological Surgery: "Radical prostatectomy" // September 10, 2009 - September 12, 2009

Current Techniques in the Treatment of Severe Endometriosis // September 14, 2009 - September 16, 2009

Intenstive Courses in Laparoscopic Surgery // September 21, 2009 - September 25, 2009

N.O.T.E.S. (Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery) // October 02, 2009 - October 03, 2009

Cours Intensifs en Chirurgie Laparoscopique Urologique // October 05, 2009 - October 09, 2009

Interventional GI Endoscopy Techniques // October 26, 2009 - October 28, 2009

Digestive Surgery // November 05, 2009 - November 07, 2009

Colorectal Surgery // November 13, 2009 - November 14, 2009

Advanced Techniques in Operative Gynecological Endoscopy // November 20, 2009 - December 02, 2009

Intensive Courses in Laparoscopic Surgery // November 23, 2009 - November 27, 2009

Intensive Courses in Laparoscopic Urological Surgery // December 07, 2009 - December 11, 2009

Mayo Clinic

 

Course Director:

Jonathan E. Efron, MD

For More Information Contact:

Mayo Clinic
13400 E. Shea Blvd
Scottsdale, AZ 85259
Phone: 480-301-7086
Fax: 480-301-8323
murray.lilia@mayo.edu

Minimally Invasive Laparoscopic Colon Surgery // December 12, 2008 - December 12, 2008

New York-Presbyterian Medical Center

 

Course Director:

Marc Bessler, MD; Jeffrey W. Milsom, MD; Francesco Rubino, MD; Peter D. Stevens, MD

For More Information Contact:

Barbara Mastroddi
Columbia University Medical Center
Dept of Surgery/Office of External Affairs
400 Kelby Street
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Phone: 201-346-7003
Fax: 201-346-7011
bm2370@columbia.edu

New York Presbyterian Second Annual International NOTES Course // December 15, 2008 - December 16, 2008

Ohio State University and Case Western Reserve University

 

Course Director:

W. Scott Melvin, MD & Jeffrey Ponsky, MD

For More Information Contact:

Lisa Yeater
Phone: 614-293-9072
Fax: 614-293-7852
email: lisa.yeater@osumc.edu

Ohio State University
558 Dean Hall
410 West 10th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210

Contact Institution for upcoming courses. // November 26, 2007 - November 26, 2008

University of California, San Francisco

 

Course Director:

Lawrence W. Way, MD

For More Information Contact:

Videoscopic Surgery Training Center
Phone: 415-476-5808
Fax: 415-502-1795
http://www.cme.ucsf.edu
e-mail: videoscopicctr@surgery.ucsf.edu
UCSF Office of CME
PO Box 45368
San Francisco, CA 94145-0368

Advanced Videoscopic Surgery Training Course // November 20, 2008 - November 22, 2008

Advanced Videoscopic Surgery Training Course // January 29, 2009 - January 31, 2009

Advanced Videoscopic Surgery Training Course // March 12, 2009 - March 14, 2009

Advanced Videoscopic Surgery Training Course // June 04, 2009 - June 06, 2009

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

 

Course Director:

Jose M. Martinez, MD

For More Information Contact:

Susan Mazzola
Phone: 305-326-6480
Fax: 305-326-6328
Email: smazzola@med.miami.edu

University of Miami
Miller School of Medicine
McKnight Research Building, Room 802
1638 N.W. 10th Avenue, D880
Miami, FL 33136

Contact Institution for upcoming courses. // February 18, 2008 - February 19, 2009

Washington University School of Medicine

 

Course Director:

Matthew Mutch, M.D.

For More Information Contact:

Washington University School of Medicine
4940 Parkview Place
Clinical Sciences Research Building
St. Louis, MO 63110
Phone: 314-362-8371
Fax: 314-747-0591
Contact Name: Peggy Frisella
Email: frisellap@wustl.edu

Laparoscopic Colon Resection in a Cadaver Model // February 28, 2009 - February 28, 2009

Laparoscopic Colon Resection in a Cadaver Model // May 01, 2009 - May 02, 2009

Laparoscopic Colon Resection in a Cadaver Model // September 11, 2009 - September 12, 2009