SAGESSOCIETY OF AMERICANGASTROINTESTINAL

AND ENDOSCOPIC SURGEONSSAGES Annual Scientific

Session & Postgraduate

Course:April 15 - 18, 2015, Nashville, TN
BOARD OF GOVERNORSExecutive

Committee

Members

March 1,2015

President
L. Michael Brunt, M.D.
Washington
University School
St Louis, MOof Medicine

President-Elect

Brian J. Dunkin, M.D.
Houston Methodist
Hospital
Houston, TX

1st Vice President

Daniel B. Jones, r D.
HarvardBoston,MedicalMA

Adrian Park, M.D.
Anne Arundel Medical
Annapolis,MDCenter

Secretary
Tonia M. Young.Fadok.
Mayo Clinic
Phoenix, AZ

MD. MSTreasurer

Daniel J. Scott, M.D.
UT Southwestern
MedicalDallas. Texas

Immediate

CenterPast President•Gerald M. Fried, M.D.
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Membersof the Board

Horacia J. Asbun.
Jacksonville.
FLM.D.

Fredrick J. Brody,
Washington,
DC

M.D., M.B.A.

Robert O. Fanelli,
Sayre, PA

M.D.

Timothy M. Farrell,Chapel Hill. NC

M.D.

Uane S. Feldman,Montreal, Quebec.

M.D.
CanadaPaper

Daniel M. Herron,
New York. NY

M.D.
M.D.

Matthew M. Hutter.
Boston. MA
Brian P. Jacob.
New York. NY

Dear Dr. Shuji Saito:On behalf of the SAGES Board of Governors and the Global Affairs Committee, we would
like to congratulate you on your abstract "A Prospective Multicenter Study of SelfExpandable Metallic Stents as a Bridge to Surgery for Malignant Colorectal Obstruction in
Japan: Efficacy alUl Safety in 313 Patients" which has been selected as one of the top
ranking "Best International Abstract" at this year's SAGES Surgical Spring Week, April 1518, 2015, in Nashville, Tennessee .
The Global Affairs Committee would like to acknowledge your accomplishment by providing(1) SAGES Hand On Course Registration to Thursday's MIS Tricks and Techniques (valuedat $900) and a travel award in the amount of US $1,100 to cover your SAGES registration
expenses. Please note that the award is not transferable. If you forfeit the hands on portion
you also forfeit the value of the award. Your award will be presented at the SAGESFoundation Awards Luncheon by Dr. Horacio Asbun, SAGES Global Affairs Chair.
Please be advised that you will not be going to the podium but to gather after the luncheon toreceive your check. Please meet Ms. Christine Cahill, at the end of the luncheon for a photoopportunity and to collect your check and plaque. Please make sure you identify yourself at
the luncheon to SAGES staff upon arrival.

M.D.
WI

Santiago Horgan.
San Diego. CA

Gretchen
Nashville.

Re: 2015 SAGES Go Global: Best International

School

2nd Vice President

Jon Gould,
Milwaukee,

Dr. Shuji Saito
National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center
Email: shusaito@jb3.so-net.ne.jp

M.D.

Wednesday, April 15,2015
Location: Gaylord Opryland Hotel, Room Canal A
Time: 12:00PM -1:30PM

M.D.

Purcell
TNJackson,

Leena Khaitan.
Cleveland. OH

M.D.

Marina Kurian,
New York. NYM.D.

Jeffrey M. Marks.
Cleveland,
OH

M.D.

Brent Matthews.
Charlotte.
NCM.D.

John D. Mellinger,
Springfield.
IL

M.D.

'W. Scott Melvin,Bronx, NY

M.D.

Kenric Murayama,Abington,
PA

M.D.

M.D .• Ph.D.

Please complete the attached form and return to SAGES office by latest Wednesday, March20,2015.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me via email
Jacqueline@sages.org or directly at 310-437-0544 extension 103.
Please note:transferable.

Allan Okrainec. M.D.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dmitry Oleynikov.
Omaha. NE

You must be present to receive your award and grant.

Kind regards,M.D.

Aurora D. Pryor, M.D.
Stony Brook. NYChristopher
M. Schlachta.
London, Ontario. Canada'C. Daniel Smith.
Atanta, GA

M.D.

'Mark A. Talamini,
Stony Brook, NY

M.D.

M.D.

~Thadeus L. Trus. M.D.
Lebanon, NH
Melina Vassiliou. M.D.
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Natan Zundel,
Miami. FL

M.D.

A.B.S. Representative.Lee Swanstrom.
M.D.
Portland, OR
A.C.S. Representative'Steven Schwaitzberg.
Cambridge.
MAM.D.

A.M.A. H.O.D. Representative
Eli N. Lerner. M.D.
Jacksonville.
FL'PastPresident

Jacqueline Narvaez
Association & Conference Manager
11300 W. Olympic Blvd., Ste 600
Los Angeles CA 90064, USA
Phone: 3 I0-437 -0544 x 103
Jacqueline@sages.org
EXECUTIVE OFFICE: Sallie Matthews, Executive Director
11300 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90064
Tel: (310) 437-0544 • Fax: (310) 437-0585 • E-mail: sagesweb@sages.org
www.sages.org

Awards are not