ACG’s popular Hands-on Workshop Center is back for a fifth year. Located in the Exhibit Hall, leading experts will demonstrate the latest tools and techniques, using the most advanced devices and equipment. Pre-registration
for the hands-on sessions will take place on-site in Philadelphia. The Hands-on Workshop Center will be open beginning on Sunday, October 19th.
The Hands-on Workshop Center is free to all ACG 2014 attendees. Workshop Directors David A. Hass, MD, FACG, and Douglas G. Adler, MD, FACG, have created a team of well-known experts to lead each session. Sessions and faculty leaders include:
Sessions Open to All Attendees
Sunday, October 19th
Hands-on Workshop Center opens at 3:45 pm
• EMR/Polypectomy – Laith Jamil, MD
• Foreign Body Removal – Lawrence J. Brandt, MD, MACG
• Hemostasis – John R. Saltzman, MD, FACG
Monday, October 20th
Hands-on Workshop Center opens at 10:15 am
• ERCP – Douglas G. Adler, MD, FACG
• EUS – Uzma D. Siddiqui, MD
• Foreign Body Removal – David A. Greenwald, MD, FACG
• Stenting – Michel Kahaleh, MD, FACG
• Small Bowel Enteroscopy – Lauren B. Gerson, MD, FACG
• Hemorrhoid Therapy – Harry A. Sarles, Jr., MD, FACG
Tuesday, October 21th
Hands-on Workshop Center opens at 10:15 am
• Hemorrhoid Therapy – David A. Johnson, MD, MACG
• Mucosal Ablation – Virendra Joshi, MD
• EMR/Polypectomy – Peter V. Draganov, MD, FACG
• Capsule Endoscopy – David J. Hass, MD, FACG
• ESD – Stavros Stavropolous, MD
• Stenting – Todd H. Baron, MD
• Small Bowel Enteroscopy – Carol E. Semrad, MD, FACG
GI Fellows Only Sessions
Sunday, October 19th
Sessions from 7:45 am – 9:30 am
• Endoscopy Potpourri – Hemostasis, Foreign Body Removal,
EMR and ERCP – Christopher J. DiMaio, MD, FACG
Monday, October 20th
Sessions from 7:45 am – 9:30 am
• ERCP – Douglas G. Adler, MD, FACG
• EUS – Gulshan Parasher, MD, FACG
• Foreign Body Removal – Paul Feuerstadt, MD, FACG
• Motility Disorders—Esophageal and Anorectal – Faculty
Leaders: Satish S.C. Rao, MD, PhD, FACG and Felice Schnoll-
Sussman, MD, FACG
Tuesday, October 21th
Sessions from 7:45 am – 9:30 am
• Hemorrhoid Therapy – Waqar A. Qureshi, MD, FACG
• Mucosal Ablation – John C. Fang, MD
• EMR/Polypectomy – Jeffrey L. Tokar, MD
• Capsule Endoscopy – David J. Hass, MD, FACG
Pre-registration for the GI fellows sessions will take place in September. The College will email fellows inviting them to participate. Registration for all other sessions will take place on-site at ACG 2014.