
2025 32nd Annual JD Ashmore Lectureship
Overview
The Department of Surgery has an expectation that residents and faculty advance in the area of patient care, medical knowledge, clinical research, and fosters the desire to become academically productive. This meeting is a venue for research projects produced by faculty, fellows and residents, as well as program alumni of this program to be presented. This conference offers a case-based learning environment to allow review and discussion of interesting cases. The JD Ashmore Lectureship is a yearly series of presentations by current surgery residents and fellows in training, attendings active on the teaching service and alumni of the residency program who have an interest in academic medicine. The purpose of this event is to highlight clinical research projects completed during the academic year by residents and faculty. Alumni will have the opportunity to present their research interests as well.
Target Audience
Primary Department
SurgeryPrimary Audience
Practicing Physicians, Fellows, ResidentsSecondary Audience
Fellows, Medical Students, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Registered Nurses, ResidentsSpecialty Audience
Surgery
Learning Objectives
As a result of participating in this activity, learners will...
- Know the importance and necessity of participating in clinical research AND the fundamentals of research design and methodology.
- Know how to utilize research design and methodology techniques to participate in research-based learning.
- Be able to participate in research-based learning and contribute to clinical research to further the advancement of medicine and improve patient care.
Department QI Goal: The novel research presented at this conference is geared towards improving patient outcomes, including reducing length of stay (LOS) and mortality, which is one of the Department of Surgery's QI goals. Most of the projects presented are a review of our institutional data.
Additional Information
Program
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7:30 am | Breakfast and Registration |
8:00 am | Opening Remarks - Shanu Kothari, MD |
PODIUM SESSION 1 | |
8:20 am | Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Length of Stay (LOS) Based on Pain, Inspiratory Effort and Cough (PIC) Score Does not Predict Complications or Mortality
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8:30 am | Hernia Rate After Damage Control Laparotomy, A Retrospective Review Using Ten Core Outcomes for Damage Control Laparotomy
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8:40 am | Isolated Rib Injuries in Trauma Patients Have Low Rates of Complications
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8:50 am | Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infections Following Groin Access During Vascular Procedures
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9:00 am | BREAK |
QUICKSHOT SESSION 1 | |
9:15 am | Subclavian Artery Injury From Gunshot Wound in a Pediatric Patient Requiring Common Carotid to Axillary Artery Bypass: A Case Report
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9:22 am | Minimally Invasive Pectus Excavatum Repair in a Patient with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type III: A Case Report
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9:29 am | Novel Pull-Method of Endoluminal Vac Placement for Esophageal Perforation Using Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrojejunostomy (PEG-J)
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9:36 am | Sternal Reconstruction Via Talon Plating: A Single Institution Experience
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FACULTY SPOTLIGHT | |
9:45 am | McAlhany Endowment
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10:00 am | Comparative Analysis of Laparoscopic and Robotic Appendectomy: A Multi-Hospital Retrospective Cohort Study
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10:15 am | ENT
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10:30 am | Global Health
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10:45 am | Surgical Innovation and Medical Discoveries during my Surgical Career
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11:00 am | BREAK |
11:15 am | Introduction of Keynote Speaker |
11:20 am | Keynote Speaker - Kenric Murayama, MD MBA |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
PODIUM SESSION 2 | |
1:30 pm | eTEP
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1:40 pm | Radiographic Changes to Abdominal Wall Morphology After Ventral Hernia Repair With Myofascial Release
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1:50 pm | Unveiling Opioid Prescribing Patterns Following Outpatient Anorectal Surgery
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2:00 pm | Umbilical Hernia Study
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QUICKSHOT SESSION 2 | |
2:10 pm | Is Genetic Testing Necessary in Patients With Multiple Pilomatrixomas?
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2:17 pm | Intussusception During Pregnancy With Previous Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass
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2:25 pm | Robaxin Pilot Study
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2:32 pm | Mesh Reconstruction After Hemipelvectomy
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VIDEO SESSION 1 | |
2:40 pm | Robotic Retroaortic Renal Vein Transposition
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ADJOURN |
Venue

Accreditation
5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Available Credit
- 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. - 5.50 Attendance
Exhibitors
If you are interested in being an exhibitor at the 32nd Annual J.D. Ashmore Lectureship, see the information below. Also, the CME Office must collect an Exhibitor Form from each sponsor, agreeing to the terms and conditions required by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).