UMNSurgery Presents at the 42nd Annual Surgical Infection Society Conference

The Department of Surgery (DoS) was well-represented at the 42nd Annual Surgical Infection Society Conference in California last week (April 11-14, 2023), featuring fellow residents and current medical students presenting their research supported by DoS faculty mentors. 

The Surgical Infection Society was founded in 1981 to advance science and promote research in the understanding, preventing, and management of surgical infections.

Resident and medical student presenters included Abigail Raiter, MS2 (mentor Dr. Kristin P. Colling), Bridget Dillon, MS2 (mentor Dr. Melissa Brunsvold), and resident Kristiana Sather, MD (mentor Dr. Beth Lusczek).

Faculty physicians Drs. Kris Colling, Jeff Chipman, Jennifer Rickard, and Cyrus Jahansous serve individually as Surgical Infection Society committee leaders. 

Congratulations on your presentations, and we thank you for your commitment to groundbreaking surgical research! 

Bridget Dillon, MS2

Faculty mentor: Dr. Melissa Brunsvold

Presentation topic: Use of VV-ECMO in Patients with ARDS due to fungal pneumonia

Kristiana Sather, MD, Resident

Faculty mentor: Dr. Beth Lusczek

Presentation topic: Breathomics and the Use of Exhaled Volatile Organic Compounds to Detect COVID-19

Abigail Raiter, MS2

Faculty mentor: Dr. Kristin P. Colling, MD 

Presentation topic #1: Surgical Site Infections after Cholecystectomy in the Acute Care Surgery Era

Presentation topic #2: Factors Associated with Increased Parkland Grading Scale for Cholecystitis in Urgent Cholecystectomies

Dr. Kristin P. Colling, Adjunct Assistant Professor

Conference discussion contributor for debate topic: Vancomycin is suitable for routine antibiotic prophylaxis