2026 New York State Chapter
Annual Conference
December 11, 2026
NYU Medical Center Schwartz E
550 First Avenue, New York NY 10016
Thursday December 10, 2026
Cocktail Reception
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Location: TBD
Friday December 11, 2026
Check-In and Breakfast
Schwartz E Reception
7:30am - 8:00am
8:00am
Welcome and Introduction
Course Director: Manish Parikh, MD (NYU/Bellevue)
ASMBS and Obesity Policy Initiatives
Moderator: TBD
8:00am - 8:15am
Current Initiatives of the ASMBS
ASMBS President Joe Northup, MD
How Legislation Could Impact Bariatric Surgery Practices
Joe Nadglowski (Obesity Action Coalition)
The Evolving Paradigm of Obesity Care: AOM and MBS are Complementary
Lee Kaplan, MD, PhD (TOMI)
Integrating Obesity Medicine into MBS Practices
Moderator: TBD
Adapting Your Surgical Practice in the Era of AOM
Kelvin Higa, MD (UCSF Fresno)
The Impact of MBSAQIP/ABOM Certification on AOM Outcomes and Progression to MBS
Avery Brown, MD (NYU/Bellevue)
Precision Obesity Treatment
Karan Chhabra, MD (NYU/Bellevue)
8:15am - 8:30am
8:30am - 9:00am
9:00am - 9:30am
9:30am - 9:45am
9:45am - 10:00am
Coffee Break/Sponsorship Tables
Schwartz E Reception
10:00am - 10:15am
Update: The recently FDA-approved Gastric Magnet
Michel Gagner, MD (Montreal)
Innovations in Bariatric Surgery
Moderator: TBD
10:15am - 10:30am
The NYU Experience with 50 Magnetic JJ Anastomoses
Dessislava Stefanova, MD (NYU)
Preliminary Experience with the Hugo Robot
Andrew Luhrs, MD (Brown)
The Role of Robotic-Assisted Surgery and AI in Complex Bariatric Revisions
Cheguevara Afaneh, MD (NYP-Cornell)
10:30am - 10:45am
10:45am - 11:00am
11:00am - 11:15am
11:15am - 11:30am
11:30am - 11:45am
Surgical Education
Moderator: Daniel Herron, MD, Kelvin Higa, MD
Surgical Trainee Impact on Patient Safety
TBD
Building Durable Surgeons in the Age of Robotics
George Ferzli, MD (NYU/Brooklyn)
Case Presentation #2 - TBD
TBD
Case Presentation #3 - TBD
TBD
Case Presentation #4 - TBD
TBD
1:30pm - 1:45pm
1:45pm - 2:00pm
Lunch & Sponsorship Tables
Schwartz E Reception
Case Presentation #1 - TBD
TBD
Video Case Presentations
Moderator: Kelvin Higa, MD, TBD
11:40am - 12:00pm
12:15pm - 1:00pm
1:00pm - 1:15pm
1:15pm - 1:30pm
Panel Discussion
The Evolution of MIS/Bariatric Fellowship Training
Marco Giorgi, MD (Rochester)
12:00pm - 12:15pm
Hot Topics in Bariatric Surgery
Moderator: TBD
2:00pm - 2:15pm
2:15pm - 2:30pm
2:30pm - 2:45pm
2:45pm - 3:00pm
Post-Sleeve Revision Options (with/without Reflux)
Moderator: TBD
3:15pm - 3:20pm
3:30pm - 3:45pm
3:45pm - 4:00pm
4:00pm - 4:15pm
4:15pm - 5:15pm
Revisional Surgery for post-MBS Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia
Tim Shope, MD (SUNY-Upstate Syracuse)
Management of PVT After MBS - Tailoring Treatment to PVT Clot Pattern
Akio Kozato, MD (NYU/Bellevue)
TXA and Bleeding Prevention After MBS
Erin Moran-Atkin, MD (Montefiore)
Cefazolin Dosing - is 3g Necessary?
Alexander Barkan (NYU - Winthrop)
Weight Regain with/without reflux: Convert to DS (SADI vs Traditional DS)
Dilendra Weerasinghe, MD (Rochester)
Weight Regain with/without reflux: Convert to RYGB
Arif Ahmad, MD (Northwell)
Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation/Linx for Reflux
Tanuja Damani, MD (NYU Langone)
Intrathoracic Migration of Sleeve
Gustavo Fernandez Ranvier, MD (Mt Sinai)
Panel Discussion
Coffee Break/Sponsorship Tables
Schwartz E Reception
3:00pm - 3:15pm
5:15pm
Closing Remarks
Manish Parikh, MD (NYU/Bellevue)