2005-2006 SURGICAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM  ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Easton Hospital Surgical Residency Program continues with a 100% pass rate on the Qualifying Exam and a 90% pass rate on the Certifying portion

Winners - American College of Surgeons Surgical Jeopardy, April 2005

B. Venkat Reddy, M.D. & Raja Gopaldas, M.D. 

Winners - American College of Surgeons Surgical Jeopardy, April 2006

Dr. Ratna Kunasani & Dr. Raja Gopaldas

2005 - 2006  POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Gopaldas RR, Rohatgi C. The Axial Spin Technique of Intracorporeal Knot Tying: Comparison with the Conventional Technique and Objective Assessment of Knot Security, Learning Curves and Performance Efficiency Across Three Training Levels. Poster presentation, SAGES 2006 Scientific Session, April 26-29, 2006, Dallas, TX. 

Gopaldas RR, Rohatgi C. The Axial Spin Technique of Intracorporeal Knot Tying: A Novel and Simplified Approach for Junior Residents. Poster presentation, SAGES 2006 Scientific Session, April 26-29, 2006, Dallas, TX. 

Gopaldas RR, Bloch RS. A Novel Technique of Ventral Hernia repair using the Polypropylene-ePTFE Composite Mesh. Poster presentation, Annual Scientific Meeting of the Southeast Surgical Congress, February 18-21, 2006, Lake Buena Vista, FLA. 

Haque S, Koren JP. Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass in Patients with Congenital Malrotation. Poster presentation, SAGES 2006 Scientific Session, April 26-29, 2006, Dallas, TX. 

Dunning K, Plymer M. Charcoal Peritonitis: A Unique Cause of Chronic Pelvic Pain. Poster presentation, Annual Scientific Meeting of the Southeast Surgical Congress, February 18-21, 2006, Lake Buena Vista, FLA. 

Singh N, Sharma R, Dy VC, Dorman SA. A Case Report on Ileal Desmoid. Poster presentation, Annual Scientific Meeting of the Southeast Surgical Congress, February 18-21, 2006, Lake Buena Vista, FLA. 

Gopaldas RR, Rohatgi C. The Axial Spin Technique of Intracorporeal Knot Tying: A Novel and Simplified Approach for Junior Residents. Poster presented at the Pennsylvania Medical Society’s 2^nd Annual Poster Presentation Competition, October 14-15, 2005, Hershey, PA. 
 
 

2005-2006 PUBLICATIONS

Gopaldas RR, Rohatgi C. Combined Small Bowel and Bladder Perforation: A Novel Complication of Interstitial Laser Coagulation of the Prostate. Presented at the 91st Annual American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, October 16-20, 2005, San Francisco, CA.

Amani H, Dougherty WR, Blome-Eberwein S. Use of Transcyte® and Dermabrasion to Treat Burns Reduces Length of Stay in Burns of All Sizes and etiology. Burns 2006 [in press].

Singh N, Sharma R, Dorman SA, Dy VC. An Unusual Presentation of Desmoid Tumor in the Ileum. American Surgeon 2006 [in press]. 

Dunning K, Gopaldas RR, Rohatgi C. The Role of Amputation in Treating Large Basal Cell Carcinomas of the Extremity. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2006 [in press] 

Dunning K, Plymyer MR. Charcoal Peritonitis Causing Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Unique Complication Following Bariatric Surgery. Obesity Surgery, [in press]. 

Gopaldas RR, Rohatgi C. Axial-spin Technique of Endoscopic Intracorporeal Knot Tying: Comparison with the Conventional Technique and Objective Assessment of Knot Security, Learning Curves and Performance Efficiency Across Training Levels. Surgical Endoscopy 2006 [in press]. 

Gopaldas RR, Rohatgi C. The axial-spin technique of intracorporeal knot tying: a novel and simplified approach for junior residents. Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques 2006 [in press]. 

Updegrove Prize Presentations, June 7, 2006

Dr. Kyle Dunning won 2nd  place for his case report entitled “Charcoal Peritonitis Causing Chronic Pelvic Pain:  A Unique Complication Following Bariatric Surgery" 

Fellowships/Private Practice, Where Did Our Residents Go After Graduation?