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Welcome to the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)!

The home of the GI Surgeon

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A Message from SAGES President Christopher Schlachta, MD – Summer 2024

June 12, 2024

No one rocks Cleveland like SAGES! Another spring and another fantastic SAGES meeting. Program chairs Drs. Marylise Boutros, Caitlin Halbert and Eric Pauli continued our string of amazing, content-rich, annual conventions. When 2,500 attendees descend upon a SAGES meeting, they expect to see the highest quality, patient-centered educational content, aligned with the leading edge of […]

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Donate to the SAGES Education & Research Foundation

The SAGES Education & Research Foundation was created with the vision of a healthcare world in which all operative procedures are accomplished with the least possible physical trauma, discomfort, and loss of productive time for the patient. The … [Read more...] about Donate to the SAGES Foundation

SAGES Leads Multi-society State of the Art Consensus Conference on Prevention of Bile Duct Injury during Cholecystectomy. Read GSN Article here.

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Join SAGES Today!

Join SAGES now and enjoy the following benefits: And so much more! If you have any questions about membership in SAGES or which category you should apply to, please contact the Membership Department or call (310) 437-0544 x 110. *If you have already registered for the SAGES meeting, you must complete your membership application process no … Read more... about Join SAGES

New: SAGES Speaker Catalog

Looking for an expert on minimally invasive surgery to speak at your next conference, grand rounds, local chapter meeting?

Check out the all new SAGES Speaker Catalog complete with search function, profile information, and examples of talks.

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