Speaker Presentations

Society of Academic Urologists
2026 Winter Meeting

February 6 – 7, 2026
Marriott Marquis Houston
Houston, TX

Friday, February 6, 2026

General Session

8:05 am – 9:10 am

Rethinking Surgical Education

8:05 am – 8:20 am

SIMULATE: Standardized Instructional Modules for Urology Learning and Training Excellence
Speaker: Ahmed Ghazi, MD

8:20 am – 8:35 am

Autonomy in the Age of Metrics: Balancing Supervision, Safety, and Skill Development
Speaker: Stephen Riggs, MD, MBA, FACS

8:35 am – 8:55 am

Panel Discussion: The Fellowship Fix: Are We Outsourcing Surgical Autonomy?
Moderator: (GURS) Jill Buckley, MD
Panelists: (Peds) Abby Taylor, MD, MPH
(Andrology) William Berg, MD

9:10 am – 10:45 am

Lessons from the Frontlines of CBME: What Can We Learn from Early Adapters

9:10 am – 9:40 am

Panel Discussion: The Canadian EPA Experience – Lessons Learned

Panelists:
Andrew K. Hall, MD, FRCPC, MMEd, DRCPSC
Keith Rourke, MD

9:40 am – 10:10 am

Panel Discussion: The US EPA Experience: Lessons Learned

Panelists:
Kristy Rialon, MD
Emma Burke, MD

Karen Brasel, MD

10:10 am – 10:25 am

Reflections from the CBME Meeting
Speaker: Kate Kraft, MD, MHPE, FACS, FAAP

10:25 am – 10:35 am

SAU Grant Presentation: Identifying and Evaluating Core Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) in Urology
Speaker: Robert Wang, MD

11:15 am – 12:30 pm

GME Pressure Points: What Keeps Program Leaders Up at Night

11:15 am – 11:35 am

Cracking the Code: Understanding GME Finance and the Path to Expansion
Speaker: Mark Harbott, MD, MHA

11:35 am – 11:50 am

Mastering the ACGME Site Visit: Preparation Without Panic
Speaker: Harold Frazier, II, MD

11:50 am – 12:10 pm

From Citations to Solutions: A Program Director’s Guide to Rebuilding Stronger
Speaker: Jennifer Taylor, MD

Concurrent Sessions

1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

ACURE

1:30 pm – 2:15 pm

Navigating a Site Visit
Speaker: Pauline Zorosak, C-TAGME

2:15 pm – 2:50 pm

Urology Interest Group: How Coordinators Can Assist with Growing the Program
Speaker: Costas D. Lallas, MD, FACS

3:00 pm – 3:45 pm

Milestones/Evaluations
Speaker: Lora Dempsey, C-TAGME

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Recognize, Respond, Remediate: A Framework for Learner Success

1:30 pm – 1:50 pm

Crossfire Debate: Are Milestones Measuring Progress or Missing the Mark?
Building a Better Assessment Toolbox
Moderator: Christopher Jaeger, MD
Speakers: Tasha Posid, PhD (against milestones)
Sydney McLean, MHA (pro milestones)

1:50 pm – 2:05 pm

Individualized Learning Plans: One size does not fit all
Speaker: Ann Gormley, MD, MSc

2:05 pm – 2:25 pm

Remediation Essentials: Steps, Stumbles, and Successes
Speaker: Eric Wallen, MD, FACS

2:25 pm – 2:35 pm

SAU Grant Presentation: Resources for the Struggling Resident
Speaker: Courtney Phillips, MD

Saturday, February 7, 2026

General Session

7:55 am – 9:00 am

Committee / Organization Updates

7:55 am – 8:00 am

ABU Cheryl Lee, MD

8:00 am – 8:05 am

ACGME/RCC

Kate Kraft, MD, MHPE, FACS, FAAP

8:05 am – 8:10 am

AUA/OE

Mark Gonzalgo, MD, PhD, MBA

8:10 am – 8:15 am

AAMC

Mark Jordan, MD, FACS

8:15 am – 8:20 am

ACURE
Denise Mussehl, MS

8:20 am – 8:25 am

SWIU
Lindsay Hampson, MD

8:25 am – 8:30 am

RFJUS
Cheryl Lee, MD

8:30 am – 9:00 am

SAU
Lee Richstone, MD, FACS, FRCS

9:00 am – 9:50 am

Sustaining Success: Cultivating Culture and Creating Opportunities

9:00 am – 9:20 am

The Culture Code: Department-Level Wellness Strategies that Work
Speakers: Ganesh Palapattu, MD, FACS
Jay Raman, MD

9:20 am – 9:35 am

What’s Next? Leadership Pathways Beyond the Department
Speaker: James McKiernan, MD

9:50 am – 10:15 am

SAU Awards and Faculty Mentor Talk
Winner/Speaker: Steven Campbell, MD, PhD

10:45 am – 11:30 am

Spotlight on Innovation: SAU Grants

10:45 am – 10:55 am

SCOPE: Spatial Computing for Optimizing Procedural Education
Speaker: Vikram Narayan, MD

10:55 am – 11:05 am

Gamification of Urologic Study Aid Questions to Improve Engagement and Retention of Knowledge
Speaker: Hanna Jia, MD

11:05 am – 11:15 am

Enhancing Urology Residency Training: A Pilot Prospective Study on the Impact of Coaching on Overall Wellness
Speaker: Tatum Tarin, MD

11:30 am – 12:35 pm

What’s New in the Curriculum: Ideas Worth Sharing

11:30 am – 11:45 am

Money Matters: Building a Financial Literacy Curriculum
Speaker: Sammy Elsamra, MD

11:45 am – 12:05 pm

Panel Discussion – Training Tomorrow’s Leaders: Preparing Residents for Leadership and Beyond
Speakers: Eric Singer, MD, MA, MS, FACS, FASCO
Amanda Seyer, MD