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  The Annual Resident Surgeons’ Day (Frederick A. Coller) of the Michigan Chapter of American College of Surgeons.  
" Factors Influencing Surgical Career Decisions.", Incorvaia, A, Ringley, C, Boysen, D, 52nd Annual Meeting Michigan Chapter, American College of Surgeons and 54th Annual Resident Surgeons Competition, May 2005, Grand Rapids, Michigan  
“Cervical Spine Clearance in the Community Hospital”. Lori L. Fraser, M.D. and Thomas J. Veverka, M.D. Michigan Chapter American College of Surgeons, May 22-24, 2004, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville, MI  
“Chewing Gum and the Return of Bowel Function”. Kurt A. Martinson, M.D., Phillip A. Dean, M.D. Michigan Chapter American College of Surgeons, May 22-24, 2004, Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville, MI.  
“Management of Blunt Splenic Injury in a Community Setting.” Brian J. Citro MD, Jason R. Johnson, Thomas Veverka MD, Michigan Chapter American College of Surgeons, May 15, 2003.  
“The Effect of Pneumatic Foot Compression on Abdominal Venous Hemodynamics”, Ringley CD, Gruenberg JC, Bays RA, Michigan Chapter American College of Surgeons, May 2002  
“Evaluation of Pulmonary Arterial Catheter Parameters Using Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Boots in Congestive Heart Failure”, Drs. Chad D. Ringley and Ronald A. Bays, 48th Annual Michigan Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Dearborn, Michigan, May 11-12, 2001  
“Central Venous Pressure: Are Measurements From a Swan Ganz Catheter Introducer Sheath Accurate?” by Drs. Timothy T. Sears and Luigi Maresca, 47th Annual Michigan Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, May 4-5, 2000, Grand Traverse Resort, Michigan  
     
  The Annual Michigan State University Resident Research Day Forum  
"Factors Influencing Surgical Career Decisions. ", Incorvaia, A, Ringley, C, Boysen, D, 14th Annual Research Day, May 2005, Synergy Medical Education Alliance – Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine – Saginaw Campus, Saginaw, Michigan  
"Isolated Gallbladder Rupture Secondary to Blunt Trauma", Incorvaia, A, Ringley, CD, Boysen D, Cabrera D, , 14th Annual Research Day – Case Report Competition, May 2005, Synergy Medical Education Alliance – Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine – Saginaw Campus, Saginaw, MI  
"Management of Blunt Splenic Injury in a Community Setting." Brian J. Citro M.D., Thomas Veverka M.D. May 20, 2003 at Synergy Medical Education Alliance  
“Cervical Spine Clearance in the Community Hospital”, Dr. Lori L. Fraser, M.D., Thomas J. Veverka, M.D. and Mark Adams, M.D. 20th Annual MSU Surgery Research Forum, March 25, 2004 at Michigan State University  
“Chewing Gum and the Return of Bowel Function” by Drs. Kurt Martinson, M.D., and Phillip Dean, M.D. 20th Annual MSU Surgery Research Forum, March 25, 2004 at Michigan State University  
“Trends in Surgery Applications, a Survey of Third-Year Medical Students”. Drs. Brian D. Heeringa, MD, Dennis A. Boysen, M.D. 20th Annual MSU Surgery Research Forum, March 25, 2004 at Michigan State University  
Management of Blunt Splenic Injury in a Community Setting. Brian J. Citro MD, Jason R. Johnson, Thomas Veverka MD. 19th Annual Michigan State University Surgery Research Forum. Synergy Medical Education Alliance: March 20, 2003.  
“The Effect of Pneumatic Foot Compression on Abdominal Venous Hemodynamics in Normal Volunteers”. Chad Ringley, M.D., James C. Gruenberg, M.D., Thomas J. Veverka, M.D. and Ronald A. Bays, M.D.18th. Annual MSU Surgery Research Forum, March 28, 2002.  
“Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy, a Community Experience.” Brian D. Heeringa, M.D. and Sussan M. Bays, M.D. 18th Annual MSU Surgery Research Forum March 28, 2002.  
“Esophageal Perforation in Neonates Due to Gastric Intubation”, Drs. Kurt A. Martinson and Edward Austin, 17th Annual MSU Surgery Research Forum, Michigan State University, Lansing, Michigan, March 22, 2001  
“Evaluation of Pulmonary Arterial Catheter Parameters Using Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Boots in Congestive Heart Failure”, Drs. Chad D. Ringley and James C. Gruenberg, 17th Annual MSU Surgery Research Forum, Michigan State University, Lansing, Michigan, March 22, 2001  
“Medical Student Identification of Peritoneal Fluid by Ultrasound”, Drs. Sujal G. Patel and Thomas J. Veverka, 17th Annual MSU Surgery Research Forum, Michigan State University, Lansing, Michigan, March 22, 2001  
“Underutilization of Helicobacter Pylori Testing and Treatment in Patients with Acute Presentation of Peptic Ulcer Disease” by Drs. Kellie Jones-Monahan and Sussan M. Bays, 16th Annual MSU Surgery Research Forum/Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, March 23, 2000  
     
  The Detroit Surgical Association  
“The Effect of Pneumatic Foot Compression on Abdominal Venous Hemodynamics in Normal Volunteers”, Ringley CD, Bays RA, Veverka TJ, Gruenberg JC, Detroit Surgical Association, October 22, 2001  
“Evaluation of Pulmonary Arterial Catheter Parameters Using Intermittent Compression Boots in Congestive Heart Failure”, Drs. Chad D. Ringley and James C. Gruenberg, Detroit Surgical Association, January 22, 2001  
“Esophageal Perforation in Neonates Due to Gastric Intubation”, Drs. Kurt A. Martinson and Edward Austin, Detroit Surgical Association, February 26, 2001  
“Underutilization of Helicobacter Pylori Testing and Treatment in Patients with Acute Presentation of Peptic Ulcer Disease”, by Drs. Kellie Jones-Monahan and Sussan M. Bays, Detroit Surgical Association, January 24, 2000  
“Central Venous Pressure: Are Measurements From a Swan Ganz Catheter Introducer Sheath Accurate?” by Drs. Timothy T. Sears and Luigi Maresca, Detroit Surgical Association, March 27, 2000  
“The Utility of Abdominal Computer Tomography in Mesenteric Ischemia” by Drs. A. Elizabeth Joseph and James C. Gruenberg, Detroit Surgical Association, October 25, 1999  
     
  The Annual Meeting of The Midwest Surgical Association  
“Evaluation of Pulmonary Arterial Catheter Parameters Using Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Boots in Congestive Heart Failure”, Ringley CD, Gruenberg JC, Bays RA, Veverka TJ, Johanning JM, Barber KR, 44th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Surgical Association, Lake Geneva, WI, August 12-15, 2001  
“Underutilization of Helicobacter Pylori Testing and Treatment in Acute Peptic Ulcer Disease” by Drs. Kellie Jones-Monahan, Sussan M. Bays, and James C. Gruenberg was accepted for alternate presentation at the Midwest Surgical Association meeting of November 14-17, 1999 at Santa Fe, New Mexico  
“Small Gallbladder Polyps: An Indication for Cholecystectomy in Symptomatic Patients” by Drs. Kellie Jones-Monahan and James C. Gruenberg – 42nd annual meeting of the Midwest Surgical Association, Galena, Illinois August 15-18, 1999  
Jones-Monahan KS and Gruenberg JC. "Bile Duct Injuries During Laparoscopic Cholecystecomy: A Community Experience" at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Surgical Association in Huron, Ohio, August 10-13,1997.  
Johanning JM and Gruenberg JC. "The Changing Face of Chlecystectomy"at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Surgical Association in Huron,Ohio, August 10-13, 1997.  
     
  Miscellaneous Presentations  
"What Are Surgical Residents Thinking When Making Career Decisions? Factors Influencing Their Choices", Incorvaia A, Ringley C, Boysen D, 2005 Spring Meeting of the Association of Program Directors in Surgery, New York City , New York  
" Diagnostic and Practice Patterns of Different Provider Types in the Management of Ischemic Stroke Patients: A Retrospective Observational Study", Grudem, J., Guttormson, R., Haake, B., Jackson, J., University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota.  
" Analysis of Crystal Growth in Microgravity, NASA’s Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program", Spletstoser, J., Guttormson, R., University of North Dakota.  
“Relative Adrenal Insufficincy among Trauma Patients in a Community Hospital”, B. Beeman, MD and T. Veverka, MD. 21st annual MSU department of surgery research forum. April 21, 2005. Accepted for poster presentation at the American College of Surgeons Fall meeting 2005.  
Incorvaia A, Ringley C, Boysen D, What Are Surgical Residents Thinking When Making Career Decisions? Factors Influencing Their Choices, People to People Ambassador Program sponsored by the American College of Surgeons, Johannesburg, South Africa  
“Surgical Jeopardy – Residents in Action”, Brian D. Heeringa, M.D. and Adam G. Newman, M.D. American College of Surgeons, 2nd Annual Spring Meeting, April 24-27, 2004, Boston, MA  
“Medical Student Identification of Peritoneal Fluid by Ultrasound”, Drs. Sujal G. Patel and Thomas J. Veverka, 51st Annual Keyport-Gaylord Trauma Symposium, Gaylord, Michigan, June 14-15, 2001  
“The Effect of Pneumatic Foot Compression on Vena Caval Velocity and Flow”, Ringley C, Gruenberg J, Johanning J, Veverka T, Bays R, 26th Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society, September 14, 2002  
Johanning JM, Veverka, TJ, Bays, RA, Tong, GK and Schmiege SK. "Evaluation of Suspected Pulmonary Embolism Using End-Tidal CO2 and D-Dimer" at the 27th Annual Symposium on Vascular Surgery for the Society of Clinical Vascular Surgery in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, March 24-28, 1999.  
Jones-Monahan KS and Gruenberg JC. "Acalculous Cholecystitis: Changes in Patient Demographics and Evaluation Since the Advent of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy" at the 7th International Meeting of Laparoscopic Surgeons, The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting in Coronado, California, December 9-12, 1998.  
Johanning, JM and Gruenberg JC. "The ABC's of Conversion From Laparoscopic to Open Cholecystectomy" at the 5th Annual Meeting of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons in Orlando, Florida, December 5-7, 1996.  
Veverka TJ. "Penetrating Trauma to the Pancreas and Duodenum" at the 46th Annual Keyport Gaylord Trauma Symposium in Gaylord, Michigan, June 6, 1996.  
     
   
 
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