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  • Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
    April 9-12 (Philadelphia, PA)
  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
    May 3-7 (New Orleans, LA)
  • American Association for Thoracic Surgery
    May 10-14 (San Diego, CA)
  • American Urological Association
    May 17-22 (Orlando, FL)
  • World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy
    June 4-7 (Bari, Italy)
  • Society for Vascular Surgery
    June 5-8 (San Diego, CA)
  • American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons
    June 7-11 (Boston, MA)
  • Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
    September 17-20 (Chicago, IL)
  • American College of Surgeons
    October 12-16 (San Francisco, CA)
  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons
    October 31- November 5 (Chicago, IL)