Date: Thursday, December 11, 2025
Time: 8:00pm Eastern/7:00pm Central/5:00pm Pacific
This event is part of the 2025 Video Mentorship Series. Register for the Series to participate in this event!
To participate in the live event, you must register for the series by 7:00pm Central on December 10, 2025. After this date and time, you will be able to access the recording in ASCRS U.
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Host:
Russ Farmer, MD, FACS, FASCRS, MS-HPE
Dr. Farmer received his B.S. from Texas A&M University and MD from the McGovern School of Medicine - Houston. He completed residency in General Surgery and fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery at the University of Louisville, where he has remained as faculty. Dr. Farmer is a passionate educator, currently serving as the Senior Associate Dean for Curriculum at the University of Louisville School of Medicine.
Moderators:
Luca Morelli, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Dr. Morelli is a General Surgeon and Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Pisa. He currently serves as Director of the General Surgery Unit at the Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana and as Surgical Director of EndoCAS, an American College of Surgeons Accredited Education Institute (ACS-AEI), and the first simulation center in Italy to obtain such credentials. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (FASCRS), as well as a member of several national and international scientific societies, within which he holds leadership roles. In 2018, Dr. Morelli achieved the National Scientific Qualification for Full Professor of Surgery. His clinical practice is particularly focused on Oncologic Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery.
Sridevi Maddineni, MD
Dr. Maddineni received her B.S. from State University of New York Albany and MD from Albany Medical College in Albany, New York. She completed her residency in general surgery at New York Medical College (sound shore program) and fellowship in colon and rectal surgery at University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Maddineni is currently Chief of Surgery at VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Healthcare System and has been taking care of veterans for over 12 years.
Brenna Houlihan, MD
Dr. Houlihan received her BA from Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, which was followed by receiving her MD from New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York. She then completed a residency at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC. Dr. Houlihan completed her training with a fellowship in Colon and Rectal surgery at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky. She now works at WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina.
This event is part of the 2025 Video Mentorship Series.
Register for the Series to participate in this event!