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2019 Annual Meeting

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April 27-30, 2019


Motif Seattle
1415 Fifth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101 

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Registration

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Hotel Reservations

Call in phone number: 855-515-1144
Group code: AVAS0504

​Online Booking Link: AVAS Seattle 2019

Group Rate: $199.00 per night​
Reserve your room here

Location

Motif Seattle
1415 Fifth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101 

Motif Seattle, a Destination Hotel, is a 4 star hotel in the Central Business District of Downtown that is inspired by the area's rich fashion scene. Located on Fifth Avenue between Pike and Union Streets, the hotel offers locally-inspired fashion-forward guestrooms and suites with sweeping views of the city skyline, the Waterfront and the Olympic Mountains.


In the center of the city's energy and culture, Motif Seattle is surrounded by the city's finest restaurants, shopping, entertainment venues, museums and local attractions. Featuring the urban contemporary Frolik Kitchen + Cocktails, which has the largest outdoor deck in downtown Seattle. Reservations are available online or by phone at 1-855-515-1144.

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Program Schedule

Online program with link to abstracts

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Final Program: Panel Sessions

Panel #1—To Stay in VA or Not to Stay? That is the Question
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Leigh Neumayer, MD MS 
​Professor and Chair, University of Arizona  ​
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Melanie Morris, MD
Associate Professor and Chief of General Surgery, Birmingham VA Medical Center
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Kamal Itani, MD                                                         
Professor and Chief of Surgery,  VA Boston Health Care System 
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Todd Rosengart, MD
Professor and Chair, ​​Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine

Panel #2—Inspiration Session
Moderators: Faisal Bakaeen, MD and Gosta Pettersson, MD
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Frederick Grover, MD 
​Emeritus Chair, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado
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Rachel Ramoni, DMD, ScD
​Chief, Research and Development Officer (CRADO)
Department of Veterans Affairs
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Melina Kibbe, MD
Chief of the Department of Surgery
​University of North Carolina  
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Joseph Coselli, MD
Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine
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Kenneth Mattox, MD
Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
Chief of Surgery and Chief of Staff, Harris County Hospital


Panel #3—Measuring VA Surgeon Productivity and Academic Value
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Eileen Moran, MS 
Director, VHA Office of P
roductivity, Efficiency, and Staffing
​West Haven, CT

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Brian R. Smith, MD
VISN 22 Chief Surgical Consultant
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Carolyn M. Clancy, MD 
Deputy Under Secretary for Health, Discovery, Education and Affiliate Networks  
​Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC

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Mark Wilson, MD PhD
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Professor and Chief of Surgery, VA ​Pittsburgh Healthcare System
​Acting Director of Surgery, National Surgery Office

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Directions

From Seattle Tacoma (Sea-Tac) International Airport - Follow the signs "To Freeways." Travel northbound on I-5 to downtown Seattle. Take Seneca Street Exit. Turn right on 4th Avenue. Take the first right onto Pike Street. Turn right on 5th Avenue. Our hotel is a one-half block on the right.

From I-90 West - From I-90 West take the I-5 North exit. From I-5 North take the Madison Street exit and stay in the left hand lane. Take a left onto Madison Street. Go two blocks West on Madison Street and turn right onto 4th Avenue. Go 5 blocks North on 4th Avenue then turn right onto Pike Street. From Pike Street make the next right onto 5th Avenue and the hotel garage and main entrance is on the right hand side of street.

From I-5 South - From I-5 North take the Union Street exit. Turn right onto 4th Avenue and 1 block then turn right onto Pike Street. Once on Pike Street go one block and turn right onto 5th Avenue. The hotel garage and main entrance is on the right hand side of street.

TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS 

Town Car & Taxi Services - Can be arranged through the hotel and are available to/from Sea-Tac Airport.

Light Rail - Offers transportation to/from Sea-Tac Airport. Nearest access point to Motif Seattle is at Westlake Center. For more information please visit http://www.soundtransit.org/

Shuttle Express - Advanced reservations required. For more information call 425-981-7000 or visit their website to book online.

Uber/Lyft - available from SeaTac Airport.

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For more information, please contact our office at 206-794-7022 or send an email to vasurgeons@gmail.com.

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Physical Address: 15631 Ash Way, A306. Lynnwood, WA 98087

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