Kumar, Sunjay K.
Shehata, Dena G.
Cetrulo, Lawrence N.
Ignacio, Romeo
Chiu, Jeffrey
Davis, Brain R.
McDonald, Marian
Bloom, Matthew B.
Ayloo, Subhashini
Kchaou, Ali
Orthopoulos, Georgios
Pucher, Philip H.
Oliphant, Uretz
Hallowell, Peter T.
Serrot, Federico
Overby, David
Moreno-Paquentin, Eduardo
Slater, Bethany J.
Miraflor, Emily
Article History
Received: 13 August 2025
Accepted: 17 August 2025
First Online: 11 September 2025
Declarations
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: Dr. Sunjay Kumar and Dr. Dena Shehata are research fellows whose salaries are supported by SAGES. Dr. Romeo Ignacio is a research consultant for Critical Innovations and holds publicly available stocks in AbbVie and Abbott Laboratories. Dr. Matthew Bloom is a consultant for Boston Scientific. Dr. Philip H. Pucher is a consultant for Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Dr. Peter T. Hallowell is President of the Midwest Surgical Association. Dr. Bethany Slater is Chair of the Guidelines Committee for SAGES and a consultant for Cook Medical and Hologic. Drs. Jeffrey Chiu, Brian R. Davis, Marian McDonald, Subhashini Ayloo, Ali Kchaou, Georgios Orthopoulos, Uretz Oliphant, Federico Serrot, David Wayne Overby, Eduardo Moreno-Paquentin, and Emily Miraflor have no conflicts of interest to declare.