ISW 2026 Free paper and Poster Prizes
The following Prizes have been awarded at International Surgical Week ISW 2026 in Mexico City, Mexico, 19-23 April 2026 by the ISS/SIC and the Integrated Societies.
The Committee congratulates all awardees for their achievement!
ISS/SIC Lloyd Nyhus Free Paper Prize
Presenting Author: Divyata Vasa, India
COMPARISON OF OUTCOME OF BIOLOGICAL DRESSING VS 5% POVIDONE IODINE + H2O2 SOLUTION ON WOUNDS
Divyata Vasa1,* Shri M. P. Shah government medical College and Guru Gobind Singh Government Hospital Department of General Surgery Jamnagar India , Tapan Shah2*, Narendra Modi Medical College and Sheth L. G. Hospital Department of General Surgery Ahmedabad India, Medical College and Hospital Department of General Surgery Dahod India
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ISS/SIC Poster Prize
Presenting Author: Erik Gardner, USA
USE OF REBOA FOR POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE: SCOPING REVIEW OF EFFICACY, SAFETY, AND GLOBAL APPLICATION FOR OBSTETRIC CARE
Erik F. Gardner-Hilbert, Universidad Panamericana Research CDMX Mexico1,*, Ana M. Reyes, Jackson Memorial Hospital General Surgery Miami United States2*, Julie Valenzuela Ryder Trauma Center Trauma Surgery Miami United States
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ISS/SIC Poster Prize
Presenting Author: Melanie Spiekermann, USA
BUILDING A NATIONAL SURGICAL OBSTETRIC AND ANAESTHESIA PLAN FOR A PACIFIC SMALL ISLAND NATIONAL
Melanie Spiekermann, University of Auckland Department of Surgery Auckland New Zealand1,*, Sione Pifeleti, Tupua Tamases Meaole Department of Surgery Apia Samoa2*, Lamour Hansell, The Pacific Community Suva Fiji3*,Dyxon Hansell, World Health Organization Apia Samoa4*, Andrew Hill,University of Auckland Department of Surgery Auckland New Zealand5*
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IATSIC Free Paper Prize
Presenting Author: Leila Ghalichi, India
THREE -MONTH MORTALITY AND DISABILITY AFTER MODERATE TO SEVERE INJURIES IN FOUR LOW-OR MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
Leila Ghalichi, University of Birmingham Department of Applied Health Sciences Birmingham United Kingdom *1,*, Kathryn Chu, Stellenbosch University Department of Surgical Sciences Cape Town South Africa2*, Justine Davies, University of Birmingham Department of Applied Health Sciences Birmingham United Kingdom3*
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IATSIC Poster Prize
Presenting Author: Julio Augusto Palma Zapata, Mexico
ROLE OF INFLAMMATORY AND NEURONAL CSF BIOMARKERS IN PREDICTING THE ONSET OF INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION AFTER
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
Donghwan Choi1,*, Division of Trauma Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Jonghwan Moon2*, Division of Trauma Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine
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IATSIC / AAST Free Paper Prize
Presenting Author: Michael Bath, UK
GLOBAL VARIATION IN PATIENT FACTORS, INTERVENTIONS, AN POSTOPERATIVE OUTCOMES FOR THOSE UNDERGOING TRAUMA LAPAROTOMY:
AN INTERNATIONAL PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL COHORT STUDY
Michael Bath, University of Cambridge International Health Systems Group Cambridge United Kingdom1*, Tom Bashford, University of Cambridge International Health Systems Group Cambridge United Kingdom2*, GOAL-Trauma Collaborative, University of Cambridge International Health Systems Group Cambridge United Kingdom3*
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IASMEN Free Paper Prize
Presenting Author: Kensuke Nakamura, Japan
ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY ON MAJOR SURGERY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE OF INTRAVENOUS AMINO ACIDS: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY IN JAPAN
Kensuke Nakamura, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Division of Disaster and Emergency Medicine, Kobe Japan1,*Naoki Kanda,Hitachi General Hospital Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Hitachi Japan2*
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IASMEN Free Paper Prize
Presenting Author: Bartosz Kowalski, Poland
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BSI Free Paper Frist Prize
Presenting Author: Susanna Kauhanen, Finland
MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH CANCER: LEVERAGING BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS IN A STIGMA REDUCTION INTERVENTION IN TANZANIA
Lily Gutnik1,*University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Elizabeth F. Msoka2*, Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute (KCRI), M. Chandler McLeod3*, Isabel Scarinci4*, Gabrielle B. Rocque5*, Alex Mremi6*,University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute (KCRI), Furuha Serventi7*, Blandina Mmbaga8*, Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute (KCRI)
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BSI Free Paper Prize Runner up
Presenting Author: Nicholas Zakem, Canada
BREAST CANCER CARE FOR THE AGING POPULATION: A FOCUS ON AGE-RELATED DISPARITIES IN BREAST CANCER TREATMENT
Serena Bertozzi, Italy 1,*Breast Unit, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine (UD), Ambrogio P Londero2*, Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Infant Health, University of Genoa, 16132 Genova (GE), Italy./Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, 16147 Genova (GE), Italy, Jose Andres Diaz Nanez3*, Breast Unit, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine (UD), Barbara Baita4*, Breast Unit, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine (UD), Lucia La Verghetta5*, Serena Prada6*, Carla Cedolini7*, Breast Unit, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine (UD)
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BSI Video Session Prize Winner
Presenting Author: Prashant Prusty, India
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BSI Video Session Prize Runner up
Presenting Author: Macy Jepsen, USA
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ISDS Grassi Prize
Presenting Author: Renato Pitesa, New Zealand
DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTRAOPERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM FOR THE DETECTION OF SCARRING AREAS IN LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY
Hiroki Orimoto1*, Department of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery, Oita University Faculity of Medicine, Teijiro Hirashita2*, Subaru Ikeda3*, Masahiro Kawamura4*, Takashi Masuda5*, Yuichi Endo6*, Tatsushi Tokuyasu7*, Masafumi Inomata8*, Department of Information Systems Engineering, Fukuoka Institute of Technology Faculity of Information Engineering
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ISDS Kitajima Prize
Presenting Author: Luis Santos Castro, Canada
UTILITY OF VIRTUAL ANNOTATED IMAGES TO RECOGNIZE ANATOMICAL LANDMARKS BY AI IN BLEEDING SCENES DURING LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRECTOMY.
Reo Fujishima1,*, Yoshimasa Aoyama2*, Tsuyoshi Etoh3*, Yusuke Matsunobu4*, Takumi Hasegawa5*, Hidefumi Shiroshita6*, Tatsushi Tokuyasu7*, Masafumi Inomata8*, Department of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan.