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
PILOT IMPLEMENTATION OF AI IN THE GENERATION OF INDIVIDUALIZED PARENTERAL NUTRITION PLANS (TPN PLAN CREATOR)
Bartosz Kowalski1, Prof. W. Orłowski Independent Public Clinical Hospital Center of Postgraduate Medical Education Department of General Surgery and Clinical Nutrition Warsaw, Jacek Sobocki2 Prof. W. Orłowski Independent Public Clinical Hospital Center of Postgraduate Medical Education Department of General Surgery and Clinical Nutrition Warsaw Poland
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BSI Free Paper Frist Prize
Presenting Author: Susanna Kauhanen, Finland
ONCOLOGIC SAFETY OF LIPOFILLING IN POST MASTECTOMY BREAST CANCER PATIENTS – A RETROSPECTIVE MATCHED CASE-CONTROL STUDY
Susanna Kauhanen1,*Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki Department of Plastic Surgery Helsinki Finland, Sini-Iina Laakso2,* Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki Department of Plastic Surgery Helsinki Finland, Tuomo Meretoja3,*Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki Department of Breast Surgery Helsinki Finland, Pauliina Homsy4,* Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki Department of Plastic Surgery Helsinki Finland
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BSI Free Paper Prize Runner up
Presenting Author: Nicholas Zakem, Canada
MANAGEMENT OF RADIAL SCAR AND COMPLEX SCLEROSING LESIONS OF THE BREAST: TO EXCISE OR NOT TO EXCISE? A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
Nicholas Zakem,*1, Sarkis Meterissian2*, Ipshita Prakash3*, Stephanie Wong4*, Miranda Bassel 5*, all at McGill University Surgery Montreal Canada
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BSI Video Session Prize Winner
Presenting Author: Prashant Prusty, India
THINK BEFORE YOU CUT- PRESERVE TO PERFORM"- A RANDOMIZED TRIAL ON INTERCOSTOBRACHIAL NERVE PRESERVATION AND RECOVERY OF SHOULDER FUNCTION AFTER AXILLARY DISSECTION IN CARCINOMA BREAST PATIENT
Prashant Kumar Prusty*1, Bharath Shivalingaiah*2, KulRanjan Singh*3, Pooja Ramakant*4, Anand Kumar Mishra*5, all at King George's Medical University Endocrine Surgery Lucknow India
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BSI Video Session Prize Runner up
Presenting Author: Macy Jepsen, USA
HIJACKING HORMONE SIGNALING IN BREAST CANCER: GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR AFFINITY FOR MIFEPRISTONE (RU486) MAY UNLOCK PATIENT SURVIVAL
Macy Jepsen, Trinity School of Medicine Arnos Vale Saint Vincent, USA
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ISDS Grassi Prize
Presenting Author: Renato Pitesa, New Zealand
MODIFIED APPEND SCORE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE APPENDICITIS IN A NEW ZEALAND PASIFIKA POPULATION
Renato Pitesa*1, Andrew G. Hill*2, Andrew D. MacCormick*3, all at The University of Auckland Surgery Auckland New Zealand Middlemore Hospital Surgery Auckland New Zealand
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ISDS Kitajima Prize
Presenting Author: Luis Santos Castro, Canada
STATIN USE IMPROVES OVERALL SURVIVAL IN ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA PATIENTS UNDERGOING CURATIVE-INTENT THERAPY.
Luis Castro*1, McGill University Montreal Canada,Sofia Cusin*2, Ospedale San Raffaele Milan Italy,Mehrnoush Dehghani*3, McGill University Montreal Canada, Nicholas Bertos*4,McGill University Montreal Canada, Lorenzo Ferri*5, McGill University Montreal Canada