YPS Presidential Summit
June 19-20, 2026

ASPS will host the 2026 YPS Presidential Summit, featuring special programming specifically geared toward young plastic surgeons. With sessions focusing on leadership, advocacy, financial literacy and more, this is a chance for young surgeons to hear from leaders in the field, network with colleagues and discuss professional goals, so ASPS can ensure they're getting the tools and resources needed to thrive.

Program

Friday, June 19

• 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Hotel Check-In
• 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM: Welcome & Networking Reception

Saturday, June 20

• 7:00 AM - 7:50 AM: Breakfast & Leadership Roundtable
• 7:50 AM - 8:15 AM: Welcome, Opening Remarks & Group Photo
  C. Bob Basu, MD, MBA, MPH, FACS
• 8:15 AM - 9:00 AM: Making an Impact as an Early Career Surgeon
  C. Bob Basu, MD, MBA, MPH, FACS; Warren Ellsworth, IV, MD; Sara Dickie, MD; Lynn Damitz, MD; Ashley Amalfi, MD
• 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM: Entrepreneurship as a Plastic Surgeon
  Justin Sacks, MD, MBA; Lynn Jeffers, MD, MBA, FACS; Michael Costelloe (ASPS)
• 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM: Critical Conversations
  Lynn Damitz, MD
• 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM: Break
• 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM: Mentor: "Shaping Our Success Together"
  Joe Matton, Head of Global Strategic Relations; Sandy Salerno, Head of U.S. Sales and Commercial Operations; Jennifer de Oliveira, Head of U.S. Marketing
• 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM: The PSF: Next Starts Here
  Sara Dickie, MD; Gina McClure (ASPS)
• 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM: Media Training
  Amy Hughes (ASPS); Niccole Kunshek (ASPS)
• 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM: BD: "The Science Behind P4HB"
  George Hussey, PhD
• 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM: Lunch
• 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM: Power in Numbers: Advocacy, Policy & the Surgeon's Voice
  Lynn Jeffers, MD, MBA, FACS; Warren Ellsworth, IV, MD; Gina McClure (ASPS)
• 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM: Focus Groups
  Mentor, BD and ASPS
• 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM: Break
• 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM: Money Matters: Financial Literacy for the Modern Plastic Surgeon
  Mark Espinosa (ASPS); Jennifer Cross (ASPS)
• 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM: Closing Remarks
  C. Bob Basu, MD, MBA, MPH, FACS
• 4:00 PM: Departures

*Program subject to change

Faculty

• Ashley Amalfi, MD
• C. Bob Basu, MD, MBA, MPH, FACS
• Michael Costelloe (ASPS)
• Jennifer Cross (ASPS)
• Lynn Damitz, MD
• Jennifer de Oliveira (Mentor)
• Sara Dickie, MD
• Warren Ellsworth, IV, MD
• Mark Espinosa (ASPS)
• Amy Hughes (ASPS)
• George Hussey, PhD (BD)
• Lynn Jeffers, MD, MBA, FACS
• Niccole Kunshek (ASPS)
• Joe Matton (Mentor)
• Gina McClure (ASPS)
• Justin Sacks, MD, MBA
• Sandy Salerno (Mentor)

*Faculty subject to change