The meeting is almost over, so before they started planning for the 2016 meeting in Chicago, the Daily News asked ASA members to share their highlights while in San Diego.

Brigid Maruszak, D.O.
Naval Medical Center San Diego
San Diego, California

“The highlight of this conference for me has been the variety of lectures and learning opportunities that ASA always provides. Hopefully I’ll be in Chicago next year if I’m presenting something again.”

Jean Maurice, Ph.D.
Lincoln Hospital/Bronx, New York
Mount Vernon, New York

“The MOCA sessions. I’ve been attending all the sessions I need to satisfy my requirements for that. I’m looking forward to an upcoming session on enhanced recovery for ambulatory patients. The meeting overall is really good, and I’m very satisfied.”

Ana Cristina Pereira, M.D.
Inca-National Cancer Institute
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

“It was the Rovenstine Lecture. It was beautiful, and Dr. Eisenach is so wonderful. He was amazing. He’s a visionary, and it was a very deep talk … he was even wearing a lab coat! I’ve been to many ASA meetings before and this one has been great. But this was my first time as a speaker, and it was a very good experience. Being from Brazil, this was a huge opportunity for me.”

Srinivasan Rajagopal, M.D.
University of Iowa
Iowa, City

“The highlight for me has been meeting people, networking with people. I’ve been bumping into all my colleagues — from medical school, residency, fellowship. I actually just got in, but already I’m meeting so many people.”