2026 ANNUAL RESIDENTS' NIGHT RESEARCH COMPETITION

Monday, April 20, 2026
​6:00 - 9:30 PM
Location:  New York Academy of Medicine
Library Room
1216 5th Avenue
New York, NY  10029

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2026 Residents' Night Honorary Judges

Edward S. Lee, MD
Newark, NJ

Chief of Plastic Surgery | Rutgers

B. Aviva Preminger, MD
New York, NY

Private Practice

Thomas P. Sterry, MD
New York, NY

Private Practice

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2026 Lifetime Achievement Award

Frederick N. Lukash, MD, FACS
North Hills, NY

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2026 Residents' Night Program/Agenda

Cocktails and Dinner |  6:00 – 6:45 PM​
Industry Talks |  6:45 - 6:55 PM
Introductions/Host Institutions | 6:55 - 7:05 PM

1. Darren M. Smith, MD | 2025 - 2026 President, New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgeons
2. Mark S. Granick, MD | Host Institution Presentation | Rutgers

Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation to Frederick N. Lukash, MD, FACS |  7:05– 7:20 PM
Oral Presentations Group 1 |  7:20 – 7:45 PM
Oral Presentations Group 2 |  7:45 – 8:10 PM
Oral Presentations Group 3 |  8:10 – 8:35 PM
Oral Presentations Group 4 | 8:35 - 9:00 PM
Judges Deliberation |  9:00 - 9:10 PM
Awards Presentation |  9:10 - 9:20 PM

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REGISTRATION

You can now register for the 2026 Annual Residents' Night Research Competition.  Please note that you will need to login with your ASPS web credentials to process your registration.  If you are a Resident or Fellow and do not have ASPS web credentials or do not have a ASPS Resident/Fellow subscription, please contact:

ASPS member services
1-800-766-4955
​[email protected]
Monday - Friday from 9:30 AM - 6:30 PM ET

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Thank you to our Platinum Sponsor The Doctors Company for their generous support of the Annual Residents' Night Research Competition!