<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/education-training/fellowship-residency-programs/surgery/blog/2025/avas_2025.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><categories/><pubDate>04/04/2025 12:52:28 PM</pubDate><title>iNSPIRe to Represent Department of Surgery at Association for Veterans Affairs Surgeons Meeting</title><sub-title/><description>The SUNY Downstate Department of Surgery is excited to announce that 5 abstracts from the iNSPIRe research group have been selected for podium presentation at the Association of VA Surgeons (AVAS) in Atlanta, Georgia. </description><author/><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="/education-training/fellowship-residency-programs/surgery/_images/blog_photos_2025/avas_2025.png" alt="AVAS 2025"/></image><categories/></item>