Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast

#APSA50: Robert Gross Debate - Pros/Cons of Pediatric Surgery

Woo Do (@woosongdo) and Meghana Kashyap (@PubMEG) cover the American Pediatric Surgical Association's 50th Anniversary Meeting. In this episode, we hear experts debate the pros and cons of the profession of pediatric surgery, as they seek to answer the question: "Would I encourage my daughter or son to become a pediatric surgeon?"

#APSA50: Pediatric Surgery's Historical Figures - Keith Ashcraft

Woo Do (@woosongdo) and Meghana Kashyap (@PubMEG) cover the American Pediatric Surgical Association's 50th Anniversary Meeting. In this episode, we hear from Dr. Keith Ashcraft, one of pediatric surgery's key historical figures.

#APSA50: Pediatric Surgery's Historical Figures - Arnold Coran

Woo Do (@woosongdo) and Meghana Kashyap (@PubMEG) cover the American Pediatric Surgical Association's 50th Anniversary Meeting. In this episode, we hear from Dr. Arnold Coran, one of pediatric surgery's key historical figures.

#APSA50: Benji Brooks and the Patient Experience

Woo Do (@woosongdo) and Meghana Kashyap (@PubMEG) cover the American Pediatric Surgical Association's 50th Anniversary Meeting. In this episode, we have a panel of leaders in pediatric surgery who happen to be women - Dr. Kathryn Anderson, Dr. Diana Farmer (@dianafarmermd), and Dr. Marion Henry (@mcwhmd). They talk about Benji Brooks, the first female pediatric surgeon, and how APSA has diversified over the years. Also in this episode is Dr. Mike Chen who talks about his experience as a pati...

#APSA50: Pioneers Alberto Pena and Donald Nuss

Woo Do (@woosongdo) and Meghana Kashyap (@PubMEG) cover the American Pediatric Surgical Association's 50th Anniversary Meeting. In this episode, we hear from pioneers who revolutionized the care of children with anorectal malformations (Dr. Alberto Pena @DrsPenaBischoff) and pectus excavatum (Dr. Donald Nuss).

#APSA50: Top Educational Content

Woo Do (@woosongdo) and Meghana Kashyap (@PubMEG) cover the American Pediatric Surgical Association's 50th Anniversary Meeting. In this episode, we hear from leaders showcasing the Journal of Pediatric Surgery (@jpedsurg) Top Educational Content (TEC): - Dr. David Powell (pedsurglibrary.com) on 2018’s TEC - Dr. Aaron Jensen (@arjensenmd) on pediatric cervical spine management - Dr. Shawn Rangel (@ShawnRangelMD) on antibiotic stewardship - Dr. Samir Gadepalli (@SamirGadepalli) on sepsis as a ...

#APSA50: Academic Surgery and Resident Autonomy

Woo (@woosongdo) and Meghana (@PubMEG) sit down with Dr. Allan Goldstein (@MGHPedisurg) to talk about the surgeon-scientist and how a young surgeon can become a successful academic surgeon (https://t.co/PJdjl0BQyP). Dr. Todd Ponsky (@tponsky) talks about the development of the Stay Current in Pediatric Surgery app and podcast as a means to digest all the information out there, and provides a contrasting opinion about social media's utility in academia. Finally, Dr. Ron Hirschl (@Ronstoppable...

#APSA50: Introduction to the Series

Woo Do (@woosongdo) and Meghana Kashyap (@PubMEG) joined forces in Boston to cover the American Pediatric Surgery Association's 50th Anniversary Meeting. We will be publishing episodes from the meeting throughout the week in our #APSA50 Series. We hope you follow along to hear some incredible insight and interviews with pioneers and leaders of pediatric surgery.

Grand Rounds: Pediatric Bilious Emesis with Dr. Diesen

Kicking off APSA week, we begin with a Grand Rounds installment. Dr. Diana Diesen, pediatric surgeon at Dallas Children's Hospital, presents everything you need to know about bilious emesis in the pediatric population. This is high yield information for those pediatric surgery questions on ABSITE, and simplified enough for rotating medical students to understand as well. Enjoy!

SECOND TRIAL: Introduction to the a much anticipated long term study with Dr. Hu

SECOND trial follows up on FIRST trial. Listen in to get the details on the structure and outcomes anticipated from this trial. Send in your queries or comments at the email address below: [email protected] For more information: www.secondtrial.org

SECOND TRIAL: Introduction to the much anticipated long term study with Dr. Hu

SECOND trial follows up on FIRST trial. Listen in to get the details on the structure and outcomes anticipated from this trial. Send in your queries or comments at the email address below: [email protected] For more information: www.secondtrial.org

Annals of Surgery Journal Club Series # 8: Malpractice Claims in Management of Benign Biliary Disease

Join us for our 8th joint Journal Club with Annals of Surgery, and the last episode of our series on malpractice. This time our guests are Dr. Rajshri Gartland, a resident at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Dr. Keith Lillemoe, the Chief of Surgery at MGH and Editor-in-Chief of Annals of Surgery.    They co-authored a new study on the prevalence and risk factors for malpractice claims around gallbladder surgery, published recently in Annals:  https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Fullt...

Malpractice Series #4: Q&A with Dr. Ruth Bush

In the penultimate episode of our malpractice series, we interview Dr. Ruth Bush (@RuthLBush) who obtained her JD and provides insight on malpractice from the surgeon's perspective. As a bonus at the end, we Dr. Rolando Pinchetti (@rfap3) from Argentina joins us to talk about malpractice in his country.

Malpractice Series #3: Case Reports with Dan Cavett

Up next in our Malpractice Series, Dan Cavett from Cavvett & Fulton, P.C. (https://www.cavettandfulton.com/) joins us to provide real life cases he has defended and provide further advice on insurance and patient relations. This episode is full of scenarios relevant to our surgical sub-specialty colleagues, including Ob/Gyn and Neurosurgery, so we hope everyone learns something new!    

Malpractice Series #2: Dr. Death with Laura Biel

Continuing in our Malpractice Series, we have Laura Biel (@LJBeil) on to talk about Dr. Death (@DrDeathWondery) and the lessons the podcast and case revealed about our healthcare system and physician peer reporting. If you haven't listened to the podcast, we strongly recommend listening to it prior to this episode (https://t.co/ltmr3gsHpo). An interesting read mentioned in this episode is the Dissenting Opinion, found here: https://images.law.com/contrib/content/uploads/documents/401/14203/d...

Malpractice Series #1: Q&A with Michelle Ator

Michelle Ator is a medical malpractice attorney in Arkansas. She joins us for the first installment of our malpractice series to explain the fundamentals of malpractice litigation. If you have any follow up questions for her, she can be reached at [email protected]. The Medscape report mentioned in the intro: https://www.medscape.com/slideshow/2017-malpractice-report-6009206#1

Annals of Surgery Journal Club #7: New Approaches to Pancreatic Necrosis

Join us for our 7th joint Journal Club with Annals of Surgery. This time our guest is Dr. Chad Ball, a hepatobiliary and acute care surgeon and Associate Professor at the University of Calgary.    He has pioneered a new single-stage approach for walled off pancreatic necrosis, "surgical transgastric necrosectomy," described in this Annals paper:  https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Abstract/publishahead/Surgical_Transgastric_Necrosectomy_for_Necrotizing.95399.aspx    Join us to learn mo...

#180: Dr. Charles Yeo discusses Whipple and much more

Dr. Charles Yeo, Chairman at SKMC at Thomas Jefferson University, discusses pancreatic cancer and shares his pearls of wisdom of the performing a Mini-Whipple in this enjoyable and informative episode. 

#179: Dr. Rebecca Sippel discuss Endocrine Surgery

 Dr. Rebecca Sippel discusses a whole range of endocrine pathologies in this very educational episode!  Dominate the day

#178: Dr. Jeffrey Marks on MIS, POEM, ERCP and more

Dr. Jeffrey Marks, President of SAGES, walks us through the past, present and future of Minimally Invasive Surgery. He is one of the internationally known surgeons who leads advancements in the field like POEM. He gives us his views on surgical residency education and his tips/tricks on ERCP. Enjoy!  

Annals of Surgery: Leadership in American Surgery, Women are rising to the top

Join us for the 6th episode of our Journal Club with Annals of Surgery. This time we interview Dr. Susan Pories, of Harvard Medical School and Mt. Auburn Hospital, about her paper: Leadership in American Surgery: Women are Rising to the Top, coming out in Annals in February 2019. Coauthored with Drs. Patricia Turner, Caprice Greenberg, Maya Babu, and Sareh Parangi, the paper describes the rapid ascent of women surgeons to the highest leadership positions in American surgery.   BTK listeners c...

BTK ABSITE #26: Pediatric Surgery

Jason, John, Meghana and Kevin bring you pediatric surgery review for the ABSITE. 

BTK ABSITE #26: DO NOT OPEN UNTIL ON YOUR WAY TO ABSITE

Recorded a few years ago for ABSITE and one of our first reviews, but these are truly your tips and tricks to get you those few extra points!   Thanks everyone for all the support through ABSITE season. The hard part is over, now you just have to take the test.    

BTK ABSITE #25: High Yield Image Review

Enjoy this video that was made with the help of Morgan Barron and Geb Black.  It is also on YouTube which may be an easier platform to watch it on here. Please subscribe to our YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBMPY8lE1Q4

BTK ABSITE #24: Surgical Potpourri

We review high-yield miscellaneous topics for the ABSITE, including: peritoneal dialysis catheters, sarcoma, and melanoma.

BTK ABSITE #22: Hernias

Quick hits for those ABSITE hernia questions.  Once again we apologize for the audio quality, but unfortunately we were recording 100s of miles apart! One more great episode coming to get you warmed up to crush the test!

BTK ABSITE #21: Fluids, Electrolytes, Acid/Base

Another great ABSITE Review!  Dr. Martin joins us once again to review Fluids, Electrolytes, and the terrifying Acid/Base! Quick hits and tips to get you through these questions! We do apologize for the overall audio quality!  We were spread out over a couple states and sometimes talk over one another. Hernias are coming next!

BTK ABSITE #20: Critical Care Part 2

Here we go again. Critical Care Part 2 with Dr. Matthew Martin. Study hard and enjoy. 

BTK ABSITE #19: Critical Care Part 1

Here we go two a week for the next 4 weeks to get ready for the ABSITE.   Give us an iTunes review if you are enjoying our work!    

BTK ABSITE #18: Trauma Part 2

Here it is one more complete hour of us getting quizzed by Dr. Martin on pertinent trauma topics on the ABSITE.    -Pancreas, Vascular, Pelvis, Retroperitoneum, Pregnancy and Children + Quickfire   If you don't know Dr. Matthew Martin. He is a trauma and critical care surgeon in both Tacoma WA and Portland OR. He is the director of Madigan trauma and also a co-moderator of the EAST Traumacast. 

BTK ABSITE #17: Trauma Part 1

Dr. Matthew Martin joins us today to take us head to toe in the trauma patient and highlights key testable points. Be sure to join in next week for Part 2 where he takes us through a quick fire session to to sharpen your skills before the ABSITE. Additionally we recorded a fantastic critical care review with him that we will be releasing next week. 

BTK ABSITE #16: Hematology

This week back with out ABSITE review and give everyone our first basic science review.  Probably not every surgical resident's favorite topic to study, but we sort through the weeds to get you the highlights and most tested information! A special thanks again to Dr. Nathan Aranson for joining us on the podcast to give his expertise and experience with this cumbersome topic! Next week back with a clinical review! Send us your suggestions!

BTK ABSITE 2019 Introduction

#177: Surgical Education Mini-Series Part 2

In the second part of our education mini-series, we had Dr. Lau (@jnlau67) discuss his recent RISE article on medical student mistreatment. https://www.facs.org/education/division-of-education/publications/rise/articles/student-mistreatment

#176: Surgical Education Mini-Series Part 1

As we wind down the year and gear up for ABSITE episodes, we wanted to end with tips on surgical education in our two-part mini-series. This first episode is with Dr. PJ Schenarts (@Schenartspj) on education during surgical crises.

#175: Controversies in Surgical Education with Dr. John Potts

Dr. Potts is a leader in surgical education, having taken on roles with the American Board of Surgery and currently with the ACGME. He is known to be open with his thoughts on surgical education, so we posed him some tough questions about 'Controversies in Surgical Education'. We hope you enjoy these stimulating topics!

#174 Dr. Bass on ACS, Surgical Simulation, and Breast Abscesses

Better late than never...we interviewed Dr. Bass (@ACSPastPrez98) prior to Clinical Congress and discussed her Presidency, the surgical simulation center she started at Houston Methodist, women in surgery, and breast abscesses.

Annals of Surgery Journal Club: Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Surgery with Dr. Mark Besselink

Join us for the 5th episode of our joint Journal Club series with Annals of Surgery. This time our guest is Dr. Mark Besselink, Professor at the University of Amsterdam and founder of the Dutch Pancreatic Cancer Study Group.    He led two new, practice-changing studies on laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy:    1) DIPLOMA, an observational study of laparoscopic vs. open distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer focusing on oncologic outcomes: https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Abstrac...

#173: Dr. Thomas White on Rib Fixation

Dr. Thomas White joins us on behalf of the Chest Wall Injury Society to discuss the newest recommendations for rib fixation after chest trauma and the studies that back these recommendations. You can hear more from him on the CWIS Ribcasts at https://cwisociety.org/ribcasts/

#172: Dr. Betsy Tuttle-Newhall on Abdominal Transplant

We have another great abdominal transplant episode with Dr. Betsy Tuttle (@tuttlejebetsy), chair of surgery at East Carolina University. She goes through the very basics of transplant surgery, from the immunosuppressive medications to the behind the scenes process of organ donation. We hope this helps as you rev up your ABSITE studying!

#171: Diverticulitis Grand Rounds with Dr. Sean Langenfeld

Continuing in our Grand Round series, we have a presentation by Dr. Langenfeld (@SeanLangenfeld) to discuss uncomplicated diverticulitis. Dr. Langenfeld is Chief of Colorectal Surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Hope this helps as you rev up for ABSITE studying!

Annals of Surgery- Comprehensive Complication Index

Clavien-Diendo Classification is familiar to all of us! We have Dr. Clavien here discussing his most recent work, comprehensive complication index.  Click on the link below to access the paper: https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Abstract/2018/11000/The_Comprehensive_Complication_Index__CCI___is_a.12.aspx

171: Annals of Surgery- Comprehensive Complication Index

Clavien-Diendo Classification is familiar to all of us! We have Dr. Clavien here discussing his most recent work, comprehensive complication index.  Click on the link below to access the paper: https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Abstract/2018/11000/The_Comprehensive_Complication_Index__CCI___is_a.12.aspx

#170: Dr. Ferrada on Image-Based Resuscitation

In this episode, we interview Dr. Paula Ferrada (@pferrada1) and cover a wealth of topics pertinent to trauma/critical care and surgical education. Her passion and optimism shines through, and we hope this episode motivates you as much as it did us!

#169: Association for Women Surgeons 2018

Meghana and Shreya attended the Association for Women Surgeons 2018 annual conference and interviewed leaders of the organization- Dr. Celeste Hollands (@celestehollands), Dr. Sareh Parangi (@sarehparangiMD), and Dr. Sharon Stein (@slsteinMD1). We also spoke with Dr. Smita Sihag (@ssihag_msk) about her research and Professor Robert Bordone (@bobbordone) about the negotiation skills session he led. We apologize for the inconsistent audio quality in this episode.

Annals of Surgery Journal Club: Dr. Ron Maier

Continuing with our Annals of Surgery Journal Club series, episode #3 is with Dr. Ron Maier, who joins us to discuss his presidential address. We are excited to publish this episode as Dr. Maier officially takes over as ACS president this month! Here are links to his articles: 1. https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Citation/2018/09000/Our_Calling.2.aspx 2. https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Abstract/2018/09000/Ensuring_Equity,_Diversity,_and_Inclusion_in.3.aspx

#168 Surgical Oncology- Dr. Jeremy Davis

Want to be a surgical oncologist? Want to be a surgeon-scientist? Are you a junior resident who wants to do research? Or just want to know what CDH-1 is? Listen up to this informative episode featuring Dr. Jeremy Davis, Surgeon-in-Chief at National Institutes of Health, as he discusses all these topics and much more. Fellowship in Surgical Oncology at NIH: https://ccr.cancer.gov/training/clinical/surgical-oncology    

168: #168 Surgical Oncology- Dr. Jeremy Davis

Want to be a surgical oncologist? Want to be a surgeon-scientist? Are you a junior resident who wants to do research? Or just want to know what CDH-1 is? Listen up to this informative episode featuring Dr. Jeremy Davis, Surgeon-in-Chief at National Institutes of Health, as he discusses all these topics and much more. Fellowship in Surgical Oncology at NIH: https://ccr.cancer.gov/training/clinical/surgical-oncology    

#167 Mock Orals: Colorectal

Just in time for oral boards, we have another episode of our Mock Orals series. Dr. Langenfeld (@seanlangenfeld) takes our guest residents Jon Abelson (@jabelsonmd) and Paul Johnson (@dr_johnson2012) through 6 colorectal board scenarios.

Most Common and Most Feared Oral Board Surgical Descriptions

We are two days before our oral boards, and this is what we are going to say for our surgical descriptions. We hope you find these helpful. Big thanks to Geb Black, a Major in the US Army, and a trauma fellow at UT Southwestern. & Matt Smith a vascular surgery fellow at Cornell/Columbia combined fellowship in NYC.