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Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast

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Behind the Knife is the world’s #1 surgery podcast.  From high-yield educational topics to interviews with leaders in the field, Behind the Knife delivers the information you need to know.  Tune in for timely, relevant, and engaging content designed to help you DOMINATE THE DAY!

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#67: Dr. Peter Marcello of the Lahey Clinic Discusses Public Speaking, Laparoendoscopic Surgery, COST Trial, and Diverticulitis

June 03, 2016 04:14 - 51 minutes

Dr. Marcello is a leader in colorectal surgery. He had a large part in advancing laparoscopic surgery and is now advancing the field of laparoendoscopic surgery. He gives a very practical interview that is entertaining, and inspiring. Enjoy! Please welcome guest host Avery Walker, who is about to start a fellowship at Ochsner Clinic in colorectal surgery.  Dr. Peter Marcello is an Assistant Professor of Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine and a Staff Surgeon at the Lahey Clinic, B...

#66: Rural Surgery Perspectives Part 2 with Dr. Gary Timmerman

May 27, 2016 06:31 - 36 minutes

Rural Surgery Perspectives Part 2:  Dr. Gary Timmerman Experienced rural/academic surgeon Dr. Gary Timmerman joins us for the second half of our podcast on rural surgery.  He discusses how he got involved with rural surgery and why he is still in love with surgery today.  He also touches on some great points on why its important to emphasize rural surgery in medical training as well as how we make sure these smaller hospital centers can provide equivalent care to the large hospital centers ...

#65: Rural Surgery Perspectives Part 1 with Dr. Tyler Hughes

May 19, 2016 05:23 - 33 minutes

Rural Surgery Perspectives Part 1:  Dr. Tyler Hughes Our goal for this two part episode on rural surgery is to give listeners insight into the practice of surgery in rural setting.  Many find this area of surgery foreign as many medical schools don't emphasize rural surgery in their curriculum and many academic teaching facilities are focused in urban areas with little exposure to this world.  Dr. Tyler Hughes walks us through his career from moving from a metro area to small town USA and ...

#64: Lessons and Insight on Wartime Surgery with Dr. Al Beekley

May 12, 2016 04:36 - 36 minutes

Dr. As Beekley is currently a Trauma/Bariatric surgeon (yes, thats correct) at Thomas Jefferson University. He is a military trained surgeon and deployed multiple times to Iraq and Afghanistan.  In this interview, Dr. Beekley walks us through some of his most memorable experiences including taking care of one high-profile patient. He then discusses with us how these experiences have changed and altered his practice during his time in the military and moving forward to civilian life. As a b...

#63: ASCRS 2016 Highlights with Drs. Kyle Cologne, Anjali Kumar, and Josh Bleier

May 05, 2016 15:57 - 28 minutes

Small mistake on the last podcast.....editing error and I guess we can call that a near-miss!  It is has been corrected! Unfortunately the full BTK team was unable to make it down to LA this year for the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons meeting, but we were able to track down a few people to talk to who not only attended the conference, but also had a hand in planning! We are first joined by Drs. Kyle Cologne from USC and Anjali Kumar from Virginia Mason to discuss the social ...

#62: Dr. Frank Veith on The Past, Present, and Future of Vascular Surgery

April 27, 2016 03:58 - 45 minutes

Dr. Frank Veith pioneered the way for endovascular surgery in the US. We are lucky enough to discuss with him the past, present and future of vascular surgery.  As you will learn Dr. Veith does not mince his words, and let's his opinions be known.   Below are the papers referenced in the podcast. His presidential address to the SVS 1996 titled "Charles Darwin and Vascular Surgery" http://www.jvascsurg.org/article/S0741-5214(97)70316-1/abstract   Collected World and Single Center Exper...

#61: Dr. Timothy Eberlein from Wash U. SOM

April 20, 2016 04:29 - 58 minutes

This week on BTK Dr. Timothy Eberlein (Chairman of Surgery at Wash U. SOM) first discusses with us the history and his current role as editor of Journal of American College of Surgeons and then we move to an in depth discussion on the future of surgical training.  Dr. Eberlein gives us his opinion and insight into this currently highly debated topic! In addition, we also hear Dr. Eberlein's tips and tricks on performing an axillary dissection! We do apologize for some persistent feedback d...

#60: Managing Sepsis 15 Years After "Rivers et al." With Dr. Jones and Dr. Exline

April 12, 2016 04:17 - 1 hour

This week Dr. Christian Jones and Dr. Matthew Exline take us step by step on the current management of sepsis 15 years after the publication of the most influential article on sepsis ever published: Rivers et al. "Early Goal Directed Therapy In The Treatment of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock"  Dr. Christian Jones is a trauma and acute care surgeon at Johns Hopkins. Connect with him on twitter @jonessurgery Dr. Matthew Exline is a critical care physician at Ohio State University Check out...

#59: A Discussion on Palliative Care with Dr. Zara Cooper

April 05, 2016 15:46 - 34 minutes

This week on BTK we discuss the often difficult topic of palliative care.  Dr. Zara Cooper is a acute care surgeon, trauma surgeon, and surgical intensivist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.  Her research is centered around end-of-life and palliative care.   Today she discusses all aspects of palliative care including how to initiate and lead these discussions with the patient and their family.  In addition, Dr. Cooper also gives us tips and tricks on managing malignant bowel obstr...

#58: TCCACS Day 3 with Dr. Demetriades

March 23, 2016 20:54 - 42 minutes

We are in the beautiful Las Vegas joined by EAST Traumacast covering the Trauma, Critical Care, Acute Care Surgery conference headed by Dr. Mattox who invited us to come down and talk to faculty, attendees, and highlight the day's events. During the last day of the conference we, first, had the opportunity to sit down with the great Dr. Demetrios Demetriades to discuss the management of the open abdomen.  Certainly don't want to miss this discussion! In addition, we speak with Drs. Alexan...

#57: Trauma, Critical Care, Acute Care Surgery Conference 2016: Day 2

March 22, 2016 23:36 - 44 minutes

We are in the beautiful Las Vegas joined by EAST Traumacast covering the Trauma, Critical Care, Acute Care Surgery conference headed by Dr. Mattox who invited us to come down and talk to faculty, attendees, and highlight the day's events. On Day 2/3 we have two more great group discussions.  In the first discussion with leading surgeons Carlos Brown and Alison Wilson we discuss NSTIs and necrotizing pancreatitis and important tips and tricks for dealing with these often complicated scenario...

#56: Trauma, Critical Care, Acute Care Surgery 2016 in Vegas: Day 1

March 21, 2016 21:27 - 1 hour

We are in the beautiful Las Vegas joined by EAST Traumacast covering the Trauma, Critical Care, Acute Care Surgery conference headed by Dr. Mattox who invited us to come down and talk to faculty, attendees, and highlight the day's events. On Day 1, we start off strong with Dr. Mattox himself discussing the conference and it's continued success.  We continue with a group panel including return guests Matthew Martin, Martin Schreiber, Ali Salim, and Kenii Inaba discussing current hot topics i...

#55: Kenji Inaba Part 2: Neck Trauma

March 15, 2016 06:03 - 38 minutes

Part 2/2 with Dr. Kenji Inaba discussing the difficult topic of neck trauma.  Dr. Inaba walks two lackadaisical residents (Donald Moe and John McClellan) through the evaluation of neck trauma and then Dr. Matthew Martin returns for a further in depth discussion on the debated topics surrounding penetrating neck injuries.  We haven't heard a better description about this topic yet! BTK will be also attending the Trauma, Critical Care, Acute Care Surgery conference in Las Vegas on March 21-23...

#54: Trauma Surgeon Kenji Inaba talks REBOA, becoming an LAPD officer, and RCTs

March 08, 2016 01:54 - 41 minutes

In Part 1/2, Trauma Surgeon Dr. Kenji Inaba from USC (The Keck School of Medicine) talks with us regarding his experience with REBOA (Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta), becoming an LAPD officer, and the overwhelming world of organizing RCTs (Randomized Controlled Trials). Joined by return guest Trauma Surgeon Dr. Matthew Martin and new guest (but long time listener) Dr. Donald Moe who is currently in his PGY3 research year at Madigan Army Medicine Center. Next week...

#53: Orthopedic Surgery You Should Know with Dr. John Devine

February 25, 2016 05:19 - 59 minutes

Dr. John Devine Chief of Spine Surgery at Medical College of Georgia highlights the most critical aspects of orthopedics that all general surgeons should know. He also discusses his experience jumping into a combat zone with the US Army. Exciting episodes coming up in March. -Debate on Carotid Artery Stenting vs Endarterectomy -Update on Sepsis -Kenji Inaba discusses trauma -Frank Veith discusses future of Vascular Surgery

#52: "Failing Forward: A Poor Career Decision...and How I Recovered"

February 19, 2016 00:12 - 1 hour

"Failing Forward" was a recently presented panel discussion at the Academic Surgical Congress.  Dr. Justin Dimick and Dr. Dorry Segev moderate this excellent panel  of top surgeons (listed below) who discuss a specific example of failure and how they recovered through persistence and dedication. Any surgeon, junior or senior, will appreciate this candid look how today's successful surgeons thrived in the face of diversity.  Very inspiring and motivating!   Panel members in order of present...

#51: Combo episode with Drs. Craig Kent and Michael Englesbe

February 12, 2016 00:53 - 40 minutes

At the Academic Surgical Congress last week we were fortunate enough to sit down with Dr. Craig Kent from University of Wisconsin and Dr. Michael Englesbe from University of Michigan for longer sessions.  So we combined them into one large, diverse, and awesome podcast for everyone to enjoy! Dr. Kent talks with us about academic medicine and his research in vascular surgery (specifically molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying vascular disease) and then Dr. Englesbe gives us a great ru...

#50: ASC Day 3 Leading Off With Dr. Adil Haider

February 04, 2016 20:35 - 36 minutes

During our third and final day at the ASC we once again had some great interviews. To start off, we sat down with Dr. Adil Haider to talk about the conference as well as his research on racial disparities in trauma. We continue with interviews of well-known surgeons Dr. Timothy Pawlik from John's Hopkins and Dr. Andrew Hill from Auckland, New Zealand. Enjoy! Unfortunately no mustache tips and tricks today….

#49: Academic Surgical Congress Day 2 featuring Dr. Justin Dimick and Dr. Dorry Segev

February 03, 2016 22:07 - 53 minutes

We are now in our second day of the Academic Surgical Congress and it has been going great thus far!  We start off with Dr. Dimick and Dr. Segev giving us a great rundown after cohosting the popular event "Failing Forward", which we hope to air in the near future.  In addition we are joined with well known surgeons Dr. Gene Moore, Dr. Michael Zinner, and Dr. Kevin Staveley-O'Carroll.  They all discuss the conference as well give medical tidbits to make all better surgeons.  Learn from the be...

#48: Dr. Justin B. Dimick AAS Presidential Address: "The Rookie Advantage"

February 03, 2016 17:50 - 27 minutes

Dr. Justin B. Dimick president of the Association of Academic Surgeons gives his presidential address at the ASC discussing how to embrace "The Rookie Advantage" to excel in academic medicine.  Certainly a highlight the ASC conference!!

#47: Academic Surgical Congress Day 1 including FIRST Trial Results with Dr. Bilimoria

February 03, 2016 17:45 - 42 minutes

BTK has live coverage of the Academic Surgical Congress 2016 in Jacksonville!  We sit down with prominent staff and cover meeting highlights as well as mix in multiple Dissection of the Days and Tips and Tricks.  Also, Dr. Bilimoria sits down with us and discusses the recently published FIRST Trial results in the NEJM. Featured in the Podcast: Taylor Riall, Brian Zuckerbraun, Karl Bilimoria, Melanie Morris, Daniel Chu, Jake Greenberg, and finally repeat guest Lillian Kao! Great rundown of...

#46: What To Study The Night Before The ABSITE

January 26, 2016 05:30 - 46 minutes - 26.6 MB

Jason and Kevin attempt to do a quick review of topics that they see every year on the ABSITE but can never remember.   USMLE Boot Camp website for GI Hormones http://imgusmlestep1.blogspot.com/2010/05/ultimate-study-guide-for.html

#45: Association for Academic Surgery 50th Birthday!

January 20, 2016 06:18 - 53 minutes

This year marks the 50th birthday of the Association for Academic Surgery!  We interview key surgeons in this week's episode to learn about the rise of the AAS and the current and future goals of the society.  We are joined by current president Dr. Justin Dimick and past presidents, Dr. Charles Brunicardi and Dr. Lillian Kao. A great listen that not only touches on the association itself, but also the ever-changing world of research. Also, BTK will be covering the Academic Surgical Congres...

#44: Dr. Heidi Nelson of the Mayo Clinic discusses COST Trial, Microbiome, and Recurrent Rectal Cancer

January 13, 2016 14:44 - 55 minutes

Dr. Heidi Nelson of the Mayo Clinic joins us on this weeks episode. Dr. Nelson is the Fred C. Andersen Professor of Surgery and Chair, division of surgery research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, and Program Director of the Alliance/ACS Clinical Research Program. She discusses: Leading the COST trial Future of Microbiome and medicine Leadership and advice for young surgeons Recurrent Rectal Cancer  How to operate in the re-operative abdomen/pelvis

#43: Dr. Ali Salim discusses his current research and penetrating abdominal trauma

January 07, 2016 03:34 - 50 minutes

This week on BTK, Dr. Ali Salim, Division Chief of Trauma, Burns, and Surgical Critical Care at Brigham and Women's hospital and Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, is joined by return guest moderator Dr. Matthew Martin to discuss Dr. Salim's research on racial disparities in organ donation. In addition, Dr. Salim gives us Tips and Tricks on how he (and his team) manage penetrating abdominal trauma.  Specifically, we discuss the situations where management is not so cut and dry ...

#42: Bridging The Microscopic Divide: Professor Quirke Discusses The Controversies in Rectal Cancer Staging and Management

December 30, 2015 05:23 - 51 minutes

Dr. Philip Quirke is a Professor of Pathology at Leeds University in the UK. He is one of the world experts in rectal pathology. On the podcast he discusses how screening for colorectal cancer differs between the US and Europe. Then he goes into detail about what makes a good surgical specimen and the nuances of pathologic staging rectal cancer, and why it is important for surgeons to have an understanding of this process. 

#41: We All Could Learn A Lot From Dr. Julie Freischlag

December 23, 2015 00:41 - 44 minutes

This week on Behind the Knife we bring you well-known surgeon Dr. Freischlag who currently is the Vice Chancellor for Human Health Sciences and Dean of the School of Medicine at UC Davis and previously served as professor, Chair of the Surgery Department and Surgeon-in-chief at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Freischlag walks us from beginning to end her career in medicine and teaches us how resiliency and persistence are two of the most important factors that an aspiring surgeon must have. Happy Holid...

#40: Burn Care, Vietnam War Surgery, and The Journal of Trauma with Dr. Basil Pruitt

December 16, 2015 06:00 - 1 hour

Dr. Pruitt is a true surgery legend. With experience as a combat hospital commander in Vietnam and with over 40 years of experience treating burn patients, and advancing the science of burns. He was also the editor of the Journal of Trauma for 18 years. This episode is packed full of insight from a surgeon who has impacted the lives of many.

#39: Highlights from Obesity Week 2015 in LA

December 09, 2015 06:23 - 41 minutes

This week on BTK we give our listens we present interviews from leaders in bariatric surgery at the recent Obesity Week held in LA this past November.  For those unable to attend, the conference was filled with new innovative techniques and presented research from around the world.  Also, this year there were multiple live surgeries performed. We interview Drs. Aurora Pryor, Phillip Schauer, Natan Zundel, Daniel Jones, Andrea Pakula, and finally Dr. Harvey Sugerman.  They all give their uni...

#38: Dr. Ernest Moore on Trauma Coagulopathy and The Journal of Trauma

November 28, 2015 00:44 - 54 minutes

Dr. Ernest "Gene" Moore the editor of The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery discusses how he approaches the coagulopathic trauma patient and his experience with splenic salvage.

#37: Dr. Jeff Hardacre from CWRU discusses Cholangiocarcinoma

November 18, 2015 05:41 - 42 minutes

Dr. Jeff Hardacre at CWRU and trained under Dr. Cameron at Hopkins, discusses the often confusing topic of cholangiocarcinoma.   He gives us a great rundown of the work-up, disease process, and approach to treatment. Finally, Dr. Hardacre shares some tips that could help almost all of us intraoperatively. Such a great discussion!!!

#36: Dr. Fleshman Talks The ACOSOG Z6051 RCT Trial

November 11, 2015 09:23 - 58 minutes

Dr. James Fleshman gives a in-depth author's perspective on the newly published trial in JAMA titled.. "Effect of Laparoscopic-Assisted Resection vs Open Resection of Stage II or III Rectal Cancer on Pathologic Outcomes.  The ACOSOG Z6051 Randomized Clinical Trial." Not a better way to review an article than to hear it directly from the author himself!  

#35: Acute Limb Ischemia with Dr. John Eidt

November 04, 2015 06:00 - 32 minutes

Dr. Eidt a vascular surgeon of Baylor takes us through his workup and surgical management of acute limb ischemia.    

#34: What the Blue Angels Can Teach Us About Training Surgeons w/ Dr. John Eidt

October 28, 2015 05:17 - 27 minutes

Dr. John Eidt a vascular surgeon talks about how to improve surgical education. Tune in in a few weeks when we will publish the rest of Dr. Eidt's interview where he walks us through the surgical management of peripheral artery disease. Check out his YouTube! How to do a gracilis flap by Dr. John Eidt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FngQbkHtrrE

#33: A Tribute to Dr. Carolyn Kaelin

October 22, 2015 05:00 - 32 minutes

This special episode is dedicated to the late Dr. Carolyn Kaelin.  Dr. Kaelin was a surgical oncologist in the Women's Cancers Program at Dana-Farber and director of the Breast Clinic at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH). Please join Dr. Andrea Merrill and BTK in honoring Dr. Kaelin through multiple testaments from previous coworkers and friends.  In order of interview on the podcast: Mehra Golshan, MD Mary Knust Graichen, NP Esther Rhei, MD Michael Zinner, MD

#32: Dr. Velmahos discusses the Boston Marathon Bombings and Critical Care Tips

October 21, 2015 03:57 - 42 minutes

Dr. George Velmahos at MGH discusses his account of the Boston marathon bombings and how that day's events has changed today's mass casualty response in Boston. In addition, Dr. Velmahos touches on surgical nutrition, ventilator and long-term airway management, and gives us excellent tips and tricks on penetrating neck injuries! A very interesting podcast interviewing an amazing surgeon!!

#31: Improving Trauma Care and Designing Trauma Systems with Dr. William Long

October 14, 2015 05:06 - 1 hour

Dr. William B. Long specializes in trauma surgery. He is the father of Oregon’s state-wide system of trauma and the ACS/COT-designated level 1 Trauma Center at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, in Portland, Oregon, where he served until recently as Trauma Medical Director for nearly 35 years.  Trained in general and cardiovascular surgery at the University of Maryland and the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh, Dr. Long revolutionized trauma care on the west coast of the United States by establishin...

#30: ACS Clinical Congress 2015 Updates

October 07, 2015 05:19 - 22 minutes

This week we bring you a special episode to track the current ACS Clinical Congress in Chicago.  We (Kevin, Jason, and John) couldn't attend, but Dr. Steele is in attendance and gave up us some highlights thus far.  He also got us hooked up with Dr. Ali Salim who discussed the conference and gave us some potentially practice changing updates!   Finally, we welcome Dr. Luke Selby who gave us a resident's perspective on the conference as well as new thoughts at the conference on resident trai...

#29: Dr. Hunter Discusses Surgical Treatment of GERD

September 29, 2015 03:03 - 1 hour

Dr. John Hunter who is the Chair of Surgery at OHSU discusses a topic familiar to all General Surgeons, the surgical management of GERD.  We go in depth into the surgical options and Dr. Hunter gives some tips to deal with every surgeon's fear, mediastinal bleeding! In addition, our opening shot is great review that focuses on the management of GERD and even includes newer treatment options!   You'll enjoy it! We promise!

#28: Lessons From The Modern Battlefield with Dr. Matthew Martin

September 22, 2015 04:02 - 1 hour

Dr. Matthew Martin is a leading trauma surgeon who has served multiple deployments in both Iraq and Afghanistan. In this week's episode he reflects back on his deployments over the past 10 years and what medical advances we have seen move from the war zone to the civilian sector.  The focus on the episode is on prehospital care and initial resuscitation strategies.

#27: The Art of Publishing with Dr. Melina Kibbe

September 16, 2015 06:38 - 46 minutes

Dr. Melina Kibbe of Northwestern University and Editor-in-Chief of JAMA Surgery gives an excellent in-depth discussion into the art and process of publishing.   This is a must listen for any and all residents and staff interested in academic medicine.  Coming directly from a surgeon who reads and reviews your submissions, Dr. Kibbe discusses everything on how to write manuscripts to finally submitting and responding to the reviewers comments. We learned so much just in interviewing Dr. Kib...

#26: Parathyroid Disease with Dr. Herbert Chen of UW

September 09, 2015 06:10 - 1 hour

Dr. Herbert Chen of University of Wisconsin tackles the tricky topic of parathyroid disease  -He also discusses what it was like to train under the greats Drs. Sabiston and Cameron -His experience editing for the Annals of Surgery -His tips on handling a reoperative neck, avoiding injury to the RLN, and managing the intrathoracic goiter

#25: Dr. Steven Wexner talks Fecal Incontinence

September 01, 2015 03:19 - 1 hour

We are honored to have expert Dr. Steven Wexner from Cleveland Clinic join us to discuss his career, thoughts on fecal incontinence (including the origins of the Wexner score!) and he gives us insight on getting that pesky left colon to reach in dire situations. In addition, Behind the Knife discussed the treatment and management of Ulcerative Colitis! Definitely a can't miss from a man whos essentially published more articles and chapters than days I've been a resident!

#24: Dissecting Social Media with Today's Trending Surgeons

August 25, 2015 04:27 - 57 minutes

Join us again this week where we dive into another hot topic in surgery...the social surgeon.  We asked Dr. Ed Livingston (@ehlJAMA), Dr. Amalia Cochran (@AmaliaCochran), Dr. Scott Regenbogen (@scottregenbogen), and Dr. Lillian Kao (@LillianKao1) to give us insight into how social media plays a role in today's practice.  These surgeons know the ins and outs of social media and discuss their own personal stories and tips for navigating the often intimidating world of popular social media pla...

#23: #ILookLikeASurgeon: Thoughts on diversity in medicine from leading surgeons

August 18, 2015 05:11 - 47 minutes

#ilooklikeasurgeon has swept the nation as surgeons of all backgrounds, race, and gender raise awareness to support diversity in not only surgery, but all of medicine! Staff physicians Dr. Amalia Cochran, Dr. Sharon Stein, and Dr. Patricia Turner join General Surgery resident and founder of #illooklikeasurgeon Dr. Heather Logghe as well as General Surgery resident Dr. Lauren Nosanov in discussing not only women in surgery, but the importance and need for diversity in medicine!  

#22: Dr. Matthews of University of Chicago on Chronic Pancreatitis, Social Media, and Music

August 11, 2015 05:44 - 56 minutes

Dr. Jeffrey Matthews Surgeon-in-Chief The University of Chicago We first talk chronic pancreatitis up to surgical options of this disease and then Dr. Matthews give us a great rundown of his surgical approach.  He also discusses social media and its effect on his career in medicine.  In addition, we get great insight on how Dr. Mathews relaxes with his love for music!

#21: Hernias, Abdominal Wall Recon, and Quality Collaboratives: Dr. Michael Rosen

August 04, 2015 05:00 - 1 hour

Dr. Michael Rosen is the director of the Cleveland Clinic hernia center.    On the podcast he discusses: Purpose and role of the hernia surgical quality collaborative Discusses his approach to the inguinal hernia Also takes us through his reconstructive ladder when it comes to large abdominal wall hernias.  

#20: Dealing with Complications and Burnout: Dr. Rothenberger Tackles Difficult Issues No One Likes To Talk About

July 28, 2015 05:00 - 45 minutes

Dr. Rothenberger Chair of Surgery at University of Minnesota discusses how to manage complications and avoid burnout.  He also takes us through managing difficult pelvic bleeding.    Send us your topics and guests you would like us to interview. We are also looking for debate topics, oral board topics, and journal articles to review.   Help us out and give us an iTunes ranking http://bitly.com/1BghLRf

#19: Primary Anastomosis in Complicated Diverticulitis? The Debate, Ross vs. Hyman

July 21, 2015 04:50 - 57 minutes

Dr. Howard Ross from Temple University and Dr. Neil Hyman from University of Chicago debate a very common and difficult medical decision of whether to perform a primary anastomosis in complicated diverticulitis or to play it safe and divert.  A question that many physicians debate on a daily basis today.  Hear it from the experts! On this podcast they first discuss primary anastomosis surrounding multiple scenarios and, second, the role of laparoscopic lavage!

#18: Future of Surgical Training and Pancreatic Cysts with Chair of RRC Dr. Steven Stain

July 14, 2015 05:00 - 1 hour

Dr. Steven Stain Chair of Surgery at Albany Medical Center Discusses: -Future of surgical training -Future of accredidation -Managing pancreatic cysts -Tips to performing a distal pancreatectomy

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