#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!
48m Dec 03, 2018
48m
#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!
22m Nov 19, 2018
22m
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
31m Nov 11, 2018
31m
#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!
46m Oct 29, 2018
46m
#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 l...
45m Oct 22, 2018
45m
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/annals...
32m Oct 17, 2018
32m
#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/cli...
50m Oct 08, 2018
50m
#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.
1hr 1m Oct 01, 2018
1hr 1m
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.
37m Sep 30, 2018
37m
#165 Grand Rounds: Melanoma with Dr. Jennifer LaFemina
Dr. Jennifer LaFemina leads our second grand rounds series with a wonderful update on the treatment and management of Melanoma. Dr. LaFemina practices at UMass and is the Program Director of General Surgery as well as an Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. As mentioned, if anyone has other great ideas for topics and guests to lead our Grand Rounds series ple...
43m Sep 26, 2018
43m
#164 Dr. Tomoaki Kato on Multi-Visceral Transplant Surgery
Dr. Tomoaki Kato is a true pioneer in multi-visceral transplant surgery. In this episode he discusses everything from intestinal transplantation, to ex-vivo surgery, and tips on portal vein reconstruction.
50m Sep 17, 2018
50m
Annals of Surgery- Kaafarani et al.
This is the second episode of our journal club series with Annals of Surgery.  In this episode, Dr. Kaafarani will discuss his recent paper "Surgical Risk Is Not Linear: Derivation and Validation of a Novel, User-friendly, and Machine-learning-based Predictive OpTimal Trees in Emergency Surgery Risk (POTTER) Calculator," presented at the 2018 meeting of the American Surgical Association and rec...
25m Sep 09, 2018
25m
#163: Do No Harm
September is Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month, and we have an important episode on the topic featuring Robyn Symon and Dr. Pamela Wible to discuss the film Do No Harm (www.DoNoHarmFilm.com). Robyn Symon is the writer, producer, and director of Do No Harm. Dr. Wible is a family physician who is featured in the film for her commitment to physician suicide prevention. For tickets to the NY p...
33m Sep 03, 2018
33m
The Unique World of Doctors without Borders with Dr. John Lawrence
Dr. John Lawrence is has lived an interesting medical career. Currently a Pediatric Surgeon practicing at Maimonides Medical Center in New York, Dr. Lawrence has been with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) or Doctors without Borders since 2009. He has visited the limits of the earth providing medical care abroad. We discuss his background, his career with MSF, and most importantly his profound ex...
57m Aug 27, 2018
57m
Thyroid Disease: Behind The Knife Medical Student and Intern Survival Guide
Our last medical student and intern survival guide episode. I am sure this won't be the last you will hear of Dr. Georgoff and Dr. Nikolian on Behind The Knife. Thanks to Dr. Patrick Georgoff and Dr. Vahagn Nikolian for their production of this episode. You can contact them at: Georgoff@med.umich.edu (mailto:Georgoff@med.umich.edu) Vnikolia@med.umich.edu (mailto:Vnikolia@med.umich.edu) or ...
23m Aug 16, 2018
23m
#161: Cardiac Potpourri with Dr. Danny Chu
If your heart stops when you think about cardiac surgery, we hope to ease your anxiety in our first episode featuring a cardiac surgeon! Dr. Danny Chu is professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh and Director of Cardiac Surgery at the VA Hospital in Pittsburgh. Look out for a special re-appearance of Woo Do (@woosongdo)- he's back in this episode!
52m Aug 13, 2018
52m
Vascular Surgery: Behind The Knife Medical Student and Intern Survival Guide
Two bonus episodes from our medical student and intern survival guide! First up vascular surgery. Thanks to Dr. Patrick Georgoff and Dr. Vahagn Nikolian for their production of this episode. You can contact them at: Georgoff@med.umich.edu (mailto:Georgoff@med.umich.edu) Vnikolia@med.umich.edu (mailto:Vnikolia@med.umich.edu) or on Twitter @georgoff @VNikolian
33m Aug 09, 2018
33m
Annals of Surgery Journal Club: Dr. Wolfgang
This is the first of a new collaboration between BTK and Annals of Surgery where we interview the lead author of an upcoming publication in Annals. In this episode, Dr. Christopher Wolfgang discusses his research on pancreatic cancer and using circulating tumor cells as a biomarker. The full text is currently available online at: https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Abstract/publishahead/C...
30m Aug 06, 2018
30m
Managing a GI Bleed: Behind The Knife Medical Student and Intern Survival Guide
Our last "BTK Medical Student and Intern Survival Guide" Please reach out to the hosts of this mini series to thank them for all of their work. A big thanks to Dr. Patrick Georgoff and Dr. Vahagn Nikolian Contact them at: Georgoff@med.umich.edu (mailto:Georgoff@med.umich.edu) Vnikolia@med.umich.edu (mailto:Vnikolia@med.umich.edu) Or on Twitter @georgoff @VNikloian
21m Aug 01, 2018
21m
Common and Critical Intern Dilemmas Part 2: Behind The Knife Medical Student and Intern Survival Guide
A big thanks to Dr. Patrick Georgoff and Dr. Vahagn Nikolian from the University of Michigan who are the guests hosts for this mini-series. Contact them at: Georgoff@med.umich.edu (mailto:Georgoff@med.umich.edu) Vnikolia@med.umich.edu (mailto:Vnikolia@med.umich.edu) Or on Twitter @georgoff @VNikloian
20m Jul 23, 2018
20m
Common and Critical Intern Dilemmas Part 1: Behind The Knife Medical Student and Intern Survival Guide
A big thanks to Dr. Patrick Georgoff and Dr. Vahagn Nikolian from the University of Michigan who are the guests hosts for this mini-series. Contact them at: Georgoff@med.umich.edu (mailto:Georgoff@med.umich.edu) Vnikolia@med.umich.edu (mailto:Vnikolia@med.umich.edu) Or on Twitter @georgoff @VNikloian
28m Jul 16, 2018
28m
#159: Mock Orals #9: Upper GI and Bariatrics with Dr. Arghavan Salles
Our 9th Mock Oral Episode. A big thanks to Dr. Salles who takes us through complicated upper GI and bariatric scenarios. Dr. Salles is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at Washington University in St. Louis. She earned undergraduate degrees in Biomedical Engineering and French at the University of Southern California. She completed medical school, surgical residency, and a P...
48m Jul 09, 2018
48m
Pearls For Surgical Interns: Behind The Knife Medical Student and Intern Survival Guide
Intern year has started! Make sure you are prepared by listening to our pearls for surgical interns. How are you liking our Med Student/Intern series? Please give us feedback and episode ideas on twitter and by email at BTKpodcast@gmail.com (mailto:BTKpodcast@gmail.com) What topics do you want to hear?! A big thanks to Dr. Patrick Georgoff and Dr. Vahagn Nikolian from the University of Mic...
54m Jul 02, 2018
54m
Hernias of All Varieties: Behind The Knife Medical Student and Intern Survival Guide
Hernias can be confusing as there are many anatomical details that help differentiate them. This episode will get you on the path to being a "herniologist" How are you liking our Med Student/Intern series? Please give us feedback and episode ideas on twitter and by email at BTKpodcast@gmail.com (mailto:BTKpodcast@gmail.com) What topics do you want to hear?! A big thanks to Dr. Patrick ...
32m Jun 25, 2018
32m
Sepsis and Critical Care Intro: Behind The Knife Medical Student and Intern Survival Guide
How are you liking our Med Student/Intern series? Please give us feedback and episode ideas on twitter and by email at BTKpodcast@gmail.com Enjoy this weeks episode which is an intro to managing septic patients! A big thanks to Dr. Patrick Georgoff and Dr. Vahagn Nikolian from the University of Michigan who are the guests hosts for this mini-series. Contact them at: Georgoff@med.umich.e...
21m Jun 18, 2018
21m
Dr. Doug Smink on paraesophageal hernias and non-technical skills for surgeons
Dr. Doug Smink (Program Director of the General Surgery Residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital) discusses his approach to evaluating and repairing paraesophageal hernias, as well as his thoughts on non-technical skills (such as decision-making, situational awareness, teamwork, communication, and leadership) which distinguish the Master Surgeon.
46m Jun 07, 2018
46m
Breast Disease: Behind The Knife Medical Student and Intern Survival Guide
Some people love it, some people hate it, but we all need to know it. Benign and malignant breast disease. Check out this weeks episode to refresh on it. Dr. Patrick Georgoff and Dr. Vahagn Nikolian from the University of Michigan are the guests hosts for this mini-series. Contact them at: Georgoff@med.umich.edu (mailto:Georgoff@med.umich.edu) Vnikolia@med.umich.edu (mailto:Vnikolia@med.umi...
17m Jun 04, 2018
17m
Evaluating A Trauma Patient 2/2: Behind The Knife Medical Student and Intern Survival Guide
Part 2 of key knowledge needed to appropriately work up and treat a trauma patient from the surgeon's perspective. Dr. Patrick Georgoff and Dr. Vahagn Nikolian from the University of Michigan are the guests hosts for this mini-series. Contact them at: Georgoff@med.umich.edu (mailto:Georgoff@med.umich.edu) Vnikolia@med.umich.edu (mailto:Vnikolia@med.umich.edu) Or on Twitter @georgoff @VNi...
19m May 21, 2018
19m
Evaluating a Trauma Patient: Behind The Knife Medical Student and Intern Survival Guide
Episode two of our medical student and intern survival series. Knowing how to evaluate a trauma patient is one of the most important skills you can learn, and will constantly be learning and adding to throughout your career. Thanks to Dr. Patrick Georgoff and Dr. Vahagn Nikolian for putting this together. Contact them at: Georgoff@med.umich.edu (mailto:Georgoff@med.umich.edu) Vnikolia@med.u...
19m May 16, 2018
19m
Biliary Disease: Behind the Knife Medical Student and Intern Survival Guide Episode #1
Biliary disease basics for medical students and interns. A big thanks to: Dr. Patrick Georgoff and Dr. Vahagn Nikolian who can be contacted at georgoff@med.umich.edu (mailto:georgoff@med.umich.edu) and vnikolia@med.umich.edu (mailto:vnikolia@med.umich.edu) or on Twitter at @georgoff  (https://twitter.com/georgoff) @VNikolian  (https://twitter.com/VNikolian)
20m May 14, 2018
20m
Dr. Julie Sosa on Leadership and Thyroid Cancer
Dr. Julie Sosa, new Chair of Surgery at UCSF discusses a variety of topics during this recent podcast. This includes leadership in surgery, resident burnout, thyroid cancer, and tips and tricks on central neck dissection.
45m May 08, 2018
45m
#156: ASMBS President Dr. Mattar on Bariatric Myths
This week on BTK, we start off with Kevin giving you updates regarding the next steps in BTK future as well as our search for an adjunct member of our team.  Check out the application here! https://t.co/ihgTDph6Ex Dr. Samer Mattar (current ASMBS President) discusses and refutes common bariatric myths that many practitioners fall for.  It's a great review on current bariatric literature and re...
1hr 3m Apr 26, 2018
1hr 3m
#155: Day 3, Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery
Trauma, Critical Care & Acute Care Surgery (TCCACS) 2018, Day 3 Lineup: - Dr. Bellal Joseph and Dr. Chadwick Smith discuss TXA and TEG - COL Jennifer Gurney, MD discusses current issues in military surgery and the joy of serving in uniform This has been a great conference to attend and these were just a small portion of the highlights.  A special thanks to Dr. Mattox and Mary Allen for havin...
42m Apr 12, 2018
42m
#154: Trauma, Critical Care & Acute Care Surgery Day 2
Trauma, Critical Care & Acute Care Surgery (TCCACS) 2018, Day 2 Lineup: - Dr. Sydney J. Vail, Kids are Different - Damage Control Resuscitation - Dr. Nicholas Namias, Kids are Different - Severe TBI - Dr. Jay Johannigman, Navigating the Portal Triad - Dr. Elizabeth Benjamin, GE Junction Injuries
38m Apr 10, 2018
38m
#153: Trauma, Critical Care & Acute Care Surgery: Behind the Scenes at the "Mattox Conference"
Trauma, Critical Care & Acute Care Surgery (TCCACS) 2018, Day 1 Lineup: - Dr. Kenji Inaba on C-spine clearance. - Dr. Matthew Martin on REBOA battlefield lessons learned. - Dr. Alison Wilson on tourniquets. - Dr. Martin Schreiber on transfusion strategies. - Dr. Chris Cribari on the difficult gallbladder. - Dr. Lynette Scherer on orthopedic considerations for the trauma surgeon.
38m Apr 10, 2018
38m
#152: How To Start a Surgical Practice and Excel with Dr. Guy Orangio
Dr. Guy Orangio takes us through how he managed a successful private practice colorectal surgery clinic for many years. He also discusses the pitfalls associated with running a private practice. Please check out O.R. Billing who sponsored this episode, if you are in private practice you will surely find this a great resource to help maximize your billing efficiency. https://orbilling.com/ us...
45m Apr 02, 2018
45m
#151: Grand Rounds: Surgical Interventions For Acute Pancreatitis with Dr. Christian Jones
Dr. Christian Jones takes us step by step on surgical options for acute pancreatitis. Follow Dr. Jones on Twitter @jonessurgery or check him out here https://jonessurgery.com/ Step Up Approach NEJM 2010 http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa0908821
23m Mar 12, 2018
23m
#150: Dr. David King on combat surgery, massive hemorrhage, and the Boston Marathon bombing
Dr. David King (trauma and acute care surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, and Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army) discusses: - What combat surgery in an austere environment can look like. - How his experiences in combat and stateside have driven research efforts to develop novel ways to attack massive hemorrhage, such as with Res...
57m Feb 24, 2018
57m
#149: Lifebox and Safe Surgery with Dr. Alex Haynes
Woo Do and Jason Bingham interview Dr. Alex Haynes (Director of the Safe Surgery Division at Ariadne Labs and a surgical oncologist at MGH) about the history of surgical checklists, Lifebox, and how sustainable global surgery is about strengthening systems. To learn more, visit: lifebox.org ariadnelabs.org facebook.com/lifeboxfoundation twitter.com/SaferSurgery lifebox.org/thechecklisteff...
37m Feb 04, 2018
37m
#148: Academic Surgical Congress 2018 (Day 3)
Jason Bingham and Woo Do interview leaders of surgical education at the 13th annual Academic Surgical Congress. Day 3 Lineup: - Rebecca Sippel (@rebecca_sippel): AAS President Experience, Re-defining Success - Matthew Martin (@docmartin22): Trauma Resuscitation, TEG/ROTEM - Joaquim Havens: Emergency General Surgery, Top Surf Spots Subscribe to our mailing list here: http://eepurl.com/df5OTr
33m Feb 02, 2018
33m
#147: Academic Surgical Congress 2018 (Day 2)
Jason Bingham and Woo Do interview leaders of surgical education at the 13th annual Academic Surgical Congress. Day 2 Lineup: - Taylor Riall (@TaylorRiall): SUS President Experience, The Surgeon Scientist - Jeff Matthews (@JBMatthews): A Chair's Perspective: Do's and Don'ts of Interviewing - Heather Yeo (@heatheryeomd): Clinical Outcomes Research - Herbert Chen (@herbchen): Changing Organi...
54m Feb 01, 2018
54m
#146: Academic Surgical Congress 2018
Jason Bingham and Woo Do interview leaders of surgical education at the 13th annual Academic Surgical Congress. Day 1 Lineup: - Jamie Coleman (@JJcolemanMD): social media to amplify your career - Stefan Holubar (@HolubarStefan): artificial intelligence in the age of the electronic medical record - Christian Jones (@jonessurgery): acute care surgery fellowship, AI, and social media - Lillian Kao...
53m Jan 31, 2018
53m
#128: Mock Orals #8: Breast and Melanoma with Dr. Michael Sabel (featuring Vahagn Nikolian)
Dr. Michael Sabel (Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology at the University of Michigan and a world-renowned leader in breast cancer and melanoma) returns to BTK to take resident Vahagn Nikolian through three challenging breast and melanoma scenarios.
53m Dec 05, 2017
53m
#127: Mock Orals with Dr. Christian Jones Round 2: Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Dr. Christian Jones (@jonessurgery) takes us Kevin and Woo through four challenging mock oral scenarios.  This is a must listen for any residents with the oral boards in their future or for staff that train residents. Dr. Jones focuses on keeping the pace that you will see during the boards, and approaches to scenarios that may not require operative intervention.  Thank you Dr. Jones for you...
54m Nov 27, 2017
54m
#126: REBOA: technical tips, clinical cases and lessons from early implementation
This episode is brought to you by Prytime Medical (prytimemedical.com), maker of the ER-REBOA catheter for Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta. In our first-ever sponsored episode, Drs. Steve Smith (University of Florida) and Joseph Ibrahim (Orlando Health) discuss the lessons learned from building REBOA programs at their respective institutions. The study of REBOA and tra...
1hr Nov 21, 2017
1hr
#125: Dr. Hasan Alam on QuickClot, the "Golden Hour", and EPR
This week on BTK we talk with Dr. Hasan Alam regarding his work in developing QuickClot, a field hemostatic agent.  We also discuss whether the "Golden Hour" needs to be revisited and revised, his experiences during the September 11th attacks on the Pentagon, and finally he talks us through his research in EPR (Emergency Preservation and Resuscitation). Great talk from a well-known and experie...
39m Nov 14, 2017
39m
#124: Mythbusting Surgical Dogma with The Skeptical Scalpel
The Skeptical Scalpel joins Behind The Knife as we examine surgical dogma. Topics discuss include bouffant hats, penicillin allergy, post operative fever, bowel sounds and more!
1hr 5m Nov 06, 2017
1hr 5m
#123: ACS Clinical Congress highlights: Subtotal cholecystectomy with Dr. Sharmila Dissanaike (featuring Dominic Forte)
Behind the Knife coverage of the 2017 American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress: Dr. Sharmila Dissanaike (Chair of Surgery at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center) takes Woo Do and Dominic Forte through her technique for a subtotal cholecystectomy. Additionally, Kevin Kniery invites listeners to support BTK's mobile app development through this t-shirt fundraiser (https://www.custo...
12m Oct 31, 2017
12m
#122: Ovarian masses and torsion with Dr. Guntupalli (featuring Dominic Forte)
Behind the Knife coverage of the 2017 American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress: Dr. Saketh Guntupalli (Gynecologic Oncology, University of Colorado) takes Woo Do and Dominic Forte through the workup and management of benign and malignant ovarian masses and offers surgical tips for ovarian torsion.
16m Oct 28, 2017
16m
#121: Mock Orals #6: Thoracic Surgery with Dr. Kathleen Berfield
Dr. Kathleen Berfield, Chief of Thoracic Surgery at the Seattle VA, takes Woo Do and Kevin Kniery through 4 mock oral board scenarios.
1hr 6m Oct 19, 2017
1hr 6m