#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 diversi...
54m May 31, 2019
54m
#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).
44m May 30, 2019
44m
#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...
1hr 14m May 29, 2019
1hr 14m
#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) (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6298819/) . Dr. Todd Ponsky (@tponsky) talks about the development of the Stay Current in Pediatric Surgery app and podcast as a means t...
31m May 28, 2019
31m
#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.
3m May 27, 2019
3m
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!
39m May 19, 2019
39m
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: second@northwestern.edu For more information: www.secondtrial.org (http://www.secondtrial.org/)
43m May 13, 2019
43m
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...
32m May 05, 2019
32m
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.
55m Apr 25, 2019
55m
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!
48m Apr 22, 2019
48m
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 D...
37m Apr 15, 2019
37m
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 mator@fridayfirm.com. The Medscape report mentioned in the intro: https://www.medscape.com/slideshow/2017-malpractice-report-6009206#1
44m Apr 08, 2019
44m
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/Abstrac...
37m Apr 01, 2019
37m
#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.
1hr 5m Mar 25, 2019
1hr 5m
#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
56m Mar 18, 2019
56m
#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!
39m Mar 04, 2019
39m
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...
29m Feb 25, 2019
29m
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.
48m Jan 20, 2019
48m
BTK ABSITE #24: Surgical Potpourri
We review high-yield miscellaneous topics for the ABSITE, including: peritoneal dialysis catheters, sarcoma, and melanoma.
30m Jan 20, 2019
30m
BTK ABSITE 2019 Introduction
3m Dec 28, 2018
3m
#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
30m Dec 20, 2018
30m
#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.
33m Dec 20, 2018
33m
#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!
40m Dec 16, 2018
40m
#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.
1hr Dec 12, 2018
1hr
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...
24m Dec 10, 2018
24m
#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/
38m Dec 05, 2018
38m
#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