Stay Current in Pediatric Surgery

Surgery is only one piece of the puzzle when it comes to treating the colorectal patient. That's why this episode is all about the perioperative approach to bowel management with special guests Monica Holder and Katie Worst - nurses who manage patients and families in the colorectal clinic every day. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

Kids will eat any and everything if given the chance. But what if they eat something like a coin or worse - a button battery? In this episode, we brought in a pediatric gastroenterologist to talk about the treatment and management of digested foreign bodies with Dr. Aaron Garrison, Rae Hanke, and Alex Gibbons. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

Surgery is only one piece of the puzzle when it comes to treating the colorectal patient. That's why this episode is all about the perioperative approach to bowel management with special guests Monica Holder and Katie Worst - nurses who manage patients and families in the colorectal clinic every day. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

If you're like Rod, just the thought of an airway foreign body gives you a lump in your throat. That's why we reached out to Dr. Catherine Hart about the diagnosis and treatment of airway foreign bodies with special guests Rae Hanke and Alex Gibbons. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

In this episode of the colorectal quiz, Dr. Marc Levitt and Dr. Jason Frischer discuss the surgical considerations when a patient with Hirschsprung disease presents with a more proximal transition zone in the transverse colon or hepatic flexure. They're joined by special guests Dr. Andrea Badillo from Children's National hospital and Dr. Aaron Garrison from Cincinnati Children's. Host: Rodrigo Ger...

Did you miss our annual virtual conference, the Update Course? Don't worry, we're highlighting our favorite presentations here. In this episode, Dr. Mary Brindle and Dr. Kurt Heiss discuss the importance of ERAS in the pediatric patient and how they operationalized ERAS programs at their institutions. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

In this episode of the Colorectal Quiz, Dr. Marc Levitt and Dr. Jason Frischer discuss considerations when operating on a patient with classic distal sigmoid Hirschsprung disease with special guests Dr. Aaron Garrison and Dr. Andrea Badillo. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

Introducing the StayCurrent Pediatric Surgery Journal club - run by residents across the country. In this episode, Vik Gupta and Joe L'Huillier talk about the role of ventricular dysfunction in congenital diaphragmatic hernia and how ERAS can improve outcomes for patients undergoing a Nuss repair for pectus. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

In this episode, Dr. Levitt and Dr. Frischer discuss the workup and management for a patient with suspected proximal Hirschsprung disease. Listen as they walk you through a their thought process and what to consider in these complex patients. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

In medicine, there's a 4 letter word that we use every day from rounds to the OR: "Pimp". It's that constant barrage of clinical questions that we use to teach or even to learn. But where did this word come from? In this episode, our medical students take Rod and Todd through the history of pimping and some predictions on its future. Credit to our medical student guests: Krithika Sundaram, Prachi...

In the third episode of the Colorectal Quiz series, Dr. Levitt and Dr. Frischer discuss the basics of the initial management and diagnosis of Hirschsprung disease. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

We can all agree that there are too many scientific publications pushed out by journals every month. How is a clinical surgeon supposed to keep up with the constantly increasing volume of literature? Jose and his team in Chile have created a way to find impactful journal articles on pediatric surgery and narrow a monthly list down to a top 10. Rod and Todd had some questions . . . Chilean Society...

One of the most common procedures that surgeons and gastroenterologists perform is a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube (PEG tube). But have you ever wondered how this procedure and the PEG tube were invented? Check out our latest podcast with the co-creator of the PEG tube, Dr. Jeff Ponsky to hear a story about endoscopes, surgical innovation, and Jeff. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

In the second installment of the Colorectal quiz, Dr. Jason Frischer and Dr. Marc Levitt discuss a topic of debate - when is the right time to redo an anorectoplasty? Listen as they walk you through their thought process on 2 different cases before a deep dive into a recent JPS article on redo outcomes. Read the article here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32682544/ Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

Dr. Rod Gerardo and Dr. Todd Ponsky talk to Dr. Jason Fraser about the paradigm shift in gastroschisis management that is still in flux. Plus a deep dive into Dr. Fraser's recent publication: "Sutureless vs sutured abdominal wall closure for gastroschisis: Operative characteristics and early outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium" https://www.jpedsurg.org/article/S0022-3468(20)3011...

Pediatric colorectal surgeons Dr. Marc Levitt and Dr. Jason Frischer discuss a case of a new born with a low anorectal malformation. Listen as they take you through the workup, diagnosis, and treatment of an ARM with an ending that you might not have predicted. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

Dr. Rod Gerardo and Dr. Todd Ponsky speak with Dr. Shawn St. Peter as he explains how the management of empyema has evolved over time including a deep dive into Dr. St. Peter's recent publication "Declining frequency of thoracoscopic decortication for empyema — redefining failure after fibrinolysis". Download our app, StayCurrent: Pediatric Surgery Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram Host: R...

Dr. Beth Rymeski, Dr. Rod Gerardo, and Dr. Todd Ponsky discuss the recent Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium publication on acute appendicitis and how it might change management in 2020 and on. "Association of Nonoperative Management Using Antibiotic Therapy vs Laparoscopic Appendectomy With Treatment Success and Disability Days in Children With Uncomplicated Appendicitis" Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

In this podcast, Dr. Alex Bondoc and Dr. Rae Hanke discuss the intricacies of choledochal cysts. Contributing editor: Dr. Rod Gerardo. 00:00 | Introduction 00:26 | Definition of Choledochal cyst 00:36 | Epidemiology 01:06 | Etiology 02:00 | Todani Classification 03:20 | Presentation 05:08 | Differential diagnosis 05:42 | Workup 07:54 | Why only surgical treatment options? 09:18 | When to operate 1...

Dr. Rae Hanke, Dr. Alex Casar, Dr. Jason Frischer, and Dr. Aaron Garrison come together to provide you the essentials on diagnosis and management of Hirschprung's Disease. Intro and outro tracks are adapted from "I dunno" by grapes, featuring J Lang, Morusque. Artist URL: ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626

Dr. Meera Kotagal, Dr. Rae Hanke, and Dr. Gillian Goddard come together to provide you the essential on diagnosis and management of pediatric umbilical hernias. Intro and outro tracks are adapted from "I dunno" by grapes, featuring J Lang, Morusque. Artist URL: ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626

Drs Jaimie Nathan, Rae Hanke, Alex Gibbons, and Todd Ponsky discuss the diagnosis and management of pancreatic masses. Intro and outro tracks are adapted from "I dunno" by grapes, featuring J Lang, Morusque. Artist URL: ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626

This podcast is an interactive discussion about Neurogenic Bladder between Dr. Rae Hanke, Dr. Lynn Woo, and Dr. Al Ray Dr. Lynn Woo is an Associate Professor of Urology and Program Director at Case Western and Cleveland Medical Center. She is also a Pediatric Urologist at Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital. Dr. Al Ray is a urology PGY-4 at Case Western and currently on his research year. Intro a...

Dr. Beth Rymeski (Fetal Surgeon) and Dr. Rae Hanke (Pediatric Surgical Education Fellow) from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital bring you highlights from the 2019 International Fetal Medicine and Surgical Society (IFMSS) meeting. Part III includes interviews focusing on clinical studies. Special guests include: •Stephen Fenton, MD, Director of Fetal Center and Pediatric Surgeon at Primary Children’s...

Dr. Beth Rymeski (Fetal Surgeon) and Dr. Rachel (Rae) Hanke (Pediatric Surgical Education Fellow) from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital bring you highlights from the 2019 International Fetal Medicine and Surgical Society (IFMSS) meeting. Part II includes interviews focusing on technical and educational innovation. Special guests include: •Stephen Emery, MD, Director of Center for Innovative Fetal In...