JAMA Surgery Author Interviews

Interview with Crisanto M. Torres, MD, MPH, author of Whole-Blood Transfusion From Empiricism to Evidence: A Narrative Review. Hosted by Jamie Coleman, MD. Related Content: Whole-Blood Transfusion From Empiricism to Evidence

Interview with Sherry M. Wren, MD, and Baylee F. Bakkila, MD, authors of As-Needed Treatment of Postoperative Hypertension for Inpatient Surgical Patients: A Review. Hosted by Jamie Coleman, MD. Related Content: As-Needed Treatment of Postoperative Hypertension for Inpatient Surgical Patients

Interview with Mehul V. Raval, MD, MS, MBA, and Jane L. Holl, MD, MPH, authors of Implementation and Effectiveness of an Enhanced Recovery Protocol for Children Undergoing Surgery: The ENRICH-US Stepped-Wedge Cluster-Randomized Trial. Hosted by Jamie Coleman, MD. Related Content: Implementation and Effectiveness of an Enhanced Recovery Protocol for Children Undergoing Surgery Multicomponent Enhanc...

Interview with Eva B. Deerenberg, MD, PhD, and Rudolf van den Berg, BSc, authors of Small Bites vs Large Bites for Closure of Abdominal Midline Incisions: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted by Jamie Coleman, MD. Related Content: Small Bites vs Large Bites for Closure of Abdominal Midline Incisions Challenges in Adopting Small-Bite Abdominal Closure

Interview with Maxine Germes, MD and Maxime K. Collard, MD, PhD authors of Oncologic Risk of Missed Appendiceal Tumors in Acute Appendicitis. Hosted by Jamie Coleman, MD. Related Content: Oncologic Risk of Missed Appendiceal Tumors in Acute Appendicitis Oncologic Implications of Nonoperative Appendicitis Treatment

Interview with Cody Lendon Mullens, MD, MPH, MS, and Dana A. Telem, MD, MPH, authors of Contemporary Outcomes of Cholecystectomy. Hosted by Jamie Coleman, MD. Related Content: Contemporary Outcomes of Cholecystectomy From Safer Cholecystectomy to Smarter Bile Duct Management

Interview with Sean Perez, MD, and Karandeep Singh, MD, MMSc, authors of Data and the Art of Surgical Preference Card Maintenance. Hosted by Jamie Coleman, MD. Related Content: Data and the Art of Surgical Preference Card Maintenance

Interview with Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD, and Vishal R. Patel, MD, MPH, authors of Mortality Among Surgeons in the United States. Hosted by Jamie Coleman, MD. Related Content: Mortality Among Surgeons in the United States

Interview with Christian de Virgilio, MD author of Diagnosis and Management of Hemodialysis Access Complications: A Review. Hosted by Jamie Coleman, MD. Related Content: Diagnosis and Management of Hemodialysis Access Complications

Interview with Katharine Yao, MD, MS, and Lorraine Tafra, MD, authors of American Society of Breast Surgeons and Society of Breast Imaging 2025 Guidelines for the Management of Benign Breast Fibroepithelial Lesions. Hosted by Jamie Coleman, MD. Related Content: American Society of Breast Surgeons and Society of Breast Imaging 2025 Guidelines for the Management of Benign Breast Fibroepithelial Lesi...

Interview with Tyson S. Barrett, PhD, and George M. Eid, MD, authors of Obesity Treatment With Bariatric Surgery vs GLP-1 Receptor Agonists. Hosted by Jamie Coleman, MD. Related Content: Obesity Treatment With Bariatric Surgery vs GLP-1 Receptor Agonists

Interview with G. Caleb Alexander, MD, MS, and Hemalkumar B. Mehta, MS, PhD, authors of Use of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Agonists Among Individuals Undergoing Bariatric Surgery in the US. Hosted by Jamie Coleman, MD. Related Content: Use of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Agonists Among Individuals Undergoing Bariatric Surgery in the US The GLP-1 Era—What Comes After Bariatric Surgery?

Interview with Alphonsus Matovu, MD and Jenny Löfgren, MD, PhD authors of Open Anterior Mesh Repair vs Modified Open Anterior Mesh Repair for Groin Hernia in Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted byAmalia Cochran, MD Related Content: Open Anterior Mesh Repair vs Modified Open Anterior Mesh Repair for Groin Hernia in Women Repairing Groin Hernias in Women—Another Reason to Democratize Laparosc...

Interview with Annabelle Jones, MD, MPH, and Seth A. Berkowitz, MD, MPH, authors of Food Insecurity in US Surgical Patients: Findings From the National Health Interview Survey. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Food Insecurity in US Surgical Patients

Interview with Julie Hallet, MD, MSc, author of Familiarity of the Surgeon-Anesthesiologist Dyad and Major Morbidity After High-Risk Elective Surgery. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Familiarity of the Surgeon-Anesthesiologist Dyad and Major Morbidity After High-Risk Elective Surgery Association of Familiarity of the Surgeon-Anesthesiologist Dyad With Major Morbidity After Surgery

Interview with Anne P. Cameron, MD and Glenn T. Werneburg, MD, PhD, authors of Foley Catheter Management: A Review. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Foley Catheter Management

Interview with Timothy M. Pawlik, MD, PhD, MPH, MTS, MBA, author of Molecular Testing and Targeted Therapies in Hepatobiliary Cancers: A Review. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Molecular Testing and Targeted Therapies in Hepatobiliary Cancers

Interview with Marko Kraljević, MD, and Ralph Peterli, MD, authors of Long-Term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass vs Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Obesity: The SM-BOSS Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Long-Term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass vs Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Obesity

Interview with Jake Awtry, MD, and Antoine Duclos, MD, PhD, authors of Association Between Surgeon Stress and Major Surgical Complications. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Association Between Surgeon Stress and Major Surgical Complications

Interview with Ryan Howard, MD, MS, and Dana Telem, MD, MPH, authors of Use of Biologic and Biosynthetic Mesh for Ventral Hernia Repair in Current Practice. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Use of Biologic and Biosynthetic Mesh for Ventral Hernia Repair in Current Practice

Interview with Marja A. Boermeester, MD, PhD, and Charlotte L. Van Veldhuisen, MD, authors of Long-Term Outcomes of Early Surgery vs Endoscopy First in Chronic Pancreatitis: Follow-Up Analysis of the ESCAPE Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Long-Term Outcomes of Early Surgery vs Endoscopy First in Chronic Pancreatitis

Interview with Christopher D. Witiw, MD, and Armaan K. Malhotra, MD, authors of Traumatic Brain Injury and Unemployment and Personal Income Loss. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Unemployment and Personal Income Loss After Traumatic Brain Injury

Interview with Pauliina Homsy, MD, PhD, and Patrik Lassus, MD, PhD, An Update on the Survival of the First 50 Face Transplants Worldwide. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: An Update on the Survival of the First 50 Face Transplants Worldwide

Interview with Philip R. de Reuver, MD, PhD, and Daan J. Comes, MD, authors of Restrictive Strategy vs Usual Care for Cholecystectomy in Patients With Gallstones and Abdominal Pain: 5-Year Follow-Up of the SECURE Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Restrictive Strategy vs Usual Care for Cholecystectomy in Patients With Abdominal Pain and Gallstones

Interview with Erika L. Rangel, MD, MS, and Lauren M. Janczewski, MD, MS, authors of Pregnancy and Parenthood Among US Surgical Residents. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Pregnancy and Parenthood Among US Surgical Residents