JAMA Surgery Author Interviews

Interview with Aldo Fafaj, MD, author of Effect of Intraoperative Urinary Catheter Use on Postoperative Urinary Retention After Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Randomized Clinical Trial .Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD.

Interview with Sophoclis P. Alexopoulos, MD, and Julia M. Sealock, BS, authors of Proposing a Sex-Adjusted Sodium-Adjusted MELD Score for Liver Transplant Allocation Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD.

Interview with Apostolos Analatos, MD, and Anders Thorell, MD, PhD, authors of Clinical Outcomes of a Laparoscopic Total vs a 270° Posterior Partial Fundoplication in Chronic Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial . Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD.

Interview with Xinying Wang, MD, author of Effect of Early vs Late Supplemental Parenteral Nutrition in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Read Transcript

Interview with Jacquelyn A. Quin, MD, and Annie Laurie Shroyer, PhD, authors of Ten-Year Outcomes of Off-Pump vs On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in the Department of Veterans Affairs: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Interview with Michael J. Rosen, MD, author of Biologic vs Synthetic Mesh for Single-stage Repair of Contaminated Ventral Hernias: A Randomized Clinical Trial Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD.

Interview with Christine Thomas, MD and Alba Sánchez, PhD, authors of Outcomes of a Delirium Prevention Program in Older Persons After Elective Surgery: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial . Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Read Transcript

Interview with Kamrouz Ghadimi, MD, MHSc, and Matthew G. Hartwig, MD, MHS, authors of Inhaled Pulmonary Vasodilator Therapy in Adult Lung Transplant . Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD.

Interview with Yue-Yung Hu, MD, Evan Heiderscheit, BS, and Cary Jo Schlick, MD, MS, authors of Experiences of LGBTQ+ Residents in US General Surgery Training Programs

Interview with Jayme E. Locke, MD MPH, and Alixandra Cozette Killian, MD MPH, authors of Evaluation of Community-Level Vulnerability and Racial Disparities in Living Donor Kidney Transplant

Interview with Hiroki Yamaue, MD, PhD, author of Short-term Outcomes of Robotic Gastrectomy vs Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Patients With Gastric Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial Read Transcript

Interview with Mamatha Bhat, MD, PhD, and Ravikiran Karnam, MD, authors of Sex Disparity in Liver Transplant and Access to Living Donation

Interview with Jeff L. Veale, MD, author of Voucher-Based Kidney Donation and Redemption for Future Transplant

Interview with Ignace H. de Hingh, and Koen P Rovers, authors of Perioperative Systemic Therapy vs Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy Alone for Resectable Colorectal Peritoneal Metastases: A Phase 2 Randomized Clinical Trial

Interview with Natalie G. Coburn, MD, and Julie Hallet, MD, authors of Association Between Anesthesiologist Volume and Short-term Outcomes in Complex Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery

Interview with Muneera R. Kapadia, MD, and Ian M. Kratzke, authors of Effect of Clear vs Standard Covered Masks on Communication With Patients During Surgical Clinic Encounters: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Interview with Jon S. Matsumura, and Sydney L. Olson, authors of Evaluating Growth Patterns of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Diameter With Serial Computed Tomography Surveillance

Interview with Kyung Hee Lee, and Ji Hoon Park, authors of Risk of Hematologic Malignant Neoplasms From Abdominopelvic Computed Tomographic Radiation in Patients Who Underwent Appendectomy

Interview with Michelle R. Brownstein, MD, and Stephen T Mahoney, MD, authors of Practice Characteristics and Job Satisfaction of Private Practice and Academic Surgeons

Interview with Ville Sallinen, MD, and Alexandre Santos, MD, authors of Comparing Laparoscopic Elective Sigmoid Resection With Conservative Treatment in Improving Quality of Life of Patients With Diverticulitis: The Laparoscopic Elective Sigmoid Resection Following Diverticulitis (LASER) Randomized Clinical Trial

Interview with Clayton C. Petro, MD, and Ajita S. Prabhu, MD, authors of Patient-Reported Outcomes of Robotic vs Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair With Intraperitoneal Mesh: The PROVE-IT Randomized Clinical Trial

Interview with Catherine Arvieux, MD, PhD, author of Effect of Prophylactic Embolization on Patients With Blunt Trauma at High Risk of Splenectomy: A Randomized Clinical Trial

When trying to administer its qualifying examination during the COVID-19 shutdowns, the American Board of Surgery failed. Jo Buyske, MD, president and chief executive officer of the American Board of Surgery, discusses what went wrong and what they are doing to fix it. Related Article: Association Between Resident Physician Training Experience and Program-Level Performance on Board Examinations

Interview with Jonah J. Stulberg, MD, PhD, MPH, and Karl Y. Bilimoria, MD, MS, authors of Association Between Surgeon Technical Skills and Patient Outcomes

Interview with Calyani Ganesan, MD, Alan Pao, and Calyani Ganesan, MD, authors of Analysis of Primary Hyperparathyroidism Screening Among US Veterans With Kidney Stones