SSAT Soundbites: A Podcast Series for Surgeons

The SSAT "High Yield Topics for the ABSITE 2021: Part I" webinar was hosted by the SSAT Resident & Fellow Education Committee and was presented live as a webinar on January 6, 2021. Watch the webinar  and view a copy of all the presenters slides at  SSAT.com .

The SSAT "SSAT/CBCD Clinical Cases Discussions" webinar was hosted by the SSAT International Relations Committee and was presented live as a webinar on November 3, 2021. Watch the webinar  and view a copy of all the presenters slides at  SSAT.com .

In this edition of SSAT Mentor of the Month, Dr. Victoria Gershuni, a member of the SSAT Resident and Fellow Education Committee and current Advanced GI, Foregut, and Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellow at Washington University in St. Louis interviewed Dr. L. Michael Brunt.   Dr. Brunt, is Professor of Surgery and Section Chief of Minimally Invasive Surgery at the Washington University School of Med...

The SSAT "Key Elements of Setting Up a Research Laboratory" webinar was hosted by the SSAT Research Committee and was presented live as a webinar on November 1, 2021. Watch the webinar  and view a copy of all the presenters slides at  SSAT.com . The webinar focused on all the essential components of setting up a research laboratory/ program, how to plan ahead when searching for your first faculty...

This month, Dr. Jessica Zaman and Dr. Daniel Nelson are joined by Dr. David L. Berger. In this episode, Dr. Berger talks about the recent article published in the  Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery titled " Adjuvant Chemotherapy Benefits on Patients with Extramural Vascular Invasion in Stages II and III Colon Cancer ".

The SSAT "Modern Surgical Training for Residents" webinar was hosted by the SSAT Resident & Fellow Education Committee and was presented live as a webinar on October 6, 2021. Watch the webinar  and view a copy of all the presenters slides at  SSAT.com . Surgical training has evolved significantly in the last two decades. Although current and future residents have the same goals as their predecesso...

This month, Dr. Jessica Zaman and Dr. Daniel Nelson are joined by Dr. Ajay V. Maker. In this episode, Dr. Maker talks about the recent article published in the Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery titled " Epidural Analgesia Is Associated with Prolonged Length of Stay After Open HPB Surgery in Over 27,000 Patients ".

The New Practices in Recruitment for Enhancing the Academic Surgeon Pipeline was hosted by the SSAT SSAT Diversity and Inclusion Committee and was presented live as a webinar on September 14, 2021. Watch the webinar at SSAT.com .

The Resident and Fellow Workshop: Careers and Fellowships in GI Surgery was hosted by the SSAT Resident & Fellow Education Committee and was presented live as a webinar on September 8, 2021. Watch the webinar at SSAT.com . The SSAT Resident & Fellow Workshop is a conference dedicated to general surgery residents with the goal of providing insight into the fellowship application process. General su...

This month, Dr. Jessica Zaman and Dr. Daniel Nelson are joined by Dr. Michael Cavnar, Assistant Professor of Surgery and surgical oncologist at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center. In this episode, Dr. Cavnar's recent article published in the July issue of the Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery titled " Prognostic Factors After Neoadjuvant Imatinib for Newly Diagnosed Primary Gastroin...

The SSAT "Certifying Examination Preparation: Mock Oral Scenarios" webinar was hosted by the SSAT Resident & Fellow Education Committee and was presented live as a webinar on August 23, 2021. Watch the webinar  and view a copy of all the presenters slides at  SSAT.com . This webinar provided residents and fellows information about the general surgery certifying examinations. Specifically, the webi...

The SSAT "Bariatric and Hernia Complications" webinar was hosted by newly launched SSAT Kuwait Chapter and was presented live as a webinar on August 18, 2021. Watch the webinar  and view a copy of all the presenters slides at  SSAT.com . This webinar introduced the newest chapter of the SSAT in Kuwait. The programming featured different complications following bariatric surgery as well as complica...

The SSAT "Managing Health Care Systems and Policy to Improve Your Practice" webinar was hosted by SSAT Public Policy & Advocacy Committee and was presented live as a webinar on August 9, 2021. Watch the webinar  and view a copy of all the presenters slides at  SSAT.com . Multiple external factors are impacting the surgeon's academic and clinical practice. In this panel, we explore current trends i...

This month, Dr. Jessica Zaman and Dr. Daniel Nelson are joined by Dr. Vlad Simianu. Dr. Simianu is a colon and rectal surgeon at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health in Seattle, WA who also has a special interest in population health, health-services research and surgical education. In this episode the recent review article published in the July issue of the Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery titled...

The SSAT "Challenges after Anatomy-Altering Abdominal Surgery" webinar was hosted by SSAT PG/CME Committee and was presented live as a webinar on July 29, 2021. Watch the webinar  and view a copy of all the presenters slides at  SSAT.com . Many patients present significant anatomical challenges after preceding surgeries (e.g. bariatric surgery) that may make subsequent "standard" treatments diffic...

The SSAT "Research Mentorship and Sponsorship" webinar was hosted by SSAT Research Committee and was presented live as a webinar on July 21, 2021. Watch the webinar  and view a copy of all the presenters slides at  SSAT.com . The SSAT Research Webinar was led by members of the SSAT Research Committee and distinguished surgeon mentors. The webinar provided essential components required for successf...

The SSAT "Preparing for the General Surgery Boards" Webinar was hosted by SSAT Resident & Fellow Education Committee and was presented live as a webinar on July 12, 2021.  Watch the webinar  and view a copy of all the presenters slides at  SSAT.com . This webinar provided residents and fellows information about the upcoming general surgery qualifying and certifying examinations. Updates from the A...

This month Dr. Jessica Zaman and Dr. Daniel Nelson are joined by Dr. Rohan Jeyarajah, Chair of Surgery at the Texas Christian University School of Medicine and Program Director of the HPB and Advanced GI Fellowship programs. This episode focuses on the review article, " Training Paradigms in Hepato-Pancreatico-Billiary Surgery: An Overview of the Different Fellowship Pathways ," published in the J...

SAGES, ASCRS, SSO, SSAT, NAPRC, and the American Cancer Society presented the webinar titled "Improving the Care of Gastric Cancer Patients: Status and Strategies for Today and Tomorrow" on May 26, 2021 as part of the Patient-Centric Surgery in the 21st Century: Improving Cancer Care Delivered Through Minimally Invasive Surgery Webinar Series. The aim of this series, is to highlight and promote th...

In this edition of SSAT's Mentor of the Month video series, Dr. Young Hong, Assistant Professor of Surgery at Cooper University Hospital and member of SSAT Resident and Fellows Education Committee, interviewed Dr. Kelly M. McMasters. Dr. McMasters earned his dual degree M.D./Ph. D. at UMDNJ – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and surgical residency at The University of Louisville. He completed hi...

Dr. Heena P. Santry and Dr. Adrian Diaz are interviewed on the JOGS article titled " Re-examining "Never Letting the Sun Rise or Set on a Bowel Obstruction" in the Era of Acute Care Surgery " which was published in JOGS Volume 25, pages 512–522 (2021).  

The SSAT webinar titled "Preoperative Therapy for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma" was presented live as a webinar on May 3, 2021. Watch the webinar  and view a copy of all the presenters slides at  SSAT.com .

The SSAT "Grant Writing Workshop: Surgical Clinical Trials: Potential Pitfalls and Solutions" Webinar was hosted by SSAT Research Committee and was presented live as a webinar on April 29, 2021. Watch the webinar  and view a copy of all the presenters slides at  SSAT.com .

The SSAT "Tips for Virtual Interviewing" Webinar was hosted by SSAT Resident & Fellow Education Committee and was presented live as a webinar on October 21, 2020. Watch the webinar  and view a copy of all the presenters slides at  SSAT.com .

The SSAT "How to Prepare for the General Surgery Boards" Webinar was hosted by SSAT Resident & Fellow Education Committee and was presented live as a webinar on September 14, 2020. Watch the webinar  and view a copy of all the presenters slides at  SSAT.com .