Stay Current in Pediatric Surgery

Cervical spine clearance in the pediatric trauma patient can be difficult - especially in those patients less than 3 years old. That's why Dr. Meera Kotagal reviewed the C-spine literature and recommendations during our 2019 Pediatric Surgery Update Course. Mark your calendars for the next meeting on August 27th, 2021. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

Did you miss our annual Update Course? Don't worry, we are summarizing our favorite sessions from years past. In this episode, Dr. Dan von Allmen talks us through the treatment of complicated GERD. Mark your calendars for the next Update Course: August 27, 2021 Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

Did you miss our annual Update Course? Don't worry, we are summarizing our favorite sessions from years past. In this episode, Dr. Whit Holcomb talks us through the diagnosis and management of perforated appendicitis. Mark your calendars for the next Update Course: August 27, 2021 Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

Part 2 of our series on Total Colonic Hirschsprung Disease. Here Dr. Levitt and Dr. Frischer discuss the diagnosis and management with a case scenario. Special guests - Amanda Jensen and Hira Ahmad Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

Did you miss our annual Update Course? Don't worry, we are summarizing our favorite sessions from years past. In this episode, Dr. Steven Lee talks us through the basics of minimally invasive excision for pilonidal disease. Mark your calendars for the next Update Course: August 27, 2021 Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

We've discussed Hirschsprung Disease a lot on this podcast but we've never talked about one of the most complex forms - total colonic hirschsprung disease. Here Dr. Levitt and Dr. Frischer discuss the diagnosis and management with a case scenario. Special guest - Amanda Jensen Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

Inguinal hernia repair is the second most common surgery performed by pediatric surgeons. Here, we discuss the basics of diagnosis and management for inguinal hernias with Dr. Meera Kotagal. Special guests Rae Hanke and Gillian Goddard. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

Motility disorder is a team sport - that's why today, we're talking to our colleagues in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Dr. Anil Drabari from Children's National Hospital and Dr. Kahleb Graham from Cincinnati Children's Hospital. Special guest - Amanda Jensen Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

Despite an abundance of skilled gastroenterologists, the modern day general surgeon still needs to be comfortable operating for common bile duct stones. That's why we talked to Dr. Jeff Ponsky about the keys to diagnosis and management of choledocholithiasis with special guest Rae Hanke. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

Did you miss our annual Update Course? Don't worry, we are summarizing our favorite sessions from years past. In this episode, Dr. Eunice Huang and Dr. Megan Durham talk you through the workup and management for rectal prolapse. Mark your calendars for the next Update Course: August 27, 2021 Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

Motility disorder is a team sport - that's why today, we're talking to our colleagues in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Dr. Anil Darbari from Children's National Hospital and Dr. Kahleb Graham from Cincinnati Children's Hospital. Special guest - Amanda Jensen Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

Did you miss our annual Update Course? Don't worry, we are summarizing our favorite sessions from years past. In this episode, Dr. Megan Durham and Dr. Eunice Huang talk you through some perioperative considerations for patients with Hirschsprung Disease. Mark your calendars for the next Update Course: August 27, 2021 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

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