The AHPBA Podcast

A lo largo de la entrevista, el Dr. Pekolj comparte su trayectoria personal y profesional, reflexionando sobre los momentos que marcaron su carrera, su filosofía quirúrgica y su enfoque frente a escenarios complejos como la lesión de la vía biliar y el colangiocarcinoma hiliar. La conversación también profundiza en el desarrollo de la cirugía hepatobiliar en Latinoamérica, los desafíos actuales en...

Dr. Clarke is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin, surgical oncologist and division chief of surgical oncology at the Froedtert Hospital Cancer Center, and this past year’s president of the Association for Academic Surgery.  Her research interests include personalized cancer care, surgical workforce diversification as a means to ameliorate cancer disparities, and...

Welcome back to another episode of the AHPBA Podcast.  Today we are extremely excited to welcome Dr. Hop Tran Cao.  Dr. Tran Cao is a surgical oncologist, HPB surgeon, and associate professor of surgery at MD Anderson, where he also serves as the MIS training curriculum director.  Dr. Tran Cao is a passionate researcher in biliary tract cancer and MIS HPB techniques, which we discuss in the episod...

En este episodio imperdible, conversamos con el Dr. Juan Rocca, cirujano de trasplantes y pionero en cirugía robótica, sobre su extraordinario recorrido desde Argentina hasta algunos de los centros más avanzados de Estados Unidos. Hablamos de técnica quirúrgica con precisión quirúrgica, pero también de las decisiones humanas detrás del bisturí: los riesgos que asumimos, la reinvención profesional,...

Today’s episode features a special guest, Dr. Rohan Jeyarajah.  Dr. Jeyarajah is a hepatobiliary and complex GI surgeon, inaugural chair and professor of surgery at the TCU Burnett School of Medicine, and program director for the HPB and Complex GI surgical fellowships at Methodist System.  He has a unique practice in the world of HPB, combining private practice and academics, which we were deligh...

Today’s episode features Dr. Shishir Maithel.  Dr. Maithel is a hepatobiliary surgeon, professor of surgery, and chief of the division of Surgical Oncology at a Northwestern University.  He holds multiple national leadership positions, including as chair of the gastrointestinal surgery working group of ECOG and a member of the scientific and medical advisory board of the international cholangiocar...

We are excited to welcome Dr. Guido Torzilli to the podcast! Dr. Torzilli is a world-renowned hepatobiliary surgeon and Professor of Surgery at Humanitas University in Milan, Italy. In this episode, we have a fantastic conversation about his career, the concepts that have shaped his extraordinary and innovative approach to liver surgery, and much more!

We are excited to welcome Dr. David Iannitti to the podcast!  Dr. Iannitti is a hepatobiliary surgeon, professor of surgery, program director of the HPB fellowship, and the chief of the HPB Surgery Division at Atrium Health in Charlotte, North Carolina.  His clinical and research interests include the pathophysiology of hepatocellular carcinoma and other therapies for liver lesions.  We’re excited...

The early career group of IHPBA presents recording from discussions at the Early Career Retreat and ECG Lounge sessions from the 2024 IHPBA World Congress in Cape Town. In this episode, we join the ECG Lounge where past and current presidents of HPB surgery societies talk with early career IHPBA attendees about how to get involved in surgical societies like the IHPBA. Listen to Drs. Marc Besselink...

Join us for another episode of our series ECG Overtime, hosted by the E-AHPBA/IHPBA Early Career Group!  This episode features Dr. Sanket Srinivasa, Dr. Tay Wee Ming, and Dr. Saneya Pandrowala.  Enjoy an episode in which we continue the conversation started during the Asia/Pacific Webinar about life beyond surgery as a new HPB surgeon!  

El Dr. Roberto Hernandez-Alejandro ha sido Jefe de la División de Trasplantes en la Universidad de Rochester desde agosto de 2016. Bajo su liderazgo, expandió las oportunidades de trasplante mediante el aumento del uso de órganos donados después de la muerte cardíaca. Recientemente, el Dr. Hernandez abrió un programa de trasplante hepático para metástasis hepáticas de cáncer colorrectal irresecabl...

The early career group of IHPBA presents recording from discussions at the Early Career Retreat and ECG Lounge sessions from the 2024 IHPBA World Congress in Cape Town. In this episode, Drs. Ewen Harrison and Deirdre Kruger review opportunities and lessons learned from international collaborations in global surgical research, using the example of the GlobalSurg network and the GECKO study, along w...

The early career group of IHPBA presents recording from discussions at the Early Career Retreat and ECG Lounge sessions from the 2024 IHPBA World Congress in Cape Town. In this episode, we discuss challenges and controversies in the editorial process, with a focus on the involvement of trainees and early career surgeons, with Drs. Giovanni Marchegiani, Rachel Guest, and David Cavalucci, along with...

The early career group of IHPBA presents a recording from discussions at the Early Career Retreat and ECG Lounge sessions from the 2024 IHPBA World Congress in Cape Town. In this episode, Dr. Stephen Wigmore, Editor-in-Chief of HPB, reviews tips to get a manuscript published, with moderators Drs. Timothy Newhook and Julia Menso.

Today’s episode features Dr. Anushi Shah and Dr. Michele Babicky, discussing the hot topic of training paradigms in HPB.  Dr. Babicky is a surgical oncologist and assistant professor of surgery at Providence Portland Medical Center.  She is the program director of the HPB fellowship at her institution, with a passion for surgical education.  Dr. Babicky is accompanied by her HPB fellow, Dr. Anushi...

El Dr. Molina se graduó de la Universidad Johns Hopkins con una licenciatura en biología celular y molecular. Obtuvo su título de médico en la Facultad de Medicina de Harvard y completó una maestría en Métodos Cuantitativos en la Escuela de Salud Pública T. H. Chan de Harvard. Realizo residencia en Cirugía General en el Hospital General de Massachusetts (MGH) y una beca en Oncología Quirúrgica Gen...

Today’s episode is a special in-person interview with Dr. Newhook and Dr. Bas Groot Koerkamp!  Dr. Koerkamp is a hepatobiliary surgeon and researcher within the HPB and Transplantation Surgery department of Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam, Netherlands.  Dr. Groot Koerkamp leads several national clinical studies with the Dutch Pancreatic Cancer Group, including the PREOPANC studies,...

Join us for the second episode of our series ECG Overtime, hosted by the E-AHPBA/IHPBA Early Career Group!  This episode features Dr. Leanne Prodehl, Dr. Sanket Srinivasa, Dr. Rachel Moore, and Dr. Niki Rashidian.  Join us in continuing a conversation from the ECG Roadshow—starting a robotic HPB program and collaborating on multicenter research projects!     

Today’s episode features Dr. Ching-Wei Tzeng.  Dr. Tzeng is a hepatobiliary surgeon and Associate Professor of Surgical Oncology at MD Anderson.  Among many roles, he is the Department Vice Chair of Clinical Operations and Program Director for the HPB Surgery Fellowship. Dr. Tzeng is an accomplished researcher.  His interests focus on multimodality therapy for GI Cancers and perioperative quality...

Join us for the first episode of a brand new series within the AHPBA Podcast from the AHPBA/IHPBA Early Career Group, ECG Overtime!  In this episode, Dr. Timothy Newhook, Dr. Kimberly Washington, Dr. Naruhiko Ikoma, and Dr. Giampaolo Perri talk through the most recent ECG webinar topic, the dynamic early-career HPB surgeon!  Enjoy!

Today’s episode features Dr. Majella Doyle.  Dr. Doyle is a transplant surgeon, professor of surgery, and the Mid-America Transplant/Department of Surgery Distinguished Endowed Chair in Abdominal Transplantation at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.  She served as AHPBA president from 2022-2023. In this episode, we discuss Dr. Doyle’s journey from Ireland to the United States,...

El Dr. Palavecino es cirujano Hepato-Pancreato-Biliar, miembro adjunto de la facultad y coordinador del centro de simulación quirúrgica de la Facultad de Medicina del Hospital Italiano en Buenos Aires, Argentina. Hablaremos de su experiencia en el extranjero, las etapas de adaptación cultural y su participación en el campo de la cirugía y educación médica.   El gráfico mencionado lo encuentras con...

¡Bienvenidos a un emocionante episodio de AHPBA Podcast LATAM! En esta entrega, nos sumergimos en el fascinante mundo de la formación en cirugía Hepatobilopancreática en Latinoamérica. En esta ocasión, tenemos el honor de conversar con los fellows destacados del prestigioso programa de formación HPB de Latinoamérica. Desde Chile, nos acompaña Gabriela Ochoa, desde Brasil José Donizeti, y desde Méx...

La Dra. Susanne Warner se especializa en cirugía de hígado, páncreas, vesícula biliar y vías biliares. La Dra. Warner completó su residencia en cirugía general en el campus de Mayo Clinic Arizona. Durante la residencia, también completó una beca de investigación en el Memorial Sloan Kettering en la ciudad de Nueva York. Después de la residencia, completó una beca clínica en cirugía gastrointestina...

Tenemos el honor de contar con la presencia del Dr. Sergio López Torres, reconocido cirujano Hepato-Bilio-Pancreático de la Clínica de Hígado de Nicaragua, Nicaragua. En esta fascinante entrevista, el Dr. López Torres compartirá con nosotros los resultados de su tesis doctoral, centrada en el estudio del hígado graso, una condición cada vez más prevalente en nuestra sociedad. Además, exploraremos...