Washington Manual of Surgery Podcast

This episode of the Washington Manual of Surgery Podcast is bittersweet due to the untimely and sudden death of Dr. Brad Warner, the featured faculty member in this episode, on April 4, 2025.  This episode was recorded prior to Dr. Warner’s untimely passing and is being published in honor of his memory. Dr. Warner was beloved by all as a phenomenal surgeon, rigorous researcher, exceptional educato...

Let’s talk surgical diseases of the stomach — Join general surgery resident Dr. Shaleen Sathe for a discussion with surgeon scientist and hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) surgeon, Dr. Roheena Panni. This episode of the Washington Manual of Surgery Podcast will focus on the surgical care of gastric diseases and serves as a companion to Chapter 14 of the 9th edition of the bestselling Washington Manual...

Let’s talk surgical liver disease —Join general surgery resident Dr. Catherine Zivanov for a discussion with expert liver transplant surgeon, Dr. William Chapman. This episode of the Washington Manual of Surgery Podcast will be part 2 of 2 focusing on the surgical care of liver disease and serves as a companion to Chapter 17 of the 9th edition of the bestselling Washington Manual of Surgery.  In t...

Let’s talk surgical liver disease – Join general surgery resident Dr. Catherine Zivanov for a discussion with expert liver transplant surgeon, Dr. William Chapman. This episode of the Washington Manual of Surgery Podcast will be part 1 of 2 focusing on the surgical care of liver disease and serves as a companion to Chapter 17 of the 9th edition of the bestselling Washington Manual of Surgery.  In...

Let’s talk abdominal trauma —Join Dr. Kerry Swanson for a discussion with expert critical care surgeon, Dr. Doug Schuerer. This episode of the Washington Manual of Surgery Podcast will focus on care in the ICU and is a companion to Chapter 8 of the 9th edition of the bestselling Washington Manual of Surgery. In this episode of the Washington Manual of Surgery podcast, Dr. Schuerer, a trauma and ac...

Let’s talk vascular access —Join Dr. Mustansir for a discussion with expert transplant and vascular access surgeon Dr. Shenoy. This episode of the Washington Manual of Surgery Podcast will focus on vascular access for hemodialysis and is a companion to Chapter 38 of the 9th edition of the bestselling Washington Manual of Surgery.  In this episode of the Washington Manual of Surgery Podcast, hosted...

Let’s talk critical care —Join Dr. Visani for a discussion with expert critical care surgeon Dr. Buckman. This episode of the Washington Manual of Surgery Podcast will focus on care in the ICU and is a companion to Chapter 4 of the 9th edition of the bestselling Washington Manual of Surgery.  Dr. Buckman joins Dr. Visani to discuss essential topics such as managing critically ill post-operative pa...

Let’s talk Pancreatitis —Join Dr. Katharine Caldwell for a discussion with expert surgical oncologist Dr. Dominic Sanford. This episode of the Washington Manual of Surgery Podcast will focus on pancreatitis and is a companion to Chapter 19, section 8 of the 9th edition of the bestselling Washington Manual of Surgery.  This topic is covered in more than one episode of the Washington Manual of Surge...

Let’s talk PDAC —Join Dr. Katharine Caldwell for a discussion with expert biliary and pancreatic surgeon Dr. Dominic Sanford. This episode of the Washington Manual of Surgery Podcast will focus on pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and is a companion to Chapter 19 of the 9th edition of the bestselling Washington Manual of Surgery.   Drs. Caldwell and Sanford discuss the management of pancreatic duct...

Let’s talk chest trauma —Join Dr. Phelps for a discussion with expert trauma surgeon Dr. Niziolek. This episode of the Washington Manual of Surgery Podcast will focus on trauma of the thoracic cavity and is a companion to Chapter 7 of the 9th edition of the bestselling Washington Manual of Surgery.   Dr. Niziolek discusses chest trauma, highlighting its prevalence and high mortality rate, especial...

Let’s talk postoperative care —Join Dr. Katharine Caldwell for a discussion with expert acute and critical care surgeon Dr. Isaiah Turnbull. This episode of the Washington Manual of Surgery Podcast will focus on postoperative care and is a companion to Chapter 3 of the 9th edition of the bestselling Washington Manual of Surgery.   Dr. Isaiah Turnbull reviews the management of common post-operative...

Let’s talk appendicitis —Join Dr. Paul Kepper for a discussion with expert colorectal surgeon Dr. William Chapman Jr. This episode of the Washington Manual of Surgery Podcast will focus on the appendix and is a companion to Chapter 22 of the 9th edition of the bestselling Washington Manual of Surgery.   Dr. Chapman reviews the management of acute appendicitis. The episode covers key diagnostic ste...

Let’s talk lung and mediastinal disease —Join Dr. Louisa Bai for a discussion with expert thoracic surgeon Dr. Whitney Brandt. This episode of the Washington Manual of Surgery Podcast will focus on lung and mediastinal disease and is a companion to Chapter 31 of the 9th edition of the bestselling Washington Manual of Surgery.   Dr. Brandt reviews the management of lung and mediastinal diseases. Sh...

Let’s talk head, neck, and spinal trauma —Join Dr. Nicole Santucci for a discussion with expert trauma surgeon Dr. Jessica Staszak. This episode of the Washington Manual of Surgery Podcast will focus on head, neck, and spinal trauma, and is a companion to Chapter 6 of the 9th edition of the bestselling Washington Manual of Surgery.    Dr. Staszak reviews the management of head, neck, and spinal tr...

Let’s talk anorectal disease —Join Dr. Ahmed Eltahir for a discussion with expert colorectal surgeon Dr. Matthew Mutch. This episode of the Washington Manual of Surgery Podcast will focus on anorectal disease and is a companion to Chapter 24 of the 9th edition of the bestselling Washington Manual of Surgery.   Dr. Mutch reviews the essentials of managing anorectal diseases. Topics include the anat...

Let’s talk transplant surgery —Join Dr. Sydney Beache for a discussion with expert transplant surgeon Dr. Jason Wellen. This episode of the Washington Manual of Surgery Podcast will focus on abdominal transplantation and is a companion to Chapter 21 of the 9th edition of the bestselling Washington Manual of Surgery.   Dr. Wellen reviews key aspects of liver, kidney and pancreas transplants. This e...

Let’s talk inguinal hernias —Join Dr. Bradley Kushner for a discussion with expert hernia surgeons Dr. Jeffrey Blatnik and Dr. Arnab Majumder. This episode of the Washington Manual of Surgery Podcast will focus on inguinal hernias and is a companion to Chapter 25 of the 9th edition of the bestselling Washington Manual of Surgery.   Drs. Blatnik and Majumder delve into need-to-know aspects of ingui...

Welcome to the Washington Manual of Surgery Podcast —a companion to the 9th edition of the bestselling Washington Manual of Surgery. Each episode contains valuable information spanning the breadth of surgical subspecialties.  Meet senior editors Dr. Paul Wise and Dr. Jeffrey Blatnik.  Paul Wise, MD, co-editor of the Washington Manual of Surgery, is vice chair of surgical education in the Departmen...