Stay Current in Pediatric Surgery

The treatment for cloacal malformations are a great example of collaboration between pediatric colorectal surgery, gynecology, and urology. In today's episode, Dr. Marc Levitt and Dr. Jason Frischer talk to Dr. Richard Wood about the initial workup for these patients. Hosted by Dr. Amanda Jensen and Dr. Hira Ahmad

Bowel management can be difficult on its own but for patients with spinal disorders, it can be exponentially more complex. Today, Dr. Levitt and Dr. Frischer discuss bowel management for this subset of patients and they brought some friends: Dr. Rebecca Rentea, Wendy Lewis, and Christine Warner. Host: Amanda Jensen

The workup for Hirschsprung disease is bread-and-butter pediatric surgery but it can certainly get confusing. Dr. Nelson Rosen is the Associate Director of the Colorectal Center at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and here he is discussing the basics of how to workup a patient with Hirschsprung disease. Host: Rod Gerardo, M.D. Download the StayCurrent Pediatric Surgery App here: h...

Bowel management can be difficult on its own but for patients with spinal disorders, it can be exponentially more complex. Today, Dr. Levitt and Dr. Frischer discuss bowel management for this subset of patients and they brought some friends: Dr. Rebecca Rentea, Wendy Lewis, and Christine Warner. Host: Amanda Jensen

Dr. Michael Rutter is an ENT surgeon and the director of the Aerodigestive Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. In this podcast, he discusses some surgical approaches to laryngeal clefts. This episode is available as an audio or video podcast Watch on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/hS-mzchgJBw Download the app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/staycurrent-pediatric-surgery/id...

Surgeons, neonatologists, pediatricians, and anyone who cares for the newborn child needs to understand how to evaluate anorectal malformations. To clear things up, Dr. Marc Levitt and Dr. Jason Frischer explain how to make sense of various ARM presentations in this 3 part series. Special guests Amanda Jensen

This is the presidential address from the International Pediatric Endosurgery Group 2021 Annual meeting. The exponential growth of information, the failure of journals, textbooks, and societies and how AI, machine learning, crowd sourcing, and platforms will be the future of medical learning. YouTube link for the full video: https://youtu.be/T40KML_rYbQ King's Chessboard Credits: https://youtu.be/...

Surgeons, neonatologists, pediatricians, and anyone who cares for the newborn child needs to understand how to evaluate anorectal malformations. To clear things up, Dr. Marc Levitt and Dr. Jason Frischer explain how to make sense of various ARM presentations in this 3 part series. Featuring Amanda Jensen Host: Rod Gerardo

In today's episode, we want to introduce you to a pediatric surgeon whose reach expands beyond the walls of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center - Dr. Vic Garcia. His career in the OR is arguably as impressive as his career researching and improving public health. Here, he talks about how social determinants of health can greatly impact our patients.

Surgeons, neonatologists, pediatricians, and anyone who cares for the newborn child needs to understand how to evaluate anorectal malformations. To clear things up, Dr. Marc Levitt and Dr. Jason Frischer explain how to make sense of various ARM presentations in this 3 part series. Featuring Amanda Jensen Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

It's hard to decide which blunt trauma patients need a CT scan. That's why Dr. Christian Streck reviewed the literature and recommendations on when to send a patent to the CT scanner during our 2017 Pediatric Surgery Update Course. Mark your calendars for the next meeting on August 27th, 2021. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

Ya know that spring loaded needle we use to create pneumoperitoneum? How do you spell that? Because you're wrong. It's named after Dr. Janos Veres. Jorge and Belen walked us through the history of the man, the needle, and the spelling. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

TEG, also known as thromboelastography is gaining popularity. So Dr. Elizabeth Beierle talked about the basics at our 2019 Pediatric Surgery Update Course. Mark your calendars for the next one on August 27, 2021. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

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