There is a significant gender imbalance in academic medicine. Speaking invitations are used by faculty promotion and tenure committees as evidence of external recogniti
Multiple patient factors may convey increased risk of complications and death after bariatric surgery. Assessing the likelihood of short-term morbidity is useful for
The functional lumen imaging probe (FLIP) is a novel measurement catheter that can evaluate esophagogastric junction (EGJ) distensibility and esophageal peristalsis i
intraoperative measurement of anti-reflux surgery is not standardized and the Endoluminal Functional Lumen Imaging Probe (EndoFLIP) has the potential to se
Complex incisional hernia repairs using component separation techniques can have associated wound complications as high as 57%. Major and minor flap and wound complicat
Magnetic sphincter augmentation (MSA) is an effective treatment for patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease. In early studies, patients with a hiatal hernia (HH
The diverticular disease accounts for 254,179 inpatient discharges and 1,493,865 outpatient clinic visits in the United States (US) annually. The annual treatment cos
While better technical performance correlates with improved outcomes, there is a lack of procedure-specific tools to perform video based assessment (VBA). SAGES
Achalasia outcome is primarily defined using the Eckardt score with failure recognized as >3. However, patients experience many changes after myotomy including new
Bariatric surgery has been shown to be the most efficient modality to treat morbid obesity. Unlike morbid obese, the overweight and obese population are more prevalent