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
Socioeconomic and racial differences have been associated with variations in access to and treatment of cancer within the US. Minimally invasive surgery has been associated with higher income
Bladder and urethral malignancies can require resection with a curative intent. The patient that undergoes resection will need a urinary conduit. The ileum can be use
Achalasia is a rare esophageal motility disorder and the treatment of this disease is directed at lowering the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) pressure, with the aim
The unmet need in organ preservation strategies for rectal cancer is accurate, preoperative stratification of lesion risk, in addition to effectively deployed surg
The study aim is to determine if patients who have undergone Endoscopic Gastrojejunostomy Revision (EGJR) maintain sufficient weight loss up to five years post o
The application of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) using laparoscopic or robotic approaches for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has increased in
Closed social media groups (CSMG), like closed Facebook® groups, are online communities that can provide physicians with a platform to privately collab
Obesity and obesity-related comorbidities are associated with increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). Bariatric surgery results in durable weight loss an
Follow up after bariatric surgery (BS) is known to be an important predictor of post-operative weight loss. The primary goal of this study was to determine predictors
General surgery among other surgical subspecialties is deemed a high legal risk specialty with one of the highest malpractice premiums in medicine. Hernia surgery is amo
Diastasis of the rectus abdominis muscles (DRAM) is a condition characterized by separation of the rectus muscles due to a laxity at the linea alba usu
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is currently the most frequently performed bariatric procedure. Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) is a promising new bar
Percutaneous cholecystostomy tube (PCT) placement is often the initial management approach to severe acute cholecystitis in the unstable patient. Ho
Accelerated bone loss is a known complication after bariatric surgery. Bone mineral density (BMD), in the hip and femoral neck, has been shown to decrease signif