Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Boffa @YaleSurgery, named Chair of the @AmCollSurgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC). Among his priorities as chair is helping hospital teams deliver high-quality #cancer care amid financial and workforce challenges.
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#DCRJournal Didactic Video | Single-Port Robotic Transstomal End Colostomy Resection and Closure: bit.ly/4qUDBoL
@MadelineDAquila; @SchultzKurt; @haddonjpantel; @YaleSurgery

How can surgical researchers avoid the “Table 2 fallacy”? Clearly define the primary exposure, avoid interpreting adjustment covariates as independent risk factors, and align conclusions with the primary causal question. ovid.com/10.1097/SLA.00…

Congratulations to Dr. Mehra Golshan @YaleSurgery elected to the Academy of Master Surgeon Educators of the @AmCollSurgeons.
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@SmilowCancer @YaleBreast

.@IraLeeds_MD received a @DeptVetAffairs Career Development Award to study to how psychosocial risk factors contribute to complications following major #cancer surgery among #Veterans.
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@SmilowCancer @YaleGICancers

Congratulations to our fantastic chief residents on their matches in surgical oncology! You inspire us and we can’t wait to see the amazing things you do! #SSO #SurgicalOncology #SurgOncMatch #SurgOnc #CGSO #CGSOMatch

A resource that quickly became bookmarked across call rooms everywhere.

This TSACO guideline series helped bring evidence-based, practical decision-making to some of the most common emergency general surgery problems surgeons face every day. From appendicitis and cholecystitis el obstruction.

For TSACO's 10-year anniversary, hear directly from Dr. Kevin Schuster.

Read here bit.ly/4wHXm5E

Authors: @kevinMschuster, @Daniel_Holena, @AliSalimMD, @Ephava727, @vegansurgeon

Trauma surgeons know the sickest patients don’t stop at one complication.

This TSACO paper on postinjury multiple organ failure helped redefine how we think about inflammation, critical illness, and the downstream consequences of severe trauma. This is years after “damage the lexicon.

For TSACO’s 10-year anniversary, hear directly from Dr. Lisa Kodadek.

Read here bit.ly/4v2pAGx

Authors: @LisaKodadek, @scarmic8, @anu_seshadri, @AppelbaumMD

Incredibly grateful for an inspiring few days with @VAsurgeons @adardik et al. Thankful to share our work and even more thankful to learn invaluable lessons from the best at #AVAS. @YaleSurgRes @YaleSurgery sassylab.org

For Surgical Grand Rounds on Wednesday, April 29th, we will be joined by Daniel J. Boffa, MD, MBA, who will present: “Bigger Data and Better Answers - The Next
Chapter of Precision Oncology"

To virtually join, email rbeijer@bidmc.harvard.edu for more details.

Tonight at 7:30pm on #YaleCancerAnswers, Dr. Anne Mongiu @YaleGICancers talks about #coloncancer as well as her personal experience as a #cancersurvivor.
🎧Listen live @wnpr
🔁Download via @ApplePodcasts
💻Listen later on @YouTube
@SmilowCancer nessmonth

We were told NIH funding cuts were about eliminating DEI.

But the data now shows grants are down across nearly every field of medicine: cancer, diabetes, mental health, brain disorders.

With the greatest cuts hitting Alzheimer’s research, down more than 50%.

Methods corner: multivariable adjustment ≠ causal effects

Do you know about Table 2 fallacy?
🤔Misinterprets adjusted covariates as causal effects
📊1 of 5 studies in high-impact surgery journals
⚠️Risk of distorted clinical inference

Learn more tinyurl.com/4ydaaktp

Important work by @AlissaGreenbaum et al. on caregiver burden, regret, QoL in #AppendicealCancer #CRSHIPEC.

Grateful to @acpmpresearch patients who make this work possible. Complementary efforts by @ElizLGodfreyMD @GreenupRachel @kturaga. Stay tuned! youtube.com/watch?v=2tNH8Y…

#DCRJournal Visual Abstract: Evaluation of Anal Cancer Screening Practices Among a National Cohort of Veterans With HIV | bit.ly/48ZJIS4

.@DrEricWiner #SABCS25 reframed how to think about #breastcancer subsets and reminded attendees that #DCIS treatment depends on clear patient education and patient-led decisions. “There is not simply a right choice.” @YaleBreast @SmilowCancer @SABCSSanAntonio

Surgery is becoming a numbers game. As RVUs dominate priorities, academic surgeons report less time for teaching, research, and mentorship—jeopardizing the next generation.
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Must-read in @nytimes today on Women in Thoracic Surgery (@WomenInThoracic) led by the amazing Dr. Mara Antonoff (@maraantonoff)!!

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This article features several renowned surgeons, who are pioneers, advancing the field of cardiothoracic surgery. One of them is my mentor, Dr. Leah Backhus (@leahbackhusmd), a phenomenal surgeon, researcher and educator whom I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to learn from ever since I was a fellow.

A quick primer on the "efficiency adjustment" just finalized by @CMSGov and the implications for surgeons @AmCollSurgeons @acsJACS

tl;dr - Your OR wRVUs are going down by 2.5% next year, time to engage your institutional leadership; more below...

Neighborhood-level indices, such as the Social Vulnerability Index and Area Deprivation Index, showed weak associations with patient-level socioecological assessments (SEDOH-88) before major surgery, with poor correlation to SEDOH-88 scores.

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