@mpmeara You got it! #AHS19 5 papers every hernia surgeon should know... 1: The mesh rationale; even with less overlap than we consider standard today, use of mesh decreased recurrence rates by half in long-term follow-up. This is why hernia surgeons accept the risk of mesh

I wish my brain was as organized and far-ranging as @TomVargheseJr’s! His Gibbon lecture at #ACSCC2026 overlaid clarity and thoughtfulness to some complex topics all surgeons are facing

#SAGES webmaster Haiku for meeting breakfasts Dry bagels and tears Has the @SAGES_Updates webmaster lost their mind or is in-app poetry the next big thing? #SAGES2026

We have such a great residency program! Consider attending if you are interested in training at a large academic, non-university affiliated, quaternary care hospital

A great review course, open to all!

Congratulations to the Walter reed surgical residency for another Jeopardy win at @MetroDCACS #AllSurgeonsDay24 Our “host” @YewandeAlimiMD gave @RossFGoldberg a sartorial run for his money… @MicheleGageMD @DrMaryODonnell @SLBachman @JonathanDort1 @SalimLala @thyroid__storm

I enjoyed hearing @2_ellison’s life story so much! Great pearls of wisdom and slices of history, like this photo of his father and Robert Zollinger’s first ZE resection! (Also, learned I’ve always mispronounced zollinger. It’s a Hard G!) @AmCollSurgeons

Super session on complex hernia repair from the hernia masters at #SAGES2024. Full of pearls like this slide from ⁦@FilipMuysoms⁩ on them subtle details of subxiphoid anatomy ⁦@SAGES_Updates⁩ ⁦@NovitskyYuri⁩ ⁦@herniabarbie⁩ ⁦@Neil_J_Smart⁩

Ok Cleveland, gotta say I’m impressed with this convention center. Not only does it have dogs playing on the green roof, there’s a great device charging station overlooking not just the Browns stadium but a little urban farm! Apiary! Goats! Chickens! #SAGES2024 @SAGES_Updates

If we want improved legislation to support patient care, we gotta speak D.C.’s language. supporting the ACS PAC @SurgeonsVoice is critical to that conversation. Please donate! Added bonus gift to show my PAC support, this lovely sharp & stabby scarf🧣 #ACLSAS24 @AmCollSurgeons

Great start to the #ACSLAS24 leadership summit; packed house! 1st session on well-being led off by @skgeevarghese. Second time I’ve heard him speak so thoughtfully on what happens to surgeons when they have operative complications. @AmCollSurgeons

Sending a warm welcome to our newly matched 2024-25 ⁦@SurgeryInova⁩ intern class! Congratulations to you all and we’ll see you soon! ⁦ @InovaHealth⁩ #generalsurgery #match2024 #matchday2024 #surgerymatch ⁦@JonathanDort1⁩ ⁦@pferrada1⁩

There’s going to be some excellent cases for our oncology-interested learners!

Siri, what is the opposite of what I want to hear during optical port insertion?

Pregnancy as a surgical resident: the infographic!

Super work from our residency on an important topic for the many young women who will dedicate years of their life to strenuous surgical training.