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Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast
Behind the Knife is the world’s #1 surgery podcast. From high-yield educational topics to interviews with leaders in the field, Behind the Knife delivers the information you need to know. Tune in for timely, relevant, and engaging content designed to help you DOMINATE THE DAY!
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Episodes
- Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast
Is the Medical Publishing Industry a Scam?
Is the medical publishing industry a scam? As the open access model has grown, pay-to-publish has helped large publishers maintain profit margins similar to…
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USA vs. UK: ASGBI Ep. 1 - Surgical Training
Welcome to the first episode of our new collaborative series with the Association of Surgeons in Great Britain and Ireland! During this series, BTK fellow Jon…
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Journal Review in Surgical Education: Navigating the Surgical Residency Match Process
In this episode, podcast hosts Dr. Josh Roshal, Dr. Darian Hoagland, and Dr. Maya Hunt dive into two important papers that provide guidance on navigating the…
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Medicine Consult Series: Ep. 3 - Acute Kidney Injury
Low urine output – when is it a cause for alarm? Emma Burke is joined by Dr. Bryan Tucker to discuss quick hits on acute kidney injury as part of the Med/Surg…
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Medicine Consult Series: Ep. 2 - Diabetes Management
Welcome to another episode of our medicine-surgery consult series! If your case was just cancelled because you and your patient did not know to hold their new…
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Medicine Consult Series: Ep. 1 - Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation
You're the new intern on your first night of night float. First page, right off the bat – AFib with rates into the 150s. What's your next move?! Dr. Nathan…
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Clinical Challenges in Hernia Surgery: Parastomal Hernias
Parastomal hernias are some of the toughest cases in abdominal wall reconstruction. Join Drs. Ajita Prabhu, Lucas Beffa, Sara Maskal and Ryan Ellis as they…
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Clinical Challenges in Burn Surgery: Burn Resuscitation - Titrating and Troubleshooting - Part 2 of 2
A patient with a large TBSA burn injury is transferred to a regional burn center. You are faced with some difficult clinical decisions as the resuscitation…
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Dominate Surgery: A High-Yield Guide to Your Surgery Clerkship - Sample Episodes: Thyroid and Melanoma
Are you ready to DOMINATE surgery? Well let's go! Perform at the highest level on day one of your rotation using our easy to navigate text, tables, flashcards…
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Dominate Surgery: A High-Yield Guide to Your Surgery Clerkship - Sample Episodes: Small Bowel Obstruction and Appendicitis
Are you ready to DOMINATE surgery? Well let's go! Perform at the highest level on day one of your rotation using our easy to navigate text, tables, flashcards…
- Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast
Association of Out Surgeons & Allies (AOSA) - Episode 5: After Gender Affirming Surgery, What You Need to Know
Join for the fifth episode in the Association of Out Surgeons and Allies (AOSA) series for a comprehensive discussion of what the general surgeon needs to know…
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Journal Review in Surgical Palliative Care: 2023 Pediatric & Adult Brain Death/Death by Neurologic Criteria Consensus Practice Guideline
Have you ever been confused about the concept of brain death, or struggled to explain brain death to a patient’s family or your fellow clinicians? Join the…
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BTK General Surgery Oral Board Review – Sample Episode 7 - Enteric Feeding Tube Troubles
Our oral board review course includes 100 scenarios that meticulously cover 115 SCORE core topics. Each scenario includes two parts. The first part is a…
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Humanitarian Extraordinaire: An Interview with Dr. Ammar Darwish
Need a dose of inspiration? You found it here. This interview with Dr. Ammar Darwish will have you in awe. Dr. Darwish is a general and trauma surgery at…
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Clinical Challenges in Emergency General Surgery: Management of Duodenal Emergencies
Join our Emergency General Surgery team as we talk about the dreaded difficult duodenum. We discuss two cases on a common disease that has now become a rarity…
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Journal Review in Colorectal Surgery: Management of Splenic Flexure Cancer
Join Drs. Galandiuk, Bolshinsky, Kavalukas, and Simon as they discuss the controversial management of colon cancer of the splenic flexure. What procedure do…
- Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast
BTK Colorectal Surgery Oral Board Review- Sample Episode 3 - Ulcerative Colitis Surgery
Our Colorectal Surgery Oral Board Audio Review includes 51 high-yield scenarios designed for Colorectal Surgeons by Colorectal Surgeons. Scenarios are 5 to 7…
- Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast
BTK Surgical Oncology Oral Board Review - Sample Episode 3: Adrenal Mass
Our Surgical Oncology Oral Board Audio Review includes 46 high-yield scenarios that cover all of the SCORE CGSO topics designed for Surgical Oncology Surgeons…
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BTK Vascular Surgery Oral Board Review – Sample Episode 3 - Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis
Our Vascular Surgery Oral Board Audio Review includes 72 high-yield scenarios that cover the majority of the VSCORE topics designed for Vascular Surgeons by…
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Journal Review in Endocrine Surgery: Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders in Pregnancy
Pregnancy leads to many physiologic changes, and thyroid and parathyroid disorders alter that physiology even more leading to complex laboratory interpretation…
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Journal Review in Thoracic Surgery: Health Consequences of Thymectomy in Adults
Does the adult thymus have a purpose and function? Are there any long-term health effects of thymectomy? Tune in to another Swedish Thoracic surgery journal…
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Big T Trauma Series Ep. 19 - Multimodal Pain Control
Did you know that 13% of trauma patients who go home with an opioid prescription will develop opioid dependence? Multimodal pain regimens not only reduce…
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Journal Review in Vascular Surgery: Updates on Size Threshold for Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
A 70 year old healthy female is referred to you with a 5.7 cm abdominal aortic aneurysm. As an astute clinician you are aware that current guidelines support…
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Lung in a Box: The Present and Future of Lung Preservation for Transplant
Take a listen into the wild and fascinating world of lung transplantation! One of the biggest challenges for any transplant is organ preservation to provide…
- Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast
Clinical Challenges in Surgical Education: Precision Surgical Education
As we move towards a model of Competency-Based Surgical Education, individualization of training may be needed. How can we get the right education to the right…
- Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast
Journal Review in Hernia Surgery: What Defines a Hernia Center?
In this Journal Review episode, the Hernia Content Team from Carolinas Medical Center reviews the definition and meaning of a hernia center. In a subspecialty…
- Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast
Journal Review in Trauma Surgery: VTE Prophylaxis
VTE prophylaxis is more than just some squeezy leg socks and a one-size fits all dose of enoxaparin! Ever wonder how VTE prophylaxis is similar to…
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Resident Involvement in Lawsuits
Most surgeons know about malpractice lawsuits, but did you know that residents and even medical students can be involved in them? Join us for a discussion of…
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Appendiceal Masses
Join Drs. Scott Steele and Dan Scheese as they engage in an in-depth conversation with Dr. Michael Valente about the intricate world of appendiceal masses…
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Surgical M&M: Can We Do Better?
M&M - we all do it, but what is its purpose? Join Jason and Nina as they talk to two experts about why we present at all, and what we can do to better reach…
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Dominate the Match - Episode 7: Applying to Residency as an International Medical Graduate - Part 2 of 2
It’s that time of year (again!)- when medical students- both US and International- are preparing their residency applications. This year, we have been focusing…
- Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast
Dominate the Match - Episode 6: Applying to Residency as an International Medical Graduate - Part 1 of 2
It’s that time of year (again!)- when medical students- both US and International- are preparing their residency applications. In this episode, we will focus…
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Journal Review in Minimally Invasive Surgery: Robotic Cholecystectomy and Bile Duct Injury
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was introduced approximately 30 years ago and quickly became the gold standard due to multiple benefits over open cholecystectomy…
- Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast
Association of Out Surgeons & Allies (AOSA) - Episode 4: Gender Affirming Care and Gender Affirming Surgery
Join for the forth episode in the Association of Out Surgeons & Allies (AOSA) series for a discussion on gender affirming care and gender affirming surgery…
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So, You Want to be a Cardiac Surgeon?: Training Paradigms
Interested in cardiac surgery? The training paradigm for cardiac surgery has changed significantly over the past decade and we know may students often struggle…
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Journal Review in Bariatric Surgery: Are Less Anastomoses Better?
Bariatric surgery is an evolving field with new procedures, or variations of old ones, being developed to meet the needs of patients with obesity. The single…
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Are we failing our patients? Ventral hernia recurrence with Drs. Todd Heniford and Michael Rosen
Join Drs. Jason Bingham (@BinghamMd) and Patrick Georgoff (@georgoff) for a thought-provoking discussion with titans of hernia surgery Drs. Todd Heniford…
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Clinical Challenges in Surgical Oncology: Gastric Cancer
Join the Behind the Knife Surgical Oncology Team as we discuss the presentation, work-up, and management of gastric cancer. Hosts: - Timothy Vreeland, MD, FACS…
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Clinical Challenges in Colorectal Surgery: J Pouch Creation and Management of Postoperative Pouch Complications
Join Drs. Peter Marcello, Jonathan Abelson, Tess Aulet and special guest Dr. Philip Fleshner as they discuss the management of small bowel strictures in…
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Journal Review in Hernia Surgery: Quantitative Tension on the Abdominal Wall in Posterior Components Separation With Transversus Abdominis Release
How is each release of the TAR contributing to the final tension on the anterior and posterior fascia? Join Drs. Michael Rosen, Benjamin T. Miller, Sara…
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HuMaNiSm + Surgery # 1
Welcome to Humanism in Surgery, a new series where we take a deep dive into the extremes of humanity within the field of surgery. As surgeons, there are times…
- Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast
Clinical Challenges in Burn Surgery: Burn Resuscitation - Getting Things Started - Part 1 of 2
A patient with a large TBSA burn injury presents to a local emergency department and you are the only surgeon on duty that evening. With snow covered roads and…
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Clinical Challenges in Surgical Palliative Care: Communication Skills for Difficult Conversations
Your patient was in a terrible car crash and is currently intubated with multiple traumatic injuries that will need surgery. Family has just arrived and all…
- Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast
Journal Review in Hepatobiliary Surgery: ctDNA & Colorectal Liver Metastasis
Circulating tumor DNA, more commonly referred to as ctDNA, has emerged as an attractive and potentially highly sensitive biomarker for patients with colorectal…
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Is "Pump and Dump" Outdated? An Update on Lactating Patients
Taking a lactating patient the OR? Prescribing antibiotics? What about a CT scan with IV contrast? Pump and dump, right? WRONG. It's time to get educated!…
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Scoring Changes to the ABSITE: The Trainee Perspective on Impact and Ramifications
The American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination will officially be switching from reporting percentile scores by year level to percent of questions…
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ABSITE Updates and the Future of Boards with Dr. Jo Buyske
The ABSITE score report is changing… what does it mean? CEO of the American Board of Surgery Dr. Jo Buyske discusses ABSITE and MUCH more. Hosts: Dr. Scott…
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Clinical Challenges in Thoracic Surgery: Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
In this episode our team dives into the diagnosis, workup and management of malignant pleural mesothelioma. Listen as we debate the pros and cons of surgical…
- Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast
Journal Review in Emergency General Surgery: Appendicitis
Can appendicitis wait until the morning? Join Drs. Ashlie Nadler, Jordan Nantais, Graham Skelhorne-Gross, and Marika Sevigny from our Emergency General Surgery…
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Cardiac Cowboys: The Heroic Invention of Heart Surgery
Before 1952, open heart surgery was considered science fiction. The heart was off limits to surgeons despite more than half a million Americans dying annually…
- Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast
Clinical Challenges in Colorectal Surgery: Management of Advanced and Malignant Polyps
Join Drs. Galandiuk, Bolshinsky, Kavalukas, and Simon as they discuss Management of Advanced and Malignant Polyps. Come with us as we navigate through sessile…
- Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast
Association of Out Surgeons & Allies (AOSA) - Episode 3: LGBTQ+ Healthcare
Join for the third episodes in the Association of Out Surgeons & Allies (AOSA) series for a discussion on LGBTQIA+ healthcare providers and their patients…
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Clinical Challenges in Hernia Surgery: Open Preperitoneal Ventral Hernia Repair
Listen to another episode by the Hernia Team from Carolinas Medical Center as they discuss their approach to open preperitoneal ventral hernia repair. Although…
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Clinical Challenges in Trauma Surgery: Approach to Pancreatic Injury
Eat when you can, sleep when you can, and don’t F with the pancreas! What happens when that third rule goes wrong, and why do people say pancreas injuries are…
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Global Surgery Episode 2: Trauma Care in Resource-Limited Settings
Join us for another episode of our Global Surgery series, where we have a special focus on trauma care in resource-limited settings. Traumatic injury remains…
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Global Surgery Episode 1: How Health Infrastructure Interacts with Global Surgical Care
Join us for a new edition of our global surgery series! On this episode, Dr. Jon Williams is joined by Dr. Sudha Jayaraman and Dr. Justina Seyi-Olajide to…
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Journal Review in Surgical Education: Artificial Intelligence
With the increasing popularity of artificial intelligence, its uses are quickly becoming not only a part of everyday life, but also training in surgery. Those…
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Hot Topics in Trauma: Western Trauma Association 2024
The Fellowship of the Snow kept it interesting this year…both on and off the slopes! On this episode, Patrick Georgoff discusses the Western Trauma…
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Clinical Challenges in Vascular Surgery: Dialysis Associated Steal Syndrome
In this episode of Behind the Knife the vascular surgery subspecialty team discusses a few case scenarios of patients with dialysis associated hand ischemia…
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Circulation-First Approach to Trauma Resuscitation
Join BTK eduction fellows, Drs. Nina Clark and Jon Williams along with guests Drs. Sharmila Dissanaike and Paula Ferrada for a discussion on whether it’s time…