SAGES Stories

Welcome to the SAGES Stories Podcast!

In episode 25, we talk to researcher and dad extraordinaire, Chris DuCoin, MD and get his thoughts on surgeon scientists, SAGES Research efforts, and our intrepid hosts show us the worst possible way to get a grant accepted.

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In episode 23, we talk to our resident expert on hippies, shag carpeting, beaded entryways, pattern-recognition, grants, research, and all things surgical: Carla Pugh, MD, PhD.

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In episode 24, we talk to two past presidents, Aurora Pryor, MD and Steve Schwaitzberg, MD, and the now-current president Christopher Schlachta, MD all about the new SAGES for-profit company SAGES Ingenuity and the SAGES Investment Network Collaboration (SINC).

Your hosts Shirin Towfigh, MD and Kevin El Hayek, MD talk to Drs. Pryor, Schwaitzberg, and Schlachta about the SAGES Investment Network and SAGES Ingenuity.

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In episode 22, we talk to the current President-Elect of SAGES, hard name to spell correctly, hockey fan and Canadian (but we repeat ourselves), and one of the cool kids: Christopher Schlachta, MD!

Your hosts Shirin Towfigh, MD and Kevin El Hayek, MD talk to Dr. Schlachta about innovation in surgery, getting involved in laparoscopy, the SAGES Investment Network and SAGES Ingenuity. There’s also hockey, family, dogs, more hockey, and the occasional “aboot” thrown in for good measure!

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In episode 21, we talk to the tiniest overachiever ever, Dana Telem, MD, current Vice President of SAGES, Professor of Surgery at the University of Michigan, and a great friend to many of us.

Your hosts Shirin Towfigh, MD and Kevin El Hayek, MD talk to Dr. Telem about Fall weather (we might be posting this slightly out of order), evolutionary biology as a gateway to surgery, developing skin by being from Philadelphia, and why lipomas are important (they are). Oh, and we talk about creating an academic surgical career for oneself and the importance of finding your people.

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In episode 20, we talk to Steve Schwaitzberg, MD, Past President of SAGES and a man who has led a most interesting life. It is safe to say that SAGES would not look like what it does today without Dr. Schwaitzberg’s influence.

Your hosts Shirin Towfigh, MD and Kevin El Hayek, MD talk to Dr. Schwaitzberg about socks, bingo, innovation, bad strategies for applying to med school, Club Med(?), plus current investment and innovation opportunities offered by SAGES

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In episode 19, we talk to KMarie King, MD. MS, MBA, FACS

Your hosts Shirin Towfigh, MD and Kevin El Hayek, MD talk to Dr. King about learning to lead, the Glass Cliff, The Wallflowers (for some reason), belonging, advocacy, and implementing technology.

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In episode 18, we talk to former child actor, former child, former SAGES Advocacy and Health Policy committee chair, Neil Simon survivor, Lego expert, and triple laptop screen monitor user Ross F. Goldberg, MD

Your hosts Shirin Towfigh, MD and Kevin El Hayek, MD talk to Dr. Goldberg about his early years as a stage thespian, later years as a surgeon, Cleveland (of course), and much more.  We promise you, this pod will simply fly by!

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In episode 17, we talk to SAGES Past (waaaaaaaaaaay past) President, Chair, Department of Surgery at the University of Arizona, laparoscopy trailblazer, dog lover, and all around good human Nathaniel Soper, MD

Your hosts Shirin Towfigh, MD and Kevin El Hayek, MD talk to Dr. Soper about the wild-west early days of MIS, surgeons with frickin laser beams, and why SAGES is the best society ever.

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In episode 16, we talk to an amazing surgeon and human, Associate Professor of Surgery, Chief of Minimally Invasive, Robotic, and Bariatric Surgery, and Program Director, General Surgery Residency Program at Morehouse School of Medicine, Department of Surgery and Grady Memorial Hospital: Dr. Shaneeta Johnson!

Your hosts Shirin Towfigh, MD and Kevin El Hayek, MD talk to Dr. Johnson about Cleveland (why?), global surgery volunteerism, how to implement DEI correctly, offsetting surgery’s carbon footprint, and more.

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