Episode 70: Dr. Mary Klingensmith

Mary Klingensmith, MD, is a distinguished professor of surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Dr. Klingensmith is a giant in the field of surgical education. Her long-standing interest in surgical education started at the beginning of her career. She was the chair of the American Board of Surgery in 2017 through 2018 and has been the lead author of the last four editions of The Washington Manual of Surgery.

Episode 69: Dr. Tatiana Hoyos

Tatiana Hoyos Gomez, MD, is a General Surgery Resident in her fifth year at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. Dr. Hoyos Gomez gave a Grand Rounds talk on the need to break cultural barriers in order to provide quality health care. It was an amazing talk and a great reminder of how far we in medicine need to go to communicate clearly with our patients.

Episode 68: Dr. Jason Hall 

Jason Hall, MD, is the chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Hall is also the director of Dempsey Center for Digestive Disorders at Boston Medical Center. Dr. Hall visited Madison in February to give a Grand Rounds talkon diverticulitis. It was an amazing talk. Turns out, a lot of what we thought we knew about this common digestive disorder isn’t exactly accurate.

Episode 67: Dr. Katherine Gast 

Katherine Gast, MD, is the Medical Director of the UW Health Comprehensive Gender Services Program. Dr. Gast specializes in reconstructive plastic surgery. Dr. Gast provides a wide range of services including  vaginoplasty, phalloplasty, breast augmentation mastectomy, facial feminization surgery,  tracheal shave and sternal wound reconstruction. Dr. Gast one of a few American surgeons who has advanced training in Gender Affirming surgery and we are glad she is here at UW.

Episode 66: Dr. Jessica Kandel

Jessica Kandel, MD, is a pediatric surgeon who serves as Section Chief of Pediatric Surgery at the University of Chicago Medicine Comer’s Children’s Hospital. She is a titan in the world of pediatric surgery and Dr. Kohler was fortunate to have her as a mentor. Dr. Kohler spoke with Dr. Kandel after she gave a talk called “Serendipity: Adventures in Translational Research.” She says that habits are efficient but can blind us to new pathways and discoveries.

Episode 65: Dr. David Francis 

David Francis, MD, is an assistant professor in the Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Wisconsin. His research focuses on a patient-centered approach to personalizing and improving the care of patients with ear, nose, and throat disorders. Dr. Francis specializes in Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis and has been working with patient groups to move research forward. See more about this research in his Grand Rounds talk, “Studying the Needle in the Haystack: Social Media and Rare Diseases.”

Episode 64: Dr. Paul DiMusto and Dr. Callistus Ditah

Paul DiMusto, MD and Callistus Ditah, MD discuss UW's Global Health Program. Dr. DiMusto and Dr. Callistus Ditah spent time in 2018 at Addis Ababa University’s Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital in Ethiopia. How do you practice medicine when you don’t have all the resources you need or might want? That’s what Drs. Kohler, DiMusto and Ditah discuss on the Surgery Sett.

Episode 63: Dr. Jacob Greenberg

Jacob Greenberg, MD, the Program Director of the General Surgery Residency Program here at UW, discusses what to look for when choosing a residency program.

Episode 62: Dr. Charles Friel

Charles Friel, MD, is the Surgical Director of the Digestive Health Center of Excellence at the University of Virginia. Dr. Friel discusses his journey to become a surgeon. Part 1 of a 3-part series on surgical training.

Episode 61: Dr. Joshua Mezrich

John Mezrich, MD, from UW’s Department of Surgery discusses his new book When Death Becomes Life: Notes from a Transplant Surgeon. The book chronicles his own journey to become a transplant surgeon, along with an insightful history of the field. It will be published January 15, 2019. Dr. Mezrich was also the first guest on the Surgery Sett. He tells the "Story of Big Daddy," which was the original title of his book. Listen to Episode 60 to find out why he changed the title.