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"As we enter the third year of the pandemic and creep toward one million dead Americans, it's time for American health care to recognize the toll on its doctors," writes Seema Jilani. nyti.ms/3qOijLL

Excellent Grand Rounds presentation on: “ERAS in thoracic surgery -- developing a protocol at OHSU”, by Dr. Caitlin Wahl CTS Fellow @OHSUsurgery @RuchiThanawala @paulschippermd Ken Azarow

@OHSUsurgery OHSU Knight Cancer Institute foregut surgeons Stephanie Wood, MD @AliaQureshi, MD kicking off the ACS Cancer Programs program with the 🦀 committee chair V. Liana Tsikitis American College of Surgeons OR/WA chapter meeting discussing esophageal cancer. Lots of exciting updates in TNT 🧨, endoscopic tx, & MIS 🥢 🤖

President Danny Jacobs presenting @OHSUsurgery Ken Azarow Grand Rounds this morning. Speaking of Leadership and the importance of empathy in leadership “the ability to walk in someone else’s shoes”. Incredibly thought provoking presentation.

Amazing evening at WomenSurgeons with OHSU Foregut and @OHSUsurgery well represented! Thoughtful words shared and many well deserved awards given to inspiring leaders! Many friends and giants supporting such an important cause - wonderful! Stephanie Wood, MD Ken Azarow

Hanging out with @OHSUsurgery old and new Stephanie Wood, MD @AliaQureshi, MD Andrea Stroud #ACSCC2022

Calling all metabolic/bariatric surgeons, and obesity medicine providers- please use the updated 2022 ASMBS/IFSO guidelines. Let's stop referencing 1991 guidelines for obesity treatment.

Dear Delta, Please educate your staff that nursing mothers are allowed to carry additional items with them to pump/feed child. My pumping bag and personal cooler are necessities for my baby’s well being and take up very little room between my feet on your flight. -Working Mom

Botox: Should It Ever Be Used? (Surgery Perspective) 📕Read Here! journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117… #Foregut #GITwitter #EsophagealTwitter #MedTwitter #SurgTwitter #Achalasia #Botox Amber O’Connor Stephanie Wood, MD @OHSUsurgery

Do we need more reason to COVER obesity treatment, and offer it to all patients?? We aren’t changed the food industry and lobby anytime soon so I doubt we can make a dent in prevention. Let us treat obesity!!! Blue Cross Blue Shield Association UnitedHealthcare Aetna Cigna Healthcare Medicare.gov MedicaidGov

Join our webinar this evening REGISTER NOW: us06web.zoom.us/j/82305104087 SAGES is in Tampa in 2026! Assoc4AcademicSurgery SSAT SESC & The American Surgeon AdventHealth AdventHealth Central Florida AdventHealth West Florida HCA Healthcare BayCare Tampa General Hospital Orlando Health Moffitt Cancer Center The American Foregut Society American College of Surgeons American Board of Surgery

Hey Bariatric surgeons and integrated health teams- please submit your comments on the CMS IPO discussion now!! If you do not know what this is about- reach out to your local ASMBS leaders. The link was sent to you via email!

@OHSUsurgery OHSU Knight Cancer Institute OHSU HemeOnc Fellowship OHSU Radiation Medicine Stephanie Wood, MD @AliaQureshi, MD

The ABS is pleased to announce that Dr. Karen Brasel will join the organization as vice president on May 1, 2024 - ow.ly/yEml50QpAtK Karen

Congrats to Dr. Aurora Pryor, MD, MBA , the new Chair of Surgery The Warren Alpert Medical School Brown University Rhode Island Hospital ! Here’s an article link about her amazing career that was published just before assuming the Presidency of SAGES is in Tampa in 2026! 2019-2020 stonybrookmedicine.edu/sites/default/… Grateful for all

GERD Awareness Week (Nov 24-30) falls during Thanksgiving! 🦃 Manage GERD this holiday season with these tips: 🍽️ Smaller portions 🌶️ Avoid spicy/fried foods 🍗 Choose lean turkey & veggies 🥧 Watch the desserts 🥂 Drink water, not soda/alcohol 🛌 Stay upright after meals

Excited to publish this manuscript in Surgical Endoscopy. Thanks to mark talamini for the mention. OHSU News OHSU Knight Cancer Institute. @AliaQureshi, MD

My first #sages2025 was unforgettable. Seeing mentors from med school, residency, and fellowship speak at well-organized and thoughtful panels was a highlight. It’s a privilege to be part of this awesome community. Paresh Shah David Chen Stephanie Wood, MD Andrea Stroud

Congrats to our team for completing the first 2 endoscopic sleeve gastroplasties in the state. Thanks to Adarsh M. Thaker, MD and the team at Boston Scientific for proctoring!

Really proud to see SPACE-FLOT published ⁦BJS⁩, helping to tailor adj FLOT for OG Ca. Huge effort, thanks+++ to our global co-authors in 43 centers. ⁦Lorenzo Ferri MD PhD⁩ ⁦David Watson⁩ ⁦Sheraz Markar⁩ ⁦⁦⁦Claire Donohoe⁩ academic.oup.com/bjs/article-ab…