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On the cover, a study investigates the efficacy of surgery on non-alcoholic steatohepatitis compared with the effects of lifestyle interventions and medical therapy. Find this and more in our latest issue: hubs.li/Q01RkvbN0

Landmark paper with solid real world data, congratulations. IPOM trigerred minimal invasive repair two decades ago, mission accomplished. Time to reconstruct defects anatomically and move the mesh outside of the abdominal cavity. lnkd.in/esA3QKf8

Rana Pullatt, M.D., is being honored as the recipient of the Treo Foundation 2023 Clinical Excellence Award. Pullatt is receiving the award for pushing the limits of bariatric surgery & teaching surgeons the 2 most challenging bariatric surg procedures ow.ly/i6PP50OETky

Paraphrasing my good friend Philip Schauer, MD : based on all data so far,are US surgeons doing too many SGs? Ali Aminian

Thankful for this crew and a year well spent with Rachel Sillcox

Even *the Pope* blames anesthesia for postoperative symptoms. 🤔😉 abcnews.go.com/International/…

One of our Bariatric surgeons, Dr. Judy Chen with our Bariatric surgery fellow, Dr. Mary Kate Bryant at #ASMBS2023 Mary Kate Bryant UW Department of Surgery

Great work Rachel Sillcox 😃

A bittersweet end to 8 years of post graduate training. It’s been a year of growth for me with this amazing group of surgeons.

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Powerful words from someone I’ve admired from afar

It’s ironic that these 2 articles were published within the same week of each other, one conflating stats to fit a convenient narrative that physicians are overpaid, & the other, the struggles & sacrifices too many of us have made/will make as physicians. kevinmd.com/2023/08/the-un…

Dr Rachel Sillcox at #IFSOnapoli2023 MBS, GERD, & Hiatal Hernia session 🙌 Abnormal pre-esophageal testing predicts unresolved postoperative symptoms after RYGB. Bravo on all your work and contributions. Rachel Sillcox Mary Kate Bryant Saurabh Khandelwal, MD @andrewswright UW Department of Surgery

GERD (GORD) is a language everyone can understand. First international conference for Rachel Sillcox and I, supported by our mentor, Dr. Judy Chen at UWBariatricSurgery UW Department of Surgery #IFSO2023

2023 has been a productive year by the UW Department of Surgery CVES MIS fellows Mary Kate Bryant Rachel Sillcox 💛💜 with global presentations and 9 publications. Congratulations!! #IFSOnapoli2023 #sages2023 #asmbs2023 #ilooklikeasurgeon

An oral agent that can help increase access to care for all people living with #obesity. #nejm in print this week.

Dr. Allison Porter Allison Porter MD FACS prev UW Department of Surgery MIS fellow completed 2 yrs as Washington State ACS Pres & Dr. Judy Chen UWBariatricSurgery surgeon is incoming Pres. Dr. Chen was pgrm chair at the American College of Surgeons WA-OR mtg in Chelan WA this past weekend & did a great  job! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Love when a medical student really integrates into the team and makes an impact - Taylor did just that on her surgery AI. Excited to see what program is lucky enough to win you over!

This study of abdominal wall tensiometry in 100 patients undergoing posterior components separation with transversus abdominis release (TAR) found that TAR contributed to posterior, not anterior, fascial tension reduction. ja.ma/3RKxBzm

Thrilled to embark on this new chapter with MUSC Department of Surgery