Did you miss our annual Update Course? Don't worry, we are summarizing our favorite sessions from years past. In this episode, Dr. Megan Durham and Dr. Eunice Huang talk you through some perioperative considerations for patients with Hirschsprung Disease. Mark your calendars for the next Update Course: August 27, 2021 Host: Rodrigo Gerardo
Mar 17, 2021•13 min
Surgery is only one piece of the puzzle when it comes to treating the colorectal patient. That's why this episode is all about the perioperative approach to bowel management with special guests Monica Holder and Katie Worst - nurses who manage patients and families in the colorectal clinic every day. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo
Mar 15, 2021•18 min
Kids will eat any and everything if given the chance. But what if they eat something like a coin or worse - a button battery? In this episode, we brought in a pediatric gastroenterologist to talk about the treatment and management of digested foreign bodies with Dr. Aaron Garrison, Rae Hanke, and Alex Gibbons. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo
Mar 10, 2021•18 min
Surgery is only one piece of the puzzle when it comes to treating the colorectal patient. That's why this episode is all about the perioperative approach to bowel management with special guests Monica Holder and Katie Worst - nurses who manage patients and families in the colorectal clinic every day. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo
Mar 08, 2021•17 min
If you're like Rod, just the thought of an airway foreign body gives you a lump in your throat. That's why we reached out to Dr. Catherine Hart about the diagnosis and treatment of airway foreign bodies with special guests Rae Hanke and Alex Gibbons. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo
Mar 03, 2021•17 min
In this episode of the colorectal quiz, Dr. Marc Levitt and Dr. Jason Frischer discuss the surgical considerations when a patient with Hirschsprung disease presents with a more proximal transition zone in the transverse colon or hepatic flexure. They're joined by special guests Dr. Andrea Badillo from Children's National hospital and Dr. Aaron Garrison from Cincinnati Children's. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo
Mar 01, 2021•15 min
Did you miss our annual virtual conference, the Update Course? Don't worry, we're highlighting our favorite presentations here. In this episode, Dr. Mary Brindle and Dr. Kurt Heiss discuss the importance of ERAS in the pediatric patient and how they operationalized ERAS programs at their institutions. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo
Feb 24, 2021•12 min
In this episode of the Colorectal Quiz, Dr. Marc Levitt and Dr. Jason Frischer discuss considerations when operating on a patient with classic distal sigmoid Hirschsprung disease with special guests Dr. Aaron Garrison and Dr. Andrea Badillo. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo
Feb 22, 2021•20 min
Introducing the StayCurrent Pediatric Surgery Journal club - run by residents across the country. In this episode, Vik Gupta and Joe L'Huillier talk about the role of ventricular dysfunction in congenital diaphragmatic hernia and how ERAS can improve outcomes for patients undergoing a Nuss repair for pectus. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo
Feb 17, 2021•17 min
In this episode, Dr. Levitt and Dr. Frischer discuss the workup and management for a patient with suspected proximal Hirschsprung disease. Listen as they walk you through a their thought process and what to consider in these complex patients. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo
Feb 15, 2021•9 min
In medicine, there's a 4 letter word that we use every day from rounds to the OR: "Pimp". It's that constant barrage of clinical questions that we use to teach or even to learn. But where did this word come from? In this episode, our medical students take Rod and Todd through the history of pimping and some predictions on its future. Credit to our medical student guests: Krithika Sundaram, Prachi Lele, Sanjana Datla, Vardhan Avasarala, Varun Aitharaju Host: Rodrigo Gerardo
Feb 10, 2021•11 min
In the third episode of the Colorectal Quiz series, Dr. Levitt and Dr. Frischer discuss the basics of the initial management and diagnosis of Hirschsprung disease. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo
Feb 08, 2021•20 min
We can all agree that there are too many scientific publications pushed out by journals every month. How is a clinical surgeon supposed to keep up with the constantly increasing volume of literature? Jose and his team in Chile have created a way to find impactful journal articles on pediatric surgery and narrow a monthly list down to a top 10. Rod and Todd had some questions . . . Chilean Society of Pediatric Surgery (SChCP) Dr. Tyare Fuentes, Dr. Bárbara Rivera, Dr. Carola San Martín, Dr. Camil...
Feb 04, 2021•11 min
One of the most common procedures that surgeons and gastroenterologists perform is a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube (PEG tube). But have you ever wondered how this procedure and the PEG tube were invented? Check out our latest podcast with the co-creator of the PEG tube, Dr. Jeff Ponsky to hear a story about endoscopes, surgical innovation, and Jeff. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo
Jan 27, 2021•13 min
In the second installment of the Colorectal quiz, Dr. Jason Frischer and Dr. Marc Levitt discuss a topic of debate - when is the right time to redo an anorectoplasty? Listen as they walk you through their thought process on 2 different cases before a deep dive into a recent JPS article on redo outcomes. Read the article here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32682544/ Host: Rodrigo Gerardo
Jan 25, 2021•19 min
Dr. Rod Gerardo and Dr. Todd Ponsky talk to Dr. Jason Fraser about the paradigm shift in gastroschisis management that is still in flux. Plus a deep dive into Dr. Fraser's recent publication: "Sutureless vs sutured abdominal wall closure for gastroschisis: Operative characteristics and early outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium" https://www.jpedsurg.org/article/S0022-3468(20)30118-4/abstract Host: Rodrigo Gerardo
Jan 20, 2021•12 min
Pediatric colorectal surgeons Dr. Marc Levitt and Dr. Jason Frischer discuss a case of a new born with a low anorectal malformation. Listen as they take you through the workup, diagnosis, and treatment of an ARM with an ending that you might not have predicted. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo
Jan 13, 2021•16 min
Dr. Rod Gerardo and Dr. Todd Ponsky speak with Dr. Shawn St. Peter as he explains how the management of empyema has evolved over time including a deep dive into Dr. St. Peter's recent publication "Declining frequency of thoracoscopic decortication for empyema — redefining failure after fibrinolysis". Download our app, StayCurrent: Pediatric Surgery Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram Host: Rodrigo Gerardo
Dec 16, 2020•14 min
Dr. Beth Rymeski, Dr. Rod Gerardo, and Dr. Todd Ponsky discuss the recent Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium publication on acute appendicitis and how it might change management in 2020 and on. "Association of Nonoperative Management Using Antibiotic Therapy vs Laparoscopic Appendectomy With Treatment Success and Disability Days in Children With Uncomplicated Appendicitis" Host: Rodrigo Gerardo
Dec 07, 2020•13 min
In this podcast, Dr. Alex Bondoc and Dr. Rae Hanke discuss the intricacies of choledochal cysts. Contributing editor: Dr. Rod Gerardo. 00:00 | Introduction 00:26 | Definition of Choledochal cyst 00:36 | Epidemiology 01:06 | Etiology 02:00 | Todani Classification 03:20 | Presentation 05:08 | Differential diagnosis 05:42 | Workup 07:54 | Why only surgical treatment options? 09:18 | When to operate 10:12 | Preoperative evaluation 11:10 | Surgical goals of care 13:17 | Surgical technique 16:42 | Typ...
Nov 13, 2020•22 min
Dr. Rae Hanke, Dr. Alex Casar, Dr. Jason Frischer, and Dr. Aaron Garrison come together to provide you the essentials on diagnosis and management of Hirschprung's Disease. Intro and outro tracks are adapted from "I dunno" by grapes, featuring J Lang, Morusque. Artist URL: ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626
Oct 15, 2020•21 min
Dr. Meera Kotagal, Dr. Rae Hanke, and Dr. Gillian Goddard come together to provide you the essential on diagnosis and management of pediatric umbilical hernias. Intro and outro tracks are adapted from "I dunno" by grapes, featuring J Lang, Morusque. Artist URL: ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626
Oct 06, 2020•7 min
Drs Jaimie Nathan, Rae Hanke, Alex Gibbons, and Todd Ponsky discuss the diagnosis and management of pancreatic masses. Intro and outro tracks are adapted from "I dunno" by grapes, featuring J Lang, Morusque. Artist URL: ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626
Sep 10, 2020•37 min
This podcast is an interactive discussion about Neurogenic Bladder between Dr. Rae Hanke, Dr. Lynn Woo, and Dr. Al Ray Dr. Lynn Woo is an Associate Professor of Urology and Program Director at Case Western and Cleveland Medical Center. She is also a Pediatric Urologist at Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital. Dr. Al Ray is a urology PGY-4 at Case Western and currently on his research year. Intro and outro tracks are adapted from "I dunno" by grapes, featuring J Lang, Morusque. Artist URL: cc...
Aug 12, 2020•56 min
Dr. Beth Rymeski (Fetal Surgeon) and Dr. Rae Hanke (Pediatric Surgical Education Fellow) from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital bring you highlights from the 2019 International Fetal Medicine and Surgical Society (IFMSS) meeting. Part III includes interviews focusing on clinical studies. Special guests include: •Stephen Fenton, MD, Director of Fetal Center and Pediatric Surgeon at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA •Uchenna Kennedy, MD, Pediatric Surgeon at University Children...
Apr 06, 2020•19 min
Dr. Beth Rymeski (Fetal Surgeon) and Dr. Rachel (Rae) Hanke (Pediatric Surgical Education Fellow) from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital bring you highlights from the 2019 International Fetal Medicine and Surgical Society (IFMSS) meeting. Part II includes interviews focusing on technical and educational innovation. Special guests include: •Stephen Emery, MD, Director of Center for Innovative Fetal Intervention at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center & Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gy...
Mar 20, 2020•14 min
Dr. Beth Rymeski (Fetal Surgeon) and Dr. Rachel (Rae) Hanke (Pediatric Surgical Education Fellow) from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital bring you highlights from the 2019 International Fetal Medicine and Surgical Society (IFMSS) meeting. Part I includes interviews focusing on translational research and clinical trials. Special guests include: •Ueli Moehrlen, MD, Pediatric Surgeon at University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Switzerland •Benjamin Amberg, MD/PHD student at Monash University, Melbourne,...
Mar 11, 2020•17 min
This is a guest podcast and collaboration with the EAST Traumacast, which highlights the Sixth Annual Pediatric Trauma Society Meeting in November 2019. Dr. Ian Mitchell from Children's Hospital San Antonio, Dr. Alexander Gibbons from Akron Children's Hospital, and Dr. Alejandra Casar Berazaluce from Cincinnati Children's Hospital hosted several interviews to discuss some of the main topics from the meeting. EAST Traumacast focuses on bringing the leaders of the trauma community together to addr...
Feb 28, 2020•56 min
Dr. Pramod Puligandla, Pediatric Surgeon and Intensivist at Montreal Children’s Hospital, joins the Stay Current in Pediatric Surgery team to discuss the essentials on burn resuscitation. Podcast edited and narrated by Rachel (Rae) Hanke, MD at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. Intro and outro tracks are adapted from "I dunno" by grapes, featuring J Lang, Morusque. Artist URL: ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626.
Jan 03, 2020•15 min
Director of Interventional Radiology Innovation Dr. John Racadio and Pediatric Surgeon-in-Chief Dr. Daniel von Allmen of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital discuss their experiences in the Hybrid OR, how they built it, and how cross-specialty collaboration with pulmonary, urology, and orthopedic surgeons has greatly improved patient care. This episode is hosted by Dr. Aaron Fritts, interventional radiologist with Interventional & Vascular Care in Dallas, Texas. The BackTable Podcast is a resourc...
Dec 18, 2019•28 min