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The House of Surgery

The American College of Surgeons

78 episodes

The House of Surgery® is a podcast brought to you by the American College of Surgeons. In this series, you’ll hear from and about surgeons in all specialties, in all practice configurations, and in all locations—their success stories, advice, challenges they’ve overcome, and words of inspiration—as they serve their patients with quality, integrity, and professionalism … and strive to Heal All with Skill and Trust.

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  1. Responsible Use of AI in Surgery

    · 19 min · Episode 78

    In this episode, Dr. Ali Mohamed and Dr. Brandon Lucke-Wold speak with Dr. Daniel Donoho, a pediatric neurosurgeon at Children’s National Hospital and founder of the Surgical Data Science Collective, about artificial…

  2. Operating While Pregnant: Practical Guidance for Surgeons and OR Teams

    · 21 min · Episode 77

    In this episode of The House of Surgery, Drs. Katrin Arnolds and Ana Pena discuss the realities of operating while pregnant. Drawing from their own experiences as surgeons and mothers, they share practical tips for…

  3. ACS Releases New Framework of Workplace Standards for Surgeons

    · 28 min · Episode 76

    To help support sustainable surgical careers, the American College of Surgeons recently released a framework of workplace standards that can be customized by surgical discipline. This episode features Douglas E. Wood,…

  4. 2025 Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Lecture • Unraveling the Metabolic Syndrome

    · 48 min · Episode 75

    This episode features one of the fathers of metabolic surgery, Walter J. Pories, MD, FACS, from Greenville, North Carolina. In his lecture delivered at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress in Chicago, Dr.…

  5. 2025 Oncology Lecture – Promising Future of Cancer Therapeutics and Care

    · 57 min · Episode 74

    This episode features Selwyn M. Vickers, MD, FACS, a pancreatic cancer surgeon and president and CEO of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. During the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer…

  6. 2025 International Society of Surgery Lecture – Global Quality Improvement for Breast Cancer Patients

    · 51 min · Episode 73

    This episode features Kerstin Sandelin, MD, PhD, FACS(Hon), FRCS, a breast surgeon from Stockholm, Sweden, who gave the Distinguished Lecture of the International Society of Surgery during the American College of…

  7. 2025 Jonasson Lecture – Pay It Forward

    · 44 min · Episode 72

    This episode features Jennifer S. Lawton, MD, FACS, a cardiothoracic surgeon from Baltimore, Maryland, who gave the Olga Jonasson Lecture during the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress in Chicago. In…

  8. TQIP 2025 Opening

    · 57 min · Episode 71

    This episode features Avery B. Nathens, MD, PhD, FACS, Medical Director for Trauma Quality Programs for the American College of Surgeons (ACS), as he welcomed attendees to the 2025 Trauma Quality Improvement Program…

  9. 2025 Scudder Oration on Trauma – Improving Trauma and Burn Care for Children

    · 57 min · Episode 70

    This episode features Mary E. Fallat, MD, FACS, a pediatric surgeon from Louisville, Kentucky, who delivered the Scudder Oration on Trauma during the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress in Chicago. In…

  10. 2025 Churchill Lecture – Need for National Trauma Readiness

    · 1 h 03 min · Episode 69

    This episode features C. William Schwab, MD, FACS, FRCS, a retired US Navy Commander from Philadelphia, who is among the growing number of trauma surgeons urging national trauma readiness. During the Edward D.…

  11. 2025 Ravdin Lecture – Future of Artificial Heart Innovation

    · 57 min · Episode 68

    This episode features William E. Cohn, MD, FACS, a cardiothoracic surgeon from Houston, Texas, who delivered the I. S. Ravdin Lecture during the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress in Chicago. In his…

  12. How Military Surgery Helped Shape Modern Surgical Practice

    · 47 min · Episode 67

    This episode provides a new perspective on how modern surgical practice has been shaped by military surgical history and how history can provide surgeons with a deepened appreciation for the events that have…

  13. 2025 Martin Memorial Lecture – Looking Forward Together in Uncertain Times

    · 28 min · Episode 66

    This episode features David J. Skorton, MD, president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges in Washington, DC, who delivered the Martin Memorial Lecture during the American College of Surgeons (ACS)…

  14. Fireside Chat with Dr. Gerald B. Healy

    · 53 min · Episode 65

    This episode features a fireside chat with Gerald B. Healy, MD, FACS, an otolaryngologist—head and neck surgeon, with a long career of service to the ACS, including as President of the Massachusetts Chapter, Chair of…

  15. 2025 Presidential Address • Surgeon Unity

    · 27 min · Episode 64

    This episode features Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH, FACS, who was installed during Clinical Congress 2025 in Chicago as the American College of Surgeons (ACS) 106th President. Shortly afterward, he delivered his…

  16. Fireside Chat with Dr. Ajit Sachdeva

    · 1 h 01 min · Episode 63

    This episode features a fireside chat with Ajit K. Sachdeva, MD, FACS, FRCSC, who led the ACS Division of Education for more than 24 years. Dr. Sachdeva describes his early career as a surgeon, his practice in…

  17. New ACS Surgeon Leaders Focus on Engagement, Health Policy Research

    · 44 min · Episode 62

    The ACS welcomed two new medical directors in June—Thomas C. Tsai, MD, MPH, FACS, is the Medical Director for Health Policy Research and Margaret “Megan” C. Tracci, MD, JD, FACS, is the Medical Director for Surgeon…

  18. Fireside Chat with Dr. Barbara Lee Bass

    · 56 min · Episode 61

    This episode features a fireside chat with Barbara Lee Bass, MD, FACS, who is the vice president for health affairs, dean of the George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences in Washington, DC, and…

  19. Summit Drives Home Importance of Surgeon Leadership and Advocacy

    · 31 min · Episode 60

    This episode offers an overview of the recent ACS Leadership & Advocacy Summit, held in Washington, DC, including popular sessions on knowing your worth as a surgical leader and learning how to lead at every level.…

  20. Takeaways from the 2025 Committee on Trauma Annual Meeting

    · 30 min · Episode 59

    In this episode, ACS Committee on Trauma (COT) Chair Jeffrey D. Kerby, MD, PhD, FACS, and Rural Trauma Committee Program Lead Michael Person, MD, FACS, discuss key takeaways and lessons learned from the recent COT…

  21. Takeaways from the 2025 ATLS Global Symposium

    · 28 min · Episode 58

    In this episode, trauma surgeon Dany Westerband, MD, FACS, talks with John Sutyak, MD, FACS, and Joakim Jorgensen, MD, FACS, about the recent ACS Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Global Symposium that attracted 400…

  22. Fireside Chat with Dr. Keith Lillemoe

    · 54 min · Episode 57

    This episode features a fireside chat with Keith D. Lillemoe, MD, FACS, who is the surgeon in chief at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and the W. Gerald Austen Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School.…

  23. Transitioning from Training to Practice - What Don't I Know

    · 58 min · Episode 56

    Graduating from residency or fellowship to attending is a pivotal moment for surgeons in training. Jyoti D. Chouhan, DO, PharmD, MBA, FACS, from Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, talks with three of her…

  24. Fireside Chat with Dr. Henri Ford

    · 54 min · Episode 55

    This episode features a fireside chat with ACS Past President Henri R. Ford, MD, MHA, FACS, who is the dean and chief academic officer at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Ford talks about his…

  25. Fireside Chat with Dr. Amy Goldberg

    · 57 min · Episode 54

    This episode features a fireside chat with Amy J. Goldberg, MD, FACS, a celebrated trauma surgeon, surgical educator, and violence-prevention innovator from Philadelphia, who talks about her unique career journey,…

  26. 2024 Conley Lecture • Surgical Professionalism and Autonomy in the 21st Century

    · 53 min · Episode 53

    This episode features Mark C. Weissler, MD, FACS, an otolaryngologist and head-and-neck surgeon from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, who delivered the J. Conley Ethics and Philosophy Lecture at Clinical Congress 2024. In…

  27. 2024 International Society of Surgery Lecture • Global Surgery: A Tale of Two Colleges

    · 56 min · Episode 52

    This episode features Declan J. Magee, MB, BCh, FRCSI, a retired surgeon from Dublin, Ireland, who gave the Distinguished Lecture of the International Society of Surgery at Clinical Congress 2024. In his lecture,…

  28. 2024 Jonasson Lecture • Not on My Watch

    · 35 min · Episode 51

    This episode features Jo Buyske, MD, FACS, president and CEO of the American Board of Surgery, who gave the Olga Jonasson Lecture at Clinical Congress 2024. In her lecture, “Not on My Watch,” Dr. Buyske describes…

  29. 2024 Scudder Oration on Trauma

    · 44 min · Episode 50

    This episode features Andrew B. Peitzman, MD, FACS, a trauma surgeon from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who delivered the Scudder Oration on Trauma at Clinical Congress 2024. In his lecture, “Major Hepatic Injury: We Can…

  30. 2024 Abcarian Lecture • Surgery Has Come a Long Way: Where Do We Go from Here?

    · 43 min · Episode 49

    This episode features Ann C. Lowry, MD, FACS, FASCRS, a colorectal surgeon from Minnetonka, Minnesota, who gave the Abcarian Lecture at Clinical Congress 2024. In her lecture, “Surgery Has Come a Long Way… Where Do We…

  31. 2024 Drake Lecture • Dr. Charles B. Wilson: Cherokee Neurosurgeon

    · 43 min · Episode 48

    This episode features Brian T. Andrews, MD, FACS, FAANS, a neurosurgeon from San Francisco, California, who delivered the Drake History of Surgery Lecture at Clinical Congress 2024. His lecture, “Dr. Charles B. Wilson:…

  32. 2024 Gibbon Lecture • Lung Cancer Revolution

    · 55 min · Episode 47

    This episode features Jessica S. Donington, MD, MSCR, FACS, a cardiothoracic surgeon from The University of Chicago, who delivered the John H. Gibbon Junior Lecture at Clinical Congress 2024. In her lecture, “Lung…

  33. 2024 Martin Memorial Lecture • Lessons Learned and Future Challenges for Surgery

    · 26 min · Episode 46

    This episode features Lester Martinez-Lopez, MD, MPH, a retired family medicine physician from Falls Church, Virginia, who gave the Martin Memorial Lecture at Clinical Congress 2024. Dr. Martinez-Lopez, who most…

  34. 2024 Presidential Address • Excelling Together

    · 19 min · Episode 45

    This episode features Beth H. Sutton, MD, FACS, who was installed during Clinical Congress 2024 in San Francisco as the American College of Surgeons 105th President. Shortly afterward, she delivered her Presidential…

  35. Colorectal Cancer Is on the Rise in Younger Adults

    · 41 min · Episode 44

    This episode offers a deep dive into an alarming trend — a rising incidence of colorectal cancer cases in young adults, not only in the US but also in other countries around the world. Steven D. Wexner, MD, PhD (Hon),…

  36. Fireside Chat with Dr. L. D. Britt

    · 53 min · Episode 43

    This episode features a fireside chat with L. D. Britt, MD, MPH, FACS, a world-renowned, highly decorated, and innovative surgeon known for introducing the term “acute care surgery” and molding that emerging surgical…

  37. 2023 Commission on Cancer Lecture

    · 48 min · Episode 42

    This episode features Jennifer A. Wargo, MD, MMSc, a surgical oncologist from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center who is renowned for her understanding of melanoma treatment response and groundbreaking…

  38. Surgeon Leadership and Advocacy for the Specialty

    · 27 min · Episode 41

    This episode provides an overview of the recent ACS Leadership & Advocacy Conference and offers advice to surgeons in all career stages about how they can enhance their leadership skills and then use those skills to…

  39. 2023 Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Lecture

    · 44 min · Episode 40

    This episode features Henry Buchwald, MD, PhD, FACS, a pioneering metabolic surgeon and educator from the University of Minnesota, who gave the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Lecture at Clinical Congress 2023. In his…

  40. 2023 J. Conley Ethics and Philosophy Lecture

    · 1 h 19 min · Episode 39

    This episode features Travis N. Rieder, PhD, a well-regarded bioethicist and former opioid therapy patient from Baltimore, Maryland, who delivered the J. Conley Ethics and Philosophy Lecture at Clinical Congress 2023.…

  41. Fireside Chat with Dr. Michelassi

    · 52 min · Episode 38

    This episode features a fireside chat with Fabrizio Michelassi, MD, FACS, the Lewis Atterbury Stimson Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York. He’s also the…

  42. 2023 Scudder Oration on Trauma

    · 1 h 01 min · Episode 37

    This episode features Edward E. Cornwell, MD, FACS, a trauma surgeon from Washington, DC, who delivered the Scudder Oration on Trauma at Clinical Congress 2023. In his lecture, “Trauma Care: The Vehicle, the…

  43. ACS Cancer Programs: 2024 Conference Recap and a Look Ahead

    · 34 min · Episode 36

    In this episode, the Medical Director for ACS Cancer Programs—Ronald J. Weigel, MD, PhD, MBA, FACS—talks with three of his colleagues— Daniel Boffa, MD, FACS, Laurie J. Kirstein, MD, FACS, Timothy W. Mullett, MD,…

  44. 2023 Herand Abcarian Lecture

    · 36 min · Episode 35

    This episode features Tracy L. Hull, MD, FACS, a colorectal surgeon from Cleveland, Ohio, who gave the Abcarian Lecture at Clinical Congress 2023. In her lecture, “Things I wish I Had Known at the Start of My Journey,”…

  45. 2023 Distinguished Lecture of the International Society of Surgery

    · 50 min · Episode 34

    This episode features Ewen M. Harrison, OBE, MB, ChB, MSc, PhD, a hepatobiliary and transplant surgeon from Edinburgh, Scotland, who gave the Distinguished Lecture of the International Society of Surgery at Clinical…

  46. Why a Career as a Military Surgeon Is Rewarding

    · 30 min · Episode 33

    In this episode, two retired Navy captains reflect on the benefits and challenges of careers as military surgeons. They also provide considerations for transitioning from a military to a civilian surgical career.…

  47. 2023 Charles G. Drake History of Surgery Lecture

    · 53 min · Episode 32

    This episode features Frederick G. Barker II, MD, FACS, a neurosurgeon from Boston, Massachusetts, who delivered the Charles G. Drake History of Surgery Lecture at Clinical Congress 2023. His lecture, “Pathologies of…

  48. Fireside Chat with Dr. Anton Sidawy

    · 56 min · Episode 31

    This episode features a fireside chat with Anton Sidawy, MD, MPH, FACS, past Chair of the ACS Board of Regents and current Lewis B. Saltz Chair and Professor of Surgery at George Washington University Medical Center in…

  49. Trauma Quality Improvement Program: 2023 Accomplishments and a Look Ahead

    · 34 min · Episode 30

    In this episode, the Medical Director of ACS Trauma Quality Programs—Avery B. Nathens, MD, PhD, FACS—talks with two of his trauma colleagues—Anne G. Rizzo, MD, FACS, and Bryce Robinson, MD, MS, FACS—about the recent…

  50. 2023 Jonasson Lecture

    · 47 min · Episode 29

    This episode features Susan E. Mackinnon, MD, FACS, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon from St. Louis, Missouri, who gave the Olga M. Jonasson Lecture at Clinical Congress 2023. In her lecture, “Phoenix Rising: The…

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