Read my new ACS Foundation profile and discover how Dr. Gosain, a pediatric surgeon-scientist, works to bridge basic and translational science, specifically regrading congenital colorectal diseases like Hirschsprung disease in infants.
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Humbled and proud to have written two of the top 10 most read stories of 2025 for the Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons. More engaging content is in the pipeline for this year, too!
Check out my latest cover story for the ACS Bulletin featuring firsthand stories from surgeons describing their experiences overcoming depression and suicide ideation. @facs.org
Read all about the highlights from the hugely influential TQIP conference last month, which included some amazing trauma survivor stories. @facs.org
My latest article for the ACS Bulletin describes the concept of moral injury, which goes beyond mere job-related stress and involves high-stakes ethical conflicts that can result in significant psychological harm.
What were the 10 most popular sessions at Clinical Congress 2025 earlier this month? (I am happy to say that I was fortunate enough to cover many of these sessions for the Clinical Congress News!) @facs.org
Covering the ACS Clinical Congress is always a highlight of my career each year. This session featured pro/con presentations weighing the benefits of traditional versus robotic-assisted procedures for managing cholecystitis and cholangitis. @facs.org
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Sometimes friends and colleagues ask me what Clinical Congress is like every year. Watch this brief video to experience the vibe of this singular scientific meeting, which this year was held in Chicago! American College of Surgeons #ACSCC25
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From my new article for the ACS Bulletin: "Many cardiac surgeons today are working with a fourth-generation robot, with enhancements that include enhanced visualization, tremor control, refined integration with additional applications, and other improvements." @facs.org
This is huge: “A drug that provides near-perfect protection against H.I.V. with shots just twice a year will be made available at $40 per patient annually in low- and middle-income countries, offering new hope… making lenacapavir a realistic choice in countries with constrained resources.”
I am really looking forward to providing meeting coverage for this year’s ACS Clinical Congress in Chicago October 4-7.
Clinical Congress brings together surgeons from around the globe to experience leading-edge science, educational opportunities, networking, and more. @facs.org
Check out my new cover story for the Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons on how ECMO use is expanding into new areas of life-support intervention. @facs.org
How can university professors fight the AI cheating crisis? BLUE BOOKS. Remember those? I like this approach!
Excited to share a new project I helped project manage and edit!
These new guidelines covering Genitourinary (GU) injuries address critical aspects of GU trauma care, from initial evaluation and imaging to surgical and nonoperative management.
We need more of this, please, in all fields and all walks of life. Visibility is everything.
My new cover story for the ACS Bulletin describes how planning software and real-time imaging can translate to improved functional rehabilitation, faster recovery, and potentially reduced pain. @facs.org
✅ 100+ panel sessions
✅ Great Debates
✅ Didactic and Surgical Skills Courses
✅ Meet the Experts
Listen to ACS leaders share the details about this year's Clinical Congress programming — #ACSCC25 has so much in store!
Church of England removes clause from clergy selection saying homosexuality is ‘dishonourable’
Current State of Reproductive Health Access—Time to Correct Course, Not Clarify
Viewpoint: Legislative interference in medicine is harmful, and abortion bans should be repealed rather than clarified to ensure access to evidence-based reproductive health care.
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Looking forward to Dr. Kyla Terhune's leadership in this pivotal role! @facs.org
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My new cover story for the Bulletin discusses how misappreciation of the anatomy can lead to bile duct injury and strategies for managing these complications. @facs.org
My latest meeting report for @facs.org:
Regarding conflicts with peer adversaries: the total capacity of Level I trauma centers is 17K beds a day—so 1K patients a day returning to the US=17 days of capacity.
The need for a NATIONAL trauma system is quite clear.
America is reducing immigration, and its working-age population is shrinking. It’s harder than ever for companies to hire skilled workers. But the talent pool is nearly bottomless in India, which churns out roughly 10 times as many engineering degrees as the United States every year.
Would you let a robot draw your blood? Northwestern among health systems trying new device.
(The Aletta device uses an infrared light to locate the veins.)
The U.S. slipped to its lowest ranking ever in the World Happiness Report — 24th — in part because Americans are eating alone more than ever.
I know way too many republican parents of disabled kids in public schools. They will shortly be “I didn’t think it would matter for our schools …”
Excited to attend, and report on, the annual Surgeons and Engineers, meeting this weekend for the Bulletin of the @facs.org.
This meeting provides a forum for surgeon educators, scientists, and engineers to present the latest findings and approaches to surgical simulation training.
NEW: The NIH has begun terminating grants for active projects studying gender identity, DEI, environmental justice, climate change, among other topics.
At least 16 termination letters have already been sent — and hundreds more are coming, people inside NIH tell me.
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