Episodes
Friday Jan 19, 2018
Hernias, Surgery, and Primates, Oh My! Taking Surgical Skills to the Zoo
Friday Jan 19, 2018
Friday Jan 19, 2018
Episode 36: Dr. Andrew Wright
Andrew Wright, MD, is an Associate Professor of Surgery at UW Medicine/Northwest Hospital and Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Wright specializes in advanced gastrointestinal and hernia surgery and recently put his skills to the test when he performed an emergency hernia repair on a 450lb Silverback Gorilla named Vip (Very Important Primate). Dr. Wright talks about this astonishing surgery and how he has used social media as a surgical educational tool via Skype.
Follow Dr. Wright on Twitter at @andrewswright and keep up with his blog here: https://andrewwrightmd.wordpress.com/
Recorded 11/8/2017
Friday Jan 05, 2018
Where Will Surgical Robotic Technology Go From Here?
Friday Jan 05, 2018
Friday Jan 05, 2018
Episode 35: Dr. Melissa Hogg
What's next for robotics in surgery? This episode features Dr. Melissa Hogg, an Assistant Professor of Surgery from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Hogg specializes in the use of surgical robotic technology and spoke to us about her experience learning and teaching the technology as well as where she believes the technology will go from here.
Watch Dr. Hogg's Grand Rounds talk here: https://videos.med.wisc.edu/videos/76555
Recorded 11/1/2017