SAGES Stories

Welcome to the SAGES Stories Podcast! In episode 37, hosts Kevin El-Hayek and Jenny Shao sit down with Darth Tigeris Dr. Edward Auyang, Sith Lord and Tiger Dad Professor of Surgery at the University of New Mexico, for a wide-ranging conversation about his unconventional path from biomedical engineering and computer science to minimally invasive surgery. Like, SERIOUSLY unconventional. Dr. Auyang discusses surgical ergonomics, practical ways to reduce physical and cognitive fatigue in the operating room, his approach to resident autonomy and surgical education, and lessons from his visiting professorship in Japan. He also shares his enthusiasm for Star Wars, music, whiskey, anime, and the professional community he has found through SAGES. Show notes: SAGES Stories Episode 17 – Nat Soper SAGES Ergonomics Task Force Videos SAGES Train the Trainers Course Information

Welcome to the SAGES Stories Podcast! In episode 36 we feature an in-depth, conversational, and engaging conversation with Dr. Bethany Slater, a first for the podcast as she is the first pediatric surgeon to be featured! Hosts Kevin El-Hayek and Jenny Shao welcome Dr. Slater to discuss her unique career path, the nuances of pediatric minimally invasive surgery (MIS), her role as chair of the SAGES Guidelines Committee, and the value of an MBA for physicians. Show notes: APSA – American Pediatric Surgical Association IPEG – International Pediatric Endosurgery Group SAGES Patient Partner Network (PPN) GRADE Working Group website. SAGES Guidelines Fellowship Job Description SAGES Guidelines

Welcome to the SAGES Stories Podcast! In episode 35 which should have been episode 34 if the webmaster had learned how to count properly, our bodacious hosts talk the coolest bourbon lover (and hernia surgeon) on the planet. Dr. Todd Heniford joins us to discuss bourbon, charities, math, football (the American kind, not the good kind), the value of learning from failures, being the best mentor one can be, and why Jenny was his favorite fellow of all time. Show notes: Barrel Aged Charities – Fighting Prostate Cancer W.L. Weller Antique – Buffalo Trace Distillery Nashville Barrel Company George T. Stagg Bourbon Whiskey 2017 Old Carter Whiskey Company

Welcome to the SAGES Stories Podcast! In episode 34, our most excellent hosts talk to TWO! TWO! guests (ah ah ah). Drs. Grace Kim and Linda Zhang join us to discuss the SAGES Go Global program and the experience of volunteering in low resource environments. This is one of the more consequential programs that SAGES sponsors and this is a good listen as we begin a new year. SAGES Go Global Go Global Accomplishments GLAP Program

Welcome to the SAGES Stories Podcast! In episode 33, our intrepid hosts talk to surgeon, educator, international man of mystery, possible MI6 operative, and Third Culture Kid Adrian Park, MD, FRCS (C) FACS. As a man from nowhere and everywhere, Dr. Park talks about his peripatetic upbringing, bringing advanced laparoscopy into the developing world, and how SAGES affected his career path during the early years of MIS. Dr. Park has one of the more interesting stories of any SAGES Member. This episode is well worth your time! Third Culture Kid SAGES Go Global Initiative SAGES Guidelines Fellow Job Description