Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgeon | Data Scientist | Director of HPB Surgery | Opinions are my own and not my employers.
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🔬 Peritoneal cytology in PDAC is an independent prognostic factor and cytologic conversion after neoadjuvant therapy may unlock surgical candidacy. Are you performing washings? #PancreaticCancer #HPBSurgery #SurgicalOncology ➡️ doi.org/10.1007/s10555-026-1…
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Neoadjuvant GOLP chemo regimen doubles event-free survival in resectable iCCA, 18 vs. 9 months. 🔬 Time to consider preop chemo in patients at high risk of recurrence. 🎯 #Cholangiocarcinoma #HPBSurgery ➡️ doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa251391…
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⚠️ Subtotal cholecystectomy: BDI rate just 0.3%, but bile leak 13.5% & ERCP needed in 16%. Pivoting strategy is surgical judgment, not defeat. ➡️ doi.org/10.1016/j.gassur.202…
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🎯 ctDNA after pancreatic cancer resection = ~80% recurrence risk. But ctDNA negative ≠ safe. Imaging surveillance remains essential. Promising adjunct, not a standalone tool. #PancreaticCancer #HPBSurgery #LiquidBiopsy ➡️ doi.org/10.1016/j.gassur.202…
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#ASCO2026 is in 4 weeks (May 29–June 2, Chicago). For HPB surgeons, this meeting matters — 3 Phase III trials in liver, bile duct & pancreatic cancer. Can immunotherapy make the inoperable operable? ➡️ asco.org/annual-meeting
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💬 Viewpoint: Integration of #AI in medicine risks “never skilling” for trainees; deliberate design—such as commit-then-compare, AI coaching, and AI-free zones—is needed to support clinical expertise development.
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Join us for our upcoming CGSO Videoconference: Gastric. Featuring live case presentations by CGSO Fellows from Roger Williams Medical Center and Roswell Park, with guest expert Dan Blazer III (Trey), MD, FACS.
Register now:
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Join the SSAT for our upcoming Complex GS Fellowship Virtual Grand Rounds Webinar: “GE Junction Cancer”
🗓 Monday, May 11, 2026
🕔 5 PM ET (4 PM CT | 3 PM MT | 2 PM PT)
Register now: ow.ly/MMcw50YWh4y
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#SSAT #GrandRounds #SurgicalEducation
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🤖 Robotic cholecystectomy use in BMI ≥50 rose from 23%→56% (2020–2024), yet outcomes mirror laparoscopic across all BMI groups. Expertise > technology. 🏥 Patient selection still drives results. #HPBSurgery #RoboticSurgery #JACS ➡️ doi.org/10.1097/XCS.00000000…
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Honored to be at #PancreasClub2026 — cutting-edge science on pancreatic cysts, PDAC, and surgical innovation. This is where evidence meets practice. If you have pancreatic disease, this is the community fighting for you.
#HPBSurgery #PancreaticCancer #DDW2026
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🙋♂️Has anyone incorporated drain CRP into their whipple post-op care pathway? I share my thoughts in a recent Annals of Surgical Oncology editorial ✍️ rdcu.be/e8CAR
You can read Dr. Baba’s study on using drain CRP here link.springer.com/article/10…
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🏈 Dr. Wancata and the HPB Surgery team take a quick break to celebrate the 2025 NFL World Championship Seattle Seahawks🏈
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🤔Trying to wrap my head around this one.
🔥The word is out. It is spreading like wildfire among trainees🔥
OpenEvidence: OpenEvidence Creates the First AI in History to Score a Perfect 100% on the
USMLE openevidence.com/announcemen…
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Join us for the next SSAT Complex GS Fellowship Grand Rounds Webinar
November 10, 2025 from 5–6 PM ET
Featuring @JeyarajahRohan, @KevinElHayekMD, @blondescalpel, & @mpmartinezs
Register: ow.ly/iMQK50Xjlzr
#SSAT #GrandRounds #SurgicalEducation #Surgery
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Nearly 1 in 4 cancer patients reported a disability. They faced higher costs, more transportation barriers, and worse health outcomes compared with nondisabled peers.
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📈 “Textbook Outcomes” have been explored in liver and pancreas surgery helping us understand ideal outcomes 🏆 🥇
How do we use this in the real world? 🤔
Using Data to Inform Preoperative Discussions jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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🎖️✨Congrats to our HPB Fellow Dr. Maina for her excellent presentation on transcystic CBD stone clearance using EHL at the WA ACS Meeting ✨🎖️
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Thrilled about the future of liver cancer care with Histosonics at Virginia Mason!!🎯
Histotripsy = incisionless, non-invasive treatment powered by sound waves.
The future is here.
#Histotripsy #InnovationInMedicine #LiverCancer #Histosonics #VMFH #virginiamason
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Thank you @CristinaFerrone for being our Grand Rounds John Ryan guest speaker at Virginia Mason Medicine Center @VMFHealth
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Congratulations to the 2025–2026 SSAT Visiting Grand Round Professorship recipients:
@Sharpknife_Aziz
@UIowa_Surgery
@Dr_Sal_Docimo
@TheNotoriousHPB
@LVHN
@JVelottaMD
@kpnorcal
@USFsurgery
#SSATAwards #VisitingProfessorship #SurgicalEducation #SSAT2025
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