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In this episode of SurgOnc Today's Surgical Oncology Insight series, Dr. Mitchell Posner, Section Editor of the Education/Training Editorial Board section, discusses with Dr. Melissa Hogg the current state of robotic training in surgical oncology and directions for future research and practice, as reported in her article, "Minimally invasive training in surgical oncology: Current status and needs assessment."

In this episode of SurgOnc Today, Dr. Katherine Poruk from Mayo Clinic Florida and Dr. Erika Rangel of Massachusetts General Hospital discuss fertility and family planning for surgeons. Together, they explore how surgical culture impacts childbearing decisions, the risks of infertility and pregnancy complications, and the systemic changes needed to support surgeons with or without children.

In this episode of SurgOnc Today®, members of the Society of Surgical Oncology’s Disease Site Working Group will discuss several presentations from the ASBrS 2025 meeting that have significant implications for current practice or are potential inflection points for breast surgical oncologists in the future.

In this episode of SurgOnc Today, Dr. Miral Grandhi of Rutgers University and Dr. Neha Lad of Mount Sinai Medical Center—both members of the HPB Disease Site Working Group—provide a curated summary of the most impactful hepato-pancreato-biliary malignancy papers presented at the Society of Surgical Oncology’s 2025 Annual Meeting in Tampa, Florida. The discussion is moderated by Dr. Patricio Polanco of UT Southwestern Medical Center, who also serves as Vice Chair of the HPB Disease Site Working Group.

In this new episode of Speaking of SurgOnc, Dr. Rick Greene discusses with Dr. Pedro Dos Santos the results of a study that examined whether patients of the lowest income quartile with stage IA NSCLC experience worse survival after resection when compared to higher-income patients, as well as other identified survival disparities, as reported in as reported in the article article, "Money Matters: The Effect of Income on Postsurgical Outcomes in Stage IA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer.”

In this podcast, Dr. Adam Khader (Richmond VA Medical Center & Assistant Professor at VCU School of Medicine) moderates a focused discussion with Dr. Jula Veerapong (UC San Diego Health) and Dr. Zachary Brown (NYU Langone Medical Center) on the clinical assessment and treatment of goblet cell carcinoma (GCC). The panel explores how evolving pathologic classifications impact management, the role of staging, and treatment considerations including systemic therapy and surgery. This episode provides practical, expert-driven insights for clinicians managing patients with this rare appendiceal malignancy.

In this episode of SurgOnc Today's Surgical Oncology Insight series, Dr. Peter Kingham, Section Editor of the Global Oncology Editorial Board section, discusses with Dr. Olusegun Alatise the the landscape of hepato-pancreato-biliary disease in West Africa and the available infrastructure to mitigate it, as reported in his article, "Starting a Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary surgery program from scratch: Closing the gap in West Africa."

In this episode of SurgOnc Today, Dr. Olga Kantor from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dr. Taiwo Adesoye from MD Anderson Cancer Center discuss the breast track highlights of the SSO 2025 Annual Meeting, focusing on a few potentially practice changing trials presented at the meeting. In case you missed the meeting, be sure to check out the On Demand content, now available at https://learn.surgonc.org/.

In this episode, Dr. Kimberly Brown from The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School moderates a discussion with Dr. Thuy Tran from the University of California Irvine about the FDA approval of Lifileucel.

In this episode, Dr. Anna Weiss from the University of Rochester moderates a discussion with Drs. Lola Fayanju at the University of Pennsylvania and Rita Mukhtar at UCSF about surgical management of invasive lobular carcinoma. This histological subtype poses challenges for systemic management and is often underrepresented on conventional breast imaging with concomitant potential for understaging.

We’re bringing the heat as Dr. Laura Enomoto, Dr. Melanie Ongchin and Dr. Alissa Greenbaum discuss key highlights and updates in Peritoneal Surface Malignancy and HIPEC presented at the 2025 SSO Annual Meeting. This episode explores evolving evidence, multidisciplinary approaches, and clinical trials shaping the future of care in this complex disease space

Join us on SurgOnc Today as we delve into the complexities of surgical treatment for stage IV gastric cancer. This episode explores the latest strategies and considerations for patients with advance disease including patients with positive peritoneal cytology, peritoneal carcinomatosis, liver metastasis and para-aortic nodal disease. We discuss the evolving role of surgery in improving outcomes for these patients. In this episode of SurgOnc today, Ahmed Dehal and Erin Ward from the SSO GI disease site working group Interview Dr. Lordick From University of Leipzig and Dr. Badgwell From MD Anderson Cancer Centre to discuss the topic.

In this episode of SurgOnc Today, we hear from three experts Drs. Rebecca Gladdy, Alessandro Gronchi, and Christina Roland in the work up, treatment and follow-up of patients presenting with vascular leiomyosarcomas, a rare soft tissue tumor with special technical considerations for surgical management.

In this new episode of Speaking of SurgOnc, Dr. Rick Greene discusses with Dr. Aaron Bleznak the results of a comparison of guideline-concordant surgery, which is modified radical mastectomy without immediate reconstruction following chemotherapy, for lobular versus ductal inflammatory breast cancer, as reported in their article, "Guideline-Concordant Surgical Care for Lobular Versus Ductal Inflammatory Breast Cancer.”

Dr. Bridget Fahey, Section Editor of the Palliative Oncology Editorial Board section of Surgical Oncology Insight, discusses with Dr. Kim Kopecky the results of a scoping review of language used by researchers evaluating palliative general surgical interventions for adult patients. Dr. Kopecky is author of "The language of palliative surgery: A scoping review," published in the June 2024 issue of the journal.

In this podcast Dr. Noah Cohen and Dr. Brett Ecker review the current state and future directions of the management of gastric carcinomatosis with international gastric carcinomatosis expert Dr. Maheswari Senthil.

The International Career Development Exchange (ICDE) program provides support for up-and-coming, early career surgical oncologists with leadership potential to receive one-on-one mentoring and engagement with a distinguished senior SSO member. SSO supports a participant from each of our 15 Global Partner Societies, plus two SSO member participants from countries not connected to one of our Global Partners. Participants receive complimentary registration for the SSO annual meeting and the opportunity to participate in a minimum one-week clinical observership at a US-based SSO member’s institution. Each participant is paired with an SSO Member Mentor with the goal that a long-term professional relationship will develop and continue over the course of the participant’s career. In this episode past ICDE recipients are interviewed about their experiences and the impact of the ICDE program on their career trajectories.

“Can they even call it that anymore?” Yes, we can because diversity is not a dirty word. It represents a healthy ecosystem. Diversity is better for forests, microbiomes, ocean-dwelling species, T cell function, and yes the workforce. Join Susanne G. Warner, MD and LaDonna Kearse, MD for a conversation with three phenomenal surgical oncologists and leaders — Callisia Clarke, MD, MS, FACS, FSSO, John H. Stewart IV, MD, MBA, FACS, and Sarah Shubeck, MD — as they explore how to build teams that synergize toward maximized potential, how to navigate the discomfort of actual change, and how to be about it when not everyone will talk about it.

In this episode of SurgOnc Today, Dr. Julie Hallet, chair of the HPB disease site working group, and Dr. Callisia Clarke, member of the SSO board of directors, are joined by Dr. Jessica Maxwell and Dr. Alexandra Gangi to explore the evolving field of surgery for neuroendocrine tumors liver metastases. They discuss patient selection, pre-operative optimization, and unique surgical techniques to optimize perioperative and oncologic outcomes.

In this episode of SurgOnc Today, Dr. Julie Hallet and Dr. Patricio Polanco, Chair and Vice-Chair of the SSO HPB Disease Site Working Group review key updates and takeaways from the recent AHPBA Annual Meeting held in March 2025 in Miami. They are joined by Dr. Ryan Ellis and Dr. Michael Lidsky to review clinical trials on locally advanced pancreas cancer, hepatic artery infusion pump, colorectal liver metastases, and pancreas neuroendocrine tumors.