We sat down with arguably the world expert on low anterior resection syndrome. Dr. Marylise Boutros (https://twitter.com/BoutrosMarylise) is an academic colorectal surgeon at Cleveland Clinic Florida.. Dr. Boutros talks about her pioneering research to understand and treat the challenging functional issues that patients must content with.

We also talk about her move to Cleveland Clinic and her advice for an academic surgical career.

Links:

1. Low Anterior Resection Syndrome: Predisposing Factors and Treatment. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34863592/
2. Low Anterior Resection Syndrome in a Reference North American Sample: Prevalence and Associated Factors. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37466264/
3. Financial and occupational impact of low anterior resection syndrome in rectal cancer survivors. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33724620/
4. Assessing the readability, quality and accuracy of online health information for patients with low anterior resection syndrome following surgery for rectal cancer. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30609222/
5. Comparison of the Colonic J-Pouch Versus Side-To-End Anastomosis Following Low Anterior Resection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37507144/

Bio (from Cleveland Clinic website)

Marylise Boutros is a Staff Colorectal Surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic Florida and the Regional Digestive Disease InstituteDirector of Research. Previously, Dr. Boutros was a Colorectal Surgeon at the Jewish General Hospital, Professor of Surgery at McGill University, and Colorectal Surgery Program Director. Having completed General Surgery residency at McGill University and Colorectal Surgery residency at Cleveland Clinic Florida, her clinical interests are advanced minimally invasive approaches to benign and malignant colorectal and anorectal diseases. She treats colon and rectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, diverticular disease, fecal incontinence and all anorectal disorders.

Dr Boutros is a federally funded researcher who currently leads an internationally renowned research program focused on assessing innovations to improve recovery and functional outcomes after colorectal surgery using multicentre prospective trials, patient-centred interventions and patient-reported outcome measures. Within her research program, Dr Boutros has mentored over forty trainees and graduate students. Dr Boutros also has leadership roles in multiple international societies including Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Canadian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and the Canadian Association of General.

This is a re-broadcast to honour the memory of the "Boss" Dr. Feliciano.

Original shownotes:

It’s not an understatement to say that Dr. David Feliciano is a true giant in trauma surgery. Dr. David V. Feliciano received his medical degree in 1970 from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He completed his general surgery training at Mayo Clinic, in trauma at Wayne State University, and vascular surgery at Baylor College of Medicine (where he trained under Dr. DeBakey). He was Professor of Surgery at Emory University and Surgeon-in-Chief at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia from 1991 to 2011. He is now a Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of Maryland and an attending surgeon at Shock Trauma.

We discuss with him how he recruited such amazing faculty, developing one’s technical skills, research, and the future of trauma.

1.Trauma textbook: www.amazon.ca/Trauma-Eighth-Erne…oore/dp/1259860671

2.“Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Trauma” public lecture: www.youtube.com/watch?v=99yddsDe6oU

3.“Leftovers” by Dr. Feliciano has one of the best lines in a paper ever: At this point, the chief surgical resident on the trauma service met with the attending surgeon for violating his own well-known rule—“wounds that don’t heal contain dead tissue, infected tissue, cancer, or a foreign body.” www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6263419/

4.Pitfalls in the management of peripheral vascular injuries. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5877918/

We are re-broadcasting this episode in honour of the memory of the late Dr. David Feliciano.

Original shownotes:

In this episode, we were lucky enough again to be joined by Dr. David Feliciano. Dr. Feliciano is a world-renowned trauma surgeon and a passionate surgical historian. Today he joins us to talk about surgeons who won the Nobel Prize and the complex and rich history that surrounds them.

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Dr. David V. Feliciano received his medical degree in 1970 from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He completed his general surgery training at Mayo Clinic, in trauma at Wayne State University, and vascular surgery at Baylor College of Medicine (where he trained under Dr. DeBakey). He was Professor of Surgery at Emory University and Surgeon-in-Chief at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia from 1991 to 2011. He is now a Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of Maryland and an attending surgeon at Shock Trauma.

Links:

1. Nobel Prize winners who were trained as surgeons.
Feliciano DV.Am Surg. 2009 Jan;75(1):15-9; quiz 97.PMID: 19213390 No abstract available. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…urnalCode=asua

2. Alexis Carrel (1873-1944): Nobel Laureate, 1912.
Dente CJ, Feliciano DV.Arch Surg. 2005 Jun;140(6):609-10. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.140.6.609. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurg…ullarticle/508657

3. Joseph E. Murray (1919- ): Nobel Laureate, 1990.
Cash MP, Dente CJ, Feliciano DV.Arch Surg. 2005 Mar;140(3):270-2. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.140.3.270.PMID: 15781791 No abstract available. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurg…ullarticle/508445

4. Michael Houghton, Winner of 2020 Nobel Prize. www.ualberta.ca/michael-houghton-…l-prize-2020.html