Jerry Dang, MD PhD

~30% of global burden of diseases require Surgery ~15% of hospitalizations result in Surgery ~100 million Surgeries in 🇺🇸 per year Q: Support by @NIH to fund surgical clinical research? A: ONLY 1% of #NIH budget! @NIHDirector_Jay @SecKennedy

Join us for the @ASMBS Industry Insights: Emerging Technology at 12–1 PM EST today, where we will explore real-world insights into what’s being used in practice today and what’s coming next. learn.asmbs.org/webinars/85268

We invite you to participate in a research study The Hidden Consequences: Second-Victim Syndrome Among Surgeons Following Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Complications. forms.gle/mo1kAmBt4EWie5…

Metabolic surgery reduces CRC disease progression through circulating bile acid diversion - very exciting, mechanistic study! #cancer #wls #obesity ⁦@ASMBS⁩ ⁦@ObesitySociety⁩ ⁦@PSchauerMD⁩ ⁦@JerryDangMD⁩ ⁦⁦@TomShin_⁩ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40561000/

@KarlHageMD @CCFSurgery @OMGhanemMD @aprabhumd1 @matthew_kroh @arikanters @gromerovelez @IMG_Advocate Congrats Karl! Well deserved. Patients will be lucky to have you as their surgeon.

Dreams really do come true! Ecstatic to have matched at my number 1 @CCFSurgery where I intend to give it my all every single day of residency! Could not have done this without the support of my amazing mentors, family, partner and friends who never stopped believing in me!

🚨 Special Interview with Arya M. Sharma, MD @DrSharma, Founder of Obesity Canada 🔹 Rethinking BMI in obesity diagnosis 🔹 Future of AI & digital health in treatment 🔹 The role of bariatric surgery in a comprehensive strategy 🌐oaepublish.com/interviews/mis…

Dr. Thomas Shin @TomShin_ is pioneering Artificial Intelligence research to enhance surgical training and patient outcomes—made possible by UVA’s cutting-edge Da Vinci 5 robotic system. Read more about this groundbreaking work here: news.med.virginia.edu/research/thoma… #HoosUVASurgery

With routine care, half of patients with compensated MASH cirrhosis & obesity develop major adverse outcomes (MALO—such as liver failure, cancer, transplant, death) in 15 yrs. Bariatric surgery favorably alters this trajectory, reducing that risk by 72%. nature.com/articles/s4159…

@NeilFlochMD @Yale @YaleSurgery Congrats!

I guess the clock makes it official: Associate Professor of Surgery Yale School of Medicine ⁦ @Yale⁩ ⁦@YaleSurgery⁩

Thank you @AmCollSurgeons for having me teach at the Advanced Endoscopy Skills Course! Always energizing to teach and learn alongside engaged participants - from AI in colonoscopy to hands-on skills. #ACSCC2024 @ClevelandClinic

8% reduction in body weight with #tirzepatide in patients with type 2 diabetes

New research shows that weight loss surgery reduces chronic kidney disease progression by 60% and kidney failure or death by 44%, outperforming GLP-1RAs in those with Type 2 diabetes and obesity: cle.clinic/4ewooDq

Honored to contribute a chapter alongside @YungLeeMDMPH. The inclusion of patient perspectives makes this an invaluable resource. A game-changer for our field! #BariatricSurgery #MedTwitter

Tune in to @CleClinicMD @CleveClinicFL @UCDMedicine #InnovationsInSurgery on 10/4/24, to hear @Ali_Aminian_MD and @carel_leroux discuss, “Will the New Medications Kill Bariatric Surgery?". bit.ly/surgeinnovatio… pwd is innovations @Swexner @RaulRosenthalMD @MRegueiroMD

Strong participation by @CCAD & @ClevelandClinic last week at #IFSO2024 in Melbourne! We presented 3 oral papers, incl. a Top Oral: 1 8-yr Double Pigtail Stents in UAE 2⃣ Impact of Weight Loss on NAFLD 3⃣ Lap vs Robotic Bariatric Surgery #BariatricSurgery #NAFLD #IFSO2024

“First, we need to invest in nutrition research, starting with building a 50-bed facility where scientists from the NIH and USDA can comfortably house and feed study volunteers to rigorously measure how carefully controlled diets affect people’s health.” Couldn’t agree more!

Friends and colleagues, please consider to join us! Tune in to @CleClinicMD @CleveClinicFL #SurgeryLive on 9/13/24 to hear Drs. @ricardcorcelles and Paul Seo discuss, “Third Time Is Not a Charm" bit.ly/surgeryliveCCF pwd is surgerylive   @MRegueiroMD @davidrrosenmd  @SWexner

@OMGhanemMD @SimonLaplante @MayoClinic @herniabarbie @MayoClinicSurg @MayoSurgery Congrats Simon!

Proud to announce, Dr. @SimonLaplante will be joining the Division of Metabolic & Abdominal Wall Reconstructive Surgery. Dr. Laplante is an experienced metabolic surgeon, a phenomenal educator who also specializes in computer vision & machine learning! Welcome to @MayoClinic🏥

Published today in @TheLancet Management of #obesity follows the same principles as management of other CHRONIC conditions. doi.org/10.1016/S0140-…