John Edwards PhD FRCS(C/Th)

🔥The 25 Hottest Articles of 2025🔥 Chest Wall Injury Society guidelines for surgical stabilization of rib fractures: Indications, contraindications, and timing @zmbauman @drbhavpatel @dotu3535 @sawhitbe @CWISociety #JoTACS #TraumaSurg #SurgTwitter #SoMe4Surgery #MedTwitter #MedEd #EmergencyMedicine journals.lww.com/jtrauma/fullte…

Explore the future of chest wall stabilization at #CWIS2026. Join us April 17 for lunch as faculty share how ImmersiveTouch™ + RibFix Titan® Fixation System are being implemented nationwide. RSVP: cvent.me/EyRE19

5/ and finally, the value and satisfaction of seeing @shefunihealth @shefunistudents @SheffSurgSoc students flourish with a gentle nudge in the right direction

4/ - the striking difference in the level of #CostalMargin Rupture associated or not with #IntercostalHernia - the focused sector and level localisation of #ribfractures associated with CMR+IH - the continued discovery of findings which have diagnostic and management value.

I’ve just been asked in LinkedIn what are the most surprising findings from the 10 years that @Sheff_Thoracic have been running SMuRFS - the Sheffield MUltiple #RibFractures Study - @SheffieldHosp? Well, it’s a long list, & here are the highlights:

@OncoloJo @BTOGORG Were you stalking me? 🤔

@BTOGORG So. Edinburgh is quite hilly. Who knew??? #BTOG5k #BTOG26 Run. Done!

@OncoloJo @BTOGORG It was certainly a route with challenges - eased by the “need” to stop and “take photos”…

Learning how to succeed (and fail) in trials with @ekslim. Honest reflections and invaluable lessons for investigators. #BTOG26

Well worth watching back on the @BTOGORG website in due course!

It’s fantastic to see the success of this important session, just as it was to hear from @DrSanjayPopat that the @BTOGORG Research Group will be committed to engaging with Young & Early Career Investigators in trial design & delivery

The final day of #BTOG26 is here! ⏰ The last day is packed with more fantastic speakers, so don’t miss out! Head to VJOncology.com for all the updates on BTOG 2026 so far and to see watch exclusive interviews with renowned experts in #lungcancer! @VJOncology @BTOGORG #LCSM #SCLC #NCSCLC

Global research – can the UK compete? Strategic overview from Gregory Lubiniecki. #BTOG26

We kicked off the day at #BTOG26 by interviewing Anna Bibby (@NorthBristolNHS) to hear about her talk on the management of incidental screening findings, and to find out about the potential role of radiomics AI-based risk calculators & circulating biomarkers in lung cancer. Coming soon to VJOncology.com!🎥🫁 @BTOGORG #LCSM

Keynote: “The Perioperative Revolution in NSCLC” with @HwakeleeMD. Where we are and where we’re heading – practice-changing landscape. #BTOG26

Borderline resectable disease discussion from @AndrearicFili. #BTOG26

The ‘25 by 25’ goal of the UKLCC helped improve UK #lungcancer outcomes, and the coalition has now moved on to its ‘35 by 35’ ambition – 35% of people alive 5 years post-diagnosis by 2035!🫁 At #BTOG26, Prof. Robert Rintoul shared insight into this goal and other key projects - stay tuned for the interview.🎥 @UKlungcancer @BTOGORG #LCSM

BTOG/SCTS Joint Plenary chaired by @pompili_cecilia and Alan Kirk: resectability & operability with @sharkeya and @amancoonar. Surgical boundaries continue to shift. James Lind Alliance results presented by Babu Naidu – patient priorities shaping research agendas. Thoracic Surgery in 10 Years’ Time: Role In The Management of Thoracic Malignancies by Aman Coonar #BTOG26

#BTOG26 | The lovely Lauren Dixon stopped by to share the key messages from the recently published National Lung Cancer Audit State of the Nation Report 2026.📄🫁 This interview is coming soon to VJOncology.com - keep an eye out👀 @NLCA_uk @BTOGORG #LCSM