Dhaval Patel

There’s still time to submit your abstract for the 46th Annual Meeting of the AAES! Showcase your work and connect with colleagues in Lexington, Kentucky, April 18 – April 20, 2026. buff.ly/vGHh6bn

Dr. Greenlee highlights the ergonomic advantages of using an exoscope in the OR — improving visualization while reducing strain for surgeons. Innovation that supports both precision and well-being.

What a great game! Classic!

Focus on effort, not outcomes. It’s insane to tie your wellbeing to things outside of your control, Marcus Aurelius said. If you did your best, if you gave it your all, if you acted with your best judgment—that's a win…regardless of whether it’s a good or bad outcome.

New paper alert! Based on ~500K @UKBiobank participants, VHL variant carriers 🧬 had ↑ DM & stroke risk — likely mediated by pseudohypoxia. Bringing VHL & pseudohypoxia to population health!💥 Thanks @VHLAlliance for the support 🙌 👉 bit.ly/3HKKkPy @CDiabetesMetabt

✅out the work of our Research Advisory Board Chair @LMFendo et al. 👏🌟Patients want to know whether their #pheo #para #PPGL will metastasize. Dr. Fishbein & colleagues' research 🔬 adds to the body of knowledge related to this question. …lepigeneticsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… @TheEndoSociety

📢 Episode 9 of the Surgical Ergonomics podcast "The Surgical Stress Effects model and how MSK symptoms can affect patient safety and outcomes" with Dr. Kris Chrouser is now available to 📷 to on all your favorite platforms or here at: lnkd.in/gPKSPZmb

If this were a pill, we’d call it revolutionary. It would headline plenaries, get FDA priority review, and cost $10,000 a month. Instead—it’s structured exercise. 🆕 NEJM June 2025 | CHALLENGE Trial Stage II–III colon cancer patients post-chemo (n=889) 📦 RCT of 3 years of supervised aerobic activity vs health education 🕒 Median follow-up: 7.9 years Primary Endpoint: Disease-Free Survival ✅ HR 0.72 (95% CI: 0.55–0.94), p=0.02 ➡️ 5-yr DFS: 80.3% vs 73.9% Overall Survival ✅ HR 0.63 (95% CI: 0.43–0.94) ➡️ 8-yr OS: 90.3% vs 83.2% Other takeaways: 🔻 Lower liver recurrence (3.6% vs 6.5%) 🔻 Fewer new primaries (5.2% vs 9.7%) 💪 Gains in fitness, QoL, and physical function ⚠️ Mild MSK toxicity more common (18.5% vs 11.5%) A major win for survivorship—and for rethinking what “treatment” means. Dr. Chris Booth and colleagues move the field forward. #ASCO25 @ASCO @OncoAlert @JCO_ASCO @oncbrothers 🎙️ Featured Voices: @yekeduz_emre @DRBakaloudiMD @AndreaAnampaG @ReginaBarCar @cwspeers @FunchainMD @MKnoll_MD @bavilima @KrishanJethwa @cancerassassin1 @ReneeSaliby @MikeSerzanMD @OncBrothers @coloncancergal @ShannonWestin @SuyogCancer @supriyadocc @UGrewalMD @coffeemommy @RyanNipp @realbowtiedoc @crisbergerot

Just because a result is within the normal range doesn’t mean that it is normal for the patient.

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The most practice changing trial from #ASCO25 is now live on @NEJM .If this was a drug, this would be approved today. Globally relevant and low-cost intervention that is not only delaying relapse but actually improving survival. Perfect case example of a #cancergroundshot trial. nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Wherever Endocrine Surgeons go— they sniff parathyroid gland. We don’t just see parathyroids… we sense them, everywhere 😅 #EndocrineSurgeonVibes #ParathyroidHunters #RhinoModeActivated @BreastSurgeonGA @Dhananjayasha19 @Jasosamd @pihaigh @GeetaLalMD @divot999

You’re never going to be perfect—there is no such thing. You’re human. So instead, aim for progress, even the smallest amount.

Had an amazing 2025 Saline Suppression Cruise with our graduating General Surgery Chief Residents. Camaraderie, Friendship, Saline, and Sunshine - This combination will send cortisol levels to zero. A brilliant crew, setting sail for great things to come!

Appeasement is not the answer @TheEconomist

“Very few achieve pinnacles of success entirely independently. My first piece of advice: remember the people who were there for you. Become that source of strength for someone else.” 🎙️: @pturnermd

If you go back far enough in your family tree, you discover that you, too, are an immigrant... And if you think hard enough about what makes this country great, you realize that our success depends on welcoming gritty strivers nytimes.com/2025/05/22/us/…

Two rare cases of severe PHPT — one with acute pancreatitis, the other with multiple fractures. Welcome to the other side of Endocrine Surgery. #GlobalSurgery #EndocrineSurgery #PHPT #MedTwitter When was the last time when you saw such severe PHPT? @AmCollSurgeons @TheAAES

The most dreaded complication of a cholecystectomy aside from death (also about as rare as per the literature)