Giovanni Catalano

Join us in Verona, Italy | Feb 19–20, 2026 The 5th International Expert Meeting on Cholangiocarcinoma brings together world-leading experts to discuss cutting-edge advances in surgery, oncology & multidisciplinary care. Save the date @EAHPBA @Aicep4 @UniVerona @HPBVerona

#AudioVisualAbstract : Advantage of Log Odds of #MetastaticLymphNodes After Curative-Intent Resection of #GallbladderCancer @gio_catalano @timpawlik rdcu.be/eCKjr @rajarnarayan @SyedAAhmad5

The final version of the paper is now published in @hpbjournal Check out 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.hpb.… Miss working with Dr. @timpawlik and the @OhioStateSurg TEAM! 🙌 @AbdullahAltaf97 @Mujtabakhalil @ShahzaibZindani @OSUCCC_James @OSUWexMed @gio_catalano

🚀 Updates on the management of neuroendocrine liver metastasis (NELM) 👉 Latest insights on diagnosis, surgery, systemic therapy, and future directions! 🔗 oaepublish.com/articles/2394-… #NeuroendocrineTumors #LiverMetastasis #Oncology #CancerResearch #Hepatology

Thrilled to share our latest paper published @JAMANetworkOpen, exploring the association between tax policy as a SDoH and cancer-related outcomes at the state-level! So very grateful to my mentor Dr @timpawlik and the amazing @OhioStateSurg team! PubMed link - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40314956/

From the April Issue of @AnnSurgOncol: Days at Home After Cancer Surgery: Impact of #AreaDeprivation and Association with Long-Term Outcomes. @odysseaspchatz @timpawlik @Mujtabakhalil @gio_catalano rdcu.be/ejWoG @globalsurgallie @SyedAAhmad5

April Issue: Days at Home After Cancer Surgery: Impact of #AreaDeprivation and Association with Long-Term Outcomes. @odysseaspchatz @timpawlik @Mujtabakhalil @gio_catalano rdcu.be/ejWoG @globalsurgallie @SyedAAhmad5

📢 Elated to share the latest paper by @OhioStateSurg team in @hpbjournal on textbook outcome in liver surgery (TOLS) after staged versus simultaneous resection for sCRLM, earlier presented at #AHPBA2025! Link: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S13… @timpawlik @OSUWexMed

New persistent opioid use among patients with behavioral health disord... sciencedirect.com/science/articl… RT timely high impact article in @SurgJournal from @OhioStateSurg @OSUWexMed @timpawlik @ZRashidMD @Mujtabakhalil @AbdullahAltaf97 @Jun_Kawashima_x @gio_catalano @ShahzaibZindani

The advent of next-generation sequencing and the development of gene- and immune-targeted therapies have begun to transform the treatment landscape for hepatobiliary cancers. ja.ma/4bDoMPX

🚨 Excited to share @OhioStateSurg latest paper! 🔎Can machine learning help assess MILS complexity for HCC? 📋Tumor, surgical, and patient factors all play a role 🎯More complex surgery = ⬆️complication risk ➡️ Read more: authors.elsevier.com/c/1kmOW,V2cWJd… @timpawlik @OSUWexMed

🚨 Excited to share the latest paper by @OhioStateSurg team on new persistent opioid use (NPOU) among surgical patients with behavioral health disorders (BHDs), earlier presented at #ASC2025! 📄 Full text: 🔗 authors.elsevier.com/a/1kjgW90L-3Hfe 🔑 Key takeaway: ~1 in 5 patients with BHDs undergoing major surgery developed NPOU. 🩺 Preoperative screening & interventions are crucial to reduce risk of NPOU among patients with BHDs! @timpawlik @OSUWexMed @AcademicSurgery @UnivSurg

🚨 New publication alert! 📊 What's the best method to evaluate surgical care quality? 🎯 The mDOOR was associated with survival and outperformed other traditional metrics. ➡️ Check it out: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S13… Thankful to Dr.@timpawlik and @OhioStateSurg TEAM❗@OSUWexMed

Most viewed in the last 7 days from @JAMASurgery: This review summarizes the current evidence on management of perforated perforated peptic ulcer disease, including management of failed repairs. ja.ma/3EMIEUs

Check out @OhioStateSurg TEAM's latest in @JournalofGISurg! ⚠️1 in 3 patients developed recurrence after GBC surgery 🫁Patients with lung recurrence had the longest survival ✨ML can identify patients with favourable survival More👉authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S10… @timpawlik @OSUWexMed

From the February Issue of @AnnSurgOncol: Impact of Contemporary Redlining on #HealthcareDisparities Among Patients with #GastrointestinalCancer : A Mediation Analysis @odysseaspchatz @musaabmunir @gio_catalano @timpawlik rdcu.be/d812a @AnishJayJain @SyedAAhmad5

February Issue: Impact of Contemporary Redlining on #HealthcareDisparities Among Patients with #GastrointestinalCancer : A Mediation Analysis @odysseaspchatz @musaabmunir @gio_catalano @timpawlik rdcu.be/d812a @AnishJayJain @SyedAAhmad5

#AudioVisualAbstract : Benchmarks in #LiverResection for Intrahepatic #Cholangiocarcinoma @LauraAlaimo5 @timpawlik @YutakaEndoSurg @ARuzzenente @skmaithel @ItaruEndo rdcu.be/dZWAZ @BotelhoDra @SyedAAhmad5

Another week, another #ManuscriptMonday ! Today, we share the work of Kawashima et al. who describe a machine learning approach to preoperative identification of early extrahepatic recurrence. 🔎 Find the full paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… #research #MedTwitter #WJS

💡How important are inflammatory and nutritional status in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma? 🎯 The ALI outperformed other inflammatory markers for survival prediction 📉Low ALI👉worse 5-year survival 🔗Read more: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S07… @timpawlik @OhioStateSurg @ejsotweets