Micah J. Brainerd, M.D.

Beyond proud to say Dr. Shindorf helped train me as she prepared me for fellowship! Truly hit the ground running as a new attending. She truly cares about her residents overall growth. In the OR and out. Listen for some key pearls on how to negotiate your first contract!

Explore new strategies for managing desmoid tumors! Mrinal Gounder, MD, breaks down how to implement gamma secretase inhibitors in clinical practice and optimize multidisciplinary care. Watch now with @PeerView: bit.ly/4uMY5Se #Oncology #MedEd #PeerView

What does SSO membership mean for you? Education. Community. Opportunity. See how SSO supports your journey in surgical oncology. youtu.be/mw9o3w8eMZ0

New episode of SurgOnc Today 🎙️ Dr. Lily Saadat is joined by Dr. Austin Williams and Dr. Mackenzie Shindorf to break down how to negotiate your first contract —what really matters, common pitfalls, and how to advocate for yourself. Listen now: ow.ly/wjhU50YFG42

Congratulations to our new interns!!

Congratulations to our incoming future General Surgery Surgeons! Welcome to @CedarsSinai! Congratulations! #Match2026 @CFerroneMD @FarinAmersi @AndrewBrownlee @AraKoMD

From the March Issue of @SurgOncInsight: SSO medical student & trainee primer for hepatopancreatobiliary surgical oncology @SaadatLily @_BrainyMD_ @cchildersmd ow.ly/JykX50YvevB @FlavioRochaMD @SKMaithel @HalletJulie @JulietOkoroh @TheNotoriousHPB @AradhyaNigamMD

Society of surgical oncology medical student & trainee primer for skin, soft tissue, and endocrine surgical oncology @_BrainyMD_ @cchildersmd ow.ly/CKrb50YvPJW @FlavioRochaMD @DrMikeCavnar @SKMaithel @HalletJulie @JulietOkoroh @TheNotoriousHPB @AradhyaNigamMD @SocSurgOnc

From the March Issue of @SurgOncInsight: SSO medical student & trainee primer for hepatopancreatobiliary surgical oncology @SaadatLily @_BrainyMD_ @cchildersmd ow.ly/JykX50YvevB @FlavioRochaMD @SKMaithel @HalletJulie @JulietOkoroh @TheNotoriousHPB @AradhyaNigamMD

Society of surgical oncology medical student & trainee primer for hepatopancreatobiliary surgical oncology @SaadatLily @_BrainyMD_ @cchildersmd ow.ly/JykX50YvevB @FlavioRochaMD @SKMaithel @HalletJulie @JulietOkoroh @TheNotoriousHPB @AradhyaNigamMD @SocSurgOnc

@bermar01 @SocSurgOnc @TheNotoriousHPB @SurgOncInsight @cchildersmd @FlavioRochaMD @DrMikeCavnar @skmaithel @HalletJulie @JulietOkoroh @AradhyaNigamMD Thank you Dr. Berman! They were definitely made with a love of education from everyone.

@SocSurgOnc @TheNotoriousHPB @SurgOncInsight @_BrainyMD_ @cchildersmd @FlavioRochaMD @DrMikeCavnar @skmaithel @HalletJulie @JulietOkoroh @AradhyaNigamMD These primers are brilliant!

From the March Issue of @SurgOncInsight: Society of surgical oncology medical student & trainee primer for non-HPB GI oncology @_BrainyMD_ @cchildersmd ow.ly/bjMJ50YuHJm @FlavioRochaMD @DrMikeCavnar @SKMaithel @HalletJulie @JulietOkoroh @TheNotoriousHPB @AradhyaNigamMD

This took so much work from everyone. Glad we could bring them across the finish line!

Join us in welcoming our new faculty to the Department of #Surgery, Dr. Fahima Dossa @fdossa in Surgical Oncology! @CFerroneMD @AGangiMD @CSCancerCenter

#SSO2026 in the books. Incredible science, inspiring colleagues, and a shared mission of curing cancer. Proud of our Cedars Sinai @DeptSurgeryCS team for advancing science. The next generation is clearly thriving and the future of the society is bright. #SSO2026 #SurgOnc

HPB Abstracts happening now at 301D. #SSO2026 @SocSurgOnc @AnnSurgOncol

James Ewing Featured Lecture is happening NOW! Get here and learn from Dr. Buyske! #SSO2026 @SocSurgOnc

🦓 #NETs fireside chat with @AGangiMD & @RupenShahMD for @AHPBA now available🎥 Decision-making in pancreas NETs and liver metastases 🤔 & some 🔑 advice for early-career surgeons interested in NETs Worth a watch: youtube.com/watch?v=dS6c3s…

From the February Issue of @AnnSurgOncol: Worse Survival in Co-Altered RAS-TP53 Patients With Resected #ColorectalLiverMetastases rdcu.be/e5JGB @_BrainyMD_ @SyedAAhmad5

February Issue: Worse Survival in Co-Altered RAS-TP53 Patients With Resected #ColorectalLiverMetastases rdcu.be/e5JGB @_BrainyMD_ @SyedAAhmad5 @SocSurgOnc