Reminder about SAGES Webinar on Posture, Prehab, Performance: Mastering Surgical Ergonomics on September 30. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

New SAGES Guideline: Intraoperative Imaging of the Common Bile Duct: A Systematic Review www.sages.org/publications...

We took the paywall down on this one. defector.com/how-the-fuck...

I’m officially old now

Epic

For any of my bluesky friends who are surgeons, please consider filling out this survey on ergonomics in the operating room. Thanks so much! uwashington.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Bowel anastomosis lab with our UW Surgery residents. Old school hand-sewn double layer.

Apply for the Career Development Award today! Applications close October 1st, 2025. To learn more and apply, visit: www.sages.org/research/car...

3 weeks to the 2025 UW Surgical Ethics Symposium, registration now open! Join us for a fantastic lineup of panelists, free for trainees and students. In person or virtual. secure.touchnet.net/C20410_ustor...

1. Federal funding for research promotes tech, biomedical, and scientific discovery in the US, and provides training for the sci/tech workforce that has brought immeasurable wealth to the US over the past 75 years. Today's executive order includes a provision that will obliterate both functions.

If anyone needs an Ozzy fix today, I recommend checking out the livestream at KEXP.org.

Proud moment. #3 on the Star Wars pinball leaderboard

Register now for the Society of Surgical Ergonomics 2025 Annual Symposium! events.zoom.us/ev/Aqa8Xt76W...

These “peer to peer” conversations almost always go this way, and they never actually have the authority to approve care. Frustrating waste of my time on a weekly basis. Our system is broken.

PSG scared shitless of the Sounders, need to send basically everybody to have a chance

Good turnout for a little town on Whidbey Island! #NoKings

Footy (soccer) fans! Were you planning to travel to the USA for one or more of the Club World Cup games, but decided against it due to the current political situation? (Fear of immigration police, the trade wars, etc?) I want to hear from you for a thing. Sounders for exposure

Proud Williams Alum here

So sad to see this. A fantastic person and surgeon who advocated for involvement of patients in healthcare research. He will be sorely missed.

When the bin of Legos* come out you know it must be time for some team training @sages ADOPT style * yes I know these are technically Duplos

I feel seen

Stable OR teams contribute to better outcomes🤝✨ Each additional case done by same anesthesiologist-surgeon team 👉 ⬇️ major morbidity 🔓‼ Opportunity is knocking: ⬆️outcomes by re-organizing teams How do we do it? 🆕📝 tinyurl.com/yx44pm96 #SurgSky #MedSky #HPBSky

Episode 7 of the #surgicalergonomics podcast "Ergonomics for laparoscopic and robot-assisted surgery" with Dr. Ian Soriano is now available to listen to on all your favorite platforms or for free at www.buzzsprout.com/2449794 @andrewswrightmd.bsky.social @urogabe.bsky.social @ruthvmd.bsky.social

Hasan Piker Just Gave His Millions Of Followers A Masterclass In What Not To Do When Detained By CBP Progressive streamer Hasan Piker's recent detention by CBP at the Chicago airport has generated widespread outrage — and rightfully so. No US citizen should be interrogated about their political…

Occasionally I run into "is it safe to take the light rail in Seattle, I want to go to Pike Place but I'm so scared" type posts on Reddit, usually from would-be tourists, and I am rendered temporarily speechless. This is a safe and fairly bougie city. Rightwing media must really be working overtime

I have had 2 whole people ask me if I was making this list, that's good enough for me! Here's #MedGala2025, specialties as #MetGala2025 outfits. If your specialty isn't here, feel free to add it yourself

Happy Derby Day!!

Scenes from last week's SAGES Robotics Resident Course in Sunnyvale, Calif.

Looks like I should start planning for early retirement. According to Elon, anyways.

Great @sages.org resident hernia lab today!

Great to see this interview with my role model and father, Dr. Jesse Wright. Still teaching and seeing patients after 50!! years on faculty at the University of Louisville www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/reflect...

More great ergonomics tips from the @sages.org ergonomic task force!

Peak cherry blossoms on the UW campus

Ok by me

I’m not part of many clubs - but the ‘I didn’t match into residency’ is my favorite one. There was a hidden gift in the prelim -> repeat intern year again cycle. Kindness goes a long way... I still remember who was kind to me my prelim year and pay it forward #match2025

The United States of America is the only major country on earth that does not guarantee health care as a human right. The result: We rank dead last among wealthy nations in life expectancy. We must end that international embarrassment. Yes. We need Medicare for All.

Soft Cell's early single, "Memorabilia," turns 44 today. What better way to celebrate* than to buy a copy of my mostly-unrelated novelette of the same name? It's a post-apocalypse story that screams 1982 at the top of its lungs! *Besides play the single. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/memorabili...

Okay, this is my newest very very favorite meme.

So proud to welcome the next generation of surgeons to the University of Washington! One of my favorite traditions of the year is when our new interns are announced during our annual resident research day

Last night's "Wes Anderson" Drive Time with my friend @djeviestokes.bsky.social was an absolute blast. Reading the messages in real time from those who were having as much fun as we were was a treat and a reminder of the joy that comes from a shared love of art. Listen on the KEXP archive

They’ve used at least 2 of my scientific articles

Perhaps the Gamers are alright

It's unfortunate that the current US government is such that the head of @seattlein2025.org needs to post this statement, and also, given that the current US government is such, it is good that she has. seattlein2025.org/2025/03/20/s...

We are the music makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams Inspiring #SAGES presidential address from Christopher Schlachta

Coolest new tech I’ve seen at #SAGES2025. Real time AI identification of tissue planes and anatomic structures. This could be game changing in surgery. anaut-surg.com/en/sv_eureka

Really enjoyed sharing the urology/trainee perspective on surgical ergonomics on the new @surgergonomics.bsky.social podcast! Thanks for having me Geeta, exciting work ahead!

If you are a surgeon you need to check out this podcast series!

Packed house for the #SAGES2025 Marks lecture on Ethics of AI in surgery. Fantastic talk from Professor van Wynsberg. Very thought provoking, including a focus on the sustainability of the infrastructure of AI. Massive carbon footprint.

This is a good action item because it: 1. Seeks info 2. Keeps DOGE busy if it complies 3. Is a basis for legal action if it doesn’t

The Surgical Ergonomics podcast has finally launched! Available to 🎧 on Apple podcasts, Spotify Amazon Music etc. In this inaugural episode, I chat with Society of Surgical Ergonomics immediate past-president, Dr. M. Sue Hallbeck about "Ergonomics 101" podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...