This week, we are joined by Dr. Christina Bailey, Associate Professor of Surgery and Program Director of the General Surgery Residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, for a discussion about the role of surgery in the management of patients with colorectal cancer. This is another amazing multidisciplinary colorectal surgery ep ... Show More
Jan 21
Episode 145: Myeloma Series, Pt. 6 - First line treatment of Multiple Myeloma (2026)
This week, we begin our discussion about treatment of multiple myeloma, focusing on the first-line setting. Once again, a lot has changed in this space over the last few years, most notably the standards of care (now quadruplet regimens instead of triplet regimens!). We break dow ... Show More
40m 27s
Jan 7
Episode 144: Myeloma Series, Pt. 5 - Myeloma Risk Stratification and Response Criteria (2026)
This week, we introduce a new episode for our myeloma series, this time focusing on risk stratification and response criteria. The initial workup and surveillance labs are expansive, but all of the studies we do have a purpose. Many present-day studies also use “minimal residual ... Show More
29m 16s
Dec 30
Episode 143: Myeloma Series, Pt. 4 - Myeloma Pharmacology (2025)
We bring back our prior pharmacology discussion because it’s so incredibly important for the conversations that are on the horizon over the next few weeks. In this continuation of our myeloma series, we begin our discussion about treatment options for multiple myeloma, focusing f ... Show More
48m 42s
Jul 2022
Colorectal Disease—Part 1
In the inaugural episode of this series, Rick Greene, MD, FACS, interviews Sandra Kavalukas, MD, a colorectal surgeon from the University of Louisville Medical Center about the management of perirectal abscess and diverticular disease, the use of fiber supplements, and the import ... Show More
20m 36s
Oct 2025
Esophageal & Gastric Cancer
Send us a textNinja Nerds!In this episode of the Ninja Nerd Podcast, Zach and Rob discuss two high-yield, board-relevant cases highlighting the diagnosis, staging, and treatment of esophageal adenocarcinoma and intestinal-type gastric adenocarcinoma.We begin with a 56-year-old ma ... Show More
29m 21s
Nov 6
Pancreatic and Hepatobiliary Cancer
Send us a textNinja Nerds!In this episode of the Ninja Nerd Podcast, Zach and Rob explore pancreatic and hepatobiliary cancers through four patient cases packed with clinical pearls.We begin with a 63-year-old man presenting with painless jaundice, pruritus, and weight loss. Zach ... Show More
37m 25s
Sep 2025
Journal Review in Surgical Education: Gossip in Residency
<div>Psst… wanna hear some tea? Join Drs. Maya Hunt, John Woodward, and Cait Silvestri as they discuss gossip - what it is, what it means, and how it can impact the surgical training environment. Joined by authors of a recent paper deconstructing gossip in surgical residency, Dr. ... Show More
35m 59s