138. Burr Holes and the Craniotomy

In this final episode, medical student Sunpreet Cheema and Dr. White reflect upon the surgical innovations and innovators discussed in this ten-part series. 

This episode features and interview with Dr. Carol Duncan who discusses her great grandfather's connection to surgical innovation. Dr. Simon Powell Sebastian was a renowned physician, surgeon, and the co-founder of two historic African-American hospitals in Greensboro, North Caro ... Show More

Today, Sunpreet Cheema and Surgery 101 will explore the fascinating histories of the inventors behind three indispensable surgical suction devices: the Yankauer, the Poole, and the Frazier. 

In this follow-up episode to our discussion with Dr. Scott Weingart of EMCrit, we review the indications for performing a resuscitative thoracotomy, together with the potential application of a circulation first resuscitation strategy, and some intricacies regarding performing a ... Show More

In this episode I cover brain tumours. If you want to follow along with written notes on brain tumours go to https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/neurology/braintumours/ or the neurology section in the Zero to Finals medicine book. This episode covers pathophysiology, presentation, ... Show More

Dr. Scott Weingart joins us on Rounds to discuss a topic that's of great interest to the both of us - surgical cricothyroidotomy. Tune in to hear how Scott's approach to performing a cric has evolved over time and why "trauma surgeons are the worst people to learn crics ... Show More

In this episode, episode 36, I welcome Dr. Deb Schwengel, one of our pediatric anesthesiologists and our residency program director, to the show to discuss the differences in anatomy and physiology in pediatric versus adult patients. Outline by April Liu: Outline Advertising Inqu ... Show More

This episode covers carotid artery stenosis. Written notes can be found at https://zerotofinals.com/surgery/vascular/carotidarterystenosis/ or in the vascular surgery section of the Zero to Finals surgery book.The audio in the episode was expertly edited by Harry Watchman. 

Knife. Finger. Tube. Sounds simple enough. And you read correctly....a bougie is both unnecessary and superfluous! In this episode I share you some tricks of the trade for performing a cric successfully, together with post-surgical airway considerations including hemorrhage contr ... Show More

This episode features a series of self-assessment questions and answers on vascular surgery. Short answer questions, multiple choice questions, extended matching questions and digital flashcards can be found at https://members.zerotofinals.com/.The audio in the episode was expert ... Show More

This episode covers deep vein thrombosis. Written notes can be found at https://zerotofinals.com/surgery/vascular/dvt/ or in the vascular surgery section of the Zero to Finals surgery book.The audio in the episode was expertly edited by Harry Watchman. 

Send us a textLet's dive into endocrinology this week- to learn about Paget Disease of the Bone! Listen till the end to learn about Sir James Paget himself. This episode was written by Emaad Mohammad (Internal Medicine Resident) and reviewed by Dr. Robyn Houlden (Endocrinolo ... Show More

In this episode I cover intracranial bleeds. If you want to follow along with written notes on intracranial bleeds go to https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/neurology/intracranialbleeds/ or the neurology section in the Zero to Finals medicine book. This episode covers pathophysiolo ... Show More