Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast

Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast

Behind the Knife is the world’s #1 surgery podcast. From high-yield educational topics to interviews with leaders in the field, Behind the Knife delivers the information you need to know. Tune in for timely, relevant, and engaging content designed to help you DOMINATE THE DAY! Behind the Knife is more than a podcast. Visit www.behindtheknife.org to learn more.

Episodes

Journal Review in Surgical Education: Resident Autonomy in the Good Ole Days

June 26, 2025 • 40 mins
In this surgical education episode, the Cleveland Clinic General Surgery Education Team explores the past, present, and future of resident autonomy in the operating room. With guest colorectal surgeons Dr. Tracy Hull (recently retired) and Dr. David Rosen (early career faculty), we discuss how autonomy was granted in “the good ole days,” how educational culture and institutional pressures shape current practice, and what thoug...
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Journal Review in Surgical Oncology: Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Small Bowel

June 23, 2025 • 30 mins
Join the Behind the Knife Surgical Oncology Team as we discuss the two key studies investigating optimal management strategies of neuroendocrine tumors of the small bowel.

Hosts:
- Timothy Vreeland, MD, FACS (@vreelant) is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Surgical Oncologist at Brooke Army Medical Center
- Daniel Nelson, DO, FACS (@usarmydoc24) i...
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Journal Review in Colorectal Surgery: Hand Assist Laparoscopy in Colon and Rectal Surgery

June 19, 2025 • 36 mins
You have a patient with complicated diverticulitis s/p IR drain with colo-cutaneous fistula and colo-vaginal fistula. They are scheduled for surgery. How will you do it? What is the role for hand assist? How can hand assist help? Tune in to find out!

Join Drs. Peter Marcello, Jonathan Abelson, and Tess Aulet as they discuss high yield papers discussing hand assist laparoscopy in Colon and Rectal surgery. 
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From Cringe to Competent: Surviving Intern Year

June 16, 2025 • 31 mins
Intern year: where the learning curve is steep and you’re not sure if the patient is crashing or you are. In this episode of Behind the Knife, our surgical education fellows reflect on what they wish they had known before Day 1—and all the humbling, hilarious, and genuinely formative moments along the way.

From getting lost wheeling a critical patient through the hospital, to triple-scrubbing just to be acknowledged, ...
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    Hot Topics from the Annals of Surgery Ep. 1: Robotic Surgery

    June 12, 2025 • 22 mins
    This new series will be a collaboration between BTK and Annals of Surgery, where we will be discussing hot topics in surgery research. No, we won’t be getting into the nitty gritty of methods of individual papers but rather will focus on high-level discussions of contemporary topics that are moving our field forward.

    Hosts:

    Cody Mullens, MD is a general surgery resident at the University of Michigan, current ...
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    USA vs. UK: ASGBI Ep. 5 - Sustainable Surgical Practices

    June 9, 2025 • 42 mins
    The evidence for climate change is irrefutable. But how does surgical care contribute to global emissions, and is there anything we can do to make surgery more sustainable? Join Jon Williams and our ASGBI partners for the next installment of our BTK/ASGBI collaborative series, where we discuss how to make surgical care greener. Mrs. Cleo Kennington from the UK and Dr. Benjamin Miller from the US are our guest experts, and prov...
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    Clinical Challenges in Hernia Surgery: Mesh Selection for Hernia Repair

    June 5, 2025 • 40 mins
    Join Drs. Michael Rosen, Benjamin T. Miller, Sara Maskal, and Ryan Ellis as they review mesh materials used in hernia repair and the general properties surgeons who perform hernia repairs should know. 

    Hosts:   
    - Sara Maskal, MD, Cleveland Clinic 
    - Ryan Ellis, MD, Cleveland Clinic
    - Benjamin T. Miller, MD, Cleveland Clinic 
    - Michael Rosen, MD, Cleveland Clinic 

    Learning Objectives: ...
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    Artificial Intelligence for the Clinician Ep. 3: Natural Language Processing and Large Language Models

    June 2, 2025 • 45 mins
    Welcome back to our series on AI for the clinician! Large language models, like ChatGPT, have been taking the world by storm, and healthcare is no exception to that rule – your institution may already be using them! In this episode we’ll tackle the fundamentals of how they work and their applications and limitations to keep you up to date on this fast-moving, exciting technology.

    Hosts:
    Ayman Ali, MD
    Ayman Ali...
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    10 Consult Commandments to Dominate the Day

    May 29, 2025 • 14 mins
    Mastering the surgical consult is a true milestone in every young surgeon’s career.  But it’s not easy!  It is a difficult transition from lowly data gatherer to mighty data synthesizer.  It is, in many ways, an art form.  Is there anything more beautiful than breaking down a complex, convoluted patient presentation into an immaculate assessment and plan?  Something so bullet proof that the attending surgeon has been left spee...
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    The Silent Partner: Ambient listening AI in Outpatient Clinics, Inpatient Wards, and the Operating Room

    May 26, 2025 • 31 mins
    In this episode, we dive into the rapidly evolving world of ambient listening AI in healthcare. From outpatient clinics to inpatient wards and operating rooms, this technology is reshaping how care is delivered, documented, and experienced.

    We explore how ambient listening AI is improving clinic flow by streamlining documentation and reducing interruptions, allowing clinicians to stay more present with their patients....
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    Journal Review and Clinical Challenges in Surgical Palliative Care: Assessing Decision-Making Capacity

    May 22, 2025 • 25 mins
    Join the University of Washington Surgical Palliative Care Team for their final episode of this series — a dual journal review and clinical challenges discussion on assessing medical decision-making capacity. Using Dr. Paul Applebaum’s foundational framework, the team outlines the four key criteria for evaluating capacity and brings the topic to life through two contrasting standardized patient scenarios. This episode highligh...
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    Journal Review in Hernia Surgery: Quality Improvement in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction

    May 19, 2025 • 24 mins
    In their last Behind the Knife episode, the Hernia Content Team from Carolinas Medical Center discusses quality improvement in abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR). The complexity of AWR patients makes this discipline a perfect match for quality improvement efforts. The group review two papers published by their group: one that tracks patient outcomes over time and then another that reviews a specific quality improvement initia...
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    Journal Review in Artificial Intelligence: Applications of AI in Surgery

    May 15, 2025 • 13 mins
    Welcome to our new series – the AI Journal Club! In this series, we’ll cover some interesting studies and evidence-based applications of artificial intelligence in surgery in a case-based format. Surely AI can find a DVT by now … or can it? Stay tuned and find out!

    Hosts:
    - Ayman Ali, MD
    Ayman Ali is a Behind the Knife fellow and general surgery PGY-3 at Duke Hospital in his academic development time wh...
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    Clinical Challenges in Emergency General Surgery: The Abdominal Wall – Friend or Foe?

    May 12, 2025 • 34 mins
    It is the final episode of our Challenging Cases in Emergency General Surgery series and we’re diving into another dreaded topic: the complex abdominal wall. This structure is a daily partner to the general surgeon—but when things go wrong, it can quickly become our biggest challenge. In this episode, we’ll walk through the emergency presentation of a patient with multiple prior hernia repairs and mesh placements, and how thes...
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    Let's Talk Diverticulitis

    May 8, 2025 • 55 mins
    We got the gang together (minus John, who is on mission).  Today, we are talking about diverticulitis with super expert Scott Steele.  Scott walks Jason, Patrick, and Kevin through the nuances of modern-day management of diverticulitis.   We cover laparoscopic lavage, review decision making for surgical resection after drainage, and discuss the evolving role of antibiotics in uncomplicated cases. Surgical techniques, including...
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    Journal Review in Burn Surgery: Global Engagement and Sustainable Participation

    May 5, 2025 • 31 mins
    In our recent episode on global burn surgery with Dr. Barclay Stewart and Dr. Manish Yadav, we discussed several cases at Kirtipur Hospital in Nepal to illustrate the global burden of burns and similarities and differences in treating burns at Harborview Medical Center, a level 1 trauma and ABA verified burn center in Seattle, WA and Kirtipur Hospital (Nepal Cleft and Burn Center) in Kathmandu, Nepal. In this episode Dr. Stewa...
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    USA vs. UK: ASGBI Ep. 4 - Conferences

    May 1, 2025 • 44 mins
    Surgical conferences are a forum of the profession–where we all gather to socialize, share clinical experiences, promote academic work, and learn from each other. But what goes into putting these conferences together? In this next installment of the BTK/ASGBI collaborative series, Jon Williams and ASGBI co-hosts Kellie Bateman and Jared Wohlgemut welcome Mr. Dimitrios Damaskos from Edinburgh and Dr. Anne Lidor from the Univers...
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    JUST FOR APPs: Dominate Surgery - Fellowship

    April 30, 2025 • 29 mins
    Hey APPs - Are you ready to DOMINATE surgery?  Well let's go!  Perform at the highest level on day one of your rotation using our easy to navigate text, tables, flashcards, podcasts, and videos.  Go beyond rote memorization and learn what really matters.  We are talking practical, high-yield, and engaging content all available at your fingertips.  Get the information you need to know FAST.  Whether it's learning how to two-han...
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    JUST FOR APPs: Dominate Surgery - First Assist

    April 29, 2025 • 20 mins
    Hey APPs - Are you ready to DOMINATE surgery?  Well let's go!  Perform at the highest level on day one of your rotation using our easy to navigate text, tables, flashcards, podcasts, and videos.  Go beyond rote memorization and learn what really matters.  We are talking practical, high-yield, and engaging content all available at your fingertips.  Get the information you need to know FAST.  Whether it's learning how to two-han...
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    JUST FOR APPs: Dominate Surgery - Tips and Tricks

    April 28, 2025 • 30 mins
    Hey APPs - Are you ready to DOMINATE surgery?  Well let's go!  Perform at the highest level on day one of your rotation using our easy to navigate text, tables, flashcards, podcasts, and videos.  Go beyond rote memorization and learn what really matters.  We are talking practical, high-yield, and engaging content all available at your fingertips.  Get the information you need to know FAST.  Whether it's learning how to two-han...
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