Live in just under an hour: your one-stop shop for all things EPAs. Trainee, PD, and everyone in between/around/adjacent. If you are seeing this…you are the target audience!

What a session! Keep an 👀 out for the recording SSAT. When it comes to training surgeons, the status quo is not good enough. So grateful for the opportunity to discuss EPAs with thought-leaders who have fundamentally changed the way residents/fellows are evaluated.

🙏Gratitude Post🙏 It’s been a nice week: passed my boards, got a podium at SSO, and made leaps on the 🤖 over a series of challenging cases. Grateful for the mentorship that assisted these wins, for my supportive partner, and for this smile, none of which are outcome-dependent.

Excellent presentation by Walker Lyons at Phil Acad of Surgery Annual Surgical Trainee Paper Competition on the management and outcomes of 1-of-1 and 2-of-2 sentinel nodes! Fox Chase Cancer Center Fox Chase Surgical Oncology

Huge thank you to Phil Acad of Surgery for the opportunity to present our study which defines a new target lymphadenectomy in oncologic colectomies. Absolute masterclass by Fox Chase Cancer Center statistician Jordan Fredette, guided by Anthony Villano, MD. Excited to share this work Society of Surgical Oncology!

Phil Acad of Surgery last night The College of Physicians of Philadelphia 9th Annual Chris Tzarnas MD Surgical Trainee Competition #philly American College of Surgeons Assoc4AcademicSurgery Society of University Surgeons (SUS) Dr Kay Flannery Anthony Villano, MD Austin D. Williams, MD MSEd FACS Richard Bleicher, MD Sanjay S. Reddy Orlando C. Kirton

Proud of Fox Chase Cancer Center first year fellow Praveen D. Chatani, MD taking home 1st prize in the Phil Acad of Surgery research comp! Tremendous amount of thought and work, well deserved! 🔥💯 Will certainly generate needed conversations re: node targets & proper staging at Society of Surgical Oncology in March

A true team effort! Fortunate to have great stats support and mentorship Fox Chase Surgical Oncology (Anthony Villano, MD). Thank you to Phil Acad of Surgery for the opportunity to present and for highlighting our work. Catch us Society of Surgical Oncology on 3/27 in the 1:50pm colorectal session (Rm 122-123)!

Lights💡Camera 🎥 Action 🎬! Up close and personal with the one and only Jeffrey Farma of Fox Chase Cancer Center for an episode of the SSAT Mentor of the Month series. “Climbing the Academic Ladder” coming soon to a screen near you 👀.

Incredibly talented Fox Chase Cancer Center Center Fellows, Walker Lyons, Prav Chatani, and Hannah Buettner take center stage at #SSO2025 ! Fantastic job all! #brightfuturesahead Walker Lyons Praveen D. Chatani, MD Fox Chase Surgical Oncology #tampa Society of Surgical Oncology

Excellent presentation Hannah Buettner CGSO Fellow Fox Chase Surgical Oncology on our Fox Chase Cancer Center Rectal Preservation Trial supported by GYRIG Society of Surgical Oncology #SSO2025 #coloncancer Temple Health News Josh Meyer

Great turnout of #NCISurgOncAlumni at #SSO2025. Celebrated our legacy of translational immunotherapy, Steve Rosenberg and the early pioneers that came thru the surgery branch, (re)connected with alumni/trainees, and laid plans for the future. Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer Society of Surgical Oncology

Honored to have the privilege of the podium and fortunate to benefit from Anthony Villano, MD’s mentorship daily. A massive team effort by my colleagues at Fox Chase Surgical Oncology and overall well received on the #SSO2025 stage.

Praveen Chatani, MD, a Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellow, presented research at the Society of Surgical Oncology 2025 Annual Meeting challenging the current standard of care for staging colon cancer, which calls for removal and examination of 12 lymph nodes: bit.ly/3FKA09m

Results from a study presented by Fox Chase's Hannah Buettner, MD, at the Society of Surgical Oncology 2025 Annual Meeting suggest that chemotherapy followed by local excision is a promising treatment option for patients with node-negative low rectal cancer: bit.ly/43zZuAf

Great meeting 2025 Tripartite mtng BostonSurgicalSociety hosting Harvard Club Boston the oldest surgical organizations in the country Phil Acad of Surgery and NY surgical society American College of Surgeons Assoc4AcademicSurgery Society of University Surgeons (SUS)

“Climbing The Ladder of Academic Surgery” with Jeffrey Farma. A must-listen for all senior trainees and junior faculty. Grateful to SSAT for the opportunity to share my conversation with a remarkable surgeon in possssion of seemingly unlimited bandwidth.

Whether or not you seek a career in clinical trials, understanding the where/how of trial development and, at a minimum, developing an appreciation for its difficulty, is a prerequisite for a career in medicine. So grateful to Michael D’Angelica and Syed A. Ahmad for making time.