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"All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then #success is sure." Mark Twain

#UMNSurgery celebrated innovation and collaboration at the 2025 Surgery Research Recognition Day! Thank you and congratulations to all who shared their work and helped advance the future of surgical care!

ctDNA has yet to fulfil any material promise beyond theory.

The colorectal cancer drugs keep getting better. "Software solutions to a software problem". #ASCO25

Privileged to present Prof Neil Smart with the Geoff Oates medal today on behalf of @ACPGBI - our highest honour for contributions to coloproctology. Neil is a husband, father, friend, surgeon, academic, Editor in Chief Colorectal Disease & mentor to many-posted at Neil’s request

Management of enteroperineal fistulas following pelvic exenteration: Insights from a high‐volume referral centre onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… open access Colorectal Disease

This is a bigger issue than one would think. Especially when the rectum is stapled right above the anus. I have transitioned to always remove the anus with IS dissection in hopes to prevent this from happening.

Now I realise how Luis Enrique inspired PSG to win the Champions League 😭🫡

👏🏼👏🏼 but Similar to MR defecography, these dynamic studies should be performed in usual or typical positions not just laying down.

Save the Bottoms is back at Twin Cities Pride, June 28–29!🏳️‍🌈 Stop by the booth for free anal cancer screenings, speak with healthcare professionals, and learn more about HPV-related anal cancer prevention. Save The Bottoms More information ➡️ z.umn.edu/ahpo

University of Minnesota medical student Emily Beckmann had a reflective piece published in JAMA's A Piece of My Mind! Read Emily's story "Powerful Medicine"—a piece where she navigates the expectations & realities of being in the clinical space: bit.ly/4e6ISU9.

This #ASCRSLegacySeries is dedicated to Dr. Sonia Ramamoorthy, who made history as the fourth female president of ASCRS and the first woman of Asian heritage to serve in this role. Her 2024–2025 presidency was marked by bold leadership, inclusion, and forward-thinking vision.

Would add “severe or refractory disease, fistulizing perianal disease, and dysplasia/cancer” to “when to refer to surgery” Multidisciplinary care is key! Amy Lee Lightner, MD ASCRS_1 MNCRSurgery Steven D Wexner MD, PhD Sean Langenfeld Stefan Holubar MD MS

In a patient with a low phosphate level, consider IV iron as a potential cause

Ian Daniels FRCS Neil Smart Frank McDermott @ACPGBI Colorectal Disease European Hernia Society American Hernia Society European Society of Coloproctology I cannot put into words the emptiness I feel with Neil’s passing. He will live on forever in our memories. RIP

Medicaid is working so well in Oregon that they’ve decided to let registered nurses (not NPs, not PAs) bill directly for primary care. Not because it’s better. But because it’s cheaper. Build a system so broken that physicians can’t afford to participate, then act shocked when

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Matt Lee Ian Daniels FRCS Neil Smart Frank McDermott @ACPGBI Colorectal Disease European Hernia Society American Hernia Society European Society of Coloproctology BJS Let’s celebrate Neil’s life. His kindness, wisdom, and friendship will stay with us

Happy heavenly birthday Prince💜🎶🎸

Thanks for having me!