How lucky are we to have Dr. David Hughes? Congratulations for receiving the Program Director Excellence Award!

The results are in: We’re ranked as the top surgery residency program in the nation by Doximity! More on our top-ranked programs here: bit.ly/4bQidI9

Nearly 9 in 10 cases using biologic and biosynthetic mesh in ventral hernia repair were elective repairs with clean wound classifications. ja.ma/3ZJtE1v

Authors Ryan Howard and Dana Telem discuss "Use of Biologic and Biosynthetic Mesh for Ventral Hernia Repair in Current Practice" with JAMA Surgery Web Editor Amalia Cochran. ja.ma/3ZNuUkr

Read more here. ⬇️ Thanks Ryan Howard for leading this work and letting me help with it! cc: Michigan Surgery @UMichCHOPFellow U-M IHPI Nat’l Clinician Scholars Program at U-M IHPI jamanetwork.com/journals/jamas…

Use of Biologic and Biosynthetic Mesh for Ventral Hernia Repair in Current Practice jamanetwork.com/journals/jamas…

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMSGov) coding changes linking abdominal wall hernia size to reimbursement were associated with an increase in documented hernia size by surgeons. ja.ma/42gdA96

With routine care, half of patients with compensated MASH cirrhosis & obesity develop major adverse outcomes (MALO—such as liver failure, cancer, transplant, death) in 15 yrs. Bariatric surgery favorably alters this trajectory, reducing that risk by 72%. nature.com/articles/s4159…

In a research letter in today's JAMA, Cody Lendon Mullens et al show that the percentage of rural patients traveling more than 60 min for surgical care increased between 2010 and 2020 for both low- and high-risk operations: jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

New from our group this week in JAMA, we found that rural patient travel burden to obtain surgical care continues to increase and outpace their non-rural counterparts across a host of operations. Reagan Collins Andrew M. Ibrahim MD, MSc Michigan Surgery jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

1/ After many years of editing, I'm thrilled to release the 5th edition of the Visual Abstract Primer! Notably, its a lot short (11 pages, down from 56!) Full download here: SurgeryRedesign.com/resources Summary below... #VisualAbstract

Nearly 9 in 10 cases using biologic and biosynthetic mesh in ventral hernia repair were elective repairs with clean wound classifications. ja.ma/4i2l6JN

Ryan Howard & Justin B Dimick comment on: Comparative effectiveness research in bariatric surgery and the need for complementary study designs thelancet.com/journals/landi… #BariatricSurgery #obesity #FREE to read with registration (also FREE)

Great overview and commentary of this trial! We need more comparative effectiveness trials in surgery. Justin B. Dimick Ryan Howard

As the population is aging, hernias are becoming more common. Age-related factors can make these hernias harder to treat according to recent U-M Health research from Ryan Howard. Read the latest from The Wall Street Journal for more. wsj.com/health/wellnes…

Thank you The Wall Street Journal and Laura Landro for spreading the word about hernia repair and featuring our research from JAMA and JAMA Surgery! wsj.com/health/wellnes…

Reforms to the Medicare Advantage Quality Bonus Program could save the federal government $2.6 billion to $14.1 billion in 2026. ja.ma/42JQ9oM

Thrilled to share that Hope Jackson, MD, will be the new Bariatric Surgery Program Director within the Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery! Congratulations – we can’t wait to see the great things she does in this new role.

The Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery has a new chief: Annie Ehlers, MD, MPH! Join us in giving Dr. Ehlers a huge congratulations – we’re excited to see how she builds on the great work of her predecessor, Nabeel Obeid, MD.

Michigan Surgery Michigan Surgery representing in Paris! Ryan Howard Presenting surgery cases at EHS European Hernia Society 🔥🔥