In this
@AnnSurgOncol
#FeaturedArticle
, authors review the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Standard 5.6, which pertains to the curative intent colon resections performed for cancer.
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We are excited to announce Douglas S. Tyler, MD, MSHCT, FSSO as the new SSO President. Sandra L. Wong, MD, MS, FSSO will serve as President-Elect and Russell S. Berman, MD, FSSO as Vice President. Read more at .
Dr. Carlos Chan from
@uiowa
receives the SSO Clinical Investigator Award; Dr. Emily Keung from
@MDAndersonNews
earns the SSO Young Investigator Award; and Dr. Georgio Karagkounis from
@UTSWNews
receives the SSO Young Investigator Award (ACPMP) at
#SSO2022
SSO is pleased to announce the newly installed Officers for the 2022-2023 governance year.
President:
@sandralwong
President-Elect:
@KellyKhunt
Vice President:
@bermar01
Treasurer: Ronald P. DeMatteo, MD
Secretary:
@KennethTanabeMD
Learn more at .
Congratulations to SSO Immediate Past President, Sandra L. Wong, MD, MS, FSSO, on being named dean of the Emory University School of Medicine and chief academic officer for Emory Healthcare. Dr. Wong continues to inspire as a leader, mentor and surgical oncologist.
@EmoryMedicine
Sandra L. Wong has been appointed the next dean of Emory University School of Medicine and chief academic officer for Emory Healthcare. An accomplished surgical oncologist and researcher, she will join Emory in March 2024.
β‘οΈ Meet Dr. Wong:
SSO is excited to announce that Shishir K. Maithel, MD, FACS, FSSO, has been named Editor-in-Chief of Surgical Oncology Insight, SSO's new open access journal. Surgical Oncology Insight will highlight the multi-disciplinary approach to cancer care from worldwide contributors.
Racial disparities in surgical care are influenced by modifiable social risk factors and interventions to address social risk among patients may help reduce racial inequities in care, according to research presented at
#SSO2022
by Dr. Sidra Bonner from
@umichmedicine
Congratulations to our SUS Leadership scholarship recipient,
@drmediget
! The SUS program is designed for aspiring surgical leaders to advance their careers in academic medicine amidst an ever-changing landscape. We can't wait to see all you do with the skills from this program!
Don't miss this
@AnnSurgOncol
#FeaturedArticle
that shows interim data of a multicenter randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing Complete Mesocolic Excision (CME) vs right colectomy in patient with right colon cancer.
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Congratulations to our inaugural class of mentees for the SSO Career Catalyst Mentorship Program and thank you to their mentors who will share their wisdom to build up these surgeon leaders.
#SSO2024
Learn more about this year's SSO Research Award Recipients,
@CrisyRoland
,
@DrJashDatta
, and Chukwuemeka Ihemelandu, MD, in separate articles at . Proposals are being accepted now for three SSO Research Awards. Learn more at .
It's Team Tyler with the victory in the
#SSO2023
Surgical Oncology Bowl! Team Tyler edged out a late charge from Team Morrow to secure the victory! Congratulations! Special thanks to our host
@TsengJennifer
!
Congratulations to Georgia Beasley, MD, of
@DukeHealth
, for winning the SSO Young Investigator Award for her research on βComprehensive Immunologic Profiling of the Sentinel Node to Optimize Care for Patients with Melanoma.β
#SSO2019
Congratulations to
@DrCNClarke
for being appointed by
@POTUS
to be a Member of the National Cancer Advisory Board. This important role assists the Director of the National Cancer Institute in setting the course for the national cancer research program.
Lisa Newman MD, of
@WeillCornell
encouraged the
#SSO2023
audience to seek out opportunities to forge a more diverse society and improve access to patient care at today's
@AmericanCancer
/SSO Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Lecture.
#DEI
Two of our SSO female leaders,
@DrCNClarke
and
@puneetsinghmd
, are proud to attend our first SSO WICS Leadership Summit at
#SSO2024
because great leaders never stop learning.
#SSO2020
is now scheduled for August 17 β 20, 2020 in Boston. Join us to make SSO 2020 the best meeting ever. Exceptional education, SurgOnc colleagues, the debut of the SSO HUB, and summertime in a beautiful, historic city. Learn more at .
We are pleased to announce the winner of the 2019-2021 Clinical Investigator Award: Ajay Maker, MD, (right) from
@UIHealth
for the Research Topic: βCombination Immunotherapy to Treat Colon Cancer Metastasesβ. Also pictured is Thomas A. Aloia, MD from
@MDAndersonNews
.
#SSO2019
"Zip code and health literacy of your parents are still among the most influential determinants of health. Improving these, improves health disparities and health outcomes," said Selwyn M. Vickers, MD of
@MSKCancerCenter
at the John Wayne Clinical Research Lecture.
#SSO2023
The
#HPB
Great Debate is one week from today!
@FlavioRochaMD
will moderate as
@HopSTranCao
and
@CFerroneMD
debate the topic, "Neoadjuvant Therapy Should be Routinely Given for High-Risk Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma" at
#SSO2023
. Plan your schedule at .
Congratulations to
@NaomiSellMD
winner of the 2020 Dr. Thomas K. Weber Colorectal Cancer Research Scholar Award for "Ten Year Survival After Pathologic Complete Response in Rectal Adenocarcinoma."
#SSO2020
@MGHSurgery
Dr. Wayne Frederick from
@HowardU
gives the American Cancer Society and SSO Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lecture: "Reversing Cancer Disparities Through Greater Diversity."
#SSO2022
#DEI
SSO is honored to welcome
@HalletJulie
as our EC International Representative. Dr. Hallet is an Associate Professor of Surgery at
@UofTSurgOnc
& a Surgical Oncologist devoted to HPB, pancreatic & GI malignancies at
@Sunnybrook
Read Dr. Hallet's bio at
Today is National Surgical Oncologist Day. SSO celebrates our members for their dedication to their patients and commitment to treating this terrible disease.
Steven A. Rosenberg MD, PhD of
@theNCI
received the Charles A. Balch Distinguished Service Award today at
#SSO2023
. Dr. Rosenberg shared his remarks with attendees via this video:
The 2022 Charles A. Balch, MD Distinguished Service Award was presented to SSO Past President Monica Morrow, MD from
@MSKCancerCenter
by SSO Past President Armando E. Giuliano, MD from
@CedarsSinai
.
#SSO2022
Congratulations to SSO Past President, Sandra Wong, MD for your new role! They are lucky to have you!
Emory University names Sandra Wong as next dean for School of Medicine | Emory University | Atlanta GA
We were excited to present SSO President,
@kellykhunt
, with this SSO jersey in appreciation of her service to SSO and our members as "captain of our team"
#SSO2024
Thank you to everyone who made
#ACT2024
a success! A special thanks to all the hard work that Advanced Cancer Therapies Committee Chair Sherif Abdel-Misih, MD, (
@PeritonealCaDoc
) and Vice Chair Maheswari Senthil, MD, (
@Senthilsurgonc
) put into making this an exceptional meeting.
"Our Society has a vision for the future. Leading together we will achieve our mission: to improve cancer care worldwide. Leading. Together. We can create the future of surgical oncology." -- Armando Giuliano, MD, unveiling the new SSO brand:
#SSO2019
Great final presentations at
#SSO2024
on the amazing work by past CIA and YIA Research Grant winners funded by the SSO Research & Education Fund and past winner of the YIA - Appendix, PMP & Related Cancers Grant support by
@acpmpresearch
.
@CrisyRoland
@CarlosHFChan
@emilykeungMD
Find the frequently accessed
@AnnSurgOncol
article, "Surgery for Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms of the Pancreas: Preoperative Factors Tipping the Scale of Decision-Making" at .
@McMastersKelly
Congratulations to Sarah P. Shubeck, MD, MS of
@sloan_kettering
on the selection of her work for the
#SSO2021
Best Clinical Research Poster in the Poster Competition. Find on demand SSO 2021 Virtual Meeting content, including Dr. Shubeck's poster, at .
During this unprecedented time, the need to access reliable information is paramount. SSO has compiled a set of resources from multiple references. It will be updated frequently as information about
#COVID19
evolves. Please check often for updates.
James Howe, MD, of
@IowaMed
addresses
#SSO2021
attendees during his SSO Presidential Address: The State of the SSO: Responding to the Pandemic and Beyond.
Monica Morrow, MD, from
@sloan_kettering
, delivers the 2019 John Wayne Clinical Research Lecture--"Clinical Research: Thinking Outside the Box."
#SSO2019
Outgoing SSO President Kelly M. McMasters, MD, PhD passes the gavel to new SSO President Armando E. Giuliano, MD who began his term on the last day of
#SSO2018
. Thank you Dr. McMasters for your leadership during and we look forward to continued success under Dr. Giuliano.
#SurgOnc
Thanks for making the
#SSO2021
Virtual Meeting a success! If you missed a session or would like to replay a presentation, visit the SSO Virtual Meeting site () through April 19, 2021. After that date, all virtual meeting recordings will move to ExpertEd.
One of the ways SSO advances cancer treatment research is by providing funding through our competitive Clinical Investigator and Young Investigator Awards programs. Congratulations to Heather Wachtel, MD, the 2023 SSO Clinical Investigator Award recipient.
Anthony Lucci, Jr., MD
@MDAndersonNews
debates Mehra Golshan, MD MBA of
@YaleMed
during "The Breast Debate: The Surgeon's Role in Locoregional Management of Stage IV Breast Cancer," at
#SSO2023
.
Dr. Kelly M. McMaster presents a globe to Dr. Charles M. Balch, outgoing editor of the Annals of Surgical Oncology. The globe is symbolic of the international growth of the publication and recognition of Dr. Balch's 25 years of service as its editor.
#SSO2018
Linda Pak, MD, from
@MSKCancerCenter
reports that a nomogram can preoperatively identify patients at high risk of moderate-severe pain after mastectomy.
#SSO2022
#breastcancer
Should chemoradiation be added to chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment strategy for resectable gastric adenocarcinoma? Brian Badgwell, MD of
@MDAnderson
takes the "PRO" side while Vivian E. Strong, MD of
@MSKCancerCenter
argues the "CON" side in the Great Debate at
#SSO2023
.
π’SSO is proud to announce the first issue of
@SurgOncInsight
, our official open access journal! SOI promotes innovative findings in surgical cancer care from contributors globally.π
Volume 1, Issue 1 of Surgical Oncology Insight is available online at
Thank you to everyone who applied for the ESSO Observership. Many excellent applications were received and
@jeffreyfarma
was selected as the recipient of the observership. Dr. Farma has the opportunity to attend ESSO 38. Learn more about the opportunity at
Thank you to everyone who attended SSO 2019 last week. It is never too early to start thinking about next year. To get a glimpse of the exciting developments coming to SSO 2020 watch this video.
Don't miss the Presidential Address delivered by David L. Bartlett, MD, tomorrow at 5:15 PM ET. Get ready by logging into the
#SSO2020
Virtual meeting site at and read what you need to know before you go at .
"Strengthening organizations strengthens society," said SSO President Sandra L. Wong, MD today in her SSO Presidential Address. Dr. Wong shared the 2023-27 Strategic Plan with
#SSO2023
attendees this morning:
@dartmouth
@DHMCandClinics
Attendees and faculty from the
#SSO2024
Advanced Robotic Surgery Workshop in Complex HPB/UGI are coming back from a great day of hands-on learning to develop the robotic skillset necessary to perform more complex hepatobiliary and upper gastrointestinal procedures.
Congratulations to Vikas Dudeja, MD, on the selection of his proposal, βEvaluation of the Effect of Gut Microbiome Composition on Response of Colon Cancer Metastases to Systemic Therapyβ for the 2020 β 2022 SSO Clinical Investigator Award. Learn more at .
Join Surgical Oncology experts on October 16 as they discuss and provide their insights on unique and challenging Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) cases.
Register Now:
Dr. Kelly M. McMasters delivers an inspirational and moving SSO Presidential Address this morning. His presentation was titled "The Fundamental Difference Between Cancer Treatment and Patient Care."
#SSO2018
SSO President Dr. Douglas Tyler of
@utmbnews
poses the question: "What Is a Surgical Oncologist in an Era of Hyperspecialization?" during his SSO Presidential Address today at
#SSO2022
Join our SSO President,
@KellyKhunt
, for the
#SSO2024
Presidential Address on leadership, mentorship and collaboration in surgical oncology.
Register for SSO 2024 today!
Martha A. Zeiger, MD, is kicking off the
#SSO2024
Grant Writing Workshop this morning discussing the State of the Surgeon-Scientist to equip our cancer surgeons with tools to improve their grant writing process.
@mzeigermd
SSO 2024 Scientific Program Committee Chair
@DrCNClarke
shares the sessions she is looking forward to attending at
#SSO2024
.
Which sessions are you most excited about?
Dr. B. Mark Evers from
@UKMarkey
presents the James Ewing Lecture today at
#SSO2018
. The lecture is given to the physician whose work has had a major impact on surgical oncology. Evers' lecture is "Hormonal Control of Cancers: Something Old and Something New."
"There is a need to develop a coalition for the global surgical patient anchored in the spirit of partnership," said Valerie Rusch, MD at her James Ewing Lecture "Developing Sustainable Surgical Specialty Programs in East Africa."
#SSO2023
The Great Debates II -- Approach to Resectable Desmoid Tumor: Operate or Not Operate? Chandrajit Raut, MD from
@BrighamWomens
and
@DanaFarber
argues to operate while Alessandro Gronchi, MD, from
@IstTumori
makes the case to not operate.
#SSO2019
#SSO2018
attendees
@heatheryeomd
, Dr. Julio Garcia-Aguilar from
@sloan_kettering
, and Dr. George J. Chang from
@MDAndersonNews
listen to a question from the audience during today's Great Debate session on treatment approaches to rectal cancer. Ricardo A. Audisio also moderated.
From
@AnnSurgOncol
: This study demonstrates that 44% of patients assigned palliative chemotherapy at multidisciplinary tumor boards without a liver surgeon (LS) present were considered resectable or potentially resectable following independent LS re-review-
Congratulations to Dr. Kevin Soares,
@sloan_kettering
who is the recipient of SSO's Vail Workshop Award, which includes airfare and the registration fee to attend the workshop and learn about clinical cancer trial design.
Registration for
#SSO2024
is taking off! Join your colleagues for the premier meeting in surgical oncology from March 20-23 in Atlanta!
Register today:
Dr. Charles M. Balch, founding editor-in-chief of the Annals of Surgical Oncology, poses with SSO President and incoming editor-in-chief of the journal Dr. Kelly M. McMasters.
#SSO2018
Michael Lowe, MD, from
@EmorySurgery
and
@WinshipAtEmory
accepts the 2018 Donald L. Morton Young Investigator Award in Melanoma from SSO Foundation President Monica Morrow, MD at
#SSO2018
for his research "Evaluation of FcgRIIB as a Novel T-cell Inhibitor in Cutaneous Melanoma."
We want to see you at
#SSO2023
in Boston! Join us for the great educational content you have come to expect, plus new social events like the First Annual Rockinβ for Research featuring dueling pianos. Register at .
Find out what
@DrCNClarke
, Vice Chair of the SSO 2023 Scientific Program Committee, is looking forward to at
#SSO2023
, including the Great Debates and the Careers in DEI/Disparities Research for Surgical Oncologists session. Register to join us at
Thank you to everyone who made
#SSO2024
a success! We could list so many highlights from this meeting, but pictures will show it better than words. Thank you
@kellykhunt
for your year of service to our members.
Congratulations to
@KUMedCenter
, Indiana University School of Medicine, and UCLA Medical Center on becoming newly approved
@SocSurgOnc
Breast Fellowship Programs! All three will be participating in the 2019 Breast Oncology Fellowship match along with 50 other approved programs.
Join SSO DEI Advisory Board members on April 13 as they discuss:
Support for Trainees Through Specialty Societies
Work-Life Balance
Dealing with Systemic Racism in Surgical Oncology
General Surgery Residency and Surgical Oncology Fellowships
Register at .
On SurgOnc Today
@EmilySturmMD
,
@ZhiVenFongMD
,
@globalsurgallie
, and
@OKantorMD
, review common questions about preparing for and navigating the application process of surgical oncology fellowships. Listen at , or subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Congratulations to
@thinzarr
for receiving the Young Investigator Award-Appendix Cancer, Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP) and Related Cancers. Join us on Friday at
#SSO2023
to celebrate all of the CIA and YIA recipients.
Thank you to
@acpmpresearch
for their generous support.
The Great Debates are back! Check out this presentation taking place at
#SSO2021
today! Great Debates 1 featuring Shishir K. Maithel, MD,
@EmoryUniversity
and David Shibata, MD, from
@uthsc
Set yourself up for success this new year! Join this dynamic discussion with a panel of female leaders in surgical oncology, exchanging insights on career development and leadership.
@KellyKhunt
@HalletJulie
@drmediget
@DrCNClarke
Register Now:
Learn more about the research 2020 SSO Young Investigator Award recipient
@sepideh_gholami
is doing in the latest issue of SURGONConnect. Find that article and more at .