JAMA Surgery Author Interviews

Interview with Eva B. Deerenberg, MD, PhD, and Rudolf van den Berg, BSc, authors of Small Bites vs Large Bites for Closure of Abdominal Midline Incisions: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted by Jamie Coleman, MD. Related Content: Small Bites vs Large Bites for Closure of Abdominal Midline Incisions Challenges in Adopting Small-Bite Abdominal Closure

Interview with Maxine Germes, MD and Maxime K. Collard, MD, PhD authors of Oncologic Risk of Missed Appendiceal Tumors in Acute Appendicitis. Hosted by Jamie Coleman, MD. Related Content: Oncologic Risk of Missed Appendiceal Tumors in Acute Appendicitis Oncologic Implications of Nonoperative Appendicitis Treatment

Interview with Cody Lendon Mullens, MD, MPH, MS, and Dana A. Telem, MD, MPH, authors of Contemporary Outcomes of Cholecystectomy. Hosted by Jamie Coleman, MD. Related Content: Contemporary Outcomes of Cholecystectomy From Safer Cholecystectomy to Smarter Bile Duct Management

Interview with Sean Perez, MD, and Karandeep Singh, MD, MMSc, authors of Data and the Art of Surgical Preference Card Maintenance. Hosted by Jamie Coleman, MD. Related Content: Data and the Art of Surgical Preference Card Maintenance

Interview with Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD, and Vishal R. Patel, MD, MPH, authors of Mortality Among Surgeons in the United States. Hosted by Jamie Coleman, MD. Related Content: Mortality Among Surgeons in the United States

Interview with Christian de Virgilio, MD author of Diagnosis and Management of Hemodialysis Access Complications: A Review. Hosted by Jamie Coleman, MD. Related Content: Diagnosis and Management of Hemodialysis Access Complications

Interview with Katharine Yao, MD, MS, and Lorraine Tafra, MD, authors of American Society of Breast Surgeons and Society of Breast Imaging 2025 Guidelines for the Management of Benign Breast Fibroepithelial Lesions. Hosted by Jamie Coleman, MD. Related Content: American Society of Breast Surgeons and Society of Breast Imaging 2025 Guidelines for the Management of Benign Breast Fibroepithelial Lesions

Interview with Tyson S. Barrett, PhD, and George M. Eid, MD, authors of Obesity Treatment With Bariatric Surgery vs GLP-1 Receptor Agonists. Hosted by Jamie Coleman, MD. Related Content: Obesity Treatment With Bariatric Surgery vs GLP-1 Receptor Agonists

Interview with G. Caleb Alexander, MD, MS, and Hemalkumar B. Mehta, MS, PhD, authors of Use of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Agonists Among Individuals Undergoing Bariatric Surgery in the US. Hosted by Jamie Coleman, MD. Related Content: Use of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Agonists Among Individuals Undergoing Bariatric Surgery in the US The GLP-1 Era—What Comes After Bariatric Surgery?

Interview with Alphonsus Matovu, MD and Jenny Löfgren, MD, PhD authors of Open Anterior Mesh Repair vs Modified Open Anterior Mesh Repair for Groin Hernia in Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted byAmalia Cochran, MD Related Content: Open Anterior Mesh Repair vs Modified Open Anterior Mesh Repair for Groin Hernia in Women Repairing Groin Hernias in Women—Another Reason to Democratize Laparoscopy

Interview with Annabelle Jones, MD, MPH, and Seth A. Berkowitz, MD, MPH, authors of Food Insecurity in US Surgical Patients: Findings From the National Health Interview Survey. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Food Insecurity in US Surgical Patients

Interview with Julie Hallet, MD, MSc, author of Familiarity of the Surgeon-Anesthesiologist Dyad and Major Morbidity After High-Risk Elective Surgery. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Familiarity of the Surgeon-Anesthesiologist Dyad and Major Morbidity After High-Risk Elective Surgery Association of Familiarity of the Surgeon-Anesthesiologist Dyad With Major Morbidity After Surgery

Interview with Anne P. Cameron, MD and Glenn T. Werneburg, MD, PhD, authors of Foley Catheter Management: A Review. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Foley Catheter Management

Interview with Timothy M. Pawlik, MD, PhD, MPH, MTS, MBA, author of Molecular Testing and Targeted Therapies in Hepatobiliary Cancers: A Review. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Molecular Testing and Targeted Therapies in Hepatobiliary Cancers

Interview with Marko Kraljević, MD, and Ralph Peterli, MD, authors of Long-Term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass vs Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Obesity: The SM-BOSS Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Long-Term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass vs Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Obesity

Interview with Jake Awtry, MD, and Antoine Duclos, MD, PhD, authors of Association Between Surgeon Stress and Major Surgical Complications. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Association Between Surgeon Stress and Major Surgical Complications

Interview with Ryan Howard, MD, MS, and Dana Telem, MD, MPH, authors of Use of Biologic and Biosynthetic Mesh for Ventral Hernia Repair in Current Practice. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Use of Biologic and Biosynthetic Mesh for Ventral Hernia Repair in Current Practice

Interview with Marja A. Boermeester, MD, PhD, and Charlotte L. Van Veldhuisen, MD, authors of Long-Term Outcomes of Early Surgery vs Endoscopy First in Chronic Pancreatitis: Follow-Up Analysis of the ESCAPE Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Long-Term Outcomes of Early Surgery vs Endoscopy First in Chronic Pancreatitis

Interview with Christopher D. Witiw, MD, and Armaan K. Malhotra, MD, authors of Traumatic Brain Injury and Unemployment and Personal Income Loss. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Unemployment and Personal Income Loss After Traumatic Brain Injury

Interview with Pauliina Homsy, MD, PhD, and Patrik Lassus, MD, PhD, An Update on the Survival of the First 50 Face Transplants Worldwide. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: An Update on the Survival of the First 50 Face Transplants Worldwide

Interview with Philip R. de Reuver, MD, PhD, and Daan J. Comes, MD, authors of Restrictive Strategy vs Usual Care for Cholecystectomy in Patients With Gallstones and Abdominal Pain: 5-Year Follow-Up of the SECURE Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Restrictive Strategy vs Usual Care for Cholecystectomy in Patients With Abdominal Pain and Gallstones

Interview with Erika L. Rangel, MD, MS, and Lauren M. Janczewski, MD, MS, authors of Pregnancy and Parenthood Among US Surgical Residents. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Pregnancy and Parenthood Among US Surgical Residents

Interview with Adrian Diaz, MD, MPH, and Andrew M. Ibrahim, MD, MSc, authors of Variation in Postoperative Outcomes Across Federally Designated Hospital Star Ratings. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Variation in Postoperative Outcomes Across Federally Designated Hospital Star Ratings

Interview with Felipe M. Kristensson, MD, and Magdalena Taube, PhD, author of Breast Cancer Risk After Bariatric Surgery and Influence of Insulin Levels: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Breast Cancer Risk After Bariatric Surgery and Influence of Insulin Levels

Interview with Paulina Salminen, MD, PhD, and Jussi Haijanen, MD, PhD, authors of Three-Year Outcomes of Oral Antibiotics vs Intravenous and Oral Antibiotics for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis: A Secondary Analysis of the APPAC II Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted by Amalia L. Cochran, MD. Related Content: Three-Year Outcomes of Oral Antibiotics vs Intravenous and Oral Antibiotics for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis

Interview with Laura Koskenvuo, MD, PhD, and Ville Sallinen, MD, PhD, authors Morbidity After Mechanical Bowel Preparation and Oral Antibiotics Prior to Rectal Resection: The MOBILE2 Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Morbidity After Mechanical Bowel Preparation and Oral Antibiotics Prior to Rectal Resection

Interview with Daniel Reim, MD, and Tara Catharina Mueller, MD, authors Intraoperative Wound Irrigation for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection After Laparotomy: A Randomized Clinical Trial by CHIR-Net. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Intraoperative Wound Irrigation for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection After Laparotomy

Interview with Deborah E. Farr, MD, and Herbert Zeh III, MD, authors Safety and Feasibility of Single-Port Robotic-Assisted Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Safety and Feasibility of Single-Port Robotic-Assisted Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy

Interview with Mark Coburn, MD, and Ana Kowark, MD, authors of Preoperative Midazolam and Patient-Centered Outcomes of Older Patients: The I-PROMOTE Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Preoperative Midazolam and Patient-Centered Outcomes of Older Patients

Interview with Mariam N. Hantouli, MD, and Giana H. Davidson, MD, MPH, authors of Operative vs Nonoperative Management of Acute Cholecystitis During the Different Trimesters of Pregnancy. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Operative vs Nonoperative Management of Acute Cholecystitis During the Different Trimesters of Pregnancy

Interview with Seema A. Khan, MD, author of Presurgical Oral Tamoxifen vs Transdermal 4-Hydroxytamoxifen in Women With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Presurgical Oral Tamoxifen vs Transdermal 4-Hydroxytamoxifen in Women With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ

Interview with Stanley Kalata, MD, MS, and Kyle H. Sheetz, MD, MS, authors of Comparative Safety of Robotic-Assisted vs Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Comparative Safety of Robotic-Assisted vs Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Interview with Leonard J. Lobo, MD, and Jason M. Long, MD, MPH, authors of Outcomes Following Lung Transplant for COVID-19–Related Complications in the US. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Outcomes Following Lung Transplant for COVID-19–Related Complications in the US

Interview with Walter P. Weber, MD, author of Association of Axillary Dissection With Systemic Therapy in Patients With Clinically Node-Positive Breast Cancer. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Association of Axillary Dissection With Systemic Therapy in Patients With Clinically Node-Positive Breast Cancer

Interview with Ryan C. Ellis, MD, and Ajita S. Prabhu, MD, authors of Transfascial Fixation vs No Fixation for Open Retromuscular Ventral Hernia Repairs: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Transfascial Fixation vs No Fixation for Open Retromuscular Ventral Hernia Repairs

Interview with Trine O. Eskesen, MD, PhD, and Jacob Steinmetz, MD, PhD, authors of Association of Trauma With Long-Term Risk of Death and Immune-Mediated or Cancer Disease in Same-Sex Twins. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Association of Trauma With Long-Term Risk of Death and Immune-Mediated or Cancer Disease in Same-Sex Twins

Interview with Ville Sallinen, MD, PhD, and Alexandre Santos, MD, authors of Quality-of-Life and Recurrence Outcomes Following Laparoscopic Elective Sigmoid Resection vs Conservative Treatment Following Diverticulitis: Prespecified 2-Year Analysis of the LASER Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Quality-of-Life and Recurrence Outcomes Following Laparoscopic Elective Sigmoid Resection vs Conservative Treatment Following Diverticulitis

Interview with Derek F. Amanatullah, MD, PhD, and Henry C. Cousins, MPhil, authors of Assessment of Team Dynamics and Operative Efficiency in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Assessment of Team Dynamics and Operative Efficiency in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

Interview with Andrzej A. Piatkowski, MD, PhD, author of Effect of Total Breast Reconstruction With Autologous Fat Transfer Using an Expansion Device vs Implants on Quality of Life Among Patients With Breast Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Effect of Total Breast Reconstruction With Autologous Fat Transfer Using an Expansion Device vs Implants on Quality of Life Among Patients With Breast Cancer

Interview with Crisanto M. Torres, MD, MPH, and Joseph V. Sakran, MD, MPH, MPA, authors of Association of Whole Blood With Survival Among Patients Presenting With Severe Hemorrhage in US and Canadian Adult Civilian Trauma Centers. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Association of Whole Blood With Survival Among Patients Presenting With Severe Hemorrhage in US and Canadian Adult Civilian Trauma Centers

Interview with Arjen van der Veen, MD, PhD, and Richard van Hillegersberg, MD, PhD, authors of Cost-effectiveness of Laparoscopic vs Open Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: An Economic Evaluation Alongside a Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Cost-effectiveness of Laparoscopic vs Open Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer

Interview with Bellal Joseph, MD, and Tanya Anand, MD, MPH, authors of Association Between Hemorrhage Control Interventions and Mortality in US Trauma Patients With Hemodynamically Unstable Pelvic Fractures. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Association Between Hemorrhage Control Interventions and Mortality in US Trauma Patients With Hemodynamically Unstable Pelvic Fractures

Interview with Kamal M. F. Itani, MD, author of Clinical Trials Design, Scientific Rigor, and Higher-Level Evidence in Surgery. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Clinical Trials Design, Scientific Rigor, and Higher-Level Evidence in Surgery

Interview with Niloofar Dehghan, MD, and Michael McKee, MD, authors of Operative vs Nonoperative Treatment of Acute Unstable Chest Wall Injuries: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD.

Interview with Nancy D. Perrier, MD, author of American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Guidelines for Adrenalectomy: Executive Summary.Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD.

Interview with Sachin Kheterpal, MD, MBA, and Michael L Burns, M.D., Ph.D., authors of Association of Anesthesiologist Staffing Ratio With Surgical Patient Morbidity and Mortality. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD

In July 2022, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, took on a new role as the 17th editor in chief of JAMA and the JAMA Network. In conversation with Nobel laureate Harold Varmus, MD, Bibbins-Domingo discusses her research background, approaches to leadership in health care, and the critical role that journals play in communication about public health and science. Related Content: The Urgency of Now and the Responsibility to Do More—My Commitment for JAMA and the JAMA Network A Conversation With Dr Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, JAMA's New Editor in Chief (video) A Conversation With Dr Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, JAMA's New Editor in Chief (audio)

Interview with Aldo Fafaj, MD, author of Effect of Intraoperative Urinary Catheter Use on Postoperative Urinary Retention After Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD.

Interview with Sophoclis P. Alexopoulos, MD, and Julia M. Sealock, BS, authors of Proposing a Sex-Adjusted Sodium-Adjusted MELD Score for Liver Transplant Allocation Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD.

Interview with Apostolos Analatos, MD, and Anders Thorell, MD, PhD, authors of Clinical Outcomes of a Laparoscopic Total vs a 270° Posterior Partial Fundoplication in Chronic Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD.