Season 1, Episode 16: JOGS Article Review with Dr. D. Rohan Jeyarajah

SSAT Soundbites: A Podcast Series for Surgeons

This month Dr. Jessica Zaman and Dr. Daniel Nelson are joined by Dr. Rohan Jeyarajah, Chair of Surgery at the Texas Christian University School of Medicine and Program Director of the HPB and Advanced GI Fellowship programs. This episode focuses on the review article, "Training Paradigms in Hepato-Pancreatico-Billiary Surgery: An Overview of the Different Fellowship Pathways," published in the June issue of the Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. In this wide-ranging discussion, Dr. Jeyarajah reviews the current pathways available for specialized training in HPB surgery and outlines common elements as well as unique differences of each. In addition, Dr. Jeyarajah provides insight on optimizing operative experience during residency training and factors involved in selecting a pathway to becoming an HPB surgeon.