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In this episode of SurgOnc Today, Kimberly Washington, MD, FACS, Hop Tran Cao, MD, FACS, Haley Ellis, MD, and Skye Mayo, MD, MPH, FACS, explore the evolving evidence base in cholangiocarcinoma, highlighting contemporary approaches to diagnosis, multidisciplinary management, and treatment. The discussion also examines knowledge gaps and opportunities for clinical research to generate stronger evidence and improve outcomes for patients with this rare biliary tract malignancy.

In this new episode of Speaking of SurgOnc, Dr. Rick Greene and Dr. Jonathan Zager discuss the article: "Recurrence and Survival Outcomes in Patients with Primary Merkel Cell Carcinoma with Positive, Negative, or Not Performed Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy" from the October 2026 Issue of the Annals of Surgical Oncology.

In this episode of SurgOnc Today, Michael O'Leary, MD, FACS, and Daniel Milgrom, MD, host Jason Sicklick, MD, FACS, and Jula Veerapong, MD while they share their experience in developing and implementing CPT codes for cytoreduction and HIPEC. Dr. Sicklick explains how cytoreduction codes, once paid on the single largest tumor removed, became codes built on the sum of all lesions resected. Dr. Veerapong recounts the first dedicated HIPEC codes and how to best use these. Together, they trace the arc from advocacy to valuation to documentation and remind us of the importance of rendering the value of complex care.

In this episode of SurgOnc Today, Emmanuel Gabriel, MD, PhD, Alessandra Moore, MD, and Deshka Foster, MD, PhD, will discuss launching an academic research career and provide essential insights for career development award applicants.

In this episode of SurgOncToday, Janelle-Cheri Millen, MBBS, is joined by Bridget Fahy, MD, Harveshp Mogal, MD, and Andrew Francis, MD, to discuss the board examinations for Complex General Surgical Oncology and to provide some helpful information and tips for our listeners who are preparing for these examinations.
Some resources mentioned in the discussion are listed below:
The SCORE curriculum for Complex General Surgical Oncology and Question Bank.
Decker Med curriculum for Complex General Surgical Oncology and Question Bank.
Stat Pearls Question bank.
SESAP Advanced.
Society of Surgical Oncology Complex General Surgical Oncology virtual board exam review course.
Behind the knife Surgical Oncology Oral board review.
The MD Anderson Surgical Oncology Manual, 7th Edition, edited by Dr. Barry Feig and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins in 2023.
Complex General Surgical Oncology: Preparing for Boards and Early Practice, edited by Carl Schmidt and Mary Garland-Kledzik, published in 2025.
Surgical Oncology Manual, edited by Frances C. Wright, Jaime M. Escallon, Moises Cukier, Melanie E. Tsang, and Usmaan Hameed. Third edition, University of Toronto, published in 2020.