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SAGES Stories

SAGES Stories

By: Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
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Episodes
  • SAGES Stories Episode 36 – Bethany Slater, MD
    May 12 2026

    Welcome to the SAGES Stories Podcast!

    In episode 36 we feature an in-depth, conversational, and engaging conversation with Dr. Bethany Slater, a first for the podcast as she is the first pediatric surgeon to be featured!

    Hosts Kevin El-Hayek and Jenny Shao welcome Dr. Slater to discuss her unique career path, the nuances of pediatric minimally invasive surgery (MIS), her role as chair of the SAGES Guidelines Committee, and the value of an MBA for physicians.

    Show notes:
    • APSA – American Pediatric Surgical Association
    • IPEG – International Pediatric Endosurgery Group
    • SAGES Patient Partner Network (PPN)
    • GRADE Working Group website.
    • SAGES Guidelines Fellowship Job Description
    • SAGES Guidelines

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    58 mins
  • SAGES Stories Episode 35 – Todd Heniford, MD
    Feb 17 2026

    Welcome to the SAGES Stories Podcast!

    In episode 35 which should have been episode 34 if the webmaster had learned how to count properly, our bodacious hosts talk the coolest bourbon lover (and hernia surgeon) on the planet. Dr. Todd Heniford joins us to discuss bourbon, charities, math, football (the American kind, not the good kind), the value of learning from failures, being the best mentor one can be, and why Jenny was his favorite fellow of all time.

    Show notes:
    • Barrel Aged Charities – Fighting Prostate Cancer
    • W.L. Weller Antique – Buffalo Trace Distillery
    • Nashville Barrel Company
    • George T. Stagg Bourbon Whiskey 2017
    • Old Carter Whiskey Company

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • SAGES Stories Episode 34 – Grace Kim, MD and Linda Zhang, MD
    Dec 31 2025

    Welcome to the SAGES Stories Podcast!

    In episode 34, our most excellent hosts talk to TWO! TWO! guests (ah ah ah). Drs. Grace Kim and Linda Zhang join us to discuss the SAGES Go Global program and the experience of volunteering in low resource environments. This is one of the more consequential programs that SAGES sponsors and this is a good listen as we begin a new year.

    • SAGES Go Global
    • Go Global Accomplishments
    • GLAP Program

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    1 hr and 5 mins
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