Inside Surgery
Episodes
Achalasia Guidelines: Evidence, Decisions, and Treatment Pathways
27 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Inside Surgery, host Dr. Alice Tsai hands over to surgical resident Dr. Bright Huo (Surgical Resident, McMaster University, Canada)...
Women at the Console: Breaking Barriers in Robotic Surgery
08 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this special International Women’s Day episode of Inside Surgery, host Dr Draga Mandi speaks with Ms Gita Lingam and Dr Georgia Kotoreni, surgeon...
Telesurgery: Access and Training Without Boundaries
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Inside Surgery, host Dr Alice Tsai speaks with Dr Youness Ahallal, urologist and robotic surgeon, internationally recognised for pi...
EAES Fellowship
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Inside Surgery, host Dr. Draga Mandi speaks with Dr. DragoÈ™ Eugen Georgescu, Romanian surgical oncologist, lecturer at Carol Davil...
Hot Topics in Surgery: ICG
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Inside Surgery, host Dr. Draga Mandi speaks with Dr. Ludovica Baldari, a leading voice in fluorescence-guided surgery and the renow...
UEMS Exam
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Inside Surgery, Prof. Tan Arulampalam speaks with Dr. Marek Soltys and Prof. Georg Bischoff about the UEMS Board Examination in Min...
Symposium on Innovation in Surgery 2026
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Inside Surgery, Prof. Tan Arulampalam hosts Portuguese surgeons Prof. Helder Ferreira and Prof. Jaime Vilaça to preview the upcomi...
EAES Research Sandpit
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Inside Surgery, host Dr. Draga Mandi speaks with Dr.med Valerie Nordberg and Hans Schmidt, members of the winning team from this ye...
EAES Family: Research Grants
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Dr. Bright Huo speaks with Dr. Eran Shlomovitz about his EAES-funded research using AI and computer vision to automate scoring for the FLS laparo...
Cholecystitis Guideline
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Dr. Alice Tsai and Dr. Bright Huo discuss the new EAES Cholecystitis Guideline with Prof. Nicole Bouvy (President of the EAES) and Prof. Salvado...
Surgical Patents and Intellectual Property
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. Tan Arulampalam hosts Prof. Kiyokazu Nakajima and patent attorney in training Matilda Arulampalam to discuss Prof. Nakajima's recent resear...
Breaking Barriers Human & Animal
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Draga Mandi, this podcast features Dr. Constantin Ifteme, a veterinarian who introduced minimally invasive and fluorescence-guided surgery t...
TaTME Guidelines
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Bright Huo hosts a discussion on new TaTME guidelines, with expert guests Prof. Michel Adamina, Prof. Patricia Sylla and Prof. Alberto Arezzo.Expe...
EAES 2025: Looking forward to Belgrade
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Dr Alice Tsai speaks with Prof. Milos Bjelovic, EAES 2025 Congress President, about the upcoming 33rd international EAES congress that...
Hot topics in Surgery: Artificial Intelligence and Surgery with Dr Chen Sagiv
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Professor Tan Arulampalam talks to Dr Chen Sagiv about how Artificial Intelligence can create super surgeons rather than lazy surgeon...
Hot topics in Surgery: Surgical Innovation with Tim Horeman
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Professor Tan Arulampalam speaks with Dr. Ir.ing Tim Horeman about innovation in surgery and the relationship between surgery and eng...
Hot topics in Surgery: a spotlight on AI
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Professor Tan Arulampalam interviews a range of guests to spotlight the evolving role of artificial intelligence (AI) in surgery. Prof...
SIS2025: Re-live procedure by Luigi Boni
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Professor Tan Arulampalam joins Professor Luigi Boni as he prepares for a real-life robotic-assisted low anterior resection on a 42-y...
SIS2025: Re-live procedure by Silvana Perretta
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, hosted by Professor Tan Arulampalam, we welcome Professor Silvana Perretta from the University of Strasbourg, a renowned surgeon spec...
Literature review: Minimising seroma incidence by quilting
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode hosts, Dr Alice Tsai and Dr Monica Ortenzi speak with three surgical specialists from The Hernia Institute Paris, which was the first ...
CLASSICA EU-funded Project: Professor Alberto Arezzo
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To kick off Series 5 of Inside Surgery, hosts Dr Alice Tsai and Dr Monica Ortenzi are joined by Professor Tan Arulampalam to interview EAES General Se...
Literature Review: Optimising perioperative care in older adults
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of Series 4, Dr Alice Tsai and Dr Monica Ortenzi speak to Dr Deborah Keller about a paper she co-authored on optimising periopera...
EAES Family: EAES Research Sandpit with Amila Cizmic
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode host Dr Draga Mandi and guest Dr Amila Cizmic discuss the transformative impact of the EAES Research Sandpit Programme on their surgic...
Hot topics in Surgery: Captaincy in Surgery with Mike Blackhurst
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode recorded at EAES 2024 in Maastricht Dr Alice Tsai interviews coach Michael Blackhurst, who shares insights on the captaincy mindset ...
Surgical Coaching - Change in Behaviour
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode, on surgical coaching, hosts Alice and Monica speak again with Dr Kristine Lombardozzi, a trauma surgeon and director at the Aca...
Surgical Coaching - Change in Belief
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of two podcast episodes on surgical coaching, hosts Alice and Monica speak with Dr Kristine Lombardozzi, a trauma surgeon and director at...
Inspiring Surgeons: Ass. Prof. Aung Myint Oo & Ass. Prof. Audrius Dulskas
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, firstly Dr Alice Tsai interviews Ass. Prof. Aung Myint Oo, a prominent gastrointestinal surgeon and educator from Singapore. He share...
Literature Review: Evaluating functional outcomes and quality of life after TME
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this first in series of literature review podcasts Dr Ritch Geitenbeek (PhD Candidate at the University Medical Center, Groningen, Netherlands) dis...
EAES Family: A Special Interview with Thérèse van Velthoven
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, Gisela Brandsma recollects her time working with Thérèse van Velthoven, and Draga Mandi interviews Thérèse about how the ...
Hot Topics in Surgery: AI in Surgery with Dr Pietro Mascagni
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Eugenio Licardie interviews Pietro Mascagni, a surgical resident and clinical research advisor based in Rome. Pietro shares insights i...
Inspiring Surgeons: Professor Young-Woo Kim & Dr Anne Yeh
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Dr Alice Tsai interviews two inspiring surgeons.Firstly, Professor Young-Woo Kim from the Graduate School of the National Cancer Cente...
EAES 2024: Attendee highlights from Maastricht
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Alice Tsai interviews attendees live at EAES 2024 in Maastricht about their experience of the congress, as well as finding out about their favourit...
Breaking Barriers - Dr Draga Mandi and Dr Emina Letic
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Inside Surgery, host Dr Draga Mandi is joined by Dr Emina Letic from Bosnia, a surgical resident with a passion for colorectal surg...
Rising Stars: Dr. Clarisa Birlog and Dr Draga Mandi on Mentorship, Challenges, and Surgical Excellence
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this guest-presented episode Dr Draga Maria Mandi from Romania interviews her friend and contemporary, consultant surgeon Dr Clarisa Birlog. Clar...
Future Innovations in Robotic Surgery - Professor Mahir Ozmen and Dr Mert Tanal
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The pod focuses on Turkish surgeons and features guest presenter Dr Mert Tanal interviewing Professor Dr Mahir Ozmen. They discuss the advancements ...
SIS2024: EAES curriculum + surgical coaching, hands-on simulation
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the second instalment from the Symposium of Innovation in Surgery in Bucharest, Hamish talks with Alberto Arezzo, Alice Tsai, Monica Ortenzi and ...
SIS2024: Surgical Education Progression and the SIS concept
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the first in a series of Episodes from the Symposium on Innovations in Surgery in Bucharest, Hamish is joined by Juan Sanchez-Margallo, Salvador M...
SIS2024: Innovations in surgery
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Hamish is joined from Romania by the local host of SIS 2024 Prof. Catalin Copaescu to discuss visiting Bucharest for the upcoming win...
Coreal Programme Anastomotic Leak Registry
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this extended episode, Professor Tan Arulampalam is joined by Dr Pat Willer and Professor Nader Francis to discuss the Coreal programme. This progr...
EAES2024: Professor Nicole Bouvy and Arjan Appel - Maastricht UMC+
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Hamish is joined by by the 2024 EAES congress president, Nicole Bouvy and EAES Excutive Director, Arjan Appel. Recorded at the UMS+ M...
EAES2023: Technology, Research Guidelines and Worklife
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode from the EAES Roma Congress, Hamish shares the microphone with members of the communication task force Pedro Botello and Marina Y...
EAES2023: Consultant viewpoints from across the EAES network
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this second live episode from the 2023 Roma Congress, Hamish is joined on presenting duties by Pedro Botelho (Portugal)Â where they talk with cons...
EAES2023: Younger surgeon viewpoints from around the EAES network
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this live episode, Hamish is joined by a range of trainee and early career surgeons from across Europe. They reflect on the value of EAES to younge...
Paul Barach - Human Vulnerability and Safety Management Systems in Medicine
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 2 of the pre-Roma series, Tan is joined by Paul Barach. Paul is an anaesthesiologist, researcher and lecturer from Thomas Jefferson Unive...
The Social Surgeon - What can surgeons gain from social media?
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of the new series of of Inside Surgery running up to the EAES Annual Congress in Rome, Hamish Mackenzie is joined by Professors Marlies...
SIS2023: Technology and Team Training
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode from the mini-series recorded at the EAES Symposium on Innovation in Surgery, Hamish is joined first by Yoav Mintz (Israel) and Z...
SIS2023: Sustainability Focus - Prof Sheraz Marker and Stefania Marconi
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Prof Sheraz Marker reflects on his academic and clinical progression and some of the challenges of balancing this with the pressure ...
SIS2023: The Value of Research - Informing Practice Across Europe
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode from the Malta Wintermeet, Hamish Mackenzie is joined by research committee members Stavros Antoniou (Greece), Dimitris Mavridis (Gr...
SIS2023: Gender, cognitive diversity and the next generation of EAES surgeons
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the next episode from the EAES Malta Wintermeet, Hamish is joined by consultant surgeons Ana Senent Boza (Chair, young members task force committee...
SIS2023: Leadership and Direction of Travel
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode from the recent Malta Wintermeet, Hamish Mackenzie is joined by the EAES President, Salvador Morales Conde, President Elect, George Ha...
SIS2023: Training Future Surgeons - Conversations from Wintermeet 2023
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For the first in a series of conversation from the EAES Symposium on Innovation in Surgery 2023, Tan Arulampalam (UK) is joined by Suzanne Gisbertz (t...
Inside Surgery: Christmas Cracker
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Tan Arulampalam launches the new Inside Surgery podcast from the European Society for Endoscopic Surgery. In this Christmas Cracker episode,...