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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.