https://www.medicsmusings.com/topics/surgery/ The operating room seen by a veteran general surgeon: hernia diplomacy, gallbladder play-by-plays, the physics of laparoscopy, burlesque-inspired emergencies and the vanishing sense of touch. en-us https://www.medicsmusings.com/icon-512.pnghttps://www.medicsmusings.com/topics/surgery/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.medicsmusings.com/episodes/scalpel-shennanigans/ https://www.medicsmusings.com/episodes/scalpel-shennanigans/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Half a century of cutting people open, now cutting into your commute. Stories so funny the anesthesiologist laughed, and the anesthesiologist never laughs. Listener discretion advised; the details are… (3 min) https://www.medicsmusings.com/episodes/out-of-touch/ https://www.medicsmusings.com/episodes/out-of-touch/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Dr. Leo A. Gordon’s essay on the vanishing sense of touch in modern surgery, from the “tissue sense” of open operations to laparoscopy and robotic consoles. (10 min) https://www.medicsmusings.com/episodes/tassel-twirling-in-tulsa-bumps-grinds-and-scalpels/ https://www.medicsmusings.com/episodes/tassel-twirling-in-tulsa-bumps-grinds-and-scalpels/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Welcome to the world's only medical comedy podcast dedicated to the bizarre, high-stakes occupational hazards of retired burlesque performers. Inspired by Leo A. Gordon, MD's "The Aging Ecdysiast"… (32 min) https://www.medicsmusings.com/episodes/standing-on-the-shoulders-of-physicists-in-the-operating/ https://www.medicsmusings.com/episodes/standing-on-the-shoulders-of-physicists-in-the-operating/ Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT The Physics of Laparoscopic Surgery: Key Points Overview This humorous dissertation written and read by Leo A. Gordon, MD presents ten "laws of physics" that humorously explain the frustrations and… (17 min) https://www.medicsmusings.com/episodes/the-presidential-address-of-the-international-brotherhood/ https://www.medicsmusings.com/episodes/the-presidential-address-of-the-international-brotherhood/ Sun, 09 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT Please join us for a masterful presentation about the union of hard-working biliary tract workers. Dr. Antony Delatorre delivers the presidential address. He refers to: The Charcot House for workers… (16 min) https://www.medicsmusings.com/episodes/out-of-touch-from-healing-touch-to-digital-distance/ https://www.medicsmusings.com/episodes/out-of-touch-from-healing-touch-to-digital-distance/ Mon, 03 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT Written and read by Leo A. Gordon, MD, The American Bard of Medicine. Join a veteran surgeon's poignant and humorous journey through the evolution of modern surgery, where the intimate art of healing… (12 min) https://www.medicsmusings.com/episodes/fourth-and-gall-play-by-play-coverage/ https://www.medicsmusings.com/episodes/fourth-and-gall-play-by-play-coverage/ Sat, 18 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT This satirical nail-biting episode covers a cholecystectomy with bile duct exploration and extraction of a left hepatic duct stone. The Southwestern Conference of the American Surgical League brings… (21 min) https://www.medicsmusings.com/episodes/pax-inguinalis-salons-and-evening-events-programme/ https://www.medicsmusings.com/episodes/pax-inguinalis-salons-and-evening-events-programme/ Tue, 10 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT Evening Events – Inguinal Salons at the Pax Inguinalis The Pax Inguinalis Program Committee has instituted a series of evening salons to compliment the scientific presentations. These salons are… (9 min) https://www.medicsmusings.com/episodes/pax-inguinalis-part-3/ https://www.medicsmusings.com/episodes/pax-inguinalis-part-3/ Tue, 10 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT Join us for Part 3 of uniquely entertaining medical podcast featuring a veteran surgeon's witty and candid exploration of inguinal hernia repair. Our host, a self-proclaimed chief negotiator of the… (16 min) https://www.medicsmusings.com/episodes/pax-inguinalis-part-2/ https://www.medicsmusings.com/episodes/pax-inguinalis-part-2/ Mon, 09 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT Join us for a uniquely entertaining medical podcast featuring a veteran surgeon's witty and candid exploration of inguinal hernia repair. Our host, a self-proclaimed chief negotiator of the "Pax… (6 min) https://www.medicsmusings.com/episodes/pax-inguinalis-negotiating-a-just-and-lasting-peace-in-the/ https://www.medicsmusings.com/episodes/pax-inguinalis-negotiating-a-just-and-lasting-peace-in-the/ Sat, 07 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT Join Dr. Patch Groin as he unveils the historic negotiations bringing peace to the anatomical territories of the groin! Watch as delegates from Abdomenia, Flexidia, and Pupica gather in Rouen for the… (3 min) https://www.medicsmusings.com/episodes/the-ten-commandments-of-grand-rounds/ https://www.medicsmusings.com/episodes/the-ten-commandments-of-grand-rounds/ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:00:00 GMT A senior surgeon's unique witty perspective on the traditional protocols of Grand Rounds for physicians in training.  Send comments to TheAmericanBardofSurgery@gmail.com (5 min)