Deep Cuts: Exploring Equity in Surgery

About Deep Cuts: Exploring Equity in Surgery

What conversations happen in and outside of the operating room, between surgeons, that patients don't often hear? What can be done to minimize the number of individuals who fall through the cracks of the U.S. healthcare system, so they can get the surgical care they need? As a surgery resident and public health advocate, Dr. Anthony Douglas has seen the ways biases limit access for patients, leading to poor health outcomes, especially for the most vulnerable in one's communities. Deep Cuts, the first podcast from The University of Chicago Department of Surgery, addresses these questions while exploring why equity and community-focused care matter in surgery, and how these topics improve outcomes for the patients and communities served not only on the South Side of Chicago, but also across the United States of America.

Publisher

The University of Chicago Department of Surgery

Category

health & fitness · science · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Jul 2021

Latest episode

22 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 31 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   22 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   A Second Chance at Life: Toward Equity in Transplant Surgery

   Dr. Ashley Sua and Dr. Andrea Liu discuss the ethical dilemmas and disparities in transplant surgery, sharing insights on equitable access and workforce diversity in this interview.

2. 

   21 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Gender-Affirming Care: What It Is and Why it Saves Lives

   Dr. Courtney Cripps, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon, interviews with Dr. Anthony Douglas about the life-saving impact and comprehensive nature of gender-affirming care.

3. 

   21 Apr 2026

   A Survivor and Her Surgeon: A Story of Trauma, Healing, and Hope

   What happens when the patient and the surgeon sit down together? In this episode of Deep Cuts, we hear from Chloe, a gun violence survivor, and Dr. Ken Wilson, the trauma surgeon at UChicago medicine who fought to save her life. Their conversation is raw, honest, and deeply human — a reminder that behind every statistic is a name, a story, and a community that feels the weight of gun violence every single day. Kenneth Wilson, MD, has more than a decade of experience as a trauma, acute care and critical care surgeon for both adult and pediatric patients. He treats all related conditions, including giant ventral hernias, a condition that can occur after abdominal trauma and requires an extremely complex surgical approach. Dr. Wilson is an active researcher, and has been widely published on topics including military trauma and trauma surgical outcomes. He is interested in the association between race and socioeconomic status on trauma-related health outcomes. Deep Cuts comes to you from the Department of Surgery at the University of Chicago, which is located on Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi land. Our senior editors are Alia Abiad, Caroline Montag, and Chuka Onuh. Our editorial team includes Megan Teramoto, Elizabeth Yearsley, Faiza Shaik, and Azeem Saifee. Our senior producer is Nihar Rama. Our production team includes Beryl Zhou and Krupa Hegde. The intro song you hear at the beginning of our show is “Love, Money Part 2” from Chicago’s own Sen Morimoto off of Sooper Records. Our cover art is from Ethan Epstein. Special thanks to Dr. Tony Liu, our founding producer/editor. If you’ve liked this podcast, please leave a rating, comment, and review wherever you get your podcasts. Please reach out to us as well — let us know what have you most enjoyed about our podcast, and where you see room for improvement. You can reach out to us on Instagram @deepcutssurgery. Find out more about our work at deepcuts.surgery.uchicago.edu.

Inside a recent episode

A Second Chance at Life: Toward Equity in Transplant Surgery

Published 22 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] You know, that's another thing I just love about transplant is once you transplant a patient, they're your patient for life, you know, and we follow our patients long term. But Really training up the next generation of surgeons to be mindful of these health care issues that impact all of our patients and sometimes even impact some of us, right? Because we all need to be taken care of. I think the other thing is having... programs that set patients up to succeed. So if for some reason someone is not yet ready for transplant, not just saying, no, you're not a candidate, but saying, here's how we can help you become a candidate. […]

Who has been a guest on Deep Cuts: Exploring Equity in Surgery

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• Dr Ashley Sua
• Dr Andrea Liu
• Courtney Cripps
• Dr Ross Milner
• Kathy Kaluhiokalani

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

22 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100

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Quality

46

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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