You can’t spell Minimally Invasive Surgery without SAGES!
SAGES Stories
Claim This Podcastby Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
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You can’t spell Minimally Invasive Surgery without SAGES!
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Recent Episodes
May 12, 2026
SAGES Stories Episode 36 – Bethany Slater, MD
<p>Welcome to the SAGES Stories Podcast!</p> <p>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! </p> <p>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. </p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Show notes:</h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://apsapedsurg.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">APSA – American Pediatric Surgical Association</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ipeg.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">IPEG – International Pediatric Endosurgery Group</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sages.org/patient-partner-network/">SAGES Patient Partner Network (PPN)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gradeworkinggroup.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">GRADE Working Group website</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Guidelines-Development-Fellow-Job-Description2023.pdf">SAGES Guidelines Fellowship Job Description</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sages.org/publications/guidelines/">SAGES Guidelines</a></li> </ul> <div class="wp-block-image is-style-rounded"> <figure class="alignleft size-full is-resized"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="1681" height="2250" src="https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Slater-Bethany_PhysicianPortrait.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-155150" style="width:auto;height:200px" srcset="https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Slater-Bethany_PhysicianPortrait-224x300.jpg 224w, https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Slater-Bethany_PhysicianPortrait-765x1024.jpg 765w, https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Slater-Bethany_PhysicianPortrait-768x1028.jpg 768w, https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Slater-Bethany_PhysicianPortrait-1148x1536.jpg 1148w, https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Slater-Bethany_PhysicianPortrait-1530x2048.jpg 1530w, https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Slater-Bethany_PhysicianPortrait.jpg 1681w" sizes="(max-width: 1681px) 100vw, 1681px" /></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-image is-style-rounded"> <figure class="alignleft size-medium is-resized"><img decoding="async" width="300" height="216" src="https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/SHAO_Jenny_web-300x216.png" alt="" class="wp-image-159246" style="object-fit:cover;width:200px;height:200px" srcset="https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/SHAO_Jenny_web-150x108.png 150w, https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/SHAO_Jenny_web-300x216.png 300w, https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/SHAO_Jenny_web.png 600w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-image is-style-rounded"> <figure class="alignleft is-resized"><img decoding="async" width="294" height="300" src="https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/kevin-el-hayek-294x300.png" alt="" class="wp-image-152864" style="object-fit:contain;width:200px;height:200px" srcset="https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/kevin-el-hayek-147x150.png 147w, https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/kevin-el-hayek-294x300.png 294w, https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/kevin-el-hayek.png 412w" sizes="(max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px" /></figure> </div>
February 17, 2026
SAGES Stories Episode 35 – Todd Heniford, MD
<p>Welcome to the SAGES Stories Podcast!</p> <p>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. </p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Show notes:</h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://www.barrelagedcharities.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Barrel Aged Charities – Fighting Prostate Cancer</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.buffalotracedistillery.com/our-brands/w-l-weller/w-l-weller-antique-107/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">W.L. Weller Antique – Buffalo Trace Distillery</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nashvillebarrelco.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Nashville Barrel Company</a> </li> <li><a href="https://woodencork.com/products/george-t-stagg-bourbon-whiskey-2017" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">George T. Stagg Bourbon Whiskey 2017</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.oldcarterwhiskeyco.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Old Carter Whiskey Company</a></li> </ul> <div class="wp-block-image is-style-rounded"> <figure class="alignleft size-full is-resized"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="500" height="750" src="https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/heniford-todd.jpg" alt="B. Todd Heniford" class="wp-image-169621" style="width:auto;height:200px" srcset="https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/heniford-todd-100x150.jpg 100w, https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/heniford-todd-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/heniford-todd.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-image is-style-rounded"> <figure class="alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="108" src="https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/SHAO_Jenny_web-150x108.png" alt="" class="wp-image-159246" style="object-fit:cover;width:200px;height:200px" srcset="https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/SHAO_Jenny_web-150x108.png 150w, https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/SHAO_Jenny_web-300x216.png 300w, https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/SHAO_Jenny_web.png 600w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-image is-style-rounded"> <figure class="alignleft is-resized"><img decoding="async" width="294" height="300" src="https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/kevin-el-hayek-294x300.png" alt="" class="wp-image-152864" style="object-fit:contain;width:200px;height:200px" srcset="https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/kevin-el-hayek-147x150.png 147w, https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/kevin-el-hayek-294x300.png 294w, https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/kevin-el-hayek.png 412w" sizes="(max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px" /></figure> </div>
December 31, 2025
SAGES Stories Episode 34 – Grace Kim, MD and Linda Zhang, MD
<p>Welcome to the SAGES Stories Podcast!</p> <p>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.</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://www.sages.org/projects/go-global/">SAGES Go Global</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sages.org/projects/go-global/go-global-accomplishments/">Go Global Accomplishments</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sages.org/glap-overview/">GLAP Program</a></li> </ul> <div class="wp-block-image is-style-rounded"> <figure class="alignleft size-full is-resized"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="500" height="500" src="https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Kim-Grace.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-169175" style="width:auto;height:200px" srcset="https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Kim-Grace-80x80.jpg 80w, https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Kim-Grace-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Kim-Grace-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Kim-Grace.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-image is-style-rounded"> <figure class="alignleft size-full is-resized"><img decoding="async" width="1312" height="1806" src="https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Zhang-IMG_5449-1.jpg" alt="Linda Zhang. MD" class="wp-image-157282" style="width:auto;height:200px" srcset="https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Zhang-IMG_5449-1-109x150.jpg 109w, https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Zhang-IMG_5449-1-218x300.jpg 218w, https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Zhang-IMG_5449-1-744x1024.jpg 744w, https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Zhang-IMG_5449-1-768x1057.jpg 768w, https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Zhang-IMG_5449-1-1116x1536.jpg 1116w, https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Zhang-IMG_5449-1.jpg 1312w" sizes="(max-width: 1312px) 100vw, 1312px" /></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-image is-style-rounded"> <figure class="alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized"><img decoding="async" width="150" height="108" src="https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/SHAO_Jenny_web-150x108.png" alt="" class="wp-image-159246" style="object-fit:cover;width:200px;height:200px" srcset="https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/SHAO_Jenny_web-150x108.png 150w, https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/SHAO_Jenny_web-300x216.png 300w, https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/SHAO_Jenny_web.png 600w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-image is-style-rounded"> <figure class="alignleft is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="300" src="https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/kevin-el-hayek-300x300.png" alt="" class="wp-image-152864" style="object-fit:contain;width:200px;height:200px" srcset="https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/kevin-el-hayek-150x150.png 150w, https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/kevin-el-hayek-300x300.png 300w, https://www.sages.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/kevin-el-hayek.png 400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></figure> </div>
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