In this episode from the Endocrine Surgery team at BTK we discuss how Dr. Yeh built the section of endocrine surgery at UCLA. From Sydney, Australia to Santa Monica, he discusses the risks and challenges involved in becoming a leader in academic endocrine surgery. In this podcast we answer the question “why endocrine surgery,” and mention tips for success at all level of training from medical students to early faculty. Finally, we take a moment to honor and remember Dr. Orlo Clark.

Dr. Michael Yeh is a Professor of Surgery at UCLA and serves as Section Chief of the UCLA Endocrine Surgery program which he established.

Dr. Masha Livhits is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at UCLA and works in the Endocrine Surgery Department

Dr. James Wu is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at UCLA and works in the Endocrine Surgery Department

Dr. Na Eun Kim is an Endocrine Surgery Fellow at UCLA in her first year of fellowship

Dr. Rivfka Shenoy is a PGY-6 General Surgery Resident at UCLA who has completed two years of research

Dr. Max Schumm is a PGY-6 General Surgery Resident at UCLA who has completed two years of research. He is a future endocrine surgeon.

Important Papers

Krishnamurthy VD, Gutnick J, Slotcavage R, Jin J, Berber E, Siperstein A, Shin JJ. Endocrine surgery fellowship graduates past, present, and future: 8 years of early job market experiences and what program directors and trainees can expect. Surgery. 2017 Jan;161(1):289-296. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.06.069. Epub 2016 Nov 17. PMID: 27866719.

Krishnamurthy VD, Jin J, Siperstein A, Shin JJ. Mapping endocrine surgery: Workforce analysis from the last six decades. Surgery. 2016 Jan;159(1):102-10. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.08.024. Epub 2015 Oct 9. PMID: 26456130.

Kulaylat AN, Kenning EM, Chesnut CH 3rd, James BC, Schubart JR, Saunders BD. The profile of successful applicants for endocrine surgery fellowships: results of a national survey. Am J Surg. 2014 Oct;208(4):685-9. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2014.03.013. Epub 2014 Jun 21. PMID: 25048570; PMCID: PMC4639920.

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