Patricia Sylla

System Chief, Colorectal Surgery @Mountsinai, SAGES president (2023-2024)

[Jacqueline Narvaez @JqNarvaez]

A big thank you to Rory & Helena. Medical student & Resident, out of #mountsinaihospital, for tagging teaming in to support of Global Laparoscopic Advancement Program @kyabirwasurgicalcenter #teamwork #simulation #globalsurgery #africancasting

[Annals of Surgery @AnnalsofSurgery]

In a US cohort of 128,121 bariatric surgery patients, prescriptions for GLP-1 receptor agonists in the year before surgery increased from 3.6% in 2017 to 22% in 2025. https://t.co/BRuvoUPDea

[Annals of Surgery @AnnalsofSurgery]

In a North American multicenter phase II trial of transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer, 3-year disease-free survival was 84.6%, with locoregional recurrence in 2 of 100 patients. https://t.co/E7TK4yvXLK

[Mount Sinai Surgery @MSHSSurgery]

Congratulations to our Colorectal Surgery Fellows on completing their fellowship journey. We wish you continued success as you begin the next chapter of your career! 

#SinaiSurgery #ColorectalFellowship #FellowshipGraduation

[Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸 @TomVargheseJr]

A request from an Editor-in-Chief:
Please stop submitting AI generated review articles, opinion pieces and letters to the editor.

You are not fooling anyone.

Go do some original work.

Thank you.

#Science

[Patricia Sylla @patsyllamd]

@ericpaulimd French Canadien would be Éric Poli 🥴

[DCRjournal @DCRjournal]

#DCRJournal Visual Abstract | Quality of Reporting on Anastomotic Leaks in Colorectal Cancer Trials: A Systematic Review: https://t.co/0cBZXiW1PC

[Marylise Boutros @BoutrosMarylise]

Thank you @brighthuo for leading and presenting the diverticulitis multi-society guideline @SAGES_Updates @EAES_eu - a great body of work to guide our practices #SAGES3026 @patsyllamd @nader_nkfrancis

[Hagen Kennecke @HKennecke]

More from OPRA @AnnalsofSurgery : Accuracy of MRI vs Flex Sig to predict 2-year organ preservation after TNT:
MRI 60%
Flex Sig 65%
Both 67%
DRE no longer part of the equation.
@JoshSmithMDPhD @FlavioRochaMD @colontown @FightCRC @KrishanJethwa
https://t.co/ATbmIbnfhb

[Patricia Sylla @patsyllamd]

@HKennecke @AnnalsofSurgery @JoshSmithMDPhD @FlavioRochaMD @colontown @FightCRC @KrishanJethwa Perfectly timed study as we solidify our institutional W&W surveillance protocols, in adherence w NAPRC standards @KarynAGoodman @ASCRS_1 @PintovaSofya @SWexner @surgease
https://t.co/guTA6gUtsZ

[Patricia Sylla @patsyllamd]

https://t.co/OZdgsGcd9b

[Jeff Yang MD FACS @ChiFuJeffYang]

Must-read in @nytimes today on Women in Thoracic Surgery (@WomenInThoracic) led by the amazing Dr. Mara Antonoff (@maraantonoff)!!

https://t.co/prbJykvlxj

This article features several renowned surgeons, who are pioneers, advancing the field of cardiothoracic surgery. One of them is my mentor, Dr. Leah Backhus (@leahbackhusmd), a phenomenal surgeon, researcher and educator whom I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to learn from ever since I was a fellow.

[SAGES is in Vegas in 2027! @SAGES_Updates]

SAGES Guidelines for Fluorescence Image-guided Surgery (FIGS) using Indocyanine Green (ICG) in Gastrointestinal Procedures https://t.co/SanoU6XvJw
@bslatermd @KevinElHayekMD

[Patricia Sylla @patsyllamd]

Safeguarding Laparoscopic Training in the Robotic Era | Minimally Invasive Surgery | JAMA Surgery | JAMA Network https://t.co/ibHpCQtjM2

[JAMA Surgery @JAMASurgery]

Patients who received robot-assisted surgery vs conventional laparoscopic surgery had a higher incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications and received longer and more intense mechanical ventilation.

https://t.co/dPqE8zqWHa

[Patricia Sylla @patsyllamd]

@VitaliyPoylin @LilianaBordei @NMSurgery @MGHSurgery Please be safe. You guys are amazing

[Mount Sinai Surgery @MSHSSurgery]

Please join us in welcoming Bethany Slater as our new System Chief of Pediatric Surgery! We are confident her expertise and compassion will elevate pediatric care across the system. 

#MountSinaiSurgery #Pediatrics #DivisionChief #Professor #HealthcareExcellence

[BJS Academy @BJSAcademy]

🏥Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS): Why it is more important in low- and middle-income settings
📽️https://t.co/n4OMLiJkHE

Khaled Madbouly presents his @OPSORE BJS Lecture from the 26th Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Society of Colon and Rectum Surgeons.

#eras @BJSurgery @BJSOpen #surgery @AlaaEl_Hussuna

[Patricia Sylla @patsyllamd]

@OPSORE Congratulations Steve on your next adventure.

[Ameer Farooq MD MPH FRCSC @ameerfarooq]

We had an inspirational few days with #taTME & #colorectalsurgery pioneer @patsyllamd at @queensu this week!

From #Sustainability to innovation, Dr. Sylla's trademark passion, keen wit and absolute determination to change the world shone through.