Scott Coates

Grateful husband, Adoring Dad, Rural Surgeon, Christ follower

[Scott Coates @surgeonscott]

@jdimick1 While 36 fold is true, roughly still only 11 percent use, and still less than open in your data. Your paper poses the theory that robotic appendectomy may be used as training for entry into clinical practice. If true…then cost more acceptable?

[Catfan28 @catfan28]

My Top 100 Favorite K-State WBB players (1987-2026)
*Current active players not eligible

96. Stacey Boyle (1987-1989)

[Michigan Surgery @UMichSurgery]

Don't miss out: This Thursday's Grand Rounds welcomes Jacob A. Greenberg, MD, EdM, to give the Lazar G. Greenfield Lecture in Surgical Innovation.

Dr. Greenberg's talk: Surgical Psychology 101.

Location: Ford Auditorium

[Rohan Jeyarajah @JeyarajahRohan]

So grateful for the honor of this award from the SSAT- eternally grateful…

[American Board of Surgery @AmBdSurg]

Meet Dr. Brent Matthews, a director on the General Surgery Board of the ABS.
Thank you, Dr. Matthews, for dedicating your time and expertise in support of the certification process.

[Sean Langenfeld @SeanLangenfeld]

"8.6 fold increase" was 0.3%-->2.6%.

"Higher operative recurrence" was 3.78% for robot vs 3.21% for lap.

This was Medicare-only so everyone above age 65, and much of the meaningful variables (pain, return to work, etc) were not measured.

This obviously doesn't control for so many things on the patient and surgeon end, so such modest differences don't seem meaningful to a non-hernia surgeon such as myself.

One thing to consider, as well, is robot acting as a bridge and allowing surgeons to tackle more difficult hernias MIS that they would have done open (and thus a higher recurrence would be expected, no?)

Also, table 1 shows modest-but-likely-statistically-significant differences between lap and robot patients in several important patient characteristics with robots having higher rates of diabetes, COPD, PVD, CKD, liver disease, etc.

If this study proves anything to you, it's likely confirmation bias.

[Scott Coates @surgeonscott]

@LeslyDossett @jdimick1 @UMichSurgery @UMichCHOP …and welcome to Kansas @KsSurgeons @LeslyDossett

[Surgical Infection Society @SurgInfxSoc]

#FeatureFriday:
Denver Health became the first hospital in the Rocky Mountain region to earn Emergency General Surgery Verification from @AmCollSurgeons.

Congratulations to Dr. @DanteYeh and the entire @DenverHealthMed team!

[Dr. Shirin Towfigh @Herniadoc]

🚨 New publication!

Does surgeon specialty matter for hernia repair—MIS vs Acute Care vs General? 🤔

Our findings: not really. Outcomes were driven more by patient factors than surgeon specialty.

Read the full article 👉 https://t.co/CdcHwWFLwW

[Andre Campbell, MD, FACS, FACP, FCCM, MAMSE, FCBC @TraumaDocSF]

It was truly amazing to give the Claude Organ Memorial Lecture at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Surgical Congress in Tuscan Arizona. Many thanks to President Dr Dissanaike for the kind invitation. Dr Organ was an icon in American Surgery.@UCSFSurgery, @SWSC26, @SBAS

[Eric Knauer @EricKnauerMD]

@TomVargheseJr @BoLovvorn @rbarbosa91 @SAGES_Updates @jdimick1 @TsengJennifer @jennifermov @ericpaulimd Great post!

[University of Nebraska General Surgery Residency @UNMCSurgery]

UNMC showing up strong at #SWSC2025 💪 a great community built on mentorship, teamwork, and a shared passion for surgery spotted at @SWSCongress from UNMC attendings and research residents alike

@SeanLangenfeld @RishiBatraMD @NicolleKB @varnicabajaj

[Jennifer F Tseng MD MPH @TsengJennifer]

A MUCH cuter me with my amazing mom Rose & my beloved late dad Ray, on the occasion of their getting their degrees from @UCBerkeley… so happy they came here and I was lucky to be born 🇺🇸 !

[Scott Coates @surgeonscott]

@docmartin22 @TomOliverson The stories from those in the pre-match era made me grateful for the match, even with its downsides.

[ZitoSalena @ZitoSalena]

I cried the first time I saw this 19 years ago. I cried a little harder today. Y'all should just take a minute and watch this if you haven't before.

[Stanford General Surgery @StanfordGenSurg]

“It is a privilege to serve on the Editorial Board of the Merck Manual, as they are truly committed to making medical knowledge accessible for everyone.” — @DavidASpain 📚🌍

[KU Wichita Surgery @KUSMW_Surgery]

Thank you to @MarkSoliman for coming and giving a wonderful grand rounds on surgical mastery. An honor to have someone so dedicated to surgical education come speak to our residents! #roboticsurgery #surgicaleducation

[Scott Coates @surgeonscott]

@UCSFSurgery @HPB_Surgeon @Surg_Education @UCSF @UCSFHospitals @UCSFMedicine @TraumaDocSF Congrats @HPB_Surgeon !

[UCSF Surgery @UCSFSurgery]

‼️A National Honor for a Career Shaping Surgeons🌟

Dr. Adnan Alseidi @HPB_Surgeon has received the Distinguished Master Educator Award from the Association for @Surg_Education —one of the field’s highest recognitions for excellence and leadership in surgical education👏👏

[Callisia Clarke MD @DrCNClarke]

#SSO2026 left nothing on the table! An outstanding meeting with great content and networking opportunities! @mcwsurgonc @SocSurgOnc