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Fellow Leads Groundbreaking In-Utero Surgery to Treat Gastroschisis

August 18, 2026

A multidisciplinary team at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, led by ACS Fellow Sundeep Keswani, MD, MBA, FACS, a pediatric and fetal surgeon and associate surgeon-in-chief, used a minimally invasive fetal surgery technique to treat complex gastroschisis before birth, rather than waiting until delivery.

New Report Highlights 2026 Physician Salary and Employment Trends

August 18, 2026

ACS partner and member benefit provider, Resolve, just released its first annual Physician Salary and Employment Report. The report shares data and compensation insights sourced from more than 4,000 physician employment contracts in 116 different specialties and all 50 states.

Stay Limber with New Stretch Lab at Clinical Congress 2026

August 18, 2026

The ACS Postural Stabilization and Stretch Lab will offer facilitated practice in stretches and exercises relevant to surgeons. Coaches will assist surgeons in performing stretching and stabilization exercises from the ACS Surgical Ergonomics Recommendations that can be implemented in the operating room, between cases, or at home.

Read this week's entire issue for the latest news on the ACS and the field of surgery.

August 18, 2026 Issue

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Six Surgeons Are Honored with Volunteerism and Humanitarian Awards

Learn how six surgeons are transforming lives through volunteerism, humanitarian service, education, and global surgical leadership.

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Discover Latest Evidence in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in JACS

The new JACS Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery collection highlights evidence shaping obesity treatment, surgical safety, and long-term outcomes.

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Could Microgravity Help Solve the Liver Transplant Shortage?

Surgeon-scientist Dr. Tammy Chang is using microgravity to grow liver tissue, advancing a potential alternative for donor transplants.

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Subtotal Cholecystectomy Rarely Requires Reoperation, but Reoperation Risks Are Notable

Subtotal cholecystectomy is increasingly recommended as a bailout strategy for the difficult gallbladder, but what are its outcomes? In a new population-based study from the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, researchers found that 13.3% of patients developed remnant cholecystitis, while only 2.6% required completion cholecystectomy. However, reoperation carried substantially greater risk, including a 7.1% bile duct injury rate. Watch co-author Dr. Lena Egbert discuss these findings and what they mean for managing the difficult gallbladder.

Literature Selections

Robotic Cholecystectomy May Reduce Bile Duct Injury in Complex Cases

After accounting for disease severity, robotic cholecystectomy showed lower bile duct injury, conversion, and readmission rates than laparoscopy.

Coronary Calcium CT May Offer a New Path to Earlier Lung Cancer Detection

Systematic lung assessment during coronary calcium CT may provide a cost-effective opportunity for earlier cancer detection.

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