UofT Surgical Oncology
@UofTSurgOnc
Official account of @UofT complex general #SurgicalOncology fellowship 2-year CGSO and CGSO/HPB tracks accredited by RCPSC, ACGME and AHPBA
Sub-typing to select NAT in #PDAC? NeoPancONE 🇨🇦 #ASCO25 @CHPBAsurg 👥84 resectable PDAC 💉mFOLFIRINOX NAT Median OS 34 months😀 🔬Classical vs basal sub-type main predictor EFS & OS What next🤔: sub-type all PDAC prior to chemo? wait for more data? ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JC…
🆕 @AnnalsofSurgery ‼️ We examined Wait Time targets in CRC surgery in 🇨🇦 Meeting traditional targets (<28 days) isn't linked to better survival. But a new data-driven target (<45 days) is. Time for an update? ⌛️ 📄 doi.org/10.1097/SLA.00… @HalletJulie @UofTSurgery #Surgery
Registration is open for #SSE2025 Join us virtually on September 26th to talk about how to use innovation to improve ergonomics in the OR & learn how to make your work safer! 🔗 events.zoom.us/ev/Aqa8Xt76WX8…
Congrats to our Faculty award winners, who were recognized during graduation by fellows for their teaching, mentorship & impact on education! @savbrar @alegronchi @HalletJulie @AM_Covelli_MD Thank you!🤩
Surgical teams with more experience working together are associated with fewer post-op complications for patients, study by #TemertyMed researchers shows. bit.ly/3ZZ6i7W
That was the last OR day with Dr Acher! Always bittersweet to see fellows go🥹 So proud of the highly skilled, brilliant, whip-smart surgeon she is 🌟 @WiscSurgery, you're lucky to have her! Now, we can always dream of getting her on social media 😅
When one of your mentors @GladdyLab comes to ACOG in Halifax ➡️ time for sarcoma talks, ocean and 🦞! @UofTSurgOnc @DALsurgresearch @TARPSWG
Looking forward to training at the program that made me want to become a cancer surgeon! ተመስገን!
We’re proud to announce the 2026 match results for the U of T Surgical Oncology Fellowship! Congratulations to our incoming fellows👏 We look forward to welcoming you to our program!
🎓Congratulations Alexandra Acher on graduating from #surgonc/HPB fellowship! Dr Acher will soon start at @WiscSurgery to in Madison as a staff HPB surgical oncologist 👏 ✨We can't wait to see the impact you will have in the field! @UofTSurgery @_CSSO @SocSurgOnc @AHPBA
🎓Congratulations Joshua Bleicher on graduating from #surgonc fellowship! Dr Bleicher is now heading towards a new exciting surgical oncology practice 👏 ✨Bright new chapter ahead! @UofTSurgery @SocSurgOnc @_CSSO
🎓Congratulations @sarresurgeon on graduating from #surgonc fellowship! Dr Sarre is now heading to @LHSCCanada in London, ON, as a staff surgical oncologist 👏 ✨Best wishes on this new journey! @UofTSurgery @SocSurgOnc @_CSSO
Class of 2025, 2026 & 2027 in complex surgical oncology/HPB fellowship @UofTSurgOnc ⭐️ from around 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽 It’s a true privilege to train clinical fellows and learn from them every single day 🙏🏻 @PaulKaranicolas @DrNCoburn 📸 Dr Alberto Riojas, Dr Sasha Acher, Dr @F_Naqib
We’re proud to announce the 2026 match results for the U of T Surgical Oncology Fellowship! Congratulations to our incoming fellows👏 We look forward to welcoming you to our program!
🇨🇦 in #eahpba2025 champions league 🏆 HELIX RCT of TXA vs placebo for hepatectomy by @PaulKaranicolas No change in 🩸transfusion but ⬆️ morbidity with TXA ⚠️ don’t use TXA for hepatectomy See 📝 @JAMA_current 👉🏻 jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…
Congrats @LevBubis on this NET research grant! 🎉👏🏻 Great work to define priorities in NET surgical care research with @CUTNETs_ Thanks @CNETSCanada for supporting early career investigators in NETs research 🙏🏻🦓
👏Congratulations to the recipients of the NET research grants awarded by the @CNETSCanada Canadian Neuroendocrine Tumor Society. Five innovative NET research projects will make a difference in the lives of NET patients. ☑️Find out more: incalliance.org/cnet-five-net-……
Stable OR teams contribute to better outcomes🤝✨ Each additional case done by same anesthesiologist-surgeon team 👉 ⬇️ major morbidity 🔓‼Opportunity is knocking: ⬆️outcomes by re-organizing teams How to do it? 🆕📝@JAMASurgery tinyurl.com/yx44pm96
Exploring #MIS solutions for #duodenal #GIST? Take a look at our approach to Laparoscopic #Pancreas-Preserving Duodenal Resection: link.springer.com/10.1245/s10434… @alegronchi @AnnSurgOncol @FioreDoc @IstTumori @ItaSarcomaGroup @oncoteamsarcoma #surgery #surgicaloncology
Thrilled to share our latest publication in @AnnSurgOncol Practice Guideline Series: Multidisciplinary management of #retroperitoneal #sarcoma Full text 🔗: rdcu.be/elqzw Thank you @kencardonaMD @DCalleMD for your incredible partnership and expertise
Symptoms & quality of life are key in #NETs care New tools🧰 from @asco for symtpom management in well-diff GEP-NETs ☑️carcinoid syndrome, carcinoid heart disease, carcinoid crisis & functional PNETs ☑️surgrery, liver-directed therapy & systemic 🔗📝ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/OP…
Fantastic talk on an important topic by @FioreDoc at CISS (Canadian International Sarcoma Symposium)