Association for Academic Surgery (AAS)

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One year of “The Academic Surgeon”

The AAS Blog “The Academic Surgeon” celebrates its first year of existence, and in that time has made available dozens of articles, ideas and opinions to the AAS community. Created to help AAS keep a dynamic presence outside of its national meeting, the blog is our online digital forum for news, insight and discussion, including articles on the scope and nature of academic surgery, updates on new technologies in the surgical community, regular member news and announcements, reports from AAS committees and representatives and stories and experiences shared from our members.

As we enter the second year of the Academic Surgeon, we want to remind our members and constituents that we are constantly seeking new submissions for the blog, and welcome your input. A wide variety of submissions will be considered with themes including education, outcomes, quality, basic science, leadership, management, career development, diversity, and productivity. Above all, we want the content to be informative, relevant, and fresh. So if you are interested please email JJ Jackman at the AAS Administrative Office and volunteer.

James Suliburk, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine
Dr. Suliburk's clinical interests include treatment of hyperparathyroidism, benign thyroid diseases including Graves' disease and goiter, treatment of advanced thyroid cancer, familial endocrine disease such as multiple endocrine neoplasia, and minimally invasive treatment of adrenal tumors including pheochromocytoma and hyperaldosteronoma. In addition he has expertise in the treatment of adrenocortical carcinoma. His advanced surgical expertise includes minimally invasive parathyroidectomy and thyroidectomy, central and modified radical neck dissection, single incision laparoscopic adrenalectomy and laparoscopic resection of endocrine pancreas tumors.