Michael R Freund MD
@mikifreund
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General and Colorectal surgeon Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgery 🤖 Surgical Education & Research
Jerusalem, Israel
Joined September 2015
🎥Yesterday's session “Controversies in Ventral Rectopexy for the Management of Rectal Prolapse" is now on our YouTube page https://t.co/HJ8cViXfMc 🫱🏼🫲🏽Thanks to all who attended! @drbalaphas @EdwardMCourtney @debby_keller @sbiondo60 @yoshi_konishi @brunabvailati @nlavellaneda🧵1/
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Hot off the press 2025 Delphi consensus on #robotic ventral mesh #rectopexy
#openaccess here: https://t.co/1CwUOCYLsi
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The surgeon Benjamin Brodie once eloquently described that as surgeons gain experience, they eventually reach a point where it all starts coming together, even though “you are not aware of having made an effort for that purpose.”
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#DCRJournal Visual Abstract | Standardizing the Definition of Each Colon Cancer Segment: Delphi Consensus on Clinical Decision-Making for Oncologic Outcomes: https://t.co/mApxwlgroX
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Factors influencing locoregional recurrence rates in locally advanced rectal cancer after total neoadjuvant treatment versus chemoradiotherapy in the RAPIDO trial ➡️ https://t.co/WvgTEZvwft The difference in LRR between TNT and CRT mainly occurred in patients treated with
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A useful guide on appendiceal neuroendocrine neoplasms in adult and pediatric populations in @SurgJournal
@SWexner @nirhoresh @ZGaroufalia @AWignakumar @VictorSTRASSMA2
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Telling a patient that they are cancer free is one of the best feelings in medicine 🙏
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10 years ago today @AppliedMed_CRS @SamAtallahMD #TAMIS. > 500 patients with rectal preservation now @AdventHealth
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#DCRJournal Didactic Video | Complete mobilization of the splenic flexure of the colon: Five laparoscopic approaches and standardization of the technique: https://t.co/elhsKD0Myl
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The surgical drain is your best friend here and is trying to tell you the truth, even if you aren’t ready to hear it.
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It is almost always better to just recognize the complication and get in there and deal with it, as opposed to trying to pretend like it’s not happening. The patient will do better and you will feel better yourself.
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Neoadjuvant chemotherapy improves overall survival in stage III but no... https://t.co/hGaXuh5Lnx great study by @nirhoresh @dr_samehhany81 @mikifreund @ZGaroufalia @RachellGefen @PZhou_MD @ArunNagarajanMD in @SurgJournal from @AmCollSurgeons @AmColSurgCancer #NCDB
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Moral injury in surgery isn't just burnout—it’s a deep sense of self-blame after adverse events. Surgeons need structured support systems to weather these inevitable moments. https://t.co/A3VyYgu9BR
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has evolved from Jonathan Shay’s original definition, modified by Brett Litz and others, to encompass the psychological impact of adverse patient outcomes on medical practitioners. Early career...
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#DCRJournal Didactic Video Recap - Perineal approach for complete rectal prolapse. Delorme and Altemeier techniques: https://t.co/qRHznIEPxf
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🧵 Sigmoidectomía vs Tratamiento Conservador en Diverticulitis 👇🏻👇🏻👀 📌 ¿Qué opción mejora más la calidad de vida (QoL) en pacientes con diverticulitis recurrente o complicada a largo plazo?
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Most viewed this week from @JAMASurgery: PERFECT-antibiotics RCT: Preoperatively started antibiotic treatment did not decrease the risk of appendiceal perforation rate in acute uncomplicated appendicitis. https://t.co/mJKJYQ2fqy
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Neoadjuvant chemotherapy improves overall survival in stage III but not in stage II colon cancer: A propensity score–matched analysis of the @AmCollSurgeons @AmColSurgCancer National Cancer Database in @SurgJournal
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Neoadjuvant chemotherapy improves overall survival in stage III but no... https://t.co/hGaXuh5Lnx new @AmCollSurgeons @AmColSurgCancer #NCDB publication in @SurgJournal @nirhoresh @dr_samehhany81 @ZGaroufalia @mikifreund @RachellGefen @PZhou_MD @ArunNagarajanMD
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