Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS)

Hear from JACS Digital Media Editor, @lillianerdahlmd.bsky.social
on the highlighted cover articles for the March issue of JACS.

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Read the March issue of JACS today!

🔵Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma
🔵Mind over Matter: Mental Scars and Outcomes after Firearm Injury
🔵Expanding Criteria for Same-Day Discharge after Mastectomy

Full issue at: journals.lww.com/journalacs/p...

Episode 40 of #TheOperativeWord podcast is live!🎉

Hosts @tomvarghesejr.bsky.social and Lillian Erdahl MD, FACS discuss their top 3 JACS articles published in 2025.

🎧:https://theoperativeword.podbean.com/e/e40-from-surgeon-well-being-to-artificial-intelligence-2025-highlights/

The JACS January issue is here🎉
🔹Objective Coagulation Assays for Predicting Thrombosis in Peripheral Artery Disease
🔹Video-Based Assessment and Prediction of Surgical Outcomes in Sleeve Gastrectomy
🔹and more!

Full issue at: journals.lww.com/journalacs/p...

📢 JACS invites applications for the position of CME Editor. This individual will work closely with the JACS Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Office to oversee, develop, and curate the monthly Continuing Medical Education (CME) quizzes derived from selected JACS articles.

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Cheers to another year of the #OperativeWord podcast🎉

Hear from Editor-in-Chief @tomvarghesejr.bsky.social on the cover articles for the December issue of JACS 🧠 💭

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The December issue of JACS is live! 🎉

🔵Surgeon Decision-Making: A Contemporary, Qualitative Analysis of Urologists
⚪️Secondary Undertriage of Severely Injured Trauma Patients Across the US
🔵Read the full issue at: journals.lww.com/journalacs/p...

🎧 Listen to the latest JACS #OperativeWord, featuring host Lillian Erdahl, MD, FACS and Eilidh Gunn, MBChB, MRCSEd. In this episode they discuss Dr Gunn's recent JACS article, “What About the Coach?” and the benefits of peer-led surgical coaching.

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Breast Cancer Innovative techniques and the latest research in breast cancer surgery.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Browse the JACS collection of over 30 recently published breast cancer articles here:

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Digital Media Editor, Lillian Erdahl MD, FACS, shares insight into the cover articles for the November issue:

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Read the November issue of JACS today!

🔹Integration of Advanced Practice Providers into Independent Surgical Groups
🔹Academic Surgeon Financial Compensation in the US: Trends from 2017 to 2023
🔹and more!

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Explore the latest in surgical science and innovation—read the abstracts from the @facs.org Clinical Congress. #ACSCC25

A window into the future of surgery, from groundbreaking research to practice-changing insights.

📚:https://journals.lww.com/journalacs/toc/2025/11001

Going to #ACSCC25? Pop by the JACS booth and grab a pouch before they run out! 🎉 See you there!

📢 Call for Submissions | Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS) JACS invites practice-changing research that pushes surgical science forward and directly improves patient care. We’re… | Jo... 📢 Call for Submissions | Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS) JACS invites practice-changing research that pushes surgical science forward and directly improves patient care. We’re activ...

The Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS) invites transformative research that will shape the next decade of general surgery.

To see our full statement and the types of submissions JACS seeks, head to our Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/posts/journa...

Listen to the latest #OperativeWord episode!

Host Lillian Erdahl, MD, FACS, joins Drs Rook and Kelley-Quon to discuss their recent article, “Expanding the Public Health Role of Pediatric Trauma Centers: Drug Screening for Adolescent Trauma Patients."
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The October issue of JACS is live!

🔵ISAVE Community Partnership
🔵Benchmarking with All CPT Codes
🔵Techniques for Ventral Hernia Repair

And more! Read the full issue:
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Claim Free CME Credit with JACS ACS members and others earned more than 63,000 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ simply by reading JACS articles.

Did you know JACS offers the most CME credit opportunities out of all ACS programs?

Claim CME credit with JACS by reading articles, tuning in to The Operative Word podcast, and reviewing manuscripts. ⤵️

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Honored to introduce our new mission statement for @acsjacs.bsky.social

“Exceptional science for the practicing surgeon in the House of Surgery”.

Looking forward to our work ahead. 🙏🏾

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On the latest episode of the #OperativeWord, host @tomvarghesejr.bsky.social, is joined by Dr Timothy Pawlik to discuss his recent JACS article, "Association of Discharge Against Medical Advice with Surgical Outcomes and Healthcare Cost."

Listen at: theoperativeword.podbean.com/e/e36-associ...

Host Lillian Erdahl, MD, FACS joins Stephanie M Jensen, MD, MPH, and A Britt Christmas, MD, MBA, FACS on the #OperativeWord, to discuss their recent article, "Association of State Helmet Laws with Helmet Use and Injury Outcomes in Motorcycle Crashes."

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In the latest episode of @acsjacs.bsky.social #JACSOperativeWord, Drs. Stephanie Jensen and A. Britt Christmas from the Carolinas Medical Center join host Dr. Lillian Erdahl to discuss their study on the association of state helmet laws with helmet use and injury outcomes.

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Call for Submissions JACS Call for Submissions

Our scientific publication @acsjacs.bsky.social is seeking original research, innovations, and authoritative analyses that improve surgical practice, patient outcomes, and more.

Check out the article categories and submission information ⤵️

The August issue of JACS is live!

🔵Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis and the Epithelial Interface of Host and Environment
⚪️Potential Role of EBI3 in Gastric Cancer and Its Inductive Effects on T-Cell Exhaustion

Full issue at: journals.lww.com/journalacs/p...

Got surgical research that actually changes patient care?
JACS is seeking original studies, innovations, and impactful ideas that shape the field.

Now accepting submissions → editorialmanager.com/jacs

More info here: journals.lww.com/journalacs/P...

Impact of American College of Surgeons Geriatric Surgery... : Journal of the American College of Surgeons mplemented the American College of Surgeons GSV program protocols for patients 65 years and older starting in 2022. A retrospective review was conducted of patients undergoing major abdominal oncologi...

What measurable improvements have resulted from the Geriatric Surgery Verification Program, and how can these inform care for older adults? #JACSinConversation
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How do genomic and microbiome variations influence colon cancer survival rates, and what does this mean for personalized treatment approaches?

#JACSinConversation

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In a new episode of @acsjacs.bsky.social‬ #JACSOperativeWord, @tomvarghesejr.bsky.social‬ is joined by Drs. Brett Johnson and Clifford Ko.

They discuss quality improvement outcomes from initial site visits across ACS accreditation programs and success after remediation.

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