Jorge Zarate
@jzaraterod.medsky.social
surgery and reality TV
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That one creepy frame from The Ring or endoanal ultrasound?
November 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
That one creepy frame from The Ring or endoanal ultrasound?
Officially started fellowship!
August 3, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Officially started fellowship!
One of my favorite papers that I wrote during my research time in residency finally reached 20 citations on google scholar! This one paper led to like 3-4 other ones, got me invited onto a med med podcast, and also to write an editorial 🥰
July 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
One of my favorite papers that I wrote during my research time in residency finally reached 20 citations on google scholar! This one paper led to like 3-4 other ones, got me invited onto a med med podcast, and also to write an editorial 🥰
I finished residency! Its true what they say, the days are long but the years are short. I’m so grateful to the countless people that made this possible: family, friends, patients, hospital staff, and everyone at WashU Surgery. On to the next big thing: colorectal fellowship at Mt Sinai!
July 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I finished residency! Its true what they say, the days are long but the years are short. I’m so grateful to the countless people that made this possible: family, friends, patients, hospital staff, and everyone at WashU Surgery. On to the next big thing: colorectal fellowship at Mt Sinai!
Closing out the chief talks, the admin chiefs: Dr Kepper talked about lessons from fatherhood we can apply to surgical training, and Dr Hess acknowledged all the reasons surgery is hard and more importantly the reasons why we still do what we do
June 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Closing out the chief talks, the admin chiefs: Dr Kepper talked about lessons from fatherhood we can apply to surgical training, and Dr Hess acknowledged all the reasons surgery is hard and more importantly the reasons why we still do what we do
Congrats to Dr Sathe who recently had a paper published in Surgery with updated outcomes for our surgical prehab program SPAR, which decreases mortality, rate of discharge to acute care facility and length of stay. Here's the link to the paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.su...
June 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Congrats to Dr Sathe who recently had a paper published in Surgery with updated outcomes for our surgical prehab program SPAR, which decreases mortality, rate of discharge to acute care facility and length of stay. Here's the link to the paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.su...
Third week of chief talks at WashU: Dr Beache talked about how we learn to cope through the hardships of residency & Dr Han shared some lessons from her time as a 2nd grade teacher
June 12, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Third week of chief talks at WashU: Dr Beache talked about how we learn to cope through the hardships of residency & Dr Han shared some lessons from her time as a 2nd grade teacher
2nd week of WashU chief talks last week included yours truly, talking about Broadway, what surgeons can learn from musical theater & some lessons I've learned in residency as told by my favorite musicals; Dr Martinez talked about the incredibly hard road IMG prelims walk to become surgeons in the US
June 12, 2025 at 1:33 AM
2nd week of WashU chief talks last week included yours truly, talking about Broadway, what surgeons can learn from musical theater & some lessons I've learned in residency as told by my favorite musicals; Dr Martinez talked about the incredibly hard road IMG prelims walk to become surgeons in the US
Residency has been a wild ride and I couldn't be more excited to continue my training as one of the incoming colorectal surgery fellows at Mt Sinai. Check out this little playlist I curated if you want to listen to some showtunes!
June 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Residency has been a wild ride and I couldn't be more excited to continue my training as one of the incoming colorectal surgery fellows at Mt Sinai. Check out this little playlist I curated if you want to listen to some showtunes!
Its time for final bows! I'm so grateful to my family, partner, and friends for supporting me through the last 7 years. I also want to thank the residency staff, everyone at the hospital, my junior and senior residents and my co-chiefs of course.
June 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Its time for final bows! I'm so grateful to my family, partner, and friends for supporting me through the last 7 years. I also want to thank the residency staff, everyone at the hospital, my junior and senior residents and my co-chiefs of course.
A huge part of being successful in research is finding mentors who will believe in you and support your work. I'm forever grateful to Drs Sanford, Hammill, Ohman, Chapman Jr, Wise, and Awad for always being my advocates
June 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
A huge part of being successful in research is finding mentors who will believe in you and support your work. I'm forever grateful to Drs Sanford, Hammill, Ohman, Chapman Jr, Wise, and Awad for always being my advocates
One of my fav papers from my research time got rejected from 6 journals before it found a home. Once it did, the publishing journal had an IF x3 the one I had originally submitted to. That paper produced many more papers, got me invited onto podcasts & to write an editorial! doi.org/10.1111/medu...
June 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
One of my fav papers from my research time got rejected from 6 journals before it found a home. Once it did, the publishing journal had an IF x3 the one I had originally submitted to. That paper produced many more papers, got me invited onto podcasts & to write an editorial! doi.org/10.1111/medu...
Lastly, Rent is an amazing musical, but most amazing is the ardent self-belief Jonathan Larson had in his own work. This allowed him to persevere despite 10 years of rejections until he was finally able to get somebody to agree to invest in the project that would become Rent
June 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Lastly, Rent is an amazing musical, but most amazing is the ardent self-belief Jonathan Larson had in his own work. This allowed him to persevere despite 10 years of rejections until he was finally able to get somebody to agree to invest in the project that would become Rent
Fortunately, I've been very lucky to have come across some excellent teachers in my years at WashU and I would like to thank them all for everything they have invested in me
June 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Fortunately, I've been very lucky to have come across some excellent teachers in my years at WashU and I would like to thank them all for everything they have invested in me
Most people in surgical education have little formal training in such and giving good feedback is very hard. At times they will miss the mark and give feedback that is unhelpful. Give yourself permission to discard feedback that doesn't help you become a better surgeon
June 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Most people in surgical education have little formal training in such and giving good feedback is very hard. At times they will miss the mark and give feedback that is unhelpful. Give yourself permission to discard feedback that doesn't help you become a better surgeon
Wicked is super popular right now. In the iconic song "Defying Gravity," Elphaba realizes she needs to free herself from the criticism she has heard all her life to fulfill her potential
June 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Wicked is super popular right now. In the iconic song "Defying Gravity," Elphaba realizes she needs to free herself from the criticism she has heard all her life to fulfill her potential
I've been lucky to find community with an amazing group of Latino trainees at WashU and we need to continue to show up for each other. Gracias por tanto!
June 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I've been lucky to find community with an amazing group of Latino trainees at WashU and we need to continue to show up for each other. Gracias por tanto!
Black & Latino residents are underrepresented in surgery which manifests as a distinct lack of available mentors in academic surgery.
June 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Black & Latino residents are underrepresented in surgery which manifests as a distinct lack of available mentors in academic surgery.
In The Heights (Lin-Manuel Miranda's OG musical) is all about how the Latino community of Washington Heights shows up for each other
June 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
In The Heights (Lin-Manuel Miranda's OG musical) is all about how the Latino community of Washington Heights shows up for each other
Kneebone argues that recognizing the parallels between surgery and performance can make us better surgeons if we are open to learning lessons from the performance world
June 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Kneebone argues that recognizing the parallels between surgery and performance can make us better surgeons if we are open to learning lessons from the performance world
The operation itself is a complex choreographed dance where surgeon & assistant work in tandem, they also work in concert with the scrub, circulator, anesthesia, etc. Sometimes, things don't go as planned and we have to improvise both in the OR and on stage
June 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The operation itself is a complex choreographed dance where surgeon & assistant work in tandem, they also work in concert with the scrub, circulator, anesthesia, etc. Sometimes, things don't go as planned and we have to improvise both in the OR and on stage
Dr Roger Kneebone argues in "Performing Surgery" that there's performance all throughout our patient encounters. In the clinic, we act like we are giving our undivided attention to patients but in our heads we're processing data & devising treatment plans doi.org/10.3389/fpsy...
June 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Dr Roger Kneebone argues in "Performing Surgery" that there's performance all throughout our patient encounters. In the clinic, we act like we are giving our undivided attention to patients but in our heads we're processing data & devising treatment plans doi.org/10.3389/fpsy...
Early surgeons relied on public performances of anatomic dissections and procedure demonstrations to prove their skills and build their practice
June 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Early surgeons relied on public performances of anatomic dissections and procedure demonstrations to prove their skills and build their practice
I would also argue that it requires a healthy amount of self-delusion (main character syndrome) to make it on Broadway and as a surgeon
June 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I would also argue that it requires a healthy amount of self-delusion (main character syndrome) to make it on Broadway and as a surgeon
There's many similarities between musical theater and surgery. There's costuming, setting, props in both. Both require a ton of rehearsing to reach proficiency. We even borrow the concept of the academic surgery triple threat from musical theater!
June 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
There's many similarities between musical theater and surgery. There's costuming, setting, props in both. Both require a ton of rehearsing to reach proficiency. We even borrow the concept of the academic surgery triple threat from musical theater!