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Dad. Husband. Colorectal surgeon.

Waco, TX
Joined May 2013
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Ben Gough
2 years
@DGlaucomflecken Former???? What have you done…
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5 years
Me (June 30, 2019): “I’m going to turn things around this year. Surgical residency isn’t that bad” Me (irl):
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5 years
This is what they mean when they say “work life balance,” right? #medtwitter #surgery #dadsurgeon #residency @Firekatefire @LoggheMD @elissadaltonmd
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5 years
@KBrookeGolisch I just tell them “you’ll still poop; it just won’t be anything to call home about.” No one thinks it’s funny and they never laugh, but hey, that’s showbiz
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4 years
One of our amazing @CCHS_Surgery attendings, @awarnermd , taking one of her patients outside for some much needed sunshine after she finished making him a friendship bracelet. Great example of putting patients first! (for the record, I did not receive my own bracelet)
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3 years
Today was my last day on the colorectal service during residency. I feel incredibly lucky to have spent it w @careynathan , who has been an incredible mentor, & a great OR staff. Very fortunate to have had the opportunity to train at @CCHS_Surgery & looking forward to fellowship!
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5 years
Ran into @pferrada1 at #ACSCC19 and had to snag a selfie 🤳! Great getting to meet Twitter mentors in person! @VCU_Surgery @CCHS_Surgery @ABSITEQuest @JWTraumaRama
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Ben Gough
5 years
Perfect example of resident wellness: attending can tell I feel horrible before a case, she gets a PA to relieve me without me asking, she makes a dr appt for me, and checks on me later that night. Not gonna get that everywhere you go. THANK YOU @DrHalbertDO @CCHS_Surgery
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3 years
Lucky to be in a fellowship where mentors are willing to stay late to share their expertise and educate us. Thank you, @FicheraAlessand
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Ben Gough
3 years
Come one, come all! We’re honored to have @ericpaulimd @PennState join us TONIGHT (1/16) at 7 pm EST to discuss “Advanced Endoscopic Techniques.” We hope to see you there! @SamAtallahMD @peterwmarcello1 @FezaRemziMD @changtangMD @Averywalker21 @SeanLangenfeld @SWexner
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Ben Gough
4 years
My road Castros, for practicing on the go and trying not to embarrass myself in front of @Dr_Bowser & @ReidRavin #compellingcontent
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4 years
@AsinusAdLyram @KBrookeGolisch Well, I can’t unsee this tweet
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4 years
@KBrookeGolisch Agree 100% with this. My residency paid for Step 3, my cell phone, iPad, laptop, and every book and resource I could want. Residency is already stressful - pick a program that doesn’t add more to it @CCHS_Surgery
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3 years
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1 year
Great celebrating Father’s Day weekend with my son, @PFTCommenter , and his imaginary 4 year old son, Chris, @prsevens Wild they were both on our shoulders at the same time
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Ben Gough
2 years
@SAGES_Updates Okay okay hear me out… Instead of a J-pouch after a TPC for UC or FAP, you make serial longitudinal enterotomies along the terminal ileum that are closed transversely (serial enteroplasties?) to make a new “rectal” conduit that is anastomosed end-to-end to the anus New surgery
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Ben Gough
2 years
@rbarbosa91 I’m a colorectal surgeon. I keep these in my car because I don’t get to use them in the OR. They are perfect.
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7 months
Central Texas view of the eclipse
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Ben Gough
6 years
Glad to have the opportunity to present our research from @christianacare in Miami at #AHPBA19 @shanabonadoodle @AHPBA
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4 years
@MadisonHarrisDO Purewicks were made for rainy sundays
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4 years
@theresa_krawiec @CandiceFordDO @CCHS_Surgery Wow, good thing there wasn’t a third person there...
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Ben Gough
5 years
@SAGES_Updates My field research does indeed confirm that wearing pants while peeing will prevent the person near you from being peed on. Also, my wife says I need to sleep on the couch.
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Ben Gough
5 years
I finished #ABSITE this week, but my son discovered nose picking 👃🏼. Who’s the real winner here??? #medtwitter #discovery #DiggingDeep
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4 years
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4 years
@jonmcghee96 @mpolavarapu Mahesh is awesome, but this is so much better because his white coat calls him Stephanie
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4 years
@KBrookeGolisch I see your angry badge pic and raise you angry group Christmas pic. Your move @KBrookeGolisch
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4 years
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K Brooke Golisch, MD MS
4 years
S/p 2nd dose of the vaccine, got it in my non-dominant arm both times, only side effect is the inability to use that arm properly during any laparoscopic case & thus constantly am reminded my left hand is doing nothing to help me Oh wait, that’s not the vaccine #pgy2problems
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Ben Gough
5 years
@jeremyfaust I’m not sure I agree. Although it’s a secondary use of the Step 1 score, what other metric is going to be used to compare residency applicants? Where they went to med school? That hardly seems like equity. Research experience? What if his/her school didnt have many opportunities?
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Ben Gough
4 years
@Dr_Bowser Is this what nirvana feels like?? #pinnacleofsuccess
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Ben Gough
5 years
@JAMASurgery Since I’m bald, does this mean I don’t have to wear a hat anymore???
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Ben Gough
4 years
@Dr_Bowser Jake let him tie with his mask over his eyes. That’s true patience.
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Ben Gough
4 years
@Dr_Bowser His feelings are very hurt about his dictations
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4 years
@KBrookeGolisch Preach, sister
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Ben Gough
2 years
@JohnRTMonsonMD @FezaRemziMD @FicheraAlessand @TAMISYoda @HolubarStefan @PhilFleshnerMD @CrohnsColitisFn If he made it to 50 with only one segment causing issues, it’s reasonable to perform a segmental resection
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Ben Gough
5 years
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ABSITE Quest
5 years
🤔 Do you have what it takes to climb the #AQ leaderboard❓ 🚀 #SurgTweeting #SurgEd #ABSITE
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@ABSITEQuest
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4 years
Congratulations to @AashishRajesh1 of @surgery_uthscsa on the June #AQ championship🏆🥳❗ A PGY-1 takes the crown😲That's back to back wins for @surgery_uthscsa 💪
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5 years
@Dr_Bowser Oh you cold as ice for this one....
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Ben Gough
4 years
@Dr_Bowser @ReidRavin 6-0*, but yes, everything else is accurate #myheadlampstillworks
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Ben Gough
5 years
This is basically why I’m pursuing colorectal surgery
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5 years
My kid wrote a song called, “I Wonder What’s Inside your Butthole” Quite honestly, it slaps.
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Ben Gough
4 years
PSA: if your wife asks you how her hair looks, responding with “kinda like @CoachGundy ” is NOT the move, you guys
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Ben Gough
4 years
@OSUSurgery @shsunsta @CarsonLabOSU At first glance, I was confused how @BehindTheKnife was important in myeloid derived suppressor cells.... I need some new hobbies.
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Ben Gough
2 years
@SAGES_Updates Fiber. It was always fiber.
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Ben Gough
5 years
@LactatedRingers My parents advice usually consists of them telling me to “just take a day off” from residency...
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Ben Gough
4 months
@lilydsmith “Ay yo” - pico
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Ben Gough
2 years
Parents came to visit and tried my new coffee. Sent me this picture the day they got home. PRODUCT SELLS ITSELF, YOU GUYS @BarstoolBigCat @StellaBlueCoff
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Ben Gough
5 years
@ipek_sapci @StSenka @DocOnSkis @DrvanTilburg @Dr_Bowser Sometimes I lay on the couch with my feet by the door and sometimes I lay with my head by the door. I think we can all agree that mixing up our exercise routines is key in these difficult times....
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Ben Gough
9 months
@CarinneAnderson @AcademicSurgery I don’t know how I feel about you referring to other people as your interns… cuts me deep #thoughtwewerespecial
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Ben Gough
4 years
@Dr_Bowser @ReidRavin Distance makes the heart grow fonder
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Ben Gough
5 years
@ReynoldsCatie @jeremyfaust Hmmmm, do you have any studies to back that up? All the studies I’ve seen regarding passing the ABS QE cite Step 1 as the only statistically significant predictor
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Ben Gough
4 years
@macaron_md_ You’re ahead of the curve if you’ve already realized this
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Ben Gough
1 year
@SamAtallahMD This gets me so excited. Can’t wait to see what’s available in the robotic endoluminal sector over the next decade
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Ben Gough
2 years
@DrRojasDO @AshleyGWinter @DrRojasDO @AshleyGWinter I hope for the sake of all things good and right that colorectal doesn’t need to get involved here…
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Ben Gough
4 years
@El_Kriza @DrMSJohns @CCHS_Surgery @theresa_krawiec @CandiceFordDO @ankit_patel931 Looks like I’ll be scrubbing solo for the foreseeable future....
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Ben Gough
4 years
@ReidRavin Abel wants Samantha to know that she’s setting expectations far too high for other 2 year olds
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Ben Gough
4 years
@ChiChiDoNguyen What happens in 5 hours?
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Ben Gough
3 months
@UncleChaps Thanks for sharing this. Appreciate you
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Ben Gough
5 years
@Firekatefire @elissadaltonmd @LoggheMD I’m just trying to get my kid to walk, you had yours memorizing the damn Kreb cycle #advanced
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Ben Gough
5 years
@BigBadBillroth @anhanssen @Iceiceiceon @SWexner @MISIRG1 @pferrada1 @juliomayol @almagoch @Cirbosque @salo75 @NeilFlochMD @VesaliusCX @ericpaulimd I understand the visualization is not ideal, but has it even been shown that optical trocar entry with a 30 degree scope results in increased injury compared to a 0 degree? Has this been studied? @SWexner @jdimick1 @DrHalbertDO @AuroraPryor @patsyllamd @MarkSoliman
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Ben Gough
1 year
@BarstoolBigCat Embrace debate: was it rude of @hen_ease to finally try to win the lottery ball on the same day you become a father of 3 and @PFTCommenter fires Dan? Doesn’t try for years and then pulls this stunt? Woof.
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6 months
@BarstoolBigCat “Shut up, you @BenSimmons25 fat fuck” might be the world’s greatest knee jerk reaction to anything
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Ben Gough
5 years
Keeps my coffee hot? ✅ Undeniable fashion? ✅ Perfect prep for #ABSITE ? ✅ Helps me send out better tweets? ❌ @ABSITEQuest (basically) does it all, you guys! Check it out today @EGMcCarthyMD @theblondeMD @RASACS @JWTraumaRama
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Ben Gough
1 year
@SAGES_Updates Pretty presumptuous to assume it’s a NEW friend. For all we know they’ve been chumming it up for years. They’re SUCH good friends that the little guy feels comfortable getting right up in his buddy’s ear to whisper “thanks for being my friend.” Just saying. #bugfriendawareness
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Ben Gough
2 years
@PipeCabreraV @pferrada1 @Cirbosque @SWexner @juliomayol @rbarbosa91 @DrThawaba @MISIRG1 @drdevirgilio @LiangRhea There’s zero palm being used… it’s just using the same fingers you’d put in the instrument but less securely…
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Ben Gough
1 year
@EKing719 @costplusdrugs Budesonide is on there too!
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Ben Gough
11 months
It’s never been harder to be an @Eagles fan living in Texas as it is today… @Philly_Mays @PardonMyMeme @PardonMyTake
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Ben Gough
4 years
@slsteinmd1 Here’s another one that @justinmaykel shared with me a few months back
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Ben Gough
4 years
@ReidRavin @onepeloton What’s your username??
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Ben Gough
5 years
@DrMSJohns I’ve been meaning to talk to you about that.... #secondtimesthecharm
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Ben Gough
5 years
@Firekatefire @DrRojasDO @DrRojasDO gets tagged for a popliteal aneurysm. I help out with a ruptured thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm hybrid case and I’m sitting here like.....
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Ben Gough
5 years
@ReynoldsCatie @jeremyfaust Please do. But as someone who came from a DO school, I frankly needed Step 1 to standout. The year before I matched into an ACGME surgery program, only like 35/~1200 positions were matched by DOs. Step 1 was favored over Step 2 & it helped me put myself on a level playing field
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Ben Gough
2 years
@SAGES_Updates DELETE THIS NOW
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