SIMA Sessions is a podcast by SIMA Surgical Intelligence on the lessons, habits, and judgments that experienced surgeons learn only by doing, reflecting, and operating over time.

]]>simasurgery.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Tue, 13 Oct 2026 01:52:56 GMTThu, 25 Jun 2026 04:15:09 GMT60SIMA Surgical Intelligence<p>SIMA Sessions is a podcast by SIMA Surgical Intelligence on the lessons, habits, and judgments that experienced surgeons learn only by doing, reflecting, and operating over time.</p>episodicSIMA Surgical Intelligencefrsantaki@gmail.comnoFor this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Katherine Talcott, a vitreoretinal surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute. She completed her ophthalmology residency at Mass Eye and Ear, where she also served as chief resident and director of the ocular trauma service. She then went on to complete her vitreoretinal surgery fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital before joining the Cole Eye Institute. In addition to her work as a vitreoretinal surgeon, she was recently appointed residency program director at Cole.

]]>0db7eb2e-6d75-4c2d-938a-35e837dadf63Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:42:49 GMT<p>For this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Katherine Talcott, a vitreoretinal surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute. She completed her ophthalmology residency at Mass Eye and Ear, where she also served as chief resident and director of the ocular trauma service. She then went on to complete her vitreoretinal surgery fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital before joining the Cole Eye Institute. In addition to her work as a vitreoretinal surgeon, she was recently appointed residency program director at Cole.</p>no00:48:313SIMA Sessions #3 - Katherine TalcottfullFor this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Danny Mammo, a vitreoretinal surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute who will soon be joining Washington Retina in Seattle.I had the chance to learn from Danny during my fellowship at Cole. He's an outstanding surgeon and teacher, with particular expertise in complex retinal and uveitis conditions. He trained at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, completed residency at the University of Minnesota, and did his vitreoretinal surgery and uveitis fellowship at Cleveland Clinic before joining the faculty in 2022, going on to earn several teaching awards along the way.

]]>ccb81728-a559-427f-90f7-4444372a61d9Wed, 22 Jul 2026 01:41:30 GMT<p>For this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Danny Mammo, a vitreoretinal surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute who will soon be joining Washington Retina in Seattle.I had the chance to learn from Danny during my fellowship at Cole. He's an outstanding surgeon and teacher, with particular expertise in complex retinal and uveitis conditions. He trained at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, completed residency at the University of Minnesota, and did his vitreoretinal surgery and uveitis fellowship at Cleveland Clinic before joining the faculty in 2022, going on to earn several teaching awards along the way.</p>no00:50:4812SIMA Sessions #2 - Danny MammofullFor our inaugural episode, I’m joined by Dr. Sunil Srivastava, Chairman of the Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute. Sunil is an exceptional clinician, researcher, and educator, with major contributions in retinal imaging and uveitis. His day-to-day work focuses on caring for complex retina and uveitis patients, both in clinic and in the operating room. Until recently he served as the program director of the medical and surgical retina fellowships at Cole Eye, and has trained more than 70 fellows and more than 100 residents. In 2025, he received the prestigious American Society of Retina Specialists Crystal Apple Award – an award given to an educator who has gone to great lengths to advance the education and professional development of young vitreoretinal specialists.

]]>c0aa5967-3ba8-4234-ab1b-c6491a7fdbe8Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:24:25 GMT<p>For our inaugural episode, I’m joined by Dr. Sunil Srivastava, Chairman of the Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute. Sunil is an exceptional clinician, researcher, and educator, with major contributions in retinal imaging and uveitis. His day-to-day work focuses on caring for complex retina and uveitis patients, both in clinic and in the operating room. Until recently he served as the program director of the medical and surgical retina fellowships at Cole Eye, and has trained more than 70 fellows and more than 100 residents. In 2025, he received the prestigious American Society of Retina Specialists Crystal Apple Award – an award given to an educator who has gone to great lengths to advance the education and professional development of young vitreoretinal specialists.</p>no00:56:181SIMA Sessions #1 - Sunil Srivastavafull