Brian M. Till
@BrianTillMD
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Junior fellow @UCSFCTSurgery by way of @JEFFsurgery & @UVMLarnerMed . Recovering writer, bylines @NewRepublic , @TheAtlantic , @Palgrave .
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@jdimick1
: "Do you think surgical skill is a cognitive or physical skill? I think it's cognitive. My favorite paper that nobody reads is where we correlated outcomes to personality. Aggressive, not open to feedback personalities have the worst outcomes."
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@jdimick1
: "If we can shift the surgical personality and type to one of coaching, of humility and self-improvement, we will all get better. I think the people are entering surgery now are a lot more comfortable getting that feedback than people were when I went into surgery."
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I think this is what they mean when they talk about work/life integration. Peak research year right now and couldn’t be happier. Thankful this morning for all the support from my program, mentors, and co-residents. What a ride. //
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Couldn’t be happier to be headed to the city where I was born & the hospital where my parents met for fellowship
@UCSFCTSurgery
. The list to thank is long and growing but starts with my Olivia Harris & my parents,
@okusanyamd
&
@NateEvansMD
. //
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No better reason for getting called in on backup than someone getting a gift of life. Away we went. Best job in the world. //
@JEFFsurgery
@adambodzin
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Thrilled to be at
#AATS2022
Aortic Conclave to present some of our work from
@JEFFAortic
@JEFFsurgery
. A huge thank you to Dr. Plestis for the continued mentorship and support! //
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Exceptional morning learning from Dr. Strasberg: “A lot of what gets confused as brilliance is really persistence.” //
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Interviews today! Was so so nice to see my co-residents last night. Can’t stress this enough, trust your gut. How you feel about and treat one another is massive in residency. Find a crew that will make you smile like this. //
@JEFFsurgery
#gensurgmatch22
#GenSurgMatch2022
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Rising
#COVID19
and anti-science got you down? Find yourself an incredible chief like
@courtneyldevin
who will bring a piñata to conference to take it out on. //
@JEFFsurgery
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Find a residency that will make space for you to get your current/future little monsters to the pediatrician !! //
Thank you
@KarenChojnacki
,
@adambodzin
, ‘n Co !
@JEFFsurgery
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My family and I can’t wait to join you all
@UCSFSurgery
. Literally counting the days !! //
‼️We are thrilled to announce Brian Till
@BrianTillMD
as our 2023 Thoracic Surgery Residency Match! We're honored to have Brian become a part of
@UCSF
&
@UCSFSurgery
. Please join us in welcoming Brian to the team 🫶🫶
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Such a feeling to wake up this afternoon and see I cleared the written boards. Can’t thank
@KarenChojnacki
@adambodzin
@JoshuaAMarksMD1
and everyone
@JEFFsurgery
for all of the time and support and teaching !! For me it took more than a village. Now back to learning! //
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Such a pleasure to sit down with
@TJUHospital
MS4
@ZachHighley
& speak about the decision to pursue a general surgery residency— part of a series intended to help students learn more about specialties. Thanks for the opportunity to chat, Zach ! //
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Unbelievable first few days
@UCSF
. So thankful for my senior fellows and awesome PD & APD as I try to get my feet under me
@UCSFCTSurgery
!! //
@MelissaHColeman
@bbrombergermd
@Wisneski_AD
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Great session led by the incredible
@YihanLinMD
and
@JasonHanMD
using
@GlobalSurgBox
. Such an awesome practice tool and can’t wait to get a couple for
@JEFFsurgery
resident room!! //
#AATS2022
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Remember when we matched into fellowship and you demanded we take a picture,
@UzmaRahmanMD
?? My iPhone does ! //
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.
@HeinzKetchup_US
, can we talk about something? I’ve been wanting to bring this up for about 20 years. Nobody, literally nobody, has ever thought that this was an adequate serving size. Can we do something to fix this?
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Thanks for the Oreos and the swag,
@TJUHospital
blood bank. 56 days flies by !! //
#GiveBlood
if you can, the shortage continues.
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Awesome, awesome first few weeks back clinical, has been nice to be back recovering organs with our amazing transplant team. Even ran into my little sister along the way. Thanks to our great Sub I
@MiaBrownfield
for the help !! //
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The
@newrepublic
let me write about the horrific murders at Saint Francis Hospital in
#Tulsa
last week. We are not powerless in this epidemic of violence in our medical facilities-- let's start a conversation about steps we can take toward change. //
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Picture day !! 57 more days with these hooligans. Can’t imagine what a day will look like without you. //
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Such a privilege to be in DC for
#STSAdvocacy2022
. Terrific meetings with the PA delegates, including
@RepSusanWild
,
@SenToomey
,
@SenBobCasey
,
@CongBoyle
,
@DwightEvansPA
,
@USRepMikeDoyle
.
Thank you
@STS_Advocacy
&
@JEFFsurgery
for the support to be here and learn so much. //
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Great morning with
@okusanyamd
and
@IntuitiveSurg
Nick working on robot basics. There’s always more to learn about these badass machines. //
@NateEvansMD
@tygrenda
@JEFFsurgery
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Could you imagine a month ago telling someone some of the best hospitals in the world would be relying on our patients to bring us
#ppe
? Surprise billing, forced collections, etc. better be gone by the end of this. //
#COVID19
@krchhabra
@AndrewMIbrahim
@onceuponA
Nearly 100 cars have arrived already for our donation drive for medical gear and cleaning supplies! Come by today before 5, tomorrow 12-5 & beyond. Details:
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One of my favorite days of the year
@TJUHospital
, alway so inspiring to hear the research my
@JEFFsurgery
co-residents have been working on. Amazing work
@micaelacollins
@DarshakThosani
@devon_pace_MD
@sunjayskumar
@TinaBharani
!! //
@CharlesJYeoMD
@Danglab1
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What an awesome day learning from
@YihanLinMD
,
@SteveYangMD
,
@tygrenda
, and so many others. Thanks to all the faculty,
@STS_CTsurgery
,
@UCSFCTSurgery
,
@JennaRomanoMD
, and so many others for the opportunity!! //
#STSBootCamp
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Excited to be at
#ECTSS2021
today, some interesting
#covid19
related presentations this AM. Will be presenting some of our research with adult pectus repair around lunch time. Appreciate the support of
@JEFFsurgery
@okusanyamd
@NateEvansMD
@tygrenda
!! //
@ECTSS_CTsurg
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What a surreal weekend. To my amazing family and mentors
@JEFFsurgery
there is none of this without your love and support. Thank you for you patience and kindness and wisdom.
Next stop
@STS_CTsurgery
bootcamp and
@UCSFCTSurgery
— can’t wait to be learning the craft!! //
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.
@jdimick1
: "Whoever won Wimbledon has a coach. Our jobs have impact on people’s lives and we don’t have coaches. Why is that? If you were developing a coaching program, who would you want to be your coach? Give it some thought."
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The badass
@carin_gonsalves
in action. Going to be you someday,
@greg_hansonIR
@HageIRad
@GreggKhodorov
. So great to be at
@TJUHospital
with such an awesome IR team. //
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My heart is full. What a fun night roasting & getting roasted with the
@JEFFsurgery
family. Koenigs are always prepared.
@KhaledNoueihedG
, you are
@TJUHospital
’s Scorsese.
//
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Couldn’t think of a better way to wrap up PGY-3, great cases in the last stretch (aorto-bifem, thoraco abdominal, trans abdominal AAA), donated some blood and had an awesome and overdue family dinner. Psyched to start in the lab today, thoracic park here we come. //
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Great, great talk from
@tomcnguyen
: “Why do we venerate busyness anyway ?” // Feed the heart, set a clear vision, identify your boulders, and build culture.
#AATS2022
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Thank you for hosting this chat ! I’m a PGY3 & excited to learn more from you all. Wanted to share this paper from my coresident and future CT applicant (in OR now)
@lisaabevMD
looking at editorial board makeup - pretty jarring
#AWSChat
#ImplicitBias
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Excited to have this paper out there. Another important dimension to our understanding racial inequity in lung cancer treatment. Always a privilege to work with & learn from this this team. //
@okusanyamd
@Shale_Mack
@charleshuang_y
@JulieBartaMD
@NateEvansMD
@tygrenda
In a retrospective cohort analysis using the National Cancer Database (
#NCBD
), led by
@okusanyamd
and colleagues, race and insurance status were significantly associated with deferral of surgical therapy and radiation therapy for early-stage NSCLC.
More:
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Trauma ex-lap, thoracotomy and lung resection for a stab injury, and a liver transplant in the last 72 hours or so. Feeling like a real surgery resident again. //
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Short but very worthwhile trip to
#Bethune2018
. Great to finally meet the incredible
@annajdare
and to hear
@clairekarekezi
’s amazing story. Can’t thank you enough
@JoshNgKamstra
.
@HarvardPGSSC
, it’s always such a gift to reconnect & learn about all your ongoing/tireless work. //
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Excited to be on the
@JEFFsurgery
handle tomorrow. Will be highlighting the work of current/former research residents and talking about life at Jeff away(ish) from the ORs . //
TOMORROW - our
#TwitterTakeoverTuesday
series continues with
@BrianTillMD
showing us what the research year is like in our General Surgery Residency Program
@TJUHospital
#GenSurgMatch2022
#Match2022
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What a weekend. Showed my wife SF, found a home, saw our amazing
@UVMLarnerMed
crew living their best lives, great dinner with the
@PennMedicine
OB alums in town for
@acog
. Cannot wait to bring our family west and start the next chapter at
@UCSFSurgery
&
@UCSFWomen
!!
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Donor nephrectomy; ventral hernia repair; casting my vote for truth, science, an end to racial and gender-based violence, and the promise we can -together - do better. I need a nap. And we need a miracle. //
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The only two things better than being chief at a busy
@JEFFsurgery
Methodist hospital this holiday season — complex femoral recons, foregut, robot, open, lap. And then getting to come home to these two wildlings. Life is good. //
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.
@PeterHotez
is one of the most important advocates we have today, both with regards to vaccines and NGTD’s. If you know someone w/vaccine hesitancy, this is a valuable link to pass on. //
Have questions about the vaccine? Don't miss our conversation *today* with vaccinologist Dr.
@PeterHotez
, author of the new book "Preventing the Next Pandemic," at 2 PM ET/ 11 am PT! More info here:
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Such a privilege to meet
@timpawlik
today and learn about his exceptional career and the space between surgeon and patient perceptions of the communication they share.
Such a critical area of work. //
Big thank you 🙏 to
@CharlesJYeoMD
and entire
@JEFFsurgery
team for wonderful visit to
#Philadelphia
. I so enjoyed seeing your
#amazing
DoS as John H Gibbon, Jr Visiting Prof! Wonderful time with
#residents
#MedicalStudents
reviewing clinical cases & discussing career advice! 🙌
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Love my add on weekend cases, but is there anything better than getting out early and taking a family trip to the bookstore? //
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Day 2,
#HealthDesignBootcamp
. Such an awesome way to collect feedback and show that it has been heard / considered. //
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If I got to nominate a Pulitzer photo:
@bcsolomon
// MT
@nytimeshealth
: Trying to cope with Ebola with few resources
http://t.co/0a3OB21syT
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Awesome case for
@archbabu
recently. Nothing like a PGY1 getting to lead the way on a posterior component separation with rising plastics fellow
@ArturoRiosMD
and the awesome Dr. Matt Jenkins. //
@JEFFsurgery
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What an awesome week
@JEFFsurgery
. Two liver procurements, a few robotic cases, some surgical oncology, and a great vascular surgery bootcamp with Dr. Salvatore,
@pdimuziomd
,
@DrBabakAbai
, and co. Wrapping it up with a call and some ECMO research. //
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Only one way to the top. Chief
@brockhewitt8
still here on that research hustle on a sunny Philadelphia Sunday. //
@JEFFsurgery
@CharlesJYeoMD
@KarenChojnacki
A couple years ago, I told
@brockhewitt8
that his idea for a research project wasn’t that interesting & he should drop it. He persevered & showed me that it actually was very cool, and that paper was accepted today by
@AnnalsofSurgery
.
#WhyTraineesMakeUsBetter
#MentorsCanBeWrong
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Brian Till - PGY4 planning for a career in thoracic. Eager to learn from you all about how to best manage the inevitable in the years ahead.
Thanks in advance for sharing your insights & experiences !
#CTCareers
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So inspired by
@TatarianMD
,
@DanicaGiugliano
,
@deepikoganti
, and their fellow outgoing chiefs
@JEFFsurgery
. Hearing about the relationships they’ve built
@TJUHospital
and their reverence for their surgical mentors was such a privilege last night. //
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Excited to share this case report in
@annals_short
from
@JEFFAortic
,
@AorticSurgeonMD
, and
@mnooromid
. It was a privilege to be involved in the workup and resection of this complex lesion. Always something fascinating on the board
@JEFFsurgery
. //
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So cool to know my donation went to help someone, and was transfused as
#wholeblood
on top of that. Proud to be one of the few trauma centers using these units in
#trauma
resuscitation!! //
@JEFFsurgery
@TJUHospital
#giveblood
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Tour de force mini grand rounds on paraesophageal hernia from
@okusanyamd
this morning: underdiagnosed, underinterrogated, undertreated. Fascinating data on left atria, sinus, and pulmonary vein compression as mechanism provoking shortness of breath. //
@JEFFsurgery
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When you’re waiting for tumor board Tuesday,
@JEFFsurgery
knows it’s time to get your awesome med students some reps on the trainer! //
@NateEvansMD
@tygrenda
@sungie
@ReneeTholey
@KarenChojnacki
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Thanks to
@AATSHQ
for the opportunity to present some of our research on cessation of routine j-tube placement for minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy
@JEFFsurgery
. //
#AATS2022
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Terrific afternoon of
#globalsurgery
at
@pennsurgery
today, learning from John L. Tarpely of
@PAACS_
and
@VUMCSurgRes
. Incredible insights and advice. //
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Great time learning about the new patient care pavilion
@TJUHospital
today. Will be fantastic for
@JEFFsurgery
patients to have so many services collocated in a gorgeous facility down town. //
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Outstanding evening at
@PhilAcadSurgery
hearing from
@AorticSurgeonMD
. Incredible history of aortic disease and treatment, from 1500BC through valve repair, valve sparing root, and DHCA. Thank you
@DrBabakAbai
for the invite! //
@JEFFsurgery
@JEFFAortic
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Such an inspiring dinner last night with the
@TOutcomes
group, terrific model of data sharing and collaboration to bring thoracic health systems research and advocacy forward. Thanks for letting me crash your event and learn so much from you all !!
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#AATS2022
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What a week. Thrilled to be home in Philadelphia with these wildlings. //
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I had the privilege of interviewing Gorbachev 10 years ago in Moscow. I'm reminded now of his warmth, his unparalleled genius, and the fact the Cold War could have ended very, very differently if he had not climbed to the top of the Soviet Politburo.
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More people need to see images like this -- healthy young people who should be with their children instead on the cusp of death. From a
@FoxNews
affiliate no less,
@7news
.
#COVID19
isn't going anywhere, we need
#CovidVaccine
adoption. // "I should have gotten the damn vaccine."
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Best society account on the interwebs. //
@nataliemwall
@willgmacneil
I WANT MY CHILDHOOD COMFORT FOODS DURING THE APOCALYPSE.
DON'T JUDGE MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
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Super psyched to be learning with/from
@TJUHospital
co-interns and faculty today. Such a kind group of people. //
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Thankful for the opportunity to share our work on adult pectus repair with
@shale_mack
. Among other findings, we were interested to see almost half of repairs for those over 30 are in women, which has not previously been reported. //
#ECTSS2021
@ECTSS_CTsurg
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Everyone loves gear day
@JEFFsurgery
, except the gear guy. // Who’s up next?
@IsheetaMadeka
@s_alaparthi
@NayeemNasher
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"When I review a paper I read the abstract then go straight to the references.. Keep your references current, this is all about moving the need on the specialty and changing the specialty." // Terrific insights from
@BadhwarVinay
#AATS2022
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Such a lovely night at the opening of the
@phila_ballet
with
@olivia_harris13
. What an incredible space, and so fun running into other
@TJUHospital
folks out supporting the arts! //
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A month in. Have learned that hospitals run on graham crackers and Diet Coke.
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Still buzzing from
#STSBootCamp
. Was
amazing to meet so many people from the interview trail & the Twitterverse. Thankful for attendings willing to give up their time to travel & teach the craft. TY
@BrianMitzman
,
@DSBryan1
,
@Juleslin99
, and many, many others! //
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Unbelievable weekend
@GenThorSurgClub
, meeting luminaries and inspiring peers. Shared some of our work exploring risk factors for non-malignant resection in lung cancer. Huge thanks to
@JulieBartaMD
@NateEvansMD
@okusanyamd
@tygrenda
for the continued mentorship ! //
#GTSC2022
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"Ukrainian hospitals could run out of oxygen supplies in the next 24 hours as Russia’s invasion disrupts transportation across the country." //
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So this happened. Also, shout out to
@brianloweVT
for exceptional photobomb skills. //
#UVMgrad
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“We are currently screening less that 10% of eligible candidates. We have to educate our colleagues and referring providers on the application of these guideline. They will save lives.”
@ElliotServaisMD
//
#AATS2022
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Big thanks
@jenniferniven
and
@AAKnopf
.
@uvmmedicine
is starting a book club w/our youth corrections facility.
#ATBP
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A total privilege to be back at Bethune to talk about leadership. Such a great conference. Thanks for the invite
@JoshNgKamstra
&
@annajdare
! //
@JEFFsurgery
#brt2018
#Bethune2018
From Gorbachev to
@GlobalSurg
- great insights into leadership in global surgery
@BrianTillMD
@aneelbhangu
@DrEdFitzgerald
@dnepo
@BiSTC1
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Such a privilege to hear from Dr. Anthony Fauci
@TJUHospital
grand rounds today. So far to go against this virus, we have to find better ways to get through to the large portion of the US public that has politicized basic public health. It’s our only option. //
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Continually inspired by my co-residents around the country, especially during
#COVID19
. One of my favorite PGY3s leading the way. Where will your stimulus check go? //
@krchhabra
@jdimick1
@TsengJennifer
@alexpeters
@sparklyscalpel
@mcsassymd
@RJmdphilly
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The awesome
@geoffhaydenmd
: “What makes a successful team? It’s psychological safety, it’s believing you won’t be punished when you make a mistake.” //
#JEFFDesign
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Rules:
1) do not grab the PA
2) grab adjacent tissue and push TOWARD the vessel
3) Get into plane of Leriche
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Is it even summer if you’re not slingin’ scones at the shore? Such an awesome weekend with aunt Jen and the Barefoot Market crew !!
#ocnj
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Awesome talk from
@okusanyamd
on financial health and well-being. Someone give this man a podcast. //
@JEFFsurgery
@WCInvestor
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.
@jdimick1
: "My take home point of all this work is that we need to accelerate the learning curve. This is called the learning curve, but what is it really? This is the unnecessary patient harm curve and if we push it up and to the left we will eliminate complications and harm."
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Such insightful comments at the 4th
@TJUHospital
lung cancer screening summit today from qualitative study of patient understanding & attitudes towards screening. How do we better meet patients where they are and decrease the barriers to screen?
//
#LCSM
#lungcancer
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Super excited to present some of work from
@JEFFsurgery
this spring in Boston. Even more excited to hear many of the incredible presentations scheduled. Thanks
@NateEvansMD
for the mentorship and support! //
102nd Annual Meeting has an exciting Adult Cardiac program - Featuring Reoperation After Early and Late Failure of Mitral Valve Repair for Degenerative Disease, presented by Ryan Moore of Cleveland Clinic May 15. View program:
@ClevelandClinic
#AATS2022
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Super informative visualization of how we can bend the curve by isolating ourselves. Please send to everyone/anyone you’re trying get to stay home. // HT
@lisaabevMD
#COVID19
#COVID
ー19
#COVID19surgery
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.
@NateEvansMD
: "When black patients get surgery (for early stage lung cancer) they do as well as white patients.. but black patients are less likely to undergo screening and less likely have surgery." // Such a critical area of work, so much room to change lives.
@JEFFsurgery
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. //
#chooseJeff
@TJUHospital
@JEFFsurgery
find yourself a PD that makes sure all her residents vote.
We took a lil break from residency to vote 😷🇺🇸👩🏼⚕️
@JEFFsurgery
@TJUHospital
@BrianTillMD
@KarenChojnacki
@courtneyldevin
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Great work by
@shale_mack
this morning at
#ECTSS2021
presenting outcomes at low vs. high volume segmentectomy centers. //
@ECTSS_CTsurg
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Our program director
@KarenChojnacki
is on the
@JEFFsurgery
handle today to share more about our program, take a look! //
#GenSurgMatch2022
As a PD, I’m often asked what I’m most proud of. Honestly, it’s our residents! Such accomplished, skilled, capable surgeons! Hey
@TOMalleyMD
@NAlvarezMD
@ArturoRiosMD
@courtneyldevin
@RZheng8
, where’s Steve and
@alicja_zalewski
? OR? Trauma code?
#GenSurgMatch2022
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So proud of you baby P !! /
Welcome to the
@SinaiVascular
family
@PrashanthPalMD
! And thank you to all of his wonderful mentors at
@JEFFsurgery
!
@pdimuziomd
@DrBabakAbai
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The
@newrepublic
posted a short piece I wrote about Russian proclivity for targeting hospitals amid armed conflict. It's a tactic they've employed in Chechnya, Syria, and during prior incursions in
#Ukraine
. // 1/N
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TFW you,
@olivia_harris13
, and your good good girl survive 11 hours in transit with a 9 week old and now just have to park the car. //
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