🌟 It’s official—-MATCH DAY 2025 🌟 We are thrilled to welcome our new class of General Surgery interns to the UNMC family! Congrats to all the M4s today 💫 excited to see all the amazing things you will do!

Amazing chief grand rounds by Dr. Prateek Sharma, future Vascular Surgeon, on the evolution of vascular surgery—and amazing historic overview and look into the future 🌟🧠👏

Really nice episode today on an exciting topic - NORMOTHERMIC MACHINE PERFUSION. Tune in, stay current! Journal Review in Transplant Surgery ➡️➡️➡️ https://t.co/jbordM9qUp @maddie_cloonan @UNMCSurgery

Such an interesting listen by @BehindTheKnife from @Maddie_Cloonan and our UNMC Transplant Surgery team

New episode by @BehindTheKnife from our very own UNMC Transplant Surgery team talking about the ins & outs of NMP—hosted by resident and future transplant surgeon, Dr. Cloonan (@Maddie_Cloonan) https://t.co/megVCaSlVr

A grand reception for the past, present and future of UNMC surgery at #ACSCC25!

What better way to celebrate being a newly BOARD CERTIFIED ✅ colorectal surgeon than a reunion with my co-chiefs from @UNMCSurgery (AKA the Glue) @AmCollSurgeons #ACSCC25?! I’m speaking Tuesday - come learn what is never taught in training!

Outstanding presentation by resident Dr. Krysta Sutyak (@ksutyak) at #ACSCC2025! Discussion of a very interesting case study on complex management of a pediatric trauma—a remarkable example of effective multidisciplinary care

Our current Methodist Resident team bonding over free snacks and flu shots 🌟💉🍬 🌟

Incredible Chief Grand Rounds by Dr. Srineil Vuthaluru (@SrineilV) on “Generalist vs. Specialist: The Evolution of a Surgeon.” Thought-provoking insights on how we shape our foundations and future as surgeons.

We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of our colleague and friend, Anthony Miller, over Labor Day weekend. Those of us lucky enough to work with him know his kindness and dedication were unmatched. Please join us in supporting his family 💙 • GoFundMe:

Congratulations to Dr. Michael Visenio (@mviseniomd) for matching Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at the University of California, Davis California is lucky to have you! Can’t wait to see all you do on the West Coast ☀️

🎓✨Huge congratulations to HO-3, Dr. Dr. Maddie Cloonan (@Maddie_Cloonan) on successfully defending her PhD dissertation on current practices in operative skills training in surgical residency—a major milestone in an already stellar academic career ✨📚

🎉 Congrats to former research resident, Dr. Madeline Cloonan (@Maddie_Cloonan) on her recent publication in @JSurgEduc! Her study dives into how resident level, performance, and supervision impact operative feedback in the SIMPL app. Great work advancing surgical education 👏

👏 Huge shoutout to research resident, Dr. Varnica Bajaj (@varnicabajaj), for representing UNMC at the Midwest Surgical Association 2025 Annual Meeting! Presenting her work on how COVID-19 reshaped outpatient surgical practice—important insights from the front lines ✨💫

🎓✨Celebrating the incredible UNMC General Surgery Resident Class of 2025 at the annual Chief Banquet—honoring years of grit and growth ❤️ we couldn’t be prouder ✨ Drs. Jana Binkley, Adam Cloos, Chelsea Wenos, Mark Ringle, Sara Cartwright, and Jason Lizalek (@JasonLizalekMD)

Dr. Terrence Kumar: proof that being smart and nice and funny isn’t impossible. Big congratulations to Dr. Terrence Kumar for receiving the Resident to Resident Teaching Award—honored by his peers for being an outstanding teacher and educator👏📚

Huge congrats to Dr. Krysta Sutyak (@ksutyak) on receiving the B. Timothy Baxter Research Award—honoring intellectual curiosity, resilience, and compassionate mentorship 🧠📚 A well-deserved recognition for a surgery superstar🌟

She’s got skills and heart. 💪🩺 Big congrats to Dr. Anna White (@annawhiite) for earning the Joseph C. Stothert Clinical Excellence Award for exceptional patient care!

🧠 Paging Dr. Excellence—congrats to the Absite Excellence awards recipients: Drs. @Maddie_Cloonan @JasonLizalekMD @SrineilV @ksutyak @andrea_vetter @Sydney_Todd_ Prateek Sharma, Adam Cloos, Michelle Zhang, Rachael Newton, Mackenzie Jones, Anna White, Amy Tian, Jeremy Nguyen-Lee

From CRINGE to COMPETENT! Surviving intern year with BTK fellows @emmaburke017 @e_magination95 @clarkninam Ayman Ali & Michelle LaBella. ➡️ https://t.co/LG4fKxUUl5 @UNCSurgery @DukeSurgery @EmorySurgery @UNMCSurgery @UWSurgery