Brigham and Women’s General and GI Surgery
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The official Twitter account of @BrighamWomens Division of General and GI Surgery.
Boston, MA
Joined August 2020
Wonderful evening celebrating Dr. Rachel Atkinson's MIS fellowship graduation! What a wonderful year! Name gets added to an impressive list of past graduates!. Wish her the best @DukeSurgery . @BrighamSurgery @rachelbatkinson @MassGenBrigham
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Congrats to our research team for their publication at @SurgEndosc documenting good weight loss and metabolic benefits following gastro-gastric fistula repair after RYGB. @SAGES_Updates @Nimeri_MD @MGBResearchNews.
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Congrats to the GGI team for an fun BWH #Boston10K that raised money for pancreatic cancer research! Sweats, grazes and muscle cramps to show for our efforts!. @BrighamWomens @BrighamSurgery @BAA
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Many lessons learned from metabolic surgery, and more to study. Surgery still gold standard for some pt cohorts. Below paper in Annals highlights some of challenges with GLP-1.
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e to factors such as costs, drug availability, insurance coverage, and adverse events. Methods: A retrospective series of patients with obesity prescribed semaglutide at a large multidisciplinary...
Before Ozempic, there was the OR. 🛏️🔬 Metabolic surgery laid the groundwork for today’s blockbuster therapies—and may still be the gold standard. 🔗
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Congratulations to our group for their excellent paper:. GLP-1RA in the Real World: 1-year Compliance and Outcomes of Semaglutide use in Patients With or Without Previous History of Bariatric Surgery -PubMed. Compliance only around 55% at 1-year and %TWL less in those with BMI>40.
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RT @DrJohnKirwan: Proud to be part of this ground breaking team! Congratulations to Dr. Francesco Rubino of King's College London on his we….
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RT @JEFFsurgery: Drs. Charles J. Yeo (@TJUHospital) and Keith Lillemoe (@MGHSurgery) spoke about academic surgery this morning with @SSATNe….
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RT @BrighamGI: Our Director of Endoscopy Dr. Christopher Thompson (@MetabolicEndo) delivered the J Edward Beck Award Lecture - The Future o….
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A great talk by @ScottShikoraMD at annual @MassChapterAAP bariatric meeting. Summarized 70 years of surgical evolution! . Wonderful to see friends across the state of MA, as well ME, RI and NH. @Nimeri_MD @AmCollSurgeons @ASMBS @IfsoSecretariat
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Agree! A very serious disease and we need to do more to understand the biology. @BWHSurgMetab @Nimeri_MD @BrighamResearch @MarsApovian.
Obesity is a medical condition, not a personal failing! Bariatric surgery offers a concrete and scientifically proven path to improve health and quality of life. If you are struggling with obesity, please know that effective medical solutions exist!.#bariatricsurgery.@rvcohen
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A great talk about the impeding general surgery crisis by an outstanding leader. THANK YOU FOR YOUR VISIT!. @BrighamSurgery @MassGenBrigham.
What an honor & privilege to have the surgeon in chief @AtriumHealth . @BrentDMatthews as the visiting Professor lecture @BrighamSurgery Grand Rounds. THANK YOU Brent!.@SAGES_Updates @AtriumHealthWFB.@CMC_GSResidents
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Not good news for MA -- A great treatment for weight management but will be out of reach for many by next year. @IfsoSecretariat @MarsApovian @ASMBS.
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The move could affect tens of thousands of members who take GLP-1 medications.
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RT @LilianaBordei: It's a wrap - our #byExpertsforExperts #ACCRS2025 @MGHSurgery @MGHColoSurgery was a success. Gratitude to our wonderful….
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Great article to show why health-care Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) should be better regulated. Ask anyone in MA and read about Steward Healthcare!. @Thomasctsai @BrighamSurgery.
thelancet.com
As financial actors including private equity funds increasingly buy and sell hospitals, nursing homes, and physician practices, real estate investment trusts (REITs) have emerged as a form of...
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RT @EricTopol: Why sleep loss is so detrimental. It disrupts our metabolism throughout the body. @scisignal .https:….
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RT @HarvardPGSSC: Reminder: Rethinking surgical care funding - Private sector contributions and strategic partnerships ➡️ Happening today a….
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RT @AmCollSurgeons: Right now, @pturnermd is giving the Executive Director and CEO’s update. To heal all with skill and trust will always b….
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RT @MGHColoSurgery: Here's to another great Harvard colorectal course! Thank you to our incredible international faculty for making the cou….
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Congrats to @BWHSurgMetab for contributing to this really important work to help us manage pts with Post-Bariatric Hypoglycemia. Who would have thought it. it is bile acids!. @BrighamResearch @ASMBS @IfsoSecretariat @Nimeri_MD.
nature.com
Nature Metabolism - FGF19 increase in post-bariatric hypoglycaemia is mediated by bile acid dysregulation, and can be countered by inhibiting bile acid transport.
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Congradulations to @MaChapterACS and Dr. Ryan Gerry and his colleagues for putting together the first MA Hernia meeting!. Looking forward to welcoming everyone to @BrighamWomens . @YusefKudsi @AmericanHernia @BrighamSurgery @americ.
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