
Preeti R. John MD, MPH, FACS, FCCM, CPE, HEC-C
@preeti_john
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Board certified in General Surgery, Critical Care, Hospice&Palliative Med, Healthcare Ethics. Clinical Associate Professor. Editor 'Being a Woman Surgeon' book
Baltimore, MD
Joined December 2015
Harvard Medicine Magazine book review https://t.co/Sfl24dE7R2
#ILookLikeASurgeon #QuoteHer #WomeninMedicine #WomeninSurgery #Resilience
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Congratulations to @elliotthaut on his selection to the @AmCollSurgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators! He’ll be inducted next month alongside Dr. Alejandro Garcia. A well-deserved honor recognizing his dedication to surgical education. #SurgicalEducation
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“Human knowledge is never contained in one person. It grows from the relationships we create between each other and the world, and still it is never complete.” - When Breath Becomes Air #PaulKalanithi
Today's big events at #ANES25: ️✔️Dr. Lucy Kalanithi book delivers the keynote, "When Breath Becomes Air: From Physician to Patient—The Intersection of Medicine, Mortality, and Humanity" (8-9:30 a.m.). ️✔️Dr. Kalanithi book signing in the Resource Center (12-1:30 p.m.).
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Balfour Mount (1939 - 2025): It says a lot when a palliative care physician appears on a postage stamp. But Canadian Balfour Mount not only revolutionized end-of-life care but also coined the very term "palliative care" in the 1970s. He died near the… https://t.co/mx8c4xuITz
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This morning, @isbsci's Dr. Mary Brunkow was awarded the 2025 @NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine! Dr. Brunkow shares the award with Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi. Read the press release here: https://t.co/yE1G55Gqms What a tremendous honor! Congratulations!
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Today, on St. Francis of Assisi Day, we honor the patron saint of ecology, a timeless reminder of our duty to care for creation. May his legacy inspire us to protect the Earth, its creatures, and future generations. #StFrancisOfAssisi #CareForCreation #ClimateAction #ESHIA
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This World Animal Day, let’s celebrate the world’s most extraordinary storytellers! ✨ From playful dolphins to mighty elephants and hidden forest dwellers, their stories are written in fur, feather, and fin. #NatGeoIndia #WorldAnimalDay [World Animal Day, Animals, Wildlife]
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🏴 Friday #28September 1928, Scottish scientist #AlexanderFleming observed that a Penicillium mold contaminating a Staphylococcus bacterial culture was killing the bacteria around it. Leading him to the #discovery of #penicillin, the first widely effective #antibiotic.
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In a family meeting, after exploring goals and values, you should make a recommendation. Usually it is better to ask for a permission first ("Can I make a rec?") But sometimes, it is better to be more assertive, like "OK, let's do this" or "This is what we will do."
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Happy Surgical Technologist Week @AST_SurgTech You are vital in what we do..... thank you for being part of the team....... Greet your Tech a Happy Surgical Tech Week. @umchealthsystem @TexasTech @TTUHSC @TTUHSCSurgery @AmCollSurgeons @SCCM_Surgery
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Thank you so much @preeti_john - it was a total joy to meet and learn from you and your colleagues today. Wishing you all the best with the rest of the course and your “pitches”.
Amazing in-person session with @tonyphillips40 former Commissioning Editor @BBC former VicePresident @WNYC. He spoke @JohnsHopkinsSPH for the 'Bioethics, New Narratives and Storytelling' course @bermaninstitute Thank you for coming all the way to Baltimore to speak with us 🙏
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Amazing in-person session with @tonyphillips40 former Commissioning Editor @BBC former VicePresident @WNYC. He spoke @JohnsHopkinsSPH for the 'Bioethics, New Narratives and Storytelling' course @bermaninstitute Thank you for coming all the way to Baltimore to speak with us 🙏
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Dr. John Rhee, a neuro-oncologist and palliative care physician at @DanaFarber and @harvardmed, has devoted his career to caring for patients with brain tumors and neurologic illnesses that blur the boundary between disease and self. He is also the co-founder of The Hippocratic
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“It’s not how hard you hit. It’s how hard you can ‘get’ hit and keep moving forward - that’s how winning is done…” -Rocky Balboa
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Physician-in-chief @shocktrauma Dr.ThomasScalea shared valuable insights during grand rounds @UMMC #Leadership in a Complex Environment: Thoughts After 40 Years in the Trenches" 'Speak your truth. Do it with passion, conviction & sincerity. Be critical of yourself.'
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Recently, Shock Trauma's Violence Prevention Program hosted “Mending the Wounds,” a panel discussion with survivors of gun violence, @MayorBMScott, STC leaders, and community members to share powerful stories and discuss strategies to prevent violence and support recovery.
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Learning about "Bioethics, New Narratives and Storytelling" @bermaninstitute Guest speaker @gaboarora award winning film-maker & immersive artist, first-ever creative director @UN "Without #imagination there is no #empathy" < https://t.co/ob0l2GuR9V>
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If we want our teams to innovate & try new, better ways of working, we have to focus on willingness to take risks. Risk is a massive issue in health & care improvement, where we are having to challenge many of the ways that we deliver care & fundamentally rethink existing
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If you were asked to build a medical school from scratch, how would you do it? For Dr. Sharmila Makhija, gynecologic oncologist and Founding Dean of the newly established Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM), this thought experiment became a real-life opportunity to
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Astronaut and Navy Veteran Jim Lovell was a legend, plain and simple. I was very fortunate to have had the opportunity to meet him last month. Please join me in mourning his loss and praying for his loved ones.
Yesterday, I was honored to meet one of my personal heroes, Navy Veteran and astronaut Jim Lovell. Jim’s remarkable leadership during the historic Apollo 13 mission is an inspiration to all!
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