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This #BlackHistoryMonth, we celebrate @AndreaHayesMD, the first Black female pediatric surgeon and Dean of the College of Medicine at Howard University, and @HenriFordMD, Dean and chief academic officer of the University of Miami.
Dr. Bindi Naik-Mathuria is one of the first Indian women #pedsurg in the US after training at CHLA. Raised in Kenya, she is on faculty at TCH, passionate about trauma, oncology, global surgery and is MOST proud of being a mom to 2 amazing kids! #BeLikeBenjy#AAPIHM@ChildrensLA
APSA congratulates and welcomes our new fellows to their pediatric surgery fellowships. We stand by the resilience of those that will return to the Match again. We look forward to all your passion, contributions, and growth! #pedsurgmatch#pedsurgbestsurg#savinglifetimes
Dr. Prathima Nandivada is a pediatric surgeon and scientist at @BostonChildrens who is passionate about advancing the care of children with colorectal disease. She is a strong advocate for women and parents in surgery and is a talented opera singer! #AAPIHM#BeLikeBenjy
During #Pride2022@APSAsurgeons celebrates our LGBTQ colleagues. Dr. Morgan Richards, MD, MPH is a pediatric surgeon at @StLukesHealth. She lives in Boise, ID with her wife, Hannah (VP at Amazon), and their two children. #Pride 🧵1/3
As the services and funerals of the victims of gun violence hold our sorrow and grief, we also mourn the senseless loss and celebrate their lives with their families and communities. 🧵 1/8
APSA congratulates and welcomes our new fellows to their pediatric surgery fellowships. We stand by the resilience of those that will return to the Match again. We look forward to all your passion, contributions, and growth! #pedsurgmatch#pedsurgbestsurg#savinglifetimes
Jessica Zagory, MD, joined the faculty at LSU/@CHNOLA after completing fellowship at @childrens. An avid runner and college soccer player, she’s passionate about pediatric trauma, biliary disease, innovation and is a proud member of #SAAS. #AAPIHM#BeLikeBenjy
Pam Choi, MD is a Pediatric Surgeon & Navy Officer. Completed @WashUSurgRes, deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, #PedSurg@ChildrensMercy, joined @NMC_SD2020. Interests: GME, quality improvement, & exploring national parks w/family. #BeLikeBenjy#AAPIHM
Help us in extending congratulations to @HenriFordMD! Dr. Ford is the new President-Elect of the American College of Surgeons and has also received numerous other honors and awards. We are so lucky to have you as a part of our community!
Learn more here: buff.ly/3TLgcVs
APSA celebrates Andrea A Hayes MD for her historic appointment as Chair of Surgery @HowardU. We are proud to have her as a member of our Board & know she brings her leadership, experience & passion for surgery to the incredible legacy & tradition of Howard buff.ly/2WrMOeb
One graphic explains it all! The new solid organ injury guidelines are evidence-based, clinically relevant, easy to use and widely applicable to different care environments ow.ly/jcWn30oCQLl Thank you to the APSA Trauma Committee, Steven Stylianos & David Notrica (ATOMAC).
This #Pride2022@APSAsurgeons celebrates Dr Sara Mansfield. @NotAMansfield is the senior surgery fellow at @LeBPedSurg. She lives in Memphis w/her wife, a city planner specializing in active transportation and community engagement and their daughter 🧵 1/3
Mary L. Brandt, MD, MDiv has been named the 2021 Olga Jonasson Distinguished Member Award with the Association of Women Surgeons Foundation. We congratulate Dr. Brandt on this well deserved honor! Read the full announcement here: buff.ly/3AEumxq
APSA celebrates and congratulates our Past President @DianaFarmerMD on her election as President Elect of @AmerSurg. A tremendous honor in American surgery for such an accomplished and outstanding pediatric surgeon leader.
Firearm injury is now the LEADING cause of pediatric mortality in the U.S. This does not have to be the case. We demand that our political leaders take immediate action.
Congratulations on a successful Match! We look forward to welcoming you to the pediatric surgical community and APSA. #PedSurgMatch2021#savinglifetimes
Sabina Siddiqui, MD finished #PedSurg @UMPedsSurg 2016 and joined @MCWPedSurg. An #Innovator searching for better ways to take care of children. @Brio_Device with @NHLBI_SBIR funding! Also triple boarded and a global health advocate…WOW!! #SHEro#BeLikeBenjy#ILookLikeASurgeon
Happy #Pride2022 to Dr. Adam Brinkman, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Surgery and Associate Program Director @WiscSurg General Surgery. Adam lives in Madison, WI with his husband Dr. Scott Chaiet (Facial Plastic Surgery) and their two children 🧵(1/3)
APSA Members Jose Prince, Chethan Sathya, Peter Masiakos & past president Edward Barksdale, Jr., joined others at the White House to commemorate recent passage of The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the first new law on guns in 30 years. #endgunviolence#PedSurgeonsforGunSafety
Barbara Gaines MD: @APSASurgeons Governor 2021-4, professor @UPMC, pediatric trauma surgeon + researcher on transfusion in pediatric hemorrhagic shock, Associate Surgeon-in-Chief, Clinical Director Pediatric General + Thoracic Surgery, PedSurg Fellowship director @ChildrensPgh
"No matter how hard the road is, never forget that your hands will give your little patients a new opportunity. What you do must last them a lifetime. This is not a specialty for the conformed, but for those who seek excellence." @Nataliaalvgarci#pedsurgsunday
.@ReganWilliams MD advocates to reduce childhood firearm injuries. @LeBPedSurg alumni, now their Trauma Med Director & Assoc Chief of Staff. Is Co-Chair @APSASurgeons Cmte on Trauma, led the effort to update blunt liver/spleen injury guidelines. #BeLikeBenjy#WomensHistoryMonth
"The 'impossible' patients are what sealed my love for pediatric surgery – the ones who fight & survive in the face of seemingly overwhelming illness. Seeing them growing, thriving, happy...That sets pediatric surgery apart from any other discipline." @dr_mairopa#pedsurgsunday
.@cjhunter18 MD: @ChildrensLA grad, now @ouhealth Division Chief of Pediatric Surgery and @ouPedSurg fellowship PD. She is @okchf Chair in Pediatric Surgery Research and conducts NIH-funded necrotizing enterocolitis research & has received numerous teaching awards. #BeLikeBenjy
During November, APSA celebrates the pediatric surgeons who serve or have served in the military. We thank you for all you have done and all you continue to do. Thanks also to the families who support our service members. #VeteransDay#VeteransMonth#APSAhonorsveterans
Shannon Castle MD general surgery @UCSDsurgery#SCCM MIS #PedSurg@ChildrensLA now @CareforKids Working hard to improve quality for trauma patients & trauma systems in Central Valley California. Finding novel ways to find & help abused kids, probably from her bike #BeLikeBenjy
Current 2nd yr fellow @ColumbiaSurgery, Sandra Kabagambe, MD is always performing every task with absolute precision and grace, which she's sure to use in starting her career this fall @UVASurgery as a #glassceilingbreaker. #BeLikeBenjy
"The hardest part is when you are trying to repair complex congenital malformations, and you already know that even a 100% perfect surgery won't give the baby a 100% normal life." @DrMKaddah@CAPSsurgeons@BAPS1953@WOFAPS#pedsurgsunday
"Never go anywhere without a book (and a sweater)."
This #InternationalWomensDay we shine a spotlight on the late Dr. Aviva Katz, pediatric surgeon, featured in an upcoming children's book by the APSA #BenjyBrooksCommittee about women in pediatric surgery.
#EmbraceEquity#IWD
1st yr fellow @ChildrensNatl, @Kibileri Williams, MD is built upon a solid core of family, Caribbean culture, & faith; passionate about pediatric surgery & global health; running fast for fun & smashing that glass ceiling. #BeLikeBenjy#HerTimeIsNow@Kibileri
"The best part about being a pediatric surgeon is lifelong follow up with your patients and becoming a part of their family, getting routine emails/letters celebrating birthdays and important milestones." @DrChadTHOR#pedsurgsunday#savinglifetimes
Congratulations to Dr. @alastanford, one of the recipients of the 2021 George H.W. Bush Point of Light Award! Watch the segment here: buff.ly/2YfOF6W and learn more about Dr. Stanford's initiative, the Black Doctors Covid-19 Consortium, here: buff.ly/3qlb4Ix
Congratulations to Dr. Alberto Pena, recipient of the APSA Robert E. Gross Award for Excellence in Pediatric Research & Achievement! It will be presented at #eAPSA2018. @ChildrensColo
Today, and every day, we celebrate the trailblazing women who have shaped the history of pediatric surgery and are key to our mission of achieving inclusion, representation and participation for all. #WomensEqualityDay
General surgery residents and medical students: Is your pediatric surgery rotation coming up? Get prepared with our "Resident and Student Handbook." bit.ly/2BHiRJw#SoMe4PedSurg
Hanna Alemayehu, MD completed #PedSurg fellowship at @ChildrensMercy in 2018. Established Chest Wall Reconstruction Program at University of South Alabama – 1st in region to use Cryoneuroablation/FMF Dynamic Brace! Passionate about mentoring, driving diversity, equity, & justice.
The American Pediatric Surgical Association celebrates James F Densler, MD, as the first African American Board Certified pediatric surgeon to practice in the US. The APSA Densler Award is for a member who consistently promotes diversity, equity and inclusivity in care delivery.
Dr. Stephanie Chao, director of Trauma & Chest wall programs @StanfordChild@StanfordSurgery. She has studied pediatric firearm injuries, reducing disparities in child abuse, and launched the Jade Ribbon campaign to raise awareness for Hep B! #BeLikeBenjy#WomensHistoryMonth
Rising star in minimally invasive and colorectal surgery, @jendefaziomd is assistant professor @ColumbiaSurgery, and @uchicagosurgery grad. Jen is a brilliant, dedicated surgeon, friend and mother who loves a good laugh. Though she be little she is FIERCE!
Calling all residents and students! Are you interested in a career in pediatric surgery? Do you have more questions than answers? Join the FREE Resident & Student Session next week! View the schedule here: buff.ly/3wVFxA1 & check the site next week for a link to join.
Dr. Francisca Velcek was the first woman gen surg resident at St. Clare's hospital, ped surg fellow, surgical faculty & full professor of surgery @SUNYdownstate. Inspiring and mentoring generations of surgeons in the US and around the world. #AAPIHM#BeLikeBenjy@KingsCountyHosp
Kathryn Anderson MD: Icon in surgery, honorary Fellow RCSI + RCSEd, lifetime fellow RCS England, former Surgeon-in-chief CHLA, 1st woman president @AmCollSurgeons, 1st woman president @APSASurgeons, Nina Starr Braunwald Award laureate Association of Women Surgeons. #BeLikeBenjy
Happy Pediatric Surgery Match Day! APSA congratulates and welcomes our new fellows to their pediatric surgery fellowships. We look forward to all your passion, contributions, and growth!
#pedsurgmatch#pedsurgbestsurg#APSAfamily#savinglifetimes