News and information from the Department of Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center (@utswnews).
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Caroline Park, M.D., was named as the trauma medical director at Parkland Hospital. She is also the associate director of our surgical critical care fellowship and was Parkland’s Trauma Surgeon of the Year in 2022. Congratulations, Dr. Park! #UTSWSurgery #WomenInSurgery #UTSW
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@CPark_MD, received the Trauma Surgeon of the Year Award for 2022 from the Department of Emergency Medicine. Congrats, Dr. Park! ow.ly/jqHX50Jml7t
#utsw #utswsurgery #trauma
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📣Please join us in welcoming our 2021-2022 categorical intern class to the Dept of Surgery! 📣
#Match2021 #UTSWMatch #utswsurgery #surgery @UTSWNews @UTSWSurgeryLife
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🎉 Happy Match Day! 🎉
We’re thrilled to welcome 26 talented surgery residents to our 2025 program! 🙌✨
The journey begins, and we can’t wait to see the incredible contributions they’ll make in the world of surgery. Here's to a future of excellence! 💪
#MatchDay2025
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Please join us in congratulating General Surgery Residency Program Director @dallastrauma for receiving the Early Career Achievement Award in Academics from his alma mater @USFHealth! Congratulations, Dr. AbdelFattah! ow.ly/VFWS50B4J04 #utsw #leadership #MedEd #surgery
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Please join us in welcoming the Department of Surgery's categorical intern class of 2022–2023!
#Match2022 #UTSWMatch #utswsurgery #surgery
@UTSWNews @UTSWSurgeryLife
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Congratulations to Dr. Linda Dultz, Assistant Professor of Surgery, on receiving the Rising Star Award! The 2022 Leaders in Clinical Excellence Awards Ceremony is taking place now. Watch Live
ow.ly/njit50LAB07 @LindaDultz #utswsurgery #utsw
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📣Please join us in welcoming our 2021-2022 prelim class to the Dept of Surgery! 📣
#Match2021 #UTSWMatch #utswsurgery #surgery @UTSWNews @UTSWSurgeryLife
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Please join us in welcoming Asst Professor Natasha Corbitt, M.D., Ph.D., to the Division of Pediatric Surgery @UTSWNews and @childrens! Dr. Corbitt is the first #AfricanAmerican female pediatric surgeon in the U.S. w/ both an M.D. and a Ph.D. ow.ly/bmI650BfU9y #utswsurgery
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Chief resident Dr. Audra Clark – 36 weeks pregnant and all scrubbed in for the next case. #ILookLikeASurgeon
#IWD2020 #EachforEqual #WomenInSurgery
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Match Day is one of our favorite days of the year. Please join us in welcoming our 2020-2021 categorical intern class to UT Southwestern! 📣
#MatchDay #Match2020 #utswsurgery #matched #surgery
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Chief resident Vikas Gupta will be joining Vanderbilt's pediatric surgery fellowship program @VUMCchildren Congratulations to Vanderbilt for matching an incredible resident, and congratulations to Dr. Gupta for matching with such a renowned program.
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Please join us in welcoming the Department of Surgery's prelim class of 2022–2023!
#Match2022 #UTSWMatch #utswsurgery #surgery
@UTSWNews @UTSWSurgeryLife
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The Department of Surgery welcomes our new faculty member, Dr. Amanda Dann @ADannMD to the division of Surgical Oncology. We wish you all the best as you begin your journey in the Department of Surgery! #UTSWSurgery
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Welcome to UTSW Surgery! See you in July!
#UTSWMatch2017 #UTSWMatch #Match2017 #Matchday #SurgMatch2017 @jacqbyrd
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"This technology will probably be in every OR in the country in five to seven years and we can say that UT Southwestern led the way." @herbert_zeh
Read "Bringing 'black box' technology to the operating room:" bit.ly/3bN0kMY
#surgery #patientcare #surgtweeting
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#leadership! Surgery residency program director @dallastrauma helped teach a Residents as Teachers and Leaders Course sponsored by @AmCollSurgeons. Topics included mentorship, team conflict management, and career planning. Read more: ow.ly/B3tZ50EufXn
#utswsurgery @UTSWedu
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Dr. Patricio Polanco, an associate professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology, spent a few days in early November training surgeons in Slovenia and proctoring them to perform the first two robotic Whipple procedures done in the entire Balkan region. #utswsurgery #utsw
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The house was packed at our female resident Q&A this morning with Dr. Julie Freischlag. We learned so much from her. Thank you, @JFreischlag!
#utsw #ILookLikeASurgeon @WomenSurgeons
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Congratulations, Dr. Rebecca Minter, on being named the new President of the AHPBA! @AHPBA @utswhpb @UTSWNews #surgery #ILookLikeASurgeon
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Welcome Carrie Moore, M.D., Ph.D., who is joining the Division of Pediatric Surgery. As a world-renowned surgeon-scientist, we look forward to Dr. Moore continuing her impactful work at UT Southwestern.
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Join us October 6th for the next Abdominal Transplant Lecture Dr. Dinee Simpson from Northwestern, Feinburg School of Medicine, "Pursuing Transplant Equity: How Transplant Programs Can Play a Role in Addressing Disparities in Access” ow.ly/jR9L50KZHJX
#transplant @DineeMD
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This fine group of residents graduates tomorrow! Congratulations, @UTSWSurgeryLife chiefs!
#utswsurgery #surgery #residency #futureofsurgery
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Please join us in welcoming Dr. Benjamin Levi (@Levi_Lab) to the dept! Dr. Levi is the chief of the Division of General and Acute Care Surgery w/ secondary appointments in the Dept of Plastic Surgery, Center for Mineral Metabolism, and @CRI_UTSW. bit.ly/2UVqy8W
#utsw
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Gilbert Murimwa, M.D., a research fellow who focuses on surgical oncology, won a Merit Award from the Conquer Cancer Foundation for his study, “Social Vulnerability and Survival in GI Cancers.” The award is given to junior investigators for outstanding research #utswsurgery #utsw
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Patricio Polanco, M.D., has been named a Eugene P. Frenkel, M.D., Scholar in Clinical Medicine at UT Southwestern. This prestigious honor includes funding for research and professional development to promote excellence in cancer care. ow.ly/QpQC50JeblP
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William Turner, M.D., received the Mentoring Award from @UTSWNews. This award recognizes his outstanding commitment and effectiveness as a mentor and is one of the Leaders in Clinical Excellence Awards given out each year. Congrats, Dr. Turner! ow.ly/toNa50GyCoA
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The Department of Surgery welcomes our new faculty member, Dr. Laindy Liu to the division of Colon and Rectal Surgery. We wish you all the best as you begin your journey in the Department of Surgery! #UTSWSurgery
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ICYMI: Trauma surgeon @CPark_MD has been elected as the next president of the Texas Association of Surgical Skills Laboratories(TASSL). TASSL promotes collaboration between surgical training programs in Texas.
Read more: ow.ly/jgoH50FqNQV
#utswsurgery #surgery #leadership
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@LindaDultz, was selected as one of the top “40 Under 40” surgeons by the @WomenSurgeons. The designation is given to outstanding female surgeons who are trailblazers or making a significant impact on their field. ow.ly/cxYc50KEqA5
#AWS2022 #AWS40Under40
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Please join us in congratulating @MitriKhouryMD for receiving the Resident Research Award from the @VascularSVS!
#utswsurgery #utswresearch #research
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For all of the aspiring female surgeons: “Follow your heart and the universe will conspire to help you.” --Deborah Farr, M.D. #DearFutureFemaleSurgeons
#InternationalWomensDay #ILookLikeASurgeon #utsw #surgery #inspire #WomensWork
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Saying goodbye to two amazing surgeons -- Dr. John Rectenwald and Dr. Rebecca Minter. Good luck in Wisconsin! You will be missed!
@WiscSurgery #utsw #surgery
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Brett Arnoldo, M.D., has won the Professor Award from the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation. The award is given to just 10 Texas professors each year and recognizes scholarly achievement and teaching excellence. ow.ly/er0F50K7mLS
#utsw #surgery
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"We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women's voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored." —Sheryl Sandberg #InternationalWomensDay
#DearFutureFemaleSurgeon #ILookLikeASurgeon #utsw #WomensWork
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For his presentation, Combination of Immune Checkpoint Inhibition and a Small Molecule Inhibitor of TGFβR1 Shows Anti-Tumor Effect and Reversion of Immunosuppression in Tgfbr2 Mutant Pancreatic Cancer, @GilbertzMurimwa won the Annual Surgery Research Forum's CORT Award.
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Research resident Caitlin Hester, M.D., (coauthors: Rich N, Augustine M, Mansour J, Polanco P, Porembka M, Wang S, Zeh H, Singal A, Yopp A) received an award for best overall poster at the annual meeting of the North Texas Chapter of the @AmCollSurgeons.
#utsw #cancerresearch
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Please join us in welcoming Brandon Bruns, M.D., (@BrandonRBruns1) to the Dept of Surgery. He will continue his work at UTSW as the section chief of trauma/acute care surgery & the trauma medical director of @ParklandTrauma
#utswsurgery #surgery #dallas
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Resident Martha Teke, M.D., won the M. Judah Folkman Award for best presentation by a trainee (basic science) at the recent meeting of the American Pediatric Surgical Association. Only two such awards are given out each year.
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Join us tomorrow for the next Abdominal Transplant Lecture. "Transplant Oncology in 2022-Where Do We Stand?” will be discussed by @sapisochin from the @UofTSurgery. ow.ly/2kCR50JlYrx
#utswsurgery #transplant
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Congratulations to Carlos Timaran, M.D., who has been appointed as the Sam H. Phillips, Jr. M.D., Distinguished Chair in Surgery.
ow.ly/wYKG50ncKO7
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Dr. Alex Kim was named a Frenkel Scholar in Clinical Medicine at UT Southwestern. This prestigious award is aimed at developing leaders in cancer care and supporting their clinical and research efforts. Dr. Kim is our second Frenkel Scholar (after Dr. Patricio Polanco in 2022).
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@CPark_MD, received the inaugural Associate Member Mentoring Scholarship from the @traumadoctors. Congratulations, Dr. Park! ow.ly/PyV950GFKFl
#utsw #utswsurgery #trauma
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Welcome Adora Santos, D.O., who is joining the Division of Burn, Trauma, Acute and Critical Care Surgery. Dr. Santos comes to us from Atlanta. We look forward to watching her apply her passions here at UT Southwestern.
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Congratulations to surgery residents Drs Babb, @MitriKhouryMD, and @stephcpreston on their fellowship matches! 👏👏👏We are so proud!
#utswsurgery @UTSWedu @MGHVascular @harvardmed
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Dr. Alex Kim, M.D., Ph.D., performs HIPEC surgery. This procedure combines heat and chemotherapy to combat peritoneal cancer.
#HIPEC #PeritonealCancer #SurgicalInnovation
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In 2021, the Division of Surgical Transplantation performed a record 373 abdominal transplants. This would not be possible without the help of organ donors. ow.ly/QEIk50HmYRT (1/2)
#DonateLife #utswsurgery #transplant #liver #kidney
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Tired but smiling (or possibly frozen). Congratulations to chair of the Department of Surgery, @herbert_zeh, and to general surgery residency program director, @dallastrauma, on completing the @DallasMarathon this weekend!
#RUNBMWDALLAS #surgtweeting #utsw #marathon @UTSWNews
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1st female surgeon in U.S., Dr. Mary Walker, received Congressional Medal of Honor in 1865 #InternationalWomensDay #ILookLikeASurgeon
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Parsia Vagefi, M.D., was inducted into the Society of Clinical Surgery, one of the most prestigious surgical honor societies in the country. His fellow society members include Drs. Herbert Zeh, Fiemu Nwariaku, and Dai Chung. ow.ly/ptM850GMXOi
#utswsurgery #utsw
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23rd Annual (virtual) Surgery Research Forum: PGY2 resident Dr. Gilbert Murimwa presented "The Impact of Hospital Characteristics on Guideline Concordant Care and Survival in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer"
#utswsurgery #utswresearch #pancreaticcancer
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It's almost time for #MatchDay2021! Yes, it's virtual, but we are so excited to meet our new PGY1 class!
(Photo from Match Day 2019) #utswsurgery #surgery
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We would like to welcome Herbert J. Zeh, III, M.D., who has been appointed chair of the Department of Surgery. ow.ly/kyKY30iXEg8
#utsw #surgery
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The department of surgery welcomes our new faculty member, Dr. Laura Purcell to the division of Pediatric Surgery!
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We are so proud of our residents and faculty who traveled to the SBAS (Society of Black Academic Surgeons) conference last week! Our team of residents presented on topics, one of which placed second out of 50 presentations! We are grateful for your continued work and dedication.
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Today's CORT guest lecture will feature @JoyYWu, who will be discussing "Stem Cells in the Bone Marrow Microenvironment". ow.ly/rQ7750IVBGi
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@nagaraj_madhuri, a research resident who focuses on education and simulation, has won the Outstanding Resident Teacher Award from the @Surg_Education. Congratulations, Dr. Nagaraj!
#utswsurgery #education
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This awesome group of residents is graduating from the program on Friday! Congratulations!
#utswsurgery #surgtweeting #utswlife #utswresidents #cowboyboots #dallassurgeon
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Resident Alexis Desir @md_desir was selected to take part in the Diverse Surgeons Initiative of the Society of Black Academic Surgeons, which includes training at J&J/Ethicon’s headquarters. She also won a travel award from the Association for Academic Surgery.
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We are pleased to announce that Daniel Scott, M.D., has been appointed President of the Association for Surgical Education (@Surg_Education). Congratulations, Dr. Scott, on such a major achievement!
#utswsurgery #leadership #MedEd #education
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The Department of Surgery is pleased to announce that @MansourSurgOnc has been appointed to the position of vice chair of quality in our dept and that his role as chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology will be assumed by @AdamYopp.
ow.ly/lskd50BL8Hw #utswsurgery #utsw
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Please join us in welcoming our 2020-2021 prelim class to UT Southwestern! 🎉
#MatchDay #Match2020 #utswsurgery #matched #surgery
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Dr. Mary Walker, activist and 1st female surgeon in the U.S., received the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1865. #WIMmonth #WomenInMedicine
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Meet Chair of the Department of Surgery Herbert Zeh, M.D. A practicing surgeon for more than 20 years, @herbert_zeh is one of the most experienced surgeons in robotic pancreatic cancer techniques in the country. ow.ly/8I7i50C49Qr
#pancreaticcancer #cancer
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Join us in welcoming Dr. Sitaram Chilakamarry to the Dept of Surgery! Dr. Chilakamarry specializes in colorectal surgery and will see patients @Parkland.
#Dallas #surgery #colorectalcancer #coloncancer
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Leading by example. Follow @herbert_zeh when Drs. Martha Teke and Alexis Desir take over for #ShareTheMic. What does the literature say about diversity in surgery? Join the discussion for #SurgeryTableTalks June 29 - July 1.
#diversityandinclusion @TekeMartha @md_desir
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In celebration of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, meet our incredible female surgeons and research faculty!
#WomeninScience #February11
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Resident Caitlin Hester, M.D., was matched to Surgical Oncology Fellowship at MD Anderson. Congratulations, Dr. Hester! #utsw #utswsurgery #utswresidents
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24th Annual Surgery Research Forum: @tekemartha presented "Exploring the Dynamicity of the Immune Microenvironment via Autologous Cell Delivery in a Novel Ex-Vivo Human Tumor Model"
#utswsurgery #utswresearch
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Assistant Professor @DrDrNatasha has been selected to receive the American Surgical Association Foundation Fellowship Research Award for 2021-2022. Congratulation, Dr. Corbitt! ow.ly/zw7N50GNTpJ
#utswsurgery #WomenInSurgery
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Join us in congratulating @PMHTraumaCripps on his appointment to Chair of the @SAGES_Updates Acute Care Surgery Task Force. Congratulations, Dr. Cripps!
ow.ly/WqCh50zG6cm
#utswsurgery #surgery #leadership
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Happy early Mother's Day to third-year resident Whitney Huddleston, M.D.! Rocking the OR baby bump!
#utsw #ILookLikeASurgeon #MothersDay #surgery #utswresidents
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Congratulations to our 24 faculty members who were listed under D Magazine’s 2024 Best Doctors! We are so proud of the incredible impact you have made within our community and the continued dedication you give your patients.
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Surgery resident Caitlin Hester, M.D., chaired the epidemiology, diagnosis, and staging session at the annual meeting of the International Liver Cancer Association in Chicago. Congratulations, @caitlinahester!
#utswsurgery #utsw #livercancer #cancer
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Dale Butler, M.D., and Hillary Prince, M.D., helped a Dallas grandmother survive 42 stab wounds, as reported by WFAA News. ow.ly/oZOa50Nt1ql
#utswsurgery #utsw #criticalcare
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Congratulations to Dr. Joesph Murphy who was awarded the Piper Professor award for his outstanding achievements in teaching. He is the second surgeon to receive the award in two years, following Dr. Brett Arnoldo in 2022.
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Melissa Kirkwood, M.D., has won the UT Southwestern Biotech+ at Pegasus Park Commercialization Milestone Award. The award will provide start-up funds to commercialize the OR facial shield developed by Dr. Kirkwood and her team. ow.ly/KsP250JU1yw
#utswsurgery #utsw
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Drs. Natasha Corbitt, Shelby Holt, Emina Huang, and Melissa Kirkwood have been honored as women in STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine) at @UTSWNews. ow.ly/zSTG50JEWOz
#utsw
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Residents in action: Drs. Erika Bisgaard, Caitlin Hester, and Stephanie Preston. Photo by @CPark_MD
#WomenInSurgery #EachforEqual #IWD2020 @caitlinahester @UTSWSurgeryLife
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Dr. Sara Hennessy has received the Golden Pager Award for her compassionate and professional medical care. Nominated by nursing staff at UTSW hospitals, this award recognizes physicians who demonstrate exceptional leadership, mentorship, and professionalism.
#utsw #medtwitter
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Congratulations to Dr. Morgan Pettigrew who was awarded the American College of Surgeons Research Scholarship that includes a two-year grant for her research. Her research involves investigation of mutations in the ARID1A gene that affects stomach cancer growth #utswsurgery #utsw
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Drs. @SamWangMD (a primary author), @MPorembka, and John Karalis had an article published in @NatureComms. In the article, they identify genetic markers that predict survival and response to therapy in gastric cancer patients. ow.ly/ZLqA50HWZFO
#utsw #gastriccancer
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Meet Dr. Alana Carrasco, one of our surgery residents. Her passion for education has led her to help launch a program designed to help medical students select their surgical specialties and guide them through residency applications.
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On #NationalDoctorsDay, we say "thank you" to our doctors and other doctors in our community for everything they do!
#utsw #utswsurgery
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Join us in welcoming Assistant Professor Audra Clark, M.D., (@audra_clark87) to the Division of Burn, Trauma, Acute and Critical Care Surgery! Dr. Clark just completed her fellowship training in surgical critical care @UTSWNews. ow.ly/XfyN50FINNT
#utswsurgery
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We are extremely pleased to announce Dr. Linda Dultz (@LindaDultz) has been appointed Program Director of the Surgical Critical Care Fellowship and Medical Director of @Parkland Hospital’s surgical intensive care unit (SICU). ow.ly/GMsf50ArN9Y
#utsw #MedEd #SurgeTwitter
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Join us in welcoming bariatric surgeon Carla Holcomb M.D., to the Department of Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. @carla_holcomb specializes in #bariatricsurgery, #refluxsurgery, diaphragmatic #hernia surgery, and #generalsurgery. ow.ly/cIqK50wwExp
#Dallas
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Wonderful visit from Clifford Sheckter, M.D. from @StanfordPlastic at our Surgery Grand Rounds today where he taught us of the preventative innovation in burn care.
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Congratulations to @DVFelaine on the promotion to section head of breast surgery! ow.ly/IF1h50FY9fR
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Congratulations to all of our incoming general surgery residents for the 2018-2019 academic year! Welcome to Surgery!
#UTSWMatch #MatchDay2018 #utsw #surgery #MedEd
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Dr. Benjamin Levi (@Levi_Lab) and his team at CORT have had an article published in @NatureComms. In the article, they describe a pathway for how soft tissue injury can lead to the abnormal creation of bone cells. ow.ly/HsNm50G9h01
#utswsurgery #utswresearch #trauma
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We are excited to announce general surgery residency program director @dallastrauma will serve as a Commencement Marshal for this year's @UTSWNews medical school hooding and graduation ceremony. Congratulations, Dr. AbdelFattah!
#medschool #graduation #utsw #utswstudents
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Assistant Professor Dr. Sam Wang will receive the 2019 Jacobson Promising Investigator Award from the @AmCollSurgeons. Dr. Wang is the first person at UTSW to receive the award. utswmed.org/doctors/sam-wang…
@UTSWNews @SamWangMD #utswresearch #cancerresearch #cancer #utswsurgery
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Yesterday, we were honored to hear from Dr. William Turner, who shared insights & stories about his journey from a Parkland resident to a distinguished general surgeon. His passion for medical education has impacted >450 residents throughout his career. Thank you Dr. Turner!
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"Curiosity is what drives me despite the good and bad days. I hope you never forget to ask 'why'!" - Dr. Madhuri Nagaraj, @UTSWSurgeryLife Research Resident
What drives you as a #scientist? Comment to share your story!
#WomenInScience #STEM #utswsurgery #utswresearch @UTSWedu
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How many #FutureSurgeons can you fit into one picture? We managed 45 (not even all of them!) plus 1 Chair of Surgery, 1 Residency Program Director, and 1 Assoc. Program Director. Whew!
@UTSWSurgeryLife @herbert_zeh @dallastrauma @DVFelaine #utswsurgery #medtwitter #residentlife
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Congratulations, Dr. Benjamin Levi (@Levi_Lab), on being chosen to represent @Ameriburn on the new Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee of the Coalition for National Trauma Research! ow.ly/pSz550DycOX
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