Brian Yorkgitis (@drbyork) 's Twitter Profile
Brian Yorkgitis

@drbyork

Trauma surgeon, critical care physician, educator, tactical physician, champion for improved healthcare delivery, father, husband, Steeler fan

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I wish I was there for my last patient honoree ⁦UF Health Jacksonville⁩ ⁦UF College of Medicine - Jacksonville⁩ ⁦UFJaxTrauma⁩ ! What an honor to help lead the regions only Level 1 Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center! Jax is in good hands! #jax4ever #orange&blue #miracleson8thStreet

I wish I was there for my last patient honoree ⁦<a href="/UFHealthJax/">UF Health Jacksonville</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="/UFMedicineJax/">UF College of Medicine - Jacksonville</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="/UFJaxTrauma/">UFJaxTrauma</a>⁩ ! What an honor to help lead the regions only Level 1 Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center! Jax is in good hands! #jax4ever #orange&amp;blue #miracleson8thStreet
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Medical professionals, please don’t miss the 31st Annual Trauma & Surgical Critical Care Symposium this Friday! This event is FREE to those who qualify. To learn more and register, please visit EskenaziHealth.edu/Events.

Indiana Surgery -Indiana Univ School of Medicine (@iu_surgery) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🏛️🩺 Advocacy in Action! The Indiana Chapter of American College of Surgeons hosted an Advocacy Day at the State Capitol, bringing together surgeons from across the state to engage with legislators on important healthcare issues. Chapter President, Dimitrios Stefandidis, MD,

🏛️🩺 Advocacy in Action! The Indiana Chapter of <a href="/AmCollSurgeons/">American College of Surgeons</a>  hosted an Advocacy Day at the State Capitol, bringing together surgeons from across the state to engage with legislators on important healthcare issues.
Chapter President, Dimitrios Stefandidis, MD,
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Brian Yorkgitis, DO, PA-C, FACS, has officially joined IU Surgery as the new Division Chief of Acute Care Surgery! With a passion for innovation, research, and community engagement, he’s ready to lead one of the nation’s top trauma teams to new heights. 💡🏥 🔗Learn more about

Brian Yorkgitis, DO, PA-C, FACS, has officially joined IU Surgery as the new Division Chief of Acute Care Surgery! With a passion for innovation, research, and community engagement, he’s ready to lead one of the nation’s top trauma teams to new heights. 💡🏥

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Dr. Pieri is a leader in Acute Care Surgery and education of the next generation of surgeons. She is an incredible addition to our team. Bonus she is a fellow TUHS Dept of Surgery graduate. Welcome to the team!

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Kris is the backbone of the trauma service. She provides so many resources to our patients, staff and learners. Congrats, well deserved!

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Damaris Ortiz, MD, contributed to the "Big Idea" study, a collaborative effort outlining 162 strategies to curb violence in Indianapolis. As part of this critical initiative, Ortiz and fellow experts are working to address violence as a public health issue and drive meaningful

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⭐Last Friday, the Department of Surgery Skills Lab hosted the annual ASSET (Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma) Course. This all-day lab brought together PGY3s, PGY4s, fellows, and faculty for hands-on trauma training. 👏Special thanks to our trauma faculty—Damaris

⭐Last Friday, the Department of Surgery Skills Lab hosted the annual ASSET (Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma) Course. This all-day lab brought together PGY3s, PGY4s, fellows, and faculty for hands-on trauma training.
👏Special thanks to our trauma faculty—Damaris
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You may be wondering why Sara Pereira MD (in blue) is at a Pacers game with a bunch of IU Health senior executives…well, she will be joining us as our new Cardiothoracic Surgery Division Chief and CV Institute Co-Director!!! We got together to celebrate her upcoming arrival!

You may be wondering why <a href="/saraj_pereira/">Sara Pereira MD</a> (in blue) is at a Pacers game with a bunch of <a href="/IU_Health/">IU Health</a> senior executives…well, she will be joining us as our new Cardiothoracic Surgery Division Chief and CV Institute Co-Director!!!  We got together to celebrate her upcoming arrival!
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Hard to believe today is 4 years that our family of four became a family of six. Adoption day is a day to celebrate a new beginning but also remembering loss. The complexity is overwhelming but the love is beyond imagination. ❤️K&K

Hard to believe today is 4 years that our family of four became a family of six. Adoption day is a day to celebrate a new beginning but also remembering loss. The complexity is overwhelming but the love is beyond imagination.  ❤️K&amp;K
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Now we have agents, the question is who needs reversed. Not every patient has a benefit for reversal when bleeding, including small ICH in Neuro normal patients. Now we have tools, we need to learn who needs them.

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Great work preventing low utility transfers. To add to the work, this concesus paper can assist. journals.lww.com/plasreconsurg/…

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Leveling up in academic medicine. 💼📈    Congrats to the IU Surgery faculty who were recently promoted and granted tenure! Your work is changing lives and shaping the future of surgery.   IU Surgery Faculty | IU Surgery Research | IU Surgery Promotions

Leveling up in academic medicine. 💼📈 
 
Congrats to the IU Surgery faculty who were recently promoted and granted tenure! Your work is changing lives and shaping the future of surgery.
 
IU Surgery Faculty | IU Surgery Research | IU Surgery Promotions