drew and water colored some #urology themed thank you cards!

My Loyola Urology fellowship start date was delayed in ‘23 by credentialing issues, so I’m now starting to wind down training. Had my last PCNL of training with my mentor Dr. Turk today, a bittersweet culmination of the year. Olivia Copelan was a rockstar Chief as always!

Guys… I normally don’t get excited for FIGS collabs (unless they’re Disney haha), but the Team USA stuff is looking pretty fly. No one would confuse a urologist for being on the actual medical team if I wear these, right? 😂 wearfigs.com/collections/ol…

Although happy to get this Epic message, it is almost laughing at me knowing this will last for just a few seconds before my in basket starts exploding again!

Watching the The Olympic Games Opening Ceremony is just awe-inspiring. It brought tears to my eyes seeing so many who’ve worked so hard for a chance to unite us all on the global stage and compete for glory. Good luck to Team USA - no matter how things go, you’ve made us proud! ❤️🤍💙

Excited to finally publish this practical tool for managing urinary retention in the hospital (infographic in the supplement). Thanks to a tremendous team effort! Greta L. Krapohl Jennifer Meddings Samantha Hendren jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

POCUS vs “just feel the pulse”ALine

I finished an amazing year in the Endourological Society fellowship at Loyola Urology yesterday. I’m so grateful for the research support, clinical teaching, and just amazing teammates, residents, and mentors. Ready to make everyone proud as I start attendinghood! Kristin Baldea

You know he whispered “let me just take a quick feel”…

I can’t get enough of these memes 😂

Kicking off our #SWIUdentsSpotlight series with one of our amazing Program Coordinator co-chairs, Lauren Hekman! Interested in being featured? Fill out our google form here! forms.gle/dwCU6tMfELMd1y…

😂 #Urology

Me asking the ICU team to try retracting the foreskin first…

Excited to share the newest series in the Urological Review Survey Journal of Urology! Tune in every month to catch the latest in medical education research and surgical simulation innovations auajournals.org/doi/10.1097/JU…

Once again: a🧵about 🧵's It's been about a year since I last posted these, but for the new folks, here is a collection of links to each of my 🧵 about surgical sutures. 9 of these are about suture types and the other 3 are miscellaneous suture-related topics. ⬇️(1/ )

The American College of Surgeons released Surgical Ergonomics Recommendations that apply directly to OR setups. Let this serve as a reminder to everyone that ergonomics matter, no matter the job! Poor body positioning can lead to musculoskeletal disorders and many other health issues. Read

So excited to finally get to post this - this fall I’ll be joining the Touro University Medical Group/ Touro California as part of their urology residency faculty at St. Joseph's Medical Center (Stockton, CA)! Looking forward to working with such a great team of faculty, staff, and residents back in CA!

“Doctors shouldn’t be involved in politics” Doctors got political on tobacco and lung cancer deaths decreased. Doctors got political about seatbelts - and cars are no longer the #1 killer of children, guns are. Now it’s time for doctors to get political about guns. Josh Trebach, MD

I had a great time working with Adi when I was a fellow! Very excited to see where he matches!

Anyone attending NCS AUA please be sure to join the SMSNA Young Clinicians mixer! Come learn more about sexual medicine and SMSNA!!