Always awesome to watch Dr Lufti debate 😀 as he mixes a lot of humor and style into his talks! ASMBS #ASMBS2023 Christine Lovato MD Daniel Tomey Farah Husain MD, FACS, FASMBS Omar M Ghanem

My heart bursts with pride to see a mentor and friend Pearl Ma MD win the ASMBS Rising Star Award tonight! Congratulations #ASMBS2023 🎊 👏 💐 🥳 Christian Perez Ali Aminian Dr. Rachel Christine Lovato MD Abdelrahman Ali Nimeri MD FACS FASMBS ABOM FPD MBS Neil Floch MD

Literally so far one of my fave sessions ASMBS #ASMBS2023

Handsewn anastomosis duodenoileostomy - expert technique talk by Dr Pullatt with a Kool-Aid 🍹 joke thrown in there ASMBS #ASMBS2023 Christian Perez Christine Lovato MD Farah Husain MD, FACS, FASMBS Abdelrahman Ali Nimeri MD FACS FASMBS ABOM FPD MBS Omar M Ghanem

Medical credentialing has two speeds and two speeds only: 1) glacially slow 2) YOU NEED TO DROP EVERYTHING AND COMPLETE 8 HOURS OF WELLNESS TRAINING IN THE NEXT 4 HOURS

Resident text this am. Good to know some things stick. 😄 Can't take original credit for the teaching as Dr Kelvin Higa used to remind this often! Pearl Ma MD Christian Perez Christian de Virgilio MD FACS Harbor-UCLA Surgery Jeff Nahmias MD MHPE FACS FCCM Robert Yu, MD FACS FASCRS Russyan Mark Mabeza, MD, MPH (he/siya)

📣 New article in press on SOARD Variation by Race/Ethnicity in the Utilization and Weight Loss Following Metabolic Bariatric Surgery soard.org/article/S1550-…

Love referencing Pouiselles’ Law Though suggest replacing w/Diet Coke

You never truly know someone until they -are hungry and stuck in traffic -there’s a missing needle in their OR

It is NOT the KNIFE vs. THE PILL ..it is the knife and the pill together The pill can ONLY treat a disease but the knife can put a disease into remission. The knife can wear out over time and may need to be repeated… The pill or SHOT must be taken (almost) always…

Robotic Curriculum Harbor-UCLA Surgery commence! Love seeing all the learning that will translate to excellent patient care in the future. Minimally Invasive Surgery education rules! Christian de Virgilio MD FACS Christian Perez Alex Schwed Jeff Nahmias MD MHPE FACS FCCM Carle General Surgery Residency Program Vahagn C. Nikolian, MD SAGES is in Tampa in 2026!

"Education is not the filling of the pail but the lighting of a fire" ~Yeats 🥰 (Me): seeing the spark go off was the best part of my day. Interns from Harbor-UCLA OBGYN Harbor-UCLA Surgery learning basics on MIS robotics! Christian de Virgilio MD FACS Christian Perez David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Jeff Nahmias MD MHPE FACS FCCM Carle General Surgery Residency Program

My cousin Rosa Kwon Easton is an amazing writer and this is her newest feature! #BookTwitter #bookstagram #writersoftwitter #writerscommunity #booktwt #books #writersofinstagram #writers

"So the activated C1 cleaves C4 into C4a and C4b, which binds to the microbial surface. C4b then binds C2, which is cleaved by C1s into C2a and C2b, forming the C4b2b complex, also known as C3 convertase, which cleaves C3 into C3a and C3b."

"Our hearts are with our colleagues on the frontlines who are providing medical support during this conflict and with those members here at home who have family members and friends in the region."

Fantastic Fridays 🍁🍃🍂🍁 Harbor-UCLA Surgery Christian de Virgilio MD FACS Carle General Surgery Residency Program Christian Perez Christine Lovato MD Russyan Mark Mabeza, MD, MPH (he/siya) Yifan Mao, MPH

Great time hosting some stellar residents and their faculty sponsors at our Intuitive hands on hernia course. Thank you Harbor-UCLA Surgery, UC Irvine Surgery, & UC Davis Surgery for joining to geek out on inguinal and ventral hernia repair.

When you use the metzenbaums to open up the external oblique during an inguinal hernia repair

Been away for a bit. I'll get back in the the saddle soon enough. But first, enjoy my mentee Russyan Mark Mabeza, MD, MPH (he/siya) in a NEJM podcast. So proud! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ok-…

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