Third year medical student found that published reports of cases of skin cancers in tattooed skin have become more common over time, though the number of reported cases remains small. #skincancer #tattoos medschool.duke.edu/news/exploring…

See 👀 our latest PHYTR Lab’s research study re: #Phyllodes. ➡️ “Genomic landscape of malignant phyllodes tumors reveals multiple targetable opportunities” academic.oup.com/oncolo/article… Society of Surgical Oncology ASBrS ➡️ clinical trials are desperately needed.

And that’s a wrap on this year’s #MatchWatch! Congratulations to our ⭐️ Chief class!! 🎉🎉🎉 Even if it means some of you are leaving us 🥹 Marcelo Cerullo, MD MPH Doreen Chang Austin Eckhoff Harold Leraas, M.D. Anna Louie, MD Joe Nellis MD, MBA Kevin N Shah Jacob Greenberg Duke Surgery

We did indeed have some of the cutest ostomies in the west after Louise tried to bait Michael Okoreeh, MD PhD, Felix De Bie, MD, MBE, PhD, Norine Wendlyn Chan and Isa DeLaura into good-spirited arguments about when to create an ileostomy. It was a diverting experience indeed! Duke General Surgery Residency Duke Surgical Oncology

.Michael Lidsky, MD, FACS of Duke Surgical Oncology and Duke Cancer is leading EA2222/PUMP, a randomized phase 3 study for patients with #Colorectal liver metastases. Learn more: bit.ly/ea2222-pump cc : Colorectal Cancer Alliance, Fight Colorectal Cancer, National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable

The most fun making wee ostomies with the best teachers and coresidents !

Great showing at the inaugural Duke AWS Women in Surgery (WinS) welcome event this week! S/o Hana Shafique and Alexandria (Alex) Soto for amazing leadership, and Gayle DiLalla, Duke Surgery and DEI Catalyst Fund for all the support!! #WomenInSurgery #ILookLikeASurgeon #Mentorship

Congratulations to Steven Thornton, MD on being named the next Duke Surgery Education and Simulation Fellow! We’re always learning from you and excited to see your contributions to #SurgEd continue 📚🍎🎉 DukeSEAL John Migaly Jacob Greenberg Kevin N Shah

Congratulations to the incredible surgical educator and North Carolina native Steven Thornton, MD 📚✏️😷! Expecting great things! John Migaly Jacob Greenberg Duke General Surgery Residency UNC Surgery

Congratulations LauraRosenbergerMD Dr Sarah Sammons on making progress in #phylloydes space👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Duke Surgical Oncology

#ClinicalTrial EA2222/PUMP, led by Michael Lidsky, MD, FACS, is a randomized phase 3 study of #SystemicTherapy with or without hepatic arterial infusion for unresectable #Colorectal liver metastases. More here: bit.ly/ea2222-pump cc: Michael D’Angelica, Shishir K. Maithel, Andrea Cercek

Congratulations Jennifer Plichta MD (she/her) for being selected to serve on the Duke SOM Promotions Committee! 👏👏👏Duke Surgery Duke University

Meet Duke Community Health Task force!👇 Kendra Parrish Kearston Ingraham Dalia Antunez, Connie Kim cekst13 Duke Breast Imaging 🤩They had terrific visit and introduction to Lincoln Community Health Center Inc, Lincoln. Thanks for all the community out reach! 👏👏👏

Join our last resident recruitment townhall tomorrow! We are discussing the rich research opportunities at Duke and the incredible projects our residents have lead! Sign up here: duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2f…

Congratulations to Dr. Kristen Rhodin Duke General Surgery Residency for bringing home 1st Place 🥇 in the Cancer Paper Competition at the Annual NC - ACS Meeting last month for her talk on ctDNA in high-risk resected melanoma! Mentored by #GeorgiaBeasley Kristen Rhodin, MD MHS Duke Surgery Duke Cancer

Want to learn more about neoadjuvant therapy for melanoma? Check out our group’s latest review article: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Duke Cancer Aaron Therien Kristen Rhodin, MD MHS Chine Chime-Eze MD., MS., MPH

In #ClinicalTrial EA2222/PUMP, investigators are testing #PumpChemo in addition to SOC chemo versus SOC chemo alone for patients with unresectable #ColorectalCancer liver metastases. For more: bit.ly/ea2222-pump cc : Michael Lidsky, MD, FACS

🤓Learning about doctors with #breastsurgeon Kendra Parrish !! Duke Surgery Duke Cancer

In a cohort of N=250 🚺 with #PhyllodesTumors, 8️⃣%❗️carried a pathogenic mutation in genes causing autosomal dominant cancer syndromes. (APC, ATM, CHEK2, MSH6, POT1, RAD51C/D, TP53) ⏰ to expand testing criteria❓link.springer.com/10.1007/s10549…

Good times with #teamHPBsurgery at Duke Football tailgating today! As our requisite HPB social chair Michael Lidsky, MD, FACS says “Great to have so many good friends who happen to also be colleagues!” 💙💙💙