Community, support, mentorship, excellence, friendship. The next generation inspired & supported by the current generation. ✨⭐️ #APSA23 APSA Surgeons Society of Black Academic Surgeons

Exciting work presented by APSAFoundation Grosfeld Scholar Lily S. Cheng on the role of bio mechanical forces in the enteric nervous system. #APSA2023

Proud doesn't even begin to express my emotions for this remarkable lady. Martha Teke, MD won the Judah Folkman Award for Basic Science at #APSA23 #pedsurgbestsurg National Cancer Institute

Oluyinka Olutoye II, MD, MPH underscoring the import to fund surgeon-led investigation, which starts early! 👊

Thank you! The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Joseph Coselli, MD Marc Moon Todd Rosengart, MD BCM Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency

Illegitimate child of a Black father/Asian mom, dad killed 6 wks later, family pariah, never felt like I fit in Despite this, mom said reach for the stars. Now PROFESSOR of Surgery Hopkins Surgery Thank U mentors & teachers who saw something Johns Hopkins Children's Center APSA Surgeons #Believe

A large and talented team authored today's #ArticleinPress: Molecular insights using spatial transcriptomics of the distal lung in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (Krithika Lingappan et al.Children's Hospital): ow.ly/z5j850PEwWA #TransitionalPhysiology #Hypertension

Baylor Crew reuniting at #SBASUMich2023! BCMHouston Society of Black Academic Surgeons #RoofTopReception Chad THORson, MD, MSPH 🔨 Oluyinka Olutoye II, MD, MPH Ekene Onwuka, MD, MS Shanquell M. Dixon, M.S. M.D.

BCM General Surgery Residency and BCM_Surgery representing at #SBASUMich2023 in Detroit. Ekene Onwuka, MD, MS Oluyinka Olutoye II, MD, MPH Ronald T Cotton, MD, FACS

Congratulations Dr. Espinoza for being awarded an NIH F32 Grant Andy Espinoza, M.D., pediatric surgical oncology research fellow, has received a $120,000 NIH F32 grant for his project “Defining Protein Signature of Vascular Invasion in Hepatoblastoma.”

Big day for general surgery residency applicants. Our interview invitations should go out later this morning. I wish I could interview all (1700) applicants to our program, but logistics simply don’t allow. Applicants, good luck, be kind to yourself, and enjoy the wild ride.

#SurgTwitter, please join us in welcoming our incoming categorical interns! We are so beyond thrilled to welcome this powerhouse group of women to BCM_Surgery and BCMHouston!

Congratulations to BCM General Surgery Residency Walker Douglas Short and Steven C. Mehl on their successful pediatric surgery matches at OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital and Texas Children's! APSA Surgeons

No Two Paths are the Same: Discussion on the Importance of Pathway Development in Pediatric Surgery. Join us at #APSA24 for an educational and interactive discussion on why Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are a key part of pediatric surgery and how pathways enrich our specialty.

⁦Oluyinka Olutoye II, MD, MPH⁩ presenting his analysis of Grosfeld Scholars to achieve independent research funding. ROI from the ⁦APSAFoundation⁩ appears highly significant. Donations to APSAF are critical seed money to support early career surgeon scientists! ⁦APSA Surgeons⁩

And I see a familiar face from BCM General Surgery Residency in the 2025 class. Congratulations Oluyinka Olutoye II, MD, MPH!!!

Another amazing group of residents! Congrats and Welcome, DSI 2.0 Class of 2025! Society of Black Academic Surgeons LatinoSurgSociety Yale Surgery Johnson & Johnson MedTech

It’s a match!!! We are so excited for each of you! #matchday #baylorcollegeofmedicine #2025

Houston, here I come! Born with PKD & not expected to survive, I now get to return as an MD & surgical trainee to the same program that gave me a better chance at life 25 years ago. Words can’t describe how grateful I am. What a full circle moment! Let’s get to work, Baylor! 💙