Golden: I have opposed efforts to ban deadly weapons of war like the assault rifle he used to carry out this crime. The time has now come for me to take responsibility for this failure. Which is why I now call on the United States congress to ban assault rifles

Excited to present our quality improvement initiative that helped reduce g-tube dislodgements at the BMC Annual Quality and Patient Safety Symposium BMC Surgery

Boston friends: please vote in the city council election. Actual policy quotes from candidates: “Section 35 every person who is visibly using drugs in the streets.” “Eliminate bike lanes” “arresting vagrants and making ‘sleeping rough’ on Boston streets a miserable experience”

Dazzling grand rounds this morning from Joshua Davies on the safe, evidence-based use of cutting-edge techniques and approaches in abdominal wall reconstruction.

Deeply worrisome and frightening: World Health Organization (WHO) has lost contact with its focal points in Al-Shifa Hospital in #Gaza, amid horrifying reports of the hospital facing repeated attacks. There are reports that some of those who fled the hospital have been shot at, wounded, or killed. The

Not a fan of this question on the Surgical CORE curriculum. Big picture: 20 surgeons bringing suture in suitcases is not a sustainable way to provide surgical care in rural, underserved parts of the world. American Board of Surgery

And we’re back! Testifying in favour of H2362 and S1543 BUSurgicalEquity lisa allee tracey dechert, md

We did it! Boston Trauma partnering with Leo Reardon and Dr. Valkanas from Canton Fire Dept. bringing the first prehospital whole blood program to Massachusetts. Only getting started. BMC Surgery Boston Medical Center BostonSurgicalSociety

The low-hanging fruit to prevent trauma mortality around the world.

Wild fact I learned while studying for Absite: the McCoy family (of the infamous Hatfield-McCoy feud) have been found to carry Von Hippel-Lindau, and their short tempers resulting from pheochromocytomas have been theorized as a cause for the feud. apnews.com/article/hatfie…

If you punch your ticket to a categorical general surgery spot in the U.S.— anywhere— you’ve made it. There’s a line of people miles long that would kill to have this job. It’s that good.

George finds out a popular twitter account named him a "style icon," immediately starts overthinking his clothing choices. Elaine's new boyfriend insists on wearing black dress shirts on their dates; she dumps him. Kramer tries to market ultra high-rise pants. #modernseinfeld

This was interesting to research and write. There are incredible advances being made in the field of diverticulitis. Ever grateful to Jason Hall, diverticulitis maverick, for the opportunity.

BMC's VIAP team was recognized for their commitment to the community that we serve. Congratulations to Rusti Pendleton, VIAP Trauma Response Team Supervisor, for receiving this special recognition for his tireless efforts to support families. Learn more: bit.ly/3W2WoiU

Congrats to our Boston Medical Center chief residents (L to R), Drs. Louis Kester, Allan Stolarski & Spencer Wilson on matching to surgical critical care fellowships at Michigan Surgery, PennSurgery & Hopkins Surgery, respectively! 🎉👏 Louis Kester Spencer Wilson

Beyond thrilled and still in disbelief that I marched at Johns Hopkins Trauma Can’t wait to get to work next year!!!!

Why is #GunViolence a uniquely American public health crisis? At the core is easy access to firearms. Easy access + various factors = injury, death, and disability. That’s the formula. What happened yesterday in Georgia was preventable. #EndGunViolence

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