Congratulations to my close friend and mentor Dr. Shikora!

This thread will be dedicated to the victims of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

As a parent, my heart is broken seeing these faces and their ages.

My condolences to their families during this difficult time 🙏🏻

Xavier Lopez, 10. He was a 4th grader at Robb Elementary.

How is this possible?

Buffalo shooting: The suspect bought his rifle in 2022, months after police ordered a psychiatric evaluation | NPR

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This guy’s excited for #masters weekend. The Masters

We certainly can’t call these “Russian” forceps anymore. I started calling them “Zelenskyy’s”.

Happy Monday

Whatever you do this weekend, be kind to your gallbladder.

Neither is the cost of robotics for doing complex or revisional GI surgery

Falciform patch for subtotal cholecystectomy.

#safecholecystectomy

Fantastic talk by Abdelrahman Ali Nimeri MD about technical considerations and outcomes of #RYGB #gastricbypass . Always measure the pouch. ASMBS #ASMBSReUNITED rdcu.be/cpapP

A big day for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. First course for review for Focus Practice Designation in Metabolic Surgery. Proud to be part of this milestone. Adrian Dan Ann Rogers Marina Kurian, MD Rachel Moore, MD, FACS, ABOM ASMBS Erik Wilson, MD

Excited to have our own MUSC Health Colston Edgerton presenting at the ASMBS focused practice designation course at #ASMBSreUNITED this morning! And MUSC Department of Surgery alumni Crystal Johnson-Mann, MD, MPH, FACS, FASMBS and Dr Rana Pullatt, oh and 🙋‍♀️ASMBSIH

First clinic pt 1 mo after RYGB + HHR, lost 46 lbs off DM, HLD, HTN meds, reflux gone, “this is the best thing that’s ever happened to me, I can’t believe I waited this long, thank you for changing my life”. #bariatricsurgery Nina Crowley PhD RDN Paul Davidson, PhD ASMBS

The Doctor’s Oldest Tool | NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

The Patchwork U.S. Public Health System | NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

As a pediatrician for over a decade, you’ve trusted me with your kids. Now, I’m asking you to trust me with your vote. My name is Dr. Annie Andrews and I’m running to serve the South Carolina Lowcountry in Congress.

Found a box my grandfather sent back after WWII in lake house attic with flight suit and other priceless items. Checklist panel removed from his F6F Hellcat.

Has anyone ever found a panacea?

#medtwitter

Just heard Ashley B. Hink, MD, MPH on NPR talk about Firearm Violence, Prevention & Intervention Strategies. Well done! 👏 MUSC Department of Surgery