Many 🙏🏽 to WIS Sharona B. Ross & Surgery PDs for opportunity to meet hundreds of amazing women undergrads & med students, residents & fellows (this is just the undergrad/med student breakout!) WIS 14 years strong & getting stronger 💪🏽 Kandace Kichler, MD, FACS Monique Hassan, MD, MBA, FACS, FASMBS, DABOM Laura S Johnson

Surprise visit by “East Side Terri,” a local radio personality, at MercyOne Des Moines Pain Management! We greatly appreciate you brightening our team's day with your visit and the stunning paintings you've created! bit.ly/4acHIDz

Interesting Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS) study from Michigan Surgery assessing the impact of #NAPRC accreditation on #RectalCancer outcomes for Medicare patients There are some unavoidable limitations, but NAPRC-accredited programs had: -Higher volumes -Higher rates of MIS approach & anastomosis

Tremendously grateful to everyone involved in making the American College of Surgeons ACS Cancer Programs #NAPRC so successful ASCRS_1 SAGES is in Long Beach in 2025! Society of Surgical Oncology American College of Radiology CAPathologists SSAT

MercyOne #surgeryresidents Pediatric surgery ground rounds #puretalent

I am grateful to Society of Black Academic Surgeons for this tremendous honor and privilege. I am humbled to join the ranks of so many surgical leaders including Julie Freischlag, MD Jeff Matthews MD Jeffrey Ponsky mary hawn Diana Farmer Fabrizio Michelassi Barbara Bass, MD Justin B. Dimick chris ellison Jennifer Tseng (IG: @tsengjennifermd)

Congratulations Dr. Hull Tracy Hull on receiving the mentor award ASCRS_1 With just a few of her 100s of mentees! Miguel Regueiro David Liska Scott R. Steele Michael A. Valente Emre Gorgun Arielle Kanters David Rosen #ascrs2024

Such an honor 🙏 to be President ASCRS_1 ! Looking forward to forward to working with the incredible membership of our society💪🏽#ASCRS24

Congratulations to the new and amazing new General Surgeons graduating today MercyOne #generalsurgery

Congratulations to our RWJ graduating colorectal fellows Samantha Norden, MD , Alex Fortgang, and David Ma. Thank you to all of the faculty! Another great year begins soon. Brendan Scully Nell Maloney Patel ASCRS_1

Received a wonderful thank you note from a grateful patient for referring her to a kind and wonderful ASCRS_1 colleague in another state when she moved. Colorectal surgeons rock, so glad to be part of this community.

Check out this review by Dr. Lloy, et al on future interventions of Stage IV colorectal cancer! thieme-connect.com/products/ejour… Shankar Raman MD MBA FACS FASCRS Scott R. Steele suziehillmd Matthew Bobel, MD Jonathan Abelson

Thanks for the opportunity to co-author this chapter with our chief resident, Dr. Lloy. MercyOne MercyOne Des Moines Foundation

Gracias! 🙏🏼

🧵 What To Do When Only the Transverse Colon Remains?🤔 Ever faced a situation where all that’s left is the transverse colon? You're in the OR, and you know the stakes are high. Quality of life hangs in the balance. Can I avoid stoma? This technique can change the game👇

🌟 Today we celebrate #WomensEqualityDay! Let's honor the progress made and continue advocating for gender equality in surgery. Together, we can build a more equitable world for all women. #EqualityForAll #August26

Outstanding work Sean Langenfeld. Congratulations!

Congrats to the MercyOne Pediatrics Specialty Care team for winning Gold for their outstanding Pediatrician Care from Des Moines' People's Choice Awards! 👏Your dedication and excellence in caring for our little ones are truly recognized and appreciated. bit.ly/3TiUTMK

Happy Mercy Week! This week and always, we honor Catherine McAuley, who founded the first House of Mercy in 1827. Her legacy continues to inspire us through our Core Values. Let's celebrate the spirit of compassion and care that drives us every day. bit.ly/39entaC