Ava Yap
@avacyap
Canada - Hong Kong - USA
Global Health Advocate
General Surgery Resident @UCSFSurgery
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25-04-2020 19:55:01
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The impact of installing paediatric operating rooms at National Hospital, Abuja - published in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery today 🌍 Well done to the entire team! Ruth Laverde Emmanuel Ameh Kids Operating Room Increasing surgical volume, as well as neonatal surgeries 🏥 #surgery4all
All University of California Health surgery reception at #ACSCC2022; thanks to UC San Diego Surgery for hosting UCSF Surgery UCLA Surgery UC Irvine Surgery!
Exciting to see Center for Health Equity in Surgery & Anesthesia fellow Dr. Violet Kemunto Otoki present her work on mortality gender disparities after emergency GI surgery in Kenya @ #ACSCC22 & to be able to meet #IRL w/ addt’l fellows Ruth Laverde Ava Yap 💙🌍 #TheFutureIsBright 🌟 UCSF Surgery
Wizards of Dr. Oz(gediz) reunion 🪄 Center for Health Equity in Surgery & Anesthesia Kids Operating Room #ACSCC22
For those of you who don't know, I write the Sunday column for the Dayton Daily News, a tremendous honor I realize lots of journalists would like but never get. This published Sunday, but it's my #Thanksgiving2022 column.
Despite the rain & cold weather, everyone’s faces were beaming with smiles, especially the babies/toddlers, and we hope that is seen through these beautiful images. Thank you to our Chair, Dr. Julie Ann Sosa Julie A Sosa, MD for closing out the year with such a wonderful celebration ‼️
What an outstanding group of presenters and leaders in science! Our 36th annual Resident Research Day - one of our favorite days of the year UCSF Surgery - is off to a phenomenal start!
Excited to finally be meeting in person thanks to the APSA Surgeons 2023 meeting! Samuel Negash, MD 🇪🇹 Ava Yap Center for Health Equity in Surgery & Anesthesia #globalsurgery #APSA2023
Starting off is Ava Yap presenting the impact of a dedicated #pedsurg OR (Kids Operating Room !!) at Menelik Hospital in Ethiopia- more congenital anomalies treated, more DALYs averted per child, and more trainees exposed to ped surg. APSA Surgeons Samuel Negash, MD 🇪🇹
Caroline Stephens, MD MPH presents on #gastroschisis at Mulago Hospital. 368 patients total- resuscitation and feeding protocols along with introduction of spring-loaded silos led to more survivors (>35%!). APSA Surgeons #some4pedsurg Bindi Naik-Mathuria MD, MPH
Pilot bowel management program at Mbarara University presented by Stephen Trinidad in work done with Felix Oyania , Meera Kotagal and the late Martin Situma. Incontinence --> controlled BMs for 9 families and 8 continue to use what they learned at 6 months! APSA Surgeons
Such an incredibly well deserved award. We can only hope to the work justice UCSF Surgery Center for Health Equity in Surgery & Anesthesia. Now to push forward to improve trauma care with Kampala Advanced Trauma Care and pediatric surgical emergencies with phyllis kisa stellah alice
Congratulations to our fearless leader on his well deserved. Here is to Center for Health Equity in Surgery & Anesthesia fellows past and present
Honored to be American College of Surgeons WomenSurgeons with our group of surgeons from UCSF Surgery. Congratulation to Dr Lygia Stewart and Nichole Starr on your prestigious awards! Julie A Sosa, MD thank you for your support!
