As a transplant surgeon, I've grown weary of the phrase "Yeah, but... they only died because they had serious co-morbidities". Wanna know who else had serious co-morbidities? EVERY PATIENT I'VE EVER TRANSPLANTED.

[Saturday, April 23, 2022, 8am PT] Here is a preview of the upcoming sessions & panelists we have for our 3rd Annual Conference on Disability in Medicine & Healthcare! Agenda & registration link: med.stanford.edu/smadie/events/… We look forward to seeing you there! #InspiringChange

It is a well-known fact that facts have a troublesome left-wing bias.

Nothing like filming yourself in the act of committing crimes.

Moving surgery forward, in & out of the OR. Check out March's Research Roundup, featuring work from Rebecca Minter and Dr. Anne Buffington, alongside collaborators including UW Madison WNPRC, UW Health | Carbone Cancer Center, and alum Nathan Baggett! surgery.wisc.edu/2022/06/14/wis… #WhyWiscSurgery #surgtwitter

Senator who expects to work no weekends upset he has to work a single weekend.

It’s true! Paging Jeannina Smith

The liver to every other organ when it fails

Finished my rotation with the liver transplant service UCLA Health! As a med student with primary sclerosing cholangitis, this rotation felt especially meaningful. It was a privilege to help with the surgeries that we #PSC patients see as our cure 🙏🏻 #MedTwitter #LiverTwitter

Nothing more amazing or lifesaving than transplantation!

BID forever.

Like so many of us I’m in shock and devastated by our loss. I met with her just last week! I already miss her mentorship, strength, and sense of humor. She was just so funny. I can’t believe she’s gone. Rest in power, Judy.

Everyone with student loan debt right now:

If only I had tried this first! Could have saved me three liver transplants — and all for only $25! A steal!

Of course hemodynamics, VEXUS, vent graphs, sepsis management etc are important. But, other events around us are more important.

Another example of how using storytelling in the best case/worst case model improved shared decision making for critically ill patients.

I read “When Death Becomes Life” years ago & now I’m listening to it on Audible again. Such a great book by surgeon-author Joshua Mezrich, MD. Also: surreal moment re-realizing that this part is about my #transplant buddy, Nate Nathan Baggett #DocsWithTransplants #MedTwitter

Better care to our patients starts with how we frame it. Great reframing of how to introduce life-sustaining care in critically ill patients.

In honor of the new residency application cycle, I asked chatGPT to write a CT abdomen pelvis report using Gen Z lingo