I have a new lecture I give in the SICU on Fridays and it has nothing to do with traumatic brain injury, hyponatremia or sepsis. I’ve called it my “internship survival pack.” First, it requires food for an active audience (if you bring food, they may come. And stay.) 1/

Interrupted 🤜🤛 continuous suture technique for biliary-enteric anastomosis 🪡 a RCT ⌛️ Interrupted longer time (22 vs. 12 min) 🌱 Anastomosis equally safe 👩‍🎓 What is your practice!? Choosing depending on size !? How do you train residents?! academic.oup.com/bjsopen/articl…

Laparoscopic Liver Tunnel for Tumors at the Hepatocaval Confluence ⁦Annals of Surgical Oncology⁩ link.springer.com/article/10.124…

GLP-1 agonists decreased risk of colon cancer. JAMA Oncology

1/ I'm often asked for slides after I give a talk, and thought I'd do one better-- record and post it for free! Here is the first of multiple to come... Writing for Impact: how to write a scientific manuscript youtu.be/fgeahUrXVaY

I’m going to be a surgeon!!! Humbled, honored, and grateful to God, family, friends, mentors, colleagues, and all the patients who motivate and inspire me every single day! #Match2024 NRMP® Inside The Match American College of Surgeons *If you did not match and would like some

Lots of excitement next week for #MatchDay2024 .... You may not get your first choice, or (like me) you may not match at all. The thread below is a reminder, “it’s now where you start, but where you finish...” Chin up no matter the outcome. You’re in good company...

We’re going to South Carolina! Prisma Health General Surgery Residency #Match2024 NRMP® Inside The Match American College of Surgeons

The secret can finally be out. I got a 489 on the MCAT. HAHAHAHAH. & WHOS STILL GONNA BE A SURGEON??? Me. Also it clearly didn’t correlate at all to my board scores or how well I did in med school grade wise LOL the MCAT is fake

So my med student and I just got invited to a wedding on the wards during our PM rounds. My patient wasn’t expecting to be admitted to the hospital on their wedding day, but they decided that wouldn’t stop them from saying their vows. #MedTwitter #MedEd

3am, sick baby in one arm, laptop in the other, trying to finish this online training marathon, when my toddler walks out of her room, looks me in the eye, and sternly tells me “you are supposed to be in bed, dada.” Oh, sweet girl, I am well aware of that.

I shifted K+ so many times last night that I’m getting targeted ads about insulin! 😂 #MedTwitter

GO BLUE!

1/ After many years of editing, I'm thrilled to release the 5th edition of the Visual Abstract Primer! Notably, its a lot short (11 pages, down from 56!) Full download here: SurgeryRedesign.com/resources Summary below... #VisualAbstract

Same! There is a hidden gift in not matching -> prelim year -> repeat intern year… I just didn’t realize it that way until much, much later. #Match2025

Attending setting up the exposure & resident “doing the case” iykyk

Love to see my fellow veterans receiving the best care possible!

The role of open surgery for TAAA in the EV era CX Symposium #aortaEd #CX2025

#aortaEd Congratulations!!