Very proud of our Loma Linda U. Health Society of Surgical Oncology fellow Anup Parikh, MD representing us SSAT Digestive Disease Week with a review on the national ☢️ practice for pancreas cancer

General Surgery Residency Associate Program Director, Dr. Maki Yamamoto, and PGY-2, Dr. Frank Lee moderate a Preliminary Residents Workshop at Surgical Education Week sharing mentorship #surgeryeducation #SEW2025 #apds2025 #surgerymentorship

So proud of our resident Anushka Paladugu and her mentor Rhami Khorfan on the work presented at #SEW2025 Association for Surgical Education Jukes Namm Sharon Lum MD MBA FACS Loma Linda University School of Medicine. Applying for a graduate surgical training program using non-standard resources can be useful to applicants!

SAGES Robotics group shot in Sunnyvale with faculty Drs. Dimitrios Stefanidis, Esther Yung, and Jocelyn Burke.

Fantastic talk by Loma Linda University Surgical Oncology PGY2 Jenny Cevallos on how low-volume sites for performing🤖 distal gastrectomy for gastric 🦀 (<3️⃣cases/y), compared to high-volume sites (>5️⃣), were associated with 🩻❗️bulkier (cN+) disease 🔬❗️more positive margins 📉‼️worse adjusted OS #SAAS2025

Timely presentation by Loma Linda U. Health Surgery PGY3 Emily Stevenson and PI Esther Wu (Yung) 胡詠斯 on the disparities in medical-legal access for trauma/EGS patients in the wake of COVID19 SocAsianAcadSurg #SAAS2025

Loma Linda U. Health Esther Wu (Yung) 胡詠斯 SocAsianAcadSurg Excellent Loma Linda U. Health Loma Linda University Surgical Oncology showing at #SAAS2025 SocAsianAcadSurg. Read all about it in Vogue Magazine Esther Wu (Yung) 胡詠斯 Rhami Khorfan 朝倉ゆう

Loma Linda U. Health Esther Wu (Yung) 胡詠斯 SocAsianAcadSurg Loma Linda University Surgical Oncology Vogue Magazine Rhami Khorfan 朝倉ゆう Reunion of Mass General Brigham/Dana-Farber CGSO fellows SocAsianAcadSurg #SAAS2025

Had a great session on General, Bariatric, Foregut, and Global Surgery at #SAAS2025 Esther Wu (Yung) 胡詠斯 SocAsianAcadSurg LatinoSurgSociety

Amazing LatinoSurgSociety LSS Keynote Speaker Christian de Virgilio Christian de Virgilio MD FACS from Harbor-UCLA Surgery at #SAAS2025!

Spectacular cast of presenters from Loma Linda U. Health Surgery here at #ACSCC25 including FACS convocation for Drs. Sherif Aly, Zane Ashman, Kristine Bonnick, and Hamza Durrani

Proud of Loma Linda University Surgical Oncology PGY3 and UC San Diego Surgery research fellow Dr. Marc Abou Assali presenting an excellent talk showing safe oncologic outcomes but room for improvement on postop outcomes at low volume 🤖 Whipple centers American College of Surgeons #ACSCC25

Fantastic presentation by Loma Linda University Surgical Oncology PGY2 Dr. Jonathan Lee sharing that low volume 🤖 hepatectomy hospitals had worse postop outcomes and not enough lap 🥢 or open surgery volume to create a high volume experience American College of Surgeons #ACSCC25

Absolutely spectacular evening celebrating the life and impact of Dr. George Yang with a banquet in his name by SocAsianAcadSurg at the outstanding Esmé. Thanks to Sharon Lum MD MBA FACS for sponsoring the Loma Linda U. Health Surgery contingent American College of Surgeons #ACSCC25 to attend!

Raja Narayan, MD MPH SocAsianAcadSurg Sharon Lum MD MBA FACS Loma Linda U. Health American College of Surgeons Sherif Aly Esther Wu (Yung) 胡詠斯 Many thanks to Sharon Lum MD MBA FACS for sponsoring this wonderful evening for LLU folks — surrounded by inspiring colleagues and mentors, honoring an extraordinary individual. SocAsianAcadSurg

Areeba Saif, MD SocAsianAcadSurg Sharon Lum MD MBA FACS Loma Linda U. Health American College of Surgeons Sherif Aly Esther Wu (Yung) 胡詠斯 Very proud of our incoming Loma Linda University Surgical Oncology Society of Surgical Oncology fellow, Areeba Saif, MD UTHealth Houston, who won 🥇 the SocAsianAcadSurg Resident Development Award to attend the Assoc4AcademicSurgery Fall Course #AASFC25 ahead of #ACSCC25 and joined us for this lovely dinner American College of Surgeons

Just as she did at SocAsianAcadSurg, Loma Linda University Surgical Oncology PGY2 Dr. Jenny Cevallos presents a propensity-score matched analysis revealing disparities in postop and 🦀 outcomes after 🤖 distal gastrectomy outside high-volume hospitals American College of Surgeons #ACSCC25

Congrats to Loma Linda University Surgical Oncology PGY1 Hor Hoe Yan presenting an elegant video from his research time at Mayo Clinic AZ Department of Surgery with Zhi Ven Fong, MD MPH DrPH on robotically removing a symptomatic abdominal AVM 🪢 American College of Surgeons #ACSCC25

Check out our residency programme! #llusurgery Loma Linda University School of Medicine Jukes Namm Sharon Lum MD MBA FACS ❤️ youtu.be/5SV7LeQfvP0

Our surgery chiefs each matched to the fellowship of their choice! Check out where they are headed to! Very proud of their achievements and years of hardwork. It’s an honour to watch them grow throughout the years. Jukes Namm Sharon Lum MD MBA FACS Loma Linda University School of Medicine #llusurgery