Women in purple surg brunch 💜🔪

Looking forward to moderating some great talks/debates SSAT Digestive Disease Week in San Diego on controversies in treatment sequencing of GI and HPB cancers! Society of Surgical Oncology Flavio G Rocha, MD, FACS, FSSO Jean-Nicolas Vauthey MD AKHIL CHAWLA Jean Ashburn MD Trang Nguyen Laleh Melstrom Hop S. Tran Cao Laura Maggino ROE👇🏻

📣 Call For Research Abstracts! Annual DOS William H. Pearce, MD Research Symposium Deadline: May 2, 2025 All trainees and students doing research with a DOS faculty member in the current academic year are encouraged to submit! Northwestern Surgery NQUIRES NM Cardiovascular

Big thanks to our amazing admin team for keeping our surgery department running smoothly! 🩺💼 Happy Administrative Professionals Day! #AdminProfessionalsDay

🎉Congrats to Dr. Anne M. Stey and AKHIL CHAWLA for being selected for NU-LEAP! This Northwestern program shapes leaders to tackle challenges in academic medicine. Explore NU-LEAP: feinberg.northwestern.edu/fao/career-dev… #NUSurgery #MedEd

Dr. Lillemoe’s legacy is his commitment to using Annals as a platform to foster clinical excellence while also fostering an environment that is fair, thoughtful, and supportive to authors, reviewers, and editors alike.

🔥 pancreas debate session SSAT on #NAT for resectable PDAC. Equally great points by Laura Maggino Pancreas Verona and AKHIL CHAWLA @NUFeinbergMe. Molecular driven decisions will be the future 👀 Fox Chase Cancer Center Temple Health Flavio G Rocha, MD, FACS, FSSO Lee M. Ocuin MD, FACS Anthony Villano, MD

Honored to speak at the #SSAT2025 #SSO Symposium Debate at #DDW25 on Neoadjuvant Therapy for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer — arguing pro in an evidence-based exchange of ideas! Flavio G Rocha, MD, FACS, FSSO Lee M. Ocuin MD, FACS Laura Maggino Northwestern Surgery Lurie Cancer Center #AllianceA021806

Great work by Julie Hallet showing that surgeons and anesthesiologists who routinely work together have improved postoperative outcomes for patients!

📣The Department of Surgery’s Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee announces faculty promotions at Northwestern University, effective September 1, 2025. Congratulations to our colleagues for their dedication and contributions! 🎉 #Promotions #NMExcellence

🥇 Pearce Student Award – 1st Place Zhanlin Chen, MS (mentor: Dr. Stephen Chiu) ✨ Student Research with Distinction • Zaiba Shafik Dawood, MD Zaiba Shafik Dawood (mentor: Dr. Hasan Alam) • Kacie Ford, BS (mentor: Dr. Steven Schwulst) • Krishay Sridalla, BA (mentor: AKHIL CHAWLA)

✨ Congrats to Dr Dominic Vitello — Research with Distinction at #PearceSymposium! Studying how circulating tumor DNA in blood can guide treatment in localized pancreatic cancer. Next step? Using this DNA to optimize chemo & identify surgical candidates. #NMBetter Northwestern Surgery

Cheers to our graduates from our awesome new graduation venue (spot that Northwestern Medicine in the background)

Grateful to celebrate the end of the year at our home with the phenomenal team I’ve had the privilege to mentor - residents, students, and researchers in the Chawla Lab. Proud of all they’ve accomplished and excited for what’s ahead! Northwestern Surgery Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

Recent work by our lab showing feasibility as a biomarker in pancreas cancer #ctDNA #Chawlalab Mike Pishvaian Patricio Polanco Lee M. Ocuin MD, FACS Syed A. Ahmad Shishir K. Maithel Eileen M O’Reilly Northwestern Surgery Lurie Cancer Center

Proud of Alex Horowitz from the #ChawlaLab for winning 1st place 🥇at the @NMFeinbergMed T35 Poster Session! His work on nutritional biomarkers in pancreatic cancer was outstanding!! Northwestern Surgery Lurie Cancer Center Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine #Mentorship

Northwestern Memorial Hospital is proud to be ranked among the top 2% of hospitals in the nation for cancer by @USNews, 2025 – 2026, and to be home of Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center. Thanks to the Lurie Cancer Center team for your commitment to advancing medicine.

A massive thank you to Dr. Keith Lillemoe—editor, mentor, and leader—for elevating Annals of Surgery and launching Annals Open. Your impact will be felt for years to come. journals.lww.com/annalsofsurger…

Thank You, Dr Keith Lillemoe, for Your Service to Annals of ... : Annals of Surgery journals.lww.com/annalsofsurger…

Still feels unreal😢 My heart goes to his family & loved ones 😞 It feels impossible to convey what Sean meant to so many Exceptional surgeon, colleague, leader, advisor, friend & more. Will always remember his vision, generosity, wisdom & humour. Thanks for everything Sean♥️