Interesting high-impact work from a great mentor Martin Blakely!

My man!!! So stoked. Congrats Praveen Vimalathas and Vanderbilt Surg Res!

Having first-hand experience with needing to travel multiple states away for our girls’ TTTS ablation, so awesome to see this important technology brought to Utah!

Couldn't be more proud of our fearless Chair, Dr. Kimryn Rathmell, who has been appointed Director of the National Cancer Institute! We wish you all the best in your new role as Dr. Kimryn Rathmell!

Read the official press release from the The White House here: bit.ly/46mI73s

Not a very sexy part about starting residency, but so important! Also- can’t forget at least exploring Guaranteed Standard Issue (GSI) policies, if one has (even seemingly inconsequential…) medical history.

Hard to beat a post-call day like this! PSA #Match2024 #generalsurgery - don’t sleep on Utah General Surgery Residency!

All you Surgery PDs: top-flight candidate right here! You have my unconditional word on PV’s uncommonly good qualifications! VUMC Surgical Sciences Vanderbilt School of Medicine 👊

Think of all the drugs that are restricted in the hospital. Are any of them as dangerous as a prn order for IV hydralazine?

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Bookends to the day. Two young children with life threatening injuries from firearms. Our first task as a nation is to care for our children. When will we collectively agree that our definition of 'freedom' needs to be expanded to include them? APSA Surgeons AAST

New interns -

Consolidate your federal loans to get PSLF qualifying payments started asap!

Below is how and why 👇🏻

Well deserved! Congrats to a great mentor and educator Bo Lovvorn!

Irving J. Zamora workin’ the robot thing ⁦Children's at VUMC⁩! When innovation becomes standard of care & surgical education! ⁦APSA Surgeons⁩

Increasingly, medical leaders & educators like Uchenna Ezeibe Anani are promoting an approach called trauma-informed care as being more evidence-based, humane, & respectful of all stakeholders than cultural competency, an older approach. The American Journal of Bioethics

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New Infographic📄 by @EmTombash
#Balloon #sphincteroplasty as an adjunct to transcystic #laparoscopic common #bileduct exploration for #pediatric patients Rauh JL et al
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#SoMe4PedSurg #Choledocholithiasis #Cholecystectomy
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As a follow up to our panel presentation ⁦APSA Surgeons⁩ yesterday, this article published last week highlights the work we’ve done over the past 2 years to grow our pediatric robotic surgery program ⁦Children's at VUMC⁩ ⁦Jeffry Upperman⁩ discoveries.vanderbilthealth.com/2023/05/pediat…

What state level factors decrease firearm deaths in children? Politics and safe firearm laws Great work by Megan Paul APSA Surgeons #APSA23

PGY-10s finishing Cardiothoracic surgery fellowship.

What an honor! I’m thankful for the countless mentors (attendings, fellows, residents and beyond!) here at Vanderbilt Surg Res Vanderbilt School of Medicine who’ve helped me start down this path towards becoming a surgeon. Couldn’t have asked for a better 4 years in Nashville!