Hi Everyone. Application portal for the 2024-2026 Society of University Surgeons (SUS) Assoc4AcademicSurgery JUMPSTART program is now open. Deadline July 21, 2024. Curriculum page: sus-aas-dei.org/curriculum-tim… Application page: sus-aas-dei.org/jumpstart-appl… Please email or DM if any questions. #LeadershipDevelopment

We know everyone is still reminiscing about the amazing gala and great science presented in DC, but it’s time to look forward. Save the date for our 66th Annual meeting next year in sunny San Diego! Time to plan your abstracts so you don’t miss out on more Gaslamp Quarter fun.

Are you a Medical Student planning to submit an abstract for #ASC2025? Join us on July 16 from 8-9 PM EST for a webinar on "How to Write an Effective Abstract," aimed at helping you craft top-scoring submissions. Register: ow.ly/S9SK50SuTGv

Commonly performed laparoscopic abdominal procedures still result in visible scars that may negatively impact a patient’s quality of life. 🎥 Dr. Marie Fefferman of UChicago Medicine describes her Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS) article on variations in port-site placement. facs.org/for-medical-pr…

Check out some great work by PGY-3 Dr. Marie Fefferman and Yalini Vigneswaran looking at the utilization of hidden port site incisions during robotic surgery for improved cosmetic outcomes! #ResearchAtTheForefront #whyuchicagosurgery

Wonderful article by the amazing Dr. Shirin Towfigh on KevinMD! Ignored and misdiagnosed: the truth about hernias in women kevinmd.com/2024/07/ignore… via Kevin Pho, M.D.

One week to the UW Surgical Ethics Conference - still time to register! We have virtual and in person attendance options and an incredible lineup of faculty. Registration free for trainees! secure.touchnet.net/C20410_ustores…

Looking forward to this - calling all trainees interested in a career in surgical oncology!

Our newest episode on why DEI matters in the surgical workforce is out now! Featuring ⁦Chelsea Dorsey MD⁩ and Dr. Brandon Baird, leaders at ⁦UChicago Surgery⁩ instagram.com/p/C-I6p8chEPR/…

🚨Attn all Med Students🚨 Join us for the UChicago Medicine Virtual Showcase, Thurs August 22nd 7p CST & learn why UChicago Medicine is the best residency for u! Register: lnkd.in/gtGErAPU The Student National Medical Association (SNMA) UChicago Pritzker School of Medicine UChicago GME UChicago Surgery LMSA Midwest #MedTwitter #lmsa #snma

Grateful to SSAT for this opportunity to talk about our innovative work in esophageal surgery! UChicago Surgery

Published today in The Lancet Management of #obesity follows the same principles as management of other CHRONIC conditions. doi.org/10.1016/S0140-…

Two exciting events this Thursday, August 22nd! 6-7pm CST: Learn about UChicago Surgery and why it is the best place to pursue your surgical training! Scan QR code! 7-8pm CST: GME-Wide Virtual Showcase to learn all about UChicago Medicine. Register: lnkd.in/gtGErAPU

Keeping our UChicago Surgery MIS group growing by welcoming new faces!!Extremely excited for our new faculty joining, Alex Lois, MD from University of Washington and Vanessa Buie MD MBA from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. And our inaugural MIS fellow, Michelle Campbell from UChicago Surgery Residents 🥰 #teamMIS #chisummer Mustafa Hussain

#MINT2024 is underway! Highlighting surgery and endoscopy collaboration! Congrats to course directors Kumar Krishnan Charu Paranjape for organizing🙌Nice to see my UChicago Medicine MIS colleague Yalini Vigneswaran presenting her work developing the PoRSHA technique for hernia repair🤩🤩

Full house at the PORSCHA study lecture. Fantastic innovative technique. Thank you Yalini Vigneswaran for accepting my invite and bringing new techniques to us. Excited to see future collaborations AUGIS The Roux Group BBUGSS - British Benign Upper GI Surgical Society Nick Maynard

Nick Maynard BBUGSS - British Benign Upper GI Surgical Society AUGIS Dimitrios Karavias Prof Keith Roberts Honoured to listen to Yalini Vigneswaran talking to us about Endoflip and precision and accuracy in foregut surgery #UpperGI #AUGIS2024 AUGIS

What an absolute honor to be invited to speak at AUGIS in Manchester, UK!! Thrilled to have new friends just as excited about GI surgery to collab with. Kirk Bowling thank you for thinking of me! UChicago Surgery …SSAT I spy a natural partnership here Arin_Saha