She said yes!
Forever grateful for
@Danwhitemagic
for helping me find a magical way to propose to my best friend,
@kateharriel
, last night during his incredible show!
We’re feeling like the king & queen of hearts this AM!
I’m a firm believer in the importance of sharing different viewpoints & respectful debate.
So, after listening, researching, & speaking w/ others, I urge a pause on
@MassGenBrigham
trainee unionization.
#MedTwitter
#OrthoTwitter
More in
@statnews
👇🏻
Best of luck tomorrow to all those - who in my unbiased opinion (😏) - are applying into the best field in medicine…orthopaedic surgery!
So many ppl are rooting for you & here to help you with the process!
#OrthoTwitter
#Match2022
Tomorrow (11/15) is a B-I-G day for
#OrthoTwitter
#Match2022
applicants! Sending lots of positive vibes to all orthopedic surgery applicants. We are cheering you on! Our Co-Founder Alex thinks you all chose a great field (PGY-2 ortho resident).
#InsideTheMatch
#orthopedicsurgery
Not sure you can beat the feeling of your first time in the OR as a doctor when the attending points to you and says, “well, let’s get after it - knife to David.”
#OrthoTwitter
#MedTwitter
It’s not just that
@KevinBozic
is a great ortho surgeon, visionary leader, & pragmatic problem solver that inspires me, but -more importantly- he’s a genuinely good person & family man who strives to better the world.
We’re lucky he is
@AAOS1
President.
#AAOS2023
#OrthoTwitter
I hope all med students interested in orthopaedic surgery (or any other field!) find these suggestions helpful!
Remember, advice comes from someone’s own experiences & knowledge, so be sure to ask around & seek the advice of many ppl you trust!
#OrthoTwitter
@Inside_TheMatch
Last week was a whirlwind but of the best kind.
Truly honored to have presented on the importance of health care transformation efforts at the
@CapitalBg
X Annual Health Conference, outlined PROMs use in the clinic setting
@AmsterdamUMC
, & defended my
#PhD
@UniLeidenNews
.
Couldn’t be prouder of my better half,
@katelbernstein
!
Not only did she finish
#pediatrics
residency
@TheBCRP
& graduate today, but she was awarded the
@HarvardMed
Teaching Award!
Her dedication to patients&passion for
#MedEd
are inspiring.
The world is better off b/c of her.
Quick reminder to all
#OrthoMatch2021
applicants -
As you submit your ERAS app, you should be wicked proud of all you’ve accomplished. Med school is not easy & you crushed it!
Good on the trail, find a program that feels like home, & reach out with any Qs
#OrthoTwitter
#MedEd
Truly honored to have been asked to be a
@MassGeneralNews
Dept of Ortho Surgery Grand Rounds speaker!
The
@PLSprogram
was the opportunity of a lifetime, and I’m thrilled to have been able to highlight the practical
#leadership
insights learned from the experience.
#OrthoTwitter
Just completed my first day on ortho trauma after two months on off service rotations to start my intern year.
All I can say is...I feel so lucky to be part of the best specialty in medicine!
#OrthoTwitter
#MedTwitter
At 32, I was diagnosed with testicular
#cancer
.
I quickly realized there was a sense of secrecy & shame about my type of cancer. There were also many myths to address.
If this helps at least one other person, it'll have been worth it.
@DickieV
I called the hospital operator to be connected to ID to set up an outpatient visit;I was connected & eagerly explained the need for this pt to follow-up, but got a confused laugh in response...
I was speaking to the security ID office.
Classic intern.
#MedTwitter
#OrthoTwitter
When I interviewed for residency, it was ppl like Dr Lipa (a chief resident then) that made me want to train
@harvardortho
.
Now, I have the honor of training w/ this history maker, who is following in the path of
#Harvard
legends like Dr Augustus White!
Congrats!
#OrthoTwitter
I am excited to share that I have joined the faculty of Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School as a spine surgeon in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery. As the first black woman surgeon to be hired by any Harvard-affiliated orthopedic department, I recognize the
Congrats to the remarkable
@MSOSOrtho
team on putting together a fantastic inaugural virtual event! Honored to have participated on the resident panel.
Inspiring to see so many brilliant medical students interested in the (unbiased…) best field in medicine.
#OrthoTwitter
In arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, surgeon idiosyncrasy is a major driver of cost.
We can play a major role in optimizing value for our patients, which is central to health care transformation.
Thx
@EAODonnell
for your guidance & mentorship!
#AAOS2023
@MassGeneralNews
Start of my
@harvardortho
intern year has definitely had its ups & downs but way more ups b/c of this incredible vascular surgery team!
And can’t stress enough how great it is having PA & med students back in the hospital again!
@BWHSurgery
@ajordoobadi
#MedTwitter
Are you a med student interested in orthopedic surgery?
If so, you won't want to miss the 1st
@msosortho
virtual conference!
It's an amazing opportunity to present research (submit your abstracts!) & hear from residents & PDs!
Learn more:
#OrthoTwitter
After lots of learning & connecting with friends-both new & old,
#AAOS2022
is in the books!
Thrilled to have presented our latest
@promisNIH
research & inspired by the amazing work others are doing to move MSK medicine forward.
Returning to
#Boston
re-energized.
#OrthoTwitter
Can’t wait to reconnect with my fellow
#PLScholars
in
#Dallas
to continue our work solving some of
#America
’s greatest challenges!
Looking forward to learning leadership lessons from President Bush, First Lady Bush, & many other administration officials.
Truly an honor!
Proud to be a fellow
@BowdoinCollege
alum along with the legendary Wil Smith!
And honored to have received the 2013
@GoUBears
’ Wil Smith Award for Outstanding Community Service as a
@BowdoinBaseball
RHP-it motivates me each day to make a positive impact for the Common Good!
At 27, Wil Smith enrolled as a college freshman with his infant daughter, Olivia, in tow. He balanced his studies, a night job, and basketball — all while raising his daughter.
He tells a teenaged Olivia about their days as college roommates.
@StoryCorps
Always great welcoming a true
#healthcare
leader in
@KevinBozic
back to
@HarvardHBS
!
Our
#VBHC
Intensive Seminar participants had the remarkable opportunity to hear his transformational insights.
“Value is about creating health, not reducing the cost of interventions.”
@AAOS1
Day 1 as
@MichaelEPorter
’s
#VBHC
Sr Researcher
@HarvardHBS
& I’m honored to be able to learn the ins & outs of Value Measurement for Health Care directly from the world renowned experts.
Couldn’t ask for a better start to the experience!
@HBSExecEd
@KevinBozic
“The future direction of orthopaedic surgery and its wide array of subspecialties depends on us, so why wait to make a difference?”
#OrthoTwitter
#OrthoBuzz
@jbjs
Congrats to all the ortho applicants who received a residency interview invite
@HarvardOrtho
!
Please feel free to reach out with any questions - happy to chat/help in any way!
#OrthoMatch2021
#OrthoTwitter
We're excited to partner w/
@chronicle
to announce the 2020-21 Top Producing Institutions of
#Fulbright
U.S. Students & Scholars! Congrats to the colleges & universities honored, who reflect the geographic and institutional diversity of U.S.
#highered
.
Honored to write
@Clinorthop
Insights piece on
@RaadMicheal
&
@HopkinsOrtho
colleagues' study evaluating orthopaedic oncology care disparities
We must shift our resources towards action, leading to real-world, practical solutions to reduce disparities.
#OrthoTwitter
Incredibly grateful for amazing mentors who have instilled in me a passion for moving orthopaedic surgery & medicine forward for the benefit of patients through research & the scholarly process.
Any recognition - such as this honor from
@JBJS
- should be for them!
#OrthoTwitter
Couldn't be more thrilled to re-join
@MichaelEPorter
& team at
@HarvardHBS
' Institute For Strategy & Competitiveness in a part-time role to continue to move value-based health care forward.
We can & must fix health care delivery with a sustainable solution.
#VBHC
#OrthoTwitter
.
@MichaelEPorter
's Keynote Address at the
@ClevelandClinic
Value-Based Innovation Summit is < 1 month away & his prep for the event is heating up!
What are the keys to unlocking our full
#VBHC
potential?
They're hidden in this folder but will be on full display in Cleveland!
Truly honored to be named an Affiliate Scholar at the Hopkins Business of Health Initiative!
Can’t wait to collaborate with & learn from some remarkable
@JHU_HBHI
minds focused on transforming health care delivery!
#VBHC
@AmitJainSpine
@healthecon_dan
Physician-owned hospitals (POHs) offer some of the ⬆️ quality care at the ⬇️ cost.
@POTUS
' 7/2021 executive order & proposed legislation (S.4130) by R Senators show bipartisan common ground to lift the POHs moratorium.
#OrthoTwitter
@AAOS1
@AAOSAdvocacy
Universal Interview Offer Day for orthopaedic surgery residency begins on Monday, November 14 at 12:00pm Eastern Time. Details and recommended guidelines are available on the AOA/CORD website ().
#ORIN
#orthopaedics
#ortholeaders
#aoa1887
It’s fitting that
#FathersDay
is also my last day of intern year!
Definitely would not be where I am or have survived this roller coaster year without my best friend.
Thank you for being the very best out there, Dad! I’m beyond lucky & love you!
It’s a note like this from a patient that is the best reminder of why I went into medicine, as well as a reminder to all residents that what we do matters & makes a difference!
You’re welcome, sir. It was my privilege to help take care of you.
#OrthoTwitter
#MedTwitter
Great to learn from & catch up w/ so many remarkable medical students, residents, & orthopaedic surgery leaders of all generations at
#AAOS2023
!
Already looking forward to
#AAOS2024
!
#OrthoTwitter
@AAOS1
Hand surgeons unite! Thanks
@handsociety
@HandSurgeryAssn
for sponsoring great talented young hand surgeon-scientists for
@ORSsociety
Clinician Scientist Development Program. Proud to carry on tradition as only subspecialty to organize a “networking event” after main mtg!
It was an honor to present how patient-reported outcome measures can add value to spine patient care alongside
@MassGeneralNews
’ Dr. Chris Bono on the global stage…via Zoom!
Thank you to our Chinese
#spine
surgery colleagues for the invitation.
#OrthoTwitter
#NSGY
#PROMs
#VBHC
Thx for this concise, yet powerful, piece,
@BillLevineMD
!
3 pearls for new & aspiring leaders:
1. Transparency & communication are critical
2. Your goal cannot be to make everyone happy
3.
#Leadership
is lonely, find your mentors
#OrthoTwitter
@aoa1887
Prior authorization needs to be reformed to re-focus care back on patients & their health care professionals.
And there’s a
#bipartisan
bill in Congress that could accomplish just that.
My colleague & I discuss the need to
#FixPriorAuth
here 👇🏻
#OrthoTwitter
#MedTwitter
25% (!!!) of new orthopaedic patients at clinic report their symptoms to be acceptable BEFORE seeing the surgeon.
"Of those who considered their symptom state unsatisfactory, pain...was the primary determinant."
@ArthroscopyJ
@EricMakhniMD
#OrthoTwitter
There are some ppl you are lucky to meet over your lifetime who are not only your biggest supporters but also your biggest critics - all with the goal to make you better & help you grow.
Thank you for being the best mentor, Dr Baumhauer!
#OrthoSummit2021
#OrthoTwitter
@AOFAS
A leader, innovator, & genuinely kind person who works every day to put patients first, including as
@AAOS1
President this past year.
He inspires everyone around him to do better & work harder.
I feel incredibly fortunate to call
@KevinBozic
a mentor.
#OrthoTwitter
#AAOS2024
While it was not the
#Match2020
celebration
@kateharriel
& I had imagined (Thanks
#COVID19
), we are over the moon to be heading to Harvard!
Equally as exciting was seeing - remotely - where all our friends & future colleagues matched.
No doubt the future of medicine is bright!
Many thx to
@semmelweishu
Rector Béla Merkely, Vice Rector Péter Ferdinandy, & the team for the Visiting Professor invitation&warm welcome to
#Hungary
.
In the 21st century,
#business
&
#leadership
skills are needed in
#healthcare
to continue to improve how we care for patients.
Thrilled to see
@cukogu
& my Letter To The Editor published in this month’s
@Clinorthop
!
Language in clinical research is important as we try to address health inequity.
#OrthoTwitter
@HarvardOrtho
A brief 🧵 (1/3) ...
Honored to be the inaugural Social Media Editor for
@SpineWebJournal
!
This prestigious journal publishes cutting edge clinical,basic science,& policy research that drives real change in
#spine
care.
I’m thrilled to help highlight this crucial work!
#OrthoTwitter
#Neurosurgery
So proud of my dad, a member of
@CDCgov
’s
#ACIP
, appearing on
@MSNBC
to discuss the committee’s important work keeping Americans safe as they get vaccinated against
#COVID19
.
Tough ?: what next for the J&J vaccine?
Tough, but easier ? for
@ratemyskyperoom
: what do you think?!
Proud to be an alum of an institution that doesn’t just talk but takes action & utilizes its financial resources in the ongoing fight for equality.
Thank you,
#Bowdoin
!
Our
@FoxNews
opinion piece highlights two things all Americans can agree on:
1) The current inflation rate hurts everyone, especially the most vulnerable.
2) Our health care delivery system is broken & we must re-align incentives w/ a focus on patients.
Let’s find solutions!👇🏻
Inflation is costing our country and our health care system more money when we do not have it, and it is making our fellow Americans sicker.
More from
@DNBernsteinMD
, Dr. Jonathan Crowe, and my
@FoxNews
op-ed here:
If we fail to appreciate patient-level
#SDoH
characteristics, we miss a major component of what drives health disparities beyond “traditional” factors (ex: race & insurance type) & geographically-based SES measures (ex: ADI).
#AAOS2022
#OrthoTwitter
@promisNIH
@MassGeneralMDs
The impact of
@TheUSMLE
Step 1 transitioning to P/F on ortho surgery residency selection is TBD..
..but we surveyed PDs & found:
1)Step 2CK may simply become more important
2)Sub-I performance will likely remain crucial
#OrthoTwitter
#MedTwitter
@AAOS1
Using
@promisNIH
, we showed that patients with depression who sustain ankle fractures requiring surgery clinically improve through one year postoperatively but always to a lesser extent than patients without depression.
Mental health matters.
#OrthoTwitter
#AAOS2021
@AOFAS
Never thought I’d write on the possible role ortho surgeons can play in ensuring America’s kids receive their routine vaccines during the
#COVID19
pandemic.
Thankful for
@AaronAlokozai
’s energy &
@CaseyHumbyrd
’s guidance on this “out of the box” piece!
#OrthoTwitter
@POSNA_org
Honored to join
@uiccom
med students to discuss tips&tricks for succeeding in the
#MedEd
journey, getting involved in
#leadership
opportunities, & engaging with those you disagree with respectfully.
Thx to fellow
@PLSprogram
alum Dr. Hana Hinkle for the invitation!
#MedTwitter
Thx
@MassGeneralNews
for highlighting our study published in
@jbjs
OA!
#PROMs
provide important insight into what matters most to patients.
What drives completion? Do
#SDoH
factors play a role? How does that impact other studies?
👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
#OrthoTwitter
My Ukrainian grandparents were taken by the Nazis during WWII. America saved them.
America must once again help
#Ukraine
fend off evil through financial, humanitarian & military equipment support.
Check out my
@NYDailyNews
Op Ed!
👇🏻👇🏻
#SupportUkraine
It was a pleasure & honor to speak at
#ICHOM2023
on the role health care suppliers (e.g.,
#pharma
,
#MedTech
, etc.) can play in partnering with physicians, health systems, & other stakeholders in risk-sharing models to drive improved health outcomes for patients.
#VBHC
#PROMs
can help surgeons engage in improved shared decision-making, set patient expectations, & monitor personal performance/clinical outcomes.
I,
@bennwachukwumd
, &
@KevinBozic
discuss the next frontier of measuring successful clinical outcomes using PROMs.
#VBHC
#OrthoTwitter
#FreeinCORR
Value-based Health Care: Moving Beyond “Minimum Clinically Important Difference” to a Tiered System of Evaluating Successful Clinical Outcomes
📣
#OrthoTwitter
, The AAOS Annual Meeting is next week!
#AAOS2022
Chair
@drprovencher
says it best: Coming out of the
#COVID
pandemic, this year's meeting will provide an experience that is truly refreshed and reimagined. Join us: