Official Twitter account for the NYU Langone Health Department of Surgery. Advancing surgical excellence, innovation & compassionate patient care.
#NYULHSurgery
Congratulations to surgical oncologist, Erica Friedman, MD, on her promotion to Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery!
#NYULHSurgery
@DrEricaFriedman
Meet Dr. Xavier Pereira, Assistant Professor of Surgery at
@nyulangone
. Dr. Pereira completed his residency & MIS/bariatric fellowship at
@MontefioreSurg
& MIS and robotic surg fellowship at
@nyugrossman
. He specializes in MIS, abdominal wall, and foregut surgery.
#NYULHSurgery
Congratulations to our Chair of Surgery, Dr. Robert Montgomery, MD, DPhil, on receiving the
@AmCollSurgeons
Jacobson Innovation Award! This award honors and recognizes Dr. Montgomery's revolutionary contributions to
#transplantation
surgery.
#NYULHSurgery
Meet Dr. Megan Jenkins, MD, FACS, FASMBS, a true NYU lifer! She is a
@nyugrossman
med school graduate, a
@nyugsom_surgres
graduate, and now a bariatric surgery attending here. She is also Associate Director of the General Surgery Residency Program.
#NYULHSurgery
@meganjenkinsmd
We had the best time at
#SAGES2024
last month! Congratulations to our robotic surgery fellow, Jordan Taylor, MD, and our research fellow, Luis Arias-Espinosa, MD
@lariasespinosa
on their informative and interesting presentations.
@SAGES_Updates
#NYUSurgery
Congratulations to Dr. Sandy Tomita, Director of Pediatric Trauma at
@BellevueHosp
& educator extraordinaire, on receiving the Leonard J. Tow Humanism in Medicine Faculty Award from
@nyugrossman
for her integrity, excellence, compassion, altruism, respect, empathy, & service.
We're now on Twitter! Committed to excellence in patient care, innovation, and surgical education. Scrub in and step into our operating room to follow along!
#NYUSurgery
Join us for an educational webinar on 4/30 on the evolving
#pancreaticcancer
treatment landscape, incl topics on robotic surgery, MR-guided radiation therapy, histotripsy, oligometastatic PDAC & more!
#NYUSurgery
#PancChat
All are welcome. Register ➡️
Our Diversity & Health Equity Education Subcommittee hosted its first journal club with participation from attendings,
@NYUGSOM_SurgRes
, & staff! Our 1st article discussed was “Disparities in Mentorship & Implications for US Surgical Resident Education & Wellness”
@JAMASurgery
At the accreditation celebration, Dr. Lee was presented with an Outstanding Leadership award by
@BellevueHosp
CMO, recognizing her exceptional leadership & commitment to success with obtaining the CoC accreditation. Congratulations to all!
#NYULHSurgery
@AmCollSurgeons
Happy Independence Day! 🎆🇺🇸 A heartfelt thank you to the incredible faculty, residents, and staff
@nyulangone
who are dedicated to providing exceptional care, even on holidays. Your hard work and commitment inspire us all.
#NYULHSurgery
#HealthcareHeroes
Congratulations to Cherisse Berry, MD
@CBerryTraumaMD
and Kepal Patel, MD on being elected as fellows to the American Surgical Association, the oldest and most prestigious surgical society for the nation's most prominent surgeons at leading academic medical centers!
#NYULHSurgery
Meet Chief Resident, Les James, MD, from Louisville, Kentucky! 🌟 With a heart set on a hospital filled with diversity and rich history, Les found her calling at
@BellevueHosp
. Join us in celebrating Les's passion for surgery and her journey to NYU!
#ResidentSpotlight
Congratulations to Macey Levan, JD, PhD
@DrMaceyLevan
on her appointment as Vice President of Patient and Donor Affairs for the Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network (OPTN)!
@NYUGSOM_CSTAR
#NYUSurgery
Surgeons at NYU Langone Health recently completed the first-ever combined heart pump and gene-edited pig kidney transplant in a living patient with heart failure and end-stage kidney disease, who otherwise had no options for a better quality of life:
🔬 Despite advancements in breast cancer survival, significant disparities persist for Black women. Dr. Kathie-Ann Joseph
@Kathie_JosephMD
emphasizes the importance of early risk assessments and tailored screenings to bridge this gap. Learn more here:
Introducing your
#MondayPaper
, a thread of new and exciting publications coming out of the Department of Surgery. Every monday, we'll add to this thread, so be sure to follow and tune in every week. Happy reading!
#NYULHSurgery
Join NYU Bariatric surgeon Dr. Megan Jenkins
@meganjenkinsmd
as she moderates a panel discussing an emerging surgical technique in weight loss surgery! Register below and tune in May 15th.
#NYUSurgery
Join bariatric surgeons, Dr. Megan Jenkins & Dr. Jun Levine
@NYULangoneLI
for a webinar hosted by the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgeons to discuss variations in the closure of
#GastricBypass
, SADI-S, & Duodenal Switch defects.
#NYUSurgery
Happy Mother's Day to all the incredible moms out there! Your love, strength, and resilience inspire us every day. Thank you for all that you do. 💐
#MothersDay
#SurgeryFamily
#NYUSurgery
We are excited to introduce Mary L. Gemignani, MD, MPH as a Professor of Surgery and Chief of the Division of Breast Surgery. Read more about Dr. Gemignani's renowned career here:
@gemignam
@nyulangone
#NYUSurgery
Join us for an enlightening talk on Diversity and Health Equity with Ieesha D. Johnson, MS! Happening on Tuesday, July 16, let's explore how inclusive research can drive positive health outcomes for all. Don't miss it!
@NYUGSOM_CSTAR
#NYULHSurgery
#HealthEquity
@InfiniteLgcyOPO
New study reveals
#bariatricsurgery
outperforms GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic for weight loss. Dr. Christine Ren-Fielding
@DrRenFielding
, Chief of Bariatric Surgery weighs in for
@mnt
. Read more about the findings here:
#NYULHSurgery
Join us and
@perlmutter_CC
tomorrow at 6PM EST for a live webinar focusing on early-onset cancer in women with
#NYULHSurgery
doctors, Dr. Mary Gemignani, Chief of Breast Surgery and Dr. Bashar Safar, Chief of Colorectal Surgery. Register here:
@gemignam
🎙️Tune in to Doctor Radio
@NYUDocs
, your prescription for expert insights & surgical updates! Join Dr. Mary Gemignani, chief of breast surgery at 2PM EST on May 28th as she talks about
#breastcancer
prevention & treatment options with
@DrMarcSiegel
#NYUSurgery
#NYULangone
.ASO Visual Abstract: The Value of Textbook Outcome in Benchmarking Pancreatoduodenectomy for Nonfunctioning Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors in Annals of Surgical Oncology. Authors incl Dr. Christopher Wolfgang, Chief of HPB &
@ammar_asrar
#NYULHSurgery
For
#TraumaAwarenessMonth
, the
@nyulangone
Brooklyn Trauma team partnered with
@nycgov
and
@nyc_dot
’s Vision Zero team to raise awareness on ways to prevent illness and injury. The team also provided free bicycle helmets and other giveaways to patients and visitors.
#NYULHSurgery
Dr. Christopher Wolfgang and team are leading the charge with groundbreaking histotripsy technology to tackle liver tumors. ICYMI, Dr. Brock Hewitt went on
@fox5ny
's The Big Idea segment to discuss the novel procedure, watch here .
#NYULHSurgery
@nyulangone
@ammar_asrar
Machine learning, deep learning and hernia surgery. Are we pushing the limits of abdominal core health? A qualitative systematic review. Authors include Dr. Flavio Malcher, Director of the Abdominal Core Health Center at
@nyulangone
#NYULHSurgery
Join us for an educational webinar on 4/30 on the evolving
#pancreaticcancer
treatment landscape, incl topics on robotic surgery, MR-guided radiation therapy, histotripsy, oligometastatic PDAC & more!
#NYUSurgery
#PancChat
All are welcome. Register ➡️
May is
#TraumaAwareness
month! We invite you to join our Brooklyn trauma surgery team on May 20th for a fun and educational day learning about how you can prevent injury. Have questions for us? Bring them with you and join in on our Q&A. See you there!
#NYUSurgery
#WeightLoss
drug shortage alert: demand spikes for Wegovy and Ozempic, leaving patients & doctors concerned. Christine Ren-Fielding, Director of NYU Langone's Weight Management Program, discusses more here:
#NYULHSurgery
#BariatricSurgery
@axios