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Twin Dad. Shoulder and elbow surgery fellow @clevelandclinic . UT Austin | UTMB | @uaphxortho ⛹🏻‍♂️⛷🏃🏻‍♂️. Opinions are my own.

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Midhat Patel, MD
2 years
When I started residency, I tried several ways to save articles for later reference for learning, and also to use for academic writing. I tried folders on my computer, Google Drive, and Zotero. Then I found Papers by @readcube . You can drag and drop articles and it automatically
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Midhat Patel, MD
3 years
When your wife is a jewelry designer and it’s residency graduation night 👩🏻‍🎓 👨‍🎓 🦴 #orthotwitter
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Midhat Patel, MD
2 years
The best advice I’ve ever gotten from an attending was to prepare for every day and every case as if he wasn’t going to be there. My education has improved exponentially since trying to implement that ideal #meded #ownership #orthotwitter #MedTwitter
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Midhat Patel, MD
2 years
I had a couple of interns/juniors ask how I prepare for cases, so I shared my thoughts in a thread: 1. If you’re starting out, the most important thing is to identify what you’re treating and what the options are. Ex) mid-shaft femur fracture can be treated with antegrade or
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Midhat Patel, MD
3 years
Second time around, still nerve-wracking 😅
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Midhat Patel, MD
4 years
Is it worth it to run home to see your wife and little dudes awake during a painful OR delay on a busy call weekend? Absolutely is. #MedTwitter if you have a family, live close during residency. Game changer. #orthotwitter
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Midhat Patel, MD
3 years
Doesn’t matter what your specialty is, if you’re closing lacs in babies or toddlers please use absorbable sutures, so residents on the hand surgery service don’t have to take them out two weeks later 🤪
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Midhat Patel, MD
3 years
First day on trauma… 4 pelvises, hip, plateau, humerus, washout, distal radius today… and an acetabulum punted to tomorrow🙃 #HappyNewYear
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Midhat Patel, MD
3 years
Recently discovered this incredible read… highly recommend for all residents and trainees! #meded @ChipRoutt
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Midhat Patel, MD
1 year
Just finished my last case of residency 🙃 #5yearslater
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Midhat Patel, MD
2 years
Nice way to start the day. Grateful for the chance to work with an awesome team of shoulder surgeons across the country on this study!
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Midhat Patel, MD
4 years
@OrthoFolks Not an X-ray, but...that’s the humeral head
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Midhat Patel, MD
3 years
Just walked in for my first #AAOS2021 meeting. Absolutely nuts, like orthopedic Christmas😂
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Midhat Patel, MD
2 years
Starting to use ChatGPT to help with academic writing. It's definitely not safe for writing papers, but it can help you go from a blank screen to an outline and give you a springboard to go from. Don't trust its citations thought! #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #academictwitter
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Midhat Patel, MD
3 years
At a dinner/chapter review with an attending who buys for the on-service resident and fellows. I order an extra meal on a separate check for my wife. He picks up that check, tells the waitress to add it on, and refuses to let me pay. I want to be like him when I grow up.
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Midhat Patel, MD
3 years
@DGlaucomflecken @vitaminpac1 I’m not kidding, our institution sent all employees a commemorative thank you coin in the mail. I’ve never seen the OR staff more universally angry about something.
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Midhat Patel, MD
3 years
New thoughts! Resident autonomy has declined dramatically over the past two decades, with some potentially significant consequences. Curious what senior experienced staff think. @BillLevineMD @rkh_md @DrLeeRubin
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Midhat Patel, MD
3 years
I met @NaanDerthaal today. The hype is real. #orthotwitter
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Midhat Patel, MD
4 years
I swear he asked for it from the shelf.
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Midhat Patel, MD
2 years
I came home to discover that my mom had taken 20 years of carefully organized series of books and sorted them BY COLOR. Now I can’t find anything 😂🤦🏻 #MedTwitter
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Midhat Patel, MD
4 years
@CFCInAmerica My Apple Watch thinks I’m working out😅
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Midhat Patel, MD
1 year
Journals often require 2 year minimum follow up for any clinical study…but for short-term outcomes studies is 1 year enough? Maybe for some things it should be… #MedEd #orthotwitter
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Midhat Patel, MD
4 years
“I am pleased to inform you that your manuscript has now been accepted and will soon be forwarded to the publisher for publication” Sweetest way I’ve ever started a Monday 🙏🏼 #AcademicTwitter #MedTwitter #orthotwitter
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Midhat Patel, MD
6 months
@HannaSorensen I spent a lot of time at various points in my training asking myself the same question. Theee state schools before being lucky enough to be at Cleveland Clinic for fellowship. I’d say two things: 1. Don’t over value the institutional names. It is definitely helpful to be at a
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Midhat Patel, MD
4 years
Every so often we lose a patient, usually hip related. Reminds me forcefully that we aren’t “just carpenters.” We have to help people choose between dying slowly in bed or trying to get back to some semblance of normal but risking a surgery. Challenging when the worst happens.
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Midhat Patel, MD
3 years
Any tips for finding the interval between biceps and brachialis on anterolateral approach for humeral shaft fractures? Found it challenging the last couple of times. Other than to not fix humeral shaft fractures 🙃. @InvictaOrtho @davidhcmd @generalorthomd
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Midhat Patel, MD
2 years
Excited to be at @AAOS1 2023 with a couple of posters looking at PROs after shoulder arthroplasty. Come by if you’re here! #MedTwitter #orthotwitter #research
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Midhat Patel, MD
5 years
@karensuttonmd Machu Picchu, 2013
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Midhat Patel, MD
4 years
Today I learned what the “give” feels like when the femur breaks 😔 @jointdocShields @CenterRotation
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Midhat Patel, MD
1 year
Fellowship: you love shoulders? Let’s talk about shoulders, operate on shoulders, do labs and lots of simple and complex shoulder cases, and eat/drink/breathe shoulders all day every day 😍 Easy to see why people say this is the best year of your career! #MedEd #orthotwitter
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@AlexGoldberg_ He’s exceptionally poor
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Midhat Patel, MD
1 year
Sundays in the lab 🤓
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Midhat Patel, MD
1 year
Very excited to announce my recent project, a guide for medical students rotating on ortho or any tough rotations! Check it out here: #meded #MedTwitter #orthotwitter @MSOSOrtho @RJOSociety
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Midhat Patel, MD
4 years
@chadhayesmd Or a warm blanket
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Midhat Patel, MD
3 years
Absolutely blown away by the response! My wife has never really had a plan to make and sell these but we’re working on it and hopefully will have it available in a few weeks.
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Midhat Patel, MD
2 years
Building on yesterday's post - here is how you can use the Microsoft Word plugin for @readcube Papers to add citations in the format of your choice, and even review the abstracts within Word prior to adding them #AcademicTwitter #MedEd #orthotwitter
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Midhat Patel, MD
2 years
Crazy and awesome to see this in press. Saw a lot of @DrNiravPandya ’s name when writing this. Definitely a lot of controversy, deliberately collaboration with coauthors with strong opinions to find a good middle ground!
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Midhat Patel, MD
3 years
I AM DONE HOLDING THE PAGER FOREVER WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS THIS LEVEL OF JOY 😂 #medtwitter #orthotwitter
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Midhat Patel, MD
3 years
Excited and grateful to be here! Thanks to @lisacannada @BoneDoc95 @OrthoSummit and others for the opportunity! Shout out to @DrFraneNicholas for the action shot.
@uaphxortho
UA Phoenix Orthopedic Residency
3 years
PGY-4 @midpatelmd presents at the annual @OrthoSummit meeting in Las Vegas.
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Midhat Patel, MD
4 years
Morning views
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Midhat Patel, MD
1 year
Special @AANAORG meeting this year. Thank you for the opportunity! #MedEd #Medtwitter #research
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Midhat Patel, MD
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Find a program that gives you enough food money to just have both lunch entrees when you can’t pick one. Swinging hammers burns calories 🤷🏻‍♂️ @uaphxortho @NaanDerthaal #orthotwitter #MedTwitter
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Midhat Patel, MD
1 year
A thread on suggestions for interns/juniors getting through a stretch of nights or night “float” shifts: 1. Make your health a priority. The job will get done, but you need to stay healthy otherwise you won’t be able to do the job well or stay motivated and happy.
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Midhat Patel, MD
3 years
Got cuff tears? Thanks @Ortho_Clinics and Dr. Amini for the opportunity! #medtwitter #AcademicTwitter #orthotwitter
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Midhat Patel, MD
4 years
I hope your Friday is as magical as mine 😂 #unicorns #medtwitter #orthotwitter
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@midpatelmd
Midhat Patel, MD
3 years
1000! Still surprised anyone even remotely cares what I think about anything 😂
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Midhat Patel, MD
7 months
@TylerWillOrtho Caffeine pill in the morning before fasting. Helps a lot. Ramadan Mubarak!
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Midhat Patel, MD
3 years
To clarify, I’m only graduating from PGY3 to PGY4 myself
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Midhat Patel, MD
4 years
@theblondeMD Ortho resident: what is a stethoscope?
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Midhat Patel, MD
1 year
Reminder for rotators across all specialties as you get through subIs: it’s scary, but ALWAYS ask if someone is comfortable or would be able to write you a STRONG letter of recommendation. It is possible for someone to just write you a bad letter - ask me how I know. #MedTwitter
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Midhat Patel, MD
3 years
If you’re a fellowship attending, how does a resident “network” with you at a conference or course? @jointdocShields @DrLeeRubin @LASportsOrthoMD @BillLevineMD
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Midhat Patel, MD
1 year
First day of #ASES2023 Annual Meeting! @ASESmembers
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Midhat Patel, MD
5 years
It’s nice to get some good news. Very excited and humbled to see my first project in shoulder surgery in print! Grateful for amazing mentors like Drs. Lederman and Gobezie and their partners ⁦ @AnthonyRomeoMD ⁩ and others for the opportunities #orthotwitter
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Midhat Patel, MD
9 months
Great opportunity to present some work at the Ohio Shoulder meeting today! #research #MedEd
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Midhat Patel, MD
2 years
Great work out of @MayoAZOrtho @PhxChildrens looking at functional tests after ACL reconstruction with different grafts, cool to see Phoenix well-represented at @AAOS1 @Davembmd
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Midhat Patel, MD
10 months
Now that it’s over, I can say it. 3 days of staff call, zero cases!! Christmas miracle 😂. Happy holidays!
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Midhat Patel, MD
2 years
Is that a new tear or an angry old one? Idk maybe let’s look at some angles. Thanks team! #science #shoulder #orthopedics
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Midhat Patel, MD
4 years
The orthopedic gods when I’m trying to put in a distal interlock seamlessly @orthotalkpod @davidhcmd @rkh_md #MedTwitter #orthotwitter
@SportsCenter
SportsCenter
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LOOK AT BAM’S HAND THOUGH 🤯
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Really enjoyed my first ASES meeting! Excited for next year in Scottsdale.
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Midhat Patel, MD
4 years
I wonder if people would recover better if we didn’t wake them up at 4:45a every morning to make sure their toes worked.
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Midhat Patel, MD
2 years
Most fun meeting I’ve ever been to. Thanks for a lot of great vibes and learning! @shoulder360 @PaulSethiMD @vegascourse #MedEd #MedTwitter
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Midhat Patel, MD
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Awesome to have @JSanchezSotelo come down and do a series of lectures and a lab on current and future concepts in shoulder arthroplasty. Thanks for coming!
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Midhat Patel, MD
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Great time for the @uaphxortho residents at the @MayoClinic shoulder and elbow course this past weekend! Thanks to @JSanchezSotelo @JonBarlowMD and others for a great learning experience.
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Midhat Patel, MD
4 years
Dear #MedTwitter , People in other specialties aren’t morons. They’re just not trained in your specialty. Please get over yourself. Sincerely, My dad’s a hospitalist
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Midhat Patel, MD
3 years
“I have a really high pain tolerance” 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
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Midhat Patel, MD
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It’s honestly incredible how much of an impact small acts of kindness and smiles have. I wonder how it would affect patient outcomes if we were just happier and kinder in every encounter, regardless of whatever nonsense was making the day harder.
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Midhat Patel, MD
4 years
Virtual conferences have had a huge impact on dodging tough questions. “I’m sorry my mic wasn’t working” has replaced “I’m not sure what you’re asking” 😂
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Midhat Patel, MD
2 years
Enjoyed another great @TXOrthoAssn meeting, thank you for the opportunity! Thoughtful and insightful discussions about implicit bias and psychological aspects of care with Dr. Ron Lindsay and @DrDavidRing
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Midhat Patel, MD
3 years
Thank you #orthotwitter for introducing me to @TedLasso Can’t remember who exactly it was ( @SSittonMD maybe?) but should be required resident education.
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Midhat Patel, MD
3 years
Impulse decision 🤷🏻‍♂️ @jointdocShields @tecovas
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Midhat Patel, MD
4 years
New post! What to look for as you submit applications get closer to rank list time. When in doubt, don’t pick the easy way out. @jointdocShields @CenterRotation @rkh_md
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Midhat Patel, MD
2 years
Excited to learn and present at my first ever @ASESmembers annual meeting in Atlanta!
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Midhat Patel, MD
4 years
Convo with buddy in finance: Me: “sorry I’ve been super busy, someone’s out with a health issue so we’re covering extra shifts” Friend: “I hope they’re paying you for the extra work” Me: “...thought didn’t even occur to me” Different world. #medicine #MedTwitter #burnout
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Midhat Patel, MD
3 years
When the hospital gym has a new toy…but I might fall down the stairs after this 😂 @PelotonPods #orthotwitter
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Midhat Patel, MD
3 years
Today I have reached peak #dadmode Plz save me.
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Midhat Patel, MD
4 years
Just finished 6 months of arthroplasty. Need someone to expose a joint then turn around and look for help? I’m your guy. See ya second year, you were as crappy as advertised. #PGY3 #orthotwitter #MedTwitter
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Midhat Patel, MD
2 years
This isn’t comprehensive at all, but hopefully somewhat helpful as you transition from “OMG broken bone” to “how do I fix this tomorrow when I go in”. Ask and learn from everyone so you can figure out how you learn best. #MedTwitter #MedEd #orthotwitter @TweetsOrtho
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Midhat Patel, MD
3 years
Got a new toy… 😇
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Midhat Patel, MD
4 years
@_NancyMD I’m making it part of our intern skills month. Also different OR beds, how they work. Or I will after I learn it myself 😅
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Midhat Patel, MD
2 years
Great technique to achieve fixation and help treat these challenging injuries, especially after RSA! #orthotwitter #medtwitter
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Midhat Patel, MD
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How an email helped push me over the line and get into medical school. Thanks @rkh_md for inspiring to share the stories. #MedTwitter #medschool @ExhaustedPreMed @canadianpremed @xoxopremed @PremedBurner
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Midhat Patel, MD
3 years
New paper/grant/general writing tool #MedTwitter #AcademicTwitter @Ember_Tech
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Midhat Patel, MD
3 years
If you are passionate about medical education, leadership training, and advancing the cause of women and minorities in medicine, give Dr. O’Malley a follow! Great leader and teacher for those who get to work with her. #medtwitter #MedEd
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Cheryl O'Malley MD
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Ok, Twitter. I’m back thanks to the great inspiration from @AmyOxentenkoMD . She highlighted to tweet for a reason, to bring positivity, to highlight the work of others, and add value. #inspired .
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Midhat Patel, MD
2 years
8. After every case, try and write down what you picked up or learned that was new, as much as you can remember. Periodically go back and organize those notes as you learn how you will do things, what you liked and didn’t like from different attendings.
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Midhat Patel, MD
3 years
@RyanMarino I used to think like this until I rotated in the addiction clinic as a medical student and a patient told a story of how they’d come home from 3rd grade and their parents would be passed out from a heroin high in the couch. If only they’d chosen different parents.
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Midhat Patel, MD
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Great lab courtesy of @ortho_impact and team for @uaphxortho , thank you! Here is an example of the blind leading the blind through basic shoulder arthroscopy #meded #ortho
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Midhat Patel, MD
4 years
Celebrating the last 24 hour shift post-call with a runway-adjacent run with the boys at @PHXSkyHarbor ✈️
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Midhat Patel, MD
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As I approach the end of fellowship, there’s one question that no one has ever been able to answer…when (and who) can you start calling people by their first name? 😂 #meded
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Midhat Patel, MD
4 years
When you run your program’s Twitter profile @jiechenmd #MedTwitter #orthotwitter
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Midhat Patel, MD
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Depends on what kind of music you’re into🤷🏻‍♂️
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Midhat Patel, MD
4 years
Smoked my first brisket today! 6/10. Learned a lot. Took a long time, still wasn’t long enough. Reminded me of home 🤘🏼 #Texas #bestdamncountryintheworld @NuelleSportsMD @DrRobHartzler @jiechenmd @AsadKhalidMD @TXOrthoAssn
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Midhat Patel, MD
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@InvictaOrtho @SSittonMD @DominicMarley Bet the lateral looks great 🤣
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Midhat Patel, MD
3 years
Reliving the glory days #ballislife
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Midhat Patel, MD
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The privilege I have in my life is due largely to my dad, a hospitalist who taught me (and still does for my kids) to give whatever it takes for my family and kids. Hope I can do the same for my own. Happy Father’s Day!
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Midhat Patel, MD
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Nothing better than a pre-clinic workout inspired by TSwift 😂 #MedTwitter #orthotwitter
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