Alexandria (Alex) Soto
@AlexandriaSoto_
MS4 @DukeMedSchool | @HarvardHistSci A.M. ‘24 | @JHU_Alumni B.S. ‘19 | Aspiring surgeon 🫁🇵🇷 and sunset enthusiast 🏕️🌅
Honored to receive the Promising Medical Student Surgery Education Research Award from @Surg_Education at #ASE25 #SEW25 🌟 Grateful to @DukeSurgery faculty for the nomination and continued mentorship. Thank you everyone 🙏 Excited to keep raising the bar🪡🏆
#JNSJournalClub May 13, 2025 @ 8am ET Contemporary management of tumors involving the spinal column. #neurosurgery #spine Neurosurgical Atlas attendee link: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
Friends, we’ve got some wild plans in store for you at the annual @Surg_Education conference next year! Polish those abstract submissions & get ready for some on-site massages, childcare, and plenty of @CocaCola! …and some educ science, of course😁 @SurgEdFellows @GSE_JASE
ASE abstract submissions now open!! Deadline to submit is November 7, 2025 surgicaleducation.com/call-for-abstr…
✨2025 AWSF Awardees✨ The AWS Foundation is pleased to announce the 2025 award winners! Awardees will be honored at the spectacular AWSF Awards Dinner & Gala on Sunday, October 5 in Chicago. Tickets & tables: womensurg.memberclicks.net/2025galareg #FoundationFriday
Early-career surgeon-scientists: Apply for the Dr. Clowes Award from @AmCollSurgeons—$45K/year for 5 years to support academic research. Open to assistant professors or below committing 50%+ effort to research. Apply by July 31: bit.ly/46lpLnl
Excellent time at NC/SC ACS meeting in Ashville😊 Superb keynote presentation by @nganttmd (first VP of ACS🤩). Past president Dr. Keri Seymour, newly elected Secretary/Treasurer @chibaAkiko, Dr. Kendra Parrish ACS Committee on Applicants member! @NCSurgeons @AmCollSurgeons
Transplantation requires thinking outside the box! Our work from the Fagg Lab @UTMBSurgery describes a novel approach to reduce liver fibrosis! Amniotic fluid reduces liver fibrosis by attenuating hepatic stellate cell activation academic.oup.com/stcltm/article…
ONE MORE WEEK ⭐️⭐️⭐️
MED STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS✨ It’s that time of year! STARS is looking for new members to join us on the committee to continue to work toward achieving our mission of making academic surgery accessible. Join us! Applications are due 7/12 🥳⭐️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
Happy Pride Month from all of us at AWS. Check out our interview with 2 residents from @UW @UWSurgery sharing their experiences on their path to becoming surgeons! Thank you so much @naimaalver and Fei Wang for taking the time and inspiring the next generation of LGBTQIA surgeons
📌Don’t miss out! There’s 1 day left to submit abstracts for @WomenInThoracic 2nd Annual Meeting! 📌 Abstracts that have been previously presented elsewhere are eligible for consideration for posters. There will be awards for top oral presenters! mdanderson.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eX…
A heartfelt thank you to Duke's @don_frush and @nnaemekaeze for organising the @peds4practice global pediatric health seminars! Very exciting to talk to 40+ doctors from across the globe about CDH. Thank you @RyanAntiel for mentorship and @DukeSurgRes for the support!
🚨Join us June 25 @ 11AM EST / 6PM Uganda for our next #PedsPicsForPractice: Pre-, Peri-, and Postnatal Management of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia with Drs. Antiel, De Bie & Cao. FREE and open to all levels! #GlobalRadiology #GlobalSurgery
Don’t miss the chance to share your work! Abstract submissions are OPEN for the 2025 WTS 2nd Annual Conference. We invite abstracts showcasing impactful research in cardiothoracic surgery and supporting the advancement of women in the specialty.  bit.ly/4cBfsMr
Thrilled to match at Memorial Sloan Kettering for Surg Onc Fellowship!! Thanks to all my mentors @DukeSurgOnc, wouldn’t be here without them!
So honored to have been a recipient of the @ConquerCancerFd Medical Student Rotation Award! Grateful for the support for my oncology research this past year and for the chance to connect with fellow scholars in the field at #ASCO25
Duke Team Builds an Award-winning Surgical Simulator | Duke University School of Medicine medschool.duke.edu/news/duke-team…
📌In this study, we found that careers of women in CT surgery positively affect their families, which may inspire and attract young women to the field. Further support mechanisms remain in need. @BusraCangutMD @Daniela_Molena @sgworrell @WomenInThoracic annalsthoracicsurgeryshortrep.org/article/S2772-…
Short-statured LTx candidates wait longer than taller ones. CAS now includes height, but does it help? Or are shorter patients still getting the short end of the stick? 🫁 Find out in our recent @amjtransplant publication! authors.elsevier.com/c/1lAHA5hx-Wb9… @mghartwigmd @IsaacAlderete5
And that’s a wrap! @HarvardChanSPH ☑️ Leadership Health Policy Course with @RoyCooperNC ☑️ Collaborated with @DanaFarber on Masters thesis ☑️ Community engagement work with Cambridge Public Health Department Next stop: MPH graduation & back to @DukeMedSchool!
Please join us in congratulating @BTongMD, Associate Professor of Surgery, for being appointed Chief of the Section of General Thoracic Surgery within the Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. Read more: duke.is/r/gbxd
Honored to be selected as the @Surg_Education Distinguished Master Surgical Educator this year. Many thanks to all my mentors over the years who supported my education efforts over the years. Always excited to help educate and innovate. @UCSFSurgery, @ZSFGCare