Duke General Surgery Interest Group
@DukeGSIG
Student-run interest group @DukeMedSchool promoting education, research, and mentorship @DukeSurgery and @DukeSurgRes. Tweets are our own.
Thank you to the @DukeSurgery faculty and @DukeSurgRes residents who helped make the 2022-2023 academic year successful! We did: ✅community outreach ✅education sessions ✅research mixer ✅mentorship ✅department mixer ✅2 events with @UNCSurgery ✅@AwsDuke Women in Surgery Day
🥺 Sad to say goodbye 👋 to our graduating fellow @sashaRdouglas but so excited for her and all that her future holds!! 🤩🤩🤩 @abotty02 @chibaAkiko @DukeSurgOnc
#FacultyResearch: A new @TheLancet paper co-authored by Lisa McElroy, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, and a multinational team of researchers and surgeons, examines how policy can be a tool to advance transplantation equity. Read more: bit.ly/44P41xK @DukeMedSchool
A new technique pioneered at Duke Health could increase infant heart transplants by 20% — and it’s already saved a 3-month-old baby. 💙 🔗corporate.dukehealth.org/news/new-techn… #CommunityHealthDuke #HeartTransplant #PediatricInnovation
A @DukeCTSurgery team has pioneered a world’s-first technique that could expand the donor pool for pediatric heart transplants in the U.S. by up to 20%. Read more about the groundbreaking approach to overcome barriers to heart transplants in infants: bit.ly/4lHoAna
🚨 🚨 Match Alert 🚨 🚨 We could not be prouder of these amazing chiefs and can’t wait to see all the wonderful things they will do!! @DukeSurgery @KN__Shah
We are thrilled to match Dr. Victoria Haney to Duke for 2026-2027 breast surgical oncology fellowship ✨🤩✨ Congratulations @VHaneyMD Welcome to Duke Family! 💙💙💙 @ASBrS @SocSurgOnc @DukeSurgery @JenniferPlichta @abotty02 @chibaAkiko
North Carolina Children’s has found its home! 🏡 ❤️ The first independent, freestanding children’s health system in the Carolinas will be built in Apex, North Carolina! To learn more, please visit: bit.ly/4lHbQfB @UNC_Health_Care | @Duke_Childrens | #NCChildrens
We are pleased to announce the upcoming SUS Office Hours webinar on “Measurement and Incorporation of Area-Level SDOH,” which will take place on 7/22 at 8:00 PM EST with Drs. McElroy @DukeSurgery and Ross-Driscoll @kross_epi. Registration is limited: bit.ly/SUSOfficeHours…
Are you a surgical trainee or researcher aiming to publish high-quality data-driven work? 📊 Don’t miss this two-part AAS webinar series on using large databases in surgical research. Our speakers will demystify real-world data, share practical tips, and help you avoid common…
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…
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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…
What’s better than having a lung transplanted robotically? How about TWO? Our Fantastic Four did it again! Another great team effort with @DukeSurgery @DukePACC and @Duke_Anesthesia surgery.duke.edu/news/duke-surg…
Congrats to our graduating fellow, Dr. Nikki Heidt, and inaugural integrated resident, Dr. Hope Weissler, on completing their vascular surgery training!! @DukeSurgery @NikkiHeidtMD @ehweissler
A team from the Duke Division of CT Surgery has performed the Southeast's first robotic bilateral lung transplant, a significant milestone for the Duke Lung Transplant Program and surgical options available for Duke patients. Read more: bit.ly/45KiU6x @DukeMedSchool
All smiles at the new intern welcome dinner with the chiefs! Hosted by our awesome program director @KN__Shah #SabistonSquad @DukeSurgery
We got her! @DukeVascular’s newest resident Dr. Jordan O’Dell hit the ground running this week!! Welcome to Duke; great things ahead!! @DukeSurgery
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
Critical research needs assessment delivered with expertise. Proud of our graduating @dukevascular integrated resident Dr. Hope Weissler and eager to welcome her as my partner this summer and support her impactful science. 🤩@ehweissler @DukeSurgery
Proud of our rising star @hana_shafique for her insightful presentation on aberrant right subclavian artery and the latest in treatment strategies. @FutureVascSurgn @DukeSurgery
Graduation night! A special group of Chiefs honoring Dr. Keenan with the D’Amico Teaching Award. These @DukeCTSurgery graduates are going to crush it. Congratulations to all!