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@MGHSurgery
Mass General Surgery
2 years
Congratulations to Cristina Ferrone, MD, HPB surgeon, director of the MGH Office of Clinical Careers and associate director of the #MGHsurgery residency, for her promotion to @HarvardMed Professor of Surgery! She's the 10th female #MGHsurgery member to become HMS Professor. #WHM
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Today Mass General Hospital has announced the world’s first successful transplant of a genetically-edited pig (porcine) kidney into a 62-year-old man living with end-stage kidney disease. Check out the article:
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It's finally hereβ€” #MatchDay ! We are absolutely thrilled to welcome the 2021 #MGHsurgery interns πŸŽ‰ For all that you've accomplished so far and for all that is yet to come, congratulations! We look forward to welcoming you on campus very soon.
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πŸŽ‰ Congratulations πŸŽ‰ Imani McElroy, MD, MPH, #MGHsurgery resident, for receiving the @VascularSVS General Surgery Resident/Medical Student Travel Scholarship, a program designed for those who are interested in pursuing a vascular surgery fellowship following residency.
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Mass General Surgery
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Congratulations to Genevieve Boland, MD, PhD, in the Division of Gastrointestinal and Oncologic Surgery for her recent promotion to the rank of Associate Professor at @harvardmed !
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Congratulations to Dr. Haytham Kaafarani, physician-scientist in the #MGHsurgery Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, for being named as the 2022 recipient of the American University of Beirut Surgical Alumni Academic Achievement Award!
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We are pleased to introduce the new Mass General surgical intern class! A very warm welcome to the #MGHsurgery family to this outstanding group πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰
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Mass General Surgery
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Congratulations to Dr. Cristina Ferrone for her well-earned appointment as the new Surgeon-in-Chief at @CedarsSinai ! An extraordinary leader in academic medicine and cherished mentor, we thank her for all she has done to advance and strengthen our work and mission at #MGHsurgery .
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We are pleased to introduce the new Mass General surgical intern class! A very warm welcome from the #MGHsurgery family to this outstanding group!
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Congratulations to Asishana Osho, MD, MPH, cardiac surgeon at #MGHsurgery , for being promoted to Assistant Professor of Surgery at @HarvardMed !
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Mass General Surgery
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In Feb, Carrie Lubitz, MD, MPH, was elected @AcademicSurgery president. An outstanding academic surgeon & health services researcher, Dr. Lubitz is the 1st Mass General faculty member to serve as AAS president since 1970. Congratulations on this well-deserved achievement! #WHM
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Congratulations to Carrie Lubitz, MD, MPH, new Section Head of Endocrine Surgery!
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We are proud to introduce you to our 2024-2025 New Surgery Residents! #MatchDay2024
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Congratulations to Haytham Kaafarani, MD, MPH, for being appointed to the position of vice-chair of the @AmCollSurgeons International Relations Committee! @hayfarani Β  #mghsurgery
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Congratulations @hayfarani on his appointment to Professor of Surgery at the Harvard Medical School.
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Mass General Surgery
2 years
Congratulations to Genevieve Boland, MD, PhD, new #MGHsurgery Vice Chair for Research! An accomplished correlative immuno-oncology researcher and innovator with a deep interest in resident education and collaborative research, we're thrilled to welcome her into this vital role!
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Mass General Surgery
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Congratulations to Imani McElroy, MD, surgical resident, for receiving the 2020 MGH General Surgery Consult Resident of the Year. Imani was recognized for her incredible skill and dedication in providing the best possible care to our Emergency Department patients.
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Mass General Surgery
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Congratulations to Liliana Bordeianou, MD, MPH, for her recent promotion to Professor of Surgery at @harvardmed !
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Congratulations to Zhi Ven Fong, MD, MPH, former #MGHsurgery resident and current surgical oncology fellow, for being chosen as the @SocSurgOnc ’s Fellow and Young Attending's Committee Vice-Chair! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ @ZhiVenFongMD
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Mass General Surgery
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Congratulations to John Mullen, MD, gastrointestinal surgeon and director of the #MGHsurgery Residency Program, for his recent promotion to professor of surgery!
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Mass General Surgery
4 years
Yolonda Colson, MD, PhD, chief of thoracic surgery, was elected as the vice president of the @AATSHQ . In 2 years, she will become the 1st female president in its 100-year history. Congratulations to Dr. Colson for this historic accomplishment! #ILookLikeaSurgeon #WomeninSurgery
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Mass General Surgery
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The #MGHSurgery Residency Program has, for the third consecutive year, ranked 1st in the nation by @doximity ! This top ranking is recognition of our amazing residents, faculty & staff. Med students, find us on Doximity's residency navigator: #WhyMGHSurgery
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Mass General Surgery
4 years
The Mass General COBRA team (COVID Bundled Response for Access) launched this week to provide a multidisciplinary, safe & streamlined approach to bundled vascular access in #COVID19 patients. Available 24/7. @MassGeneralNews #coronavirus
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Mass General Surgery
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We're celebrating Dr. Keith Lillemoe's 10th anniversary as chief of surgery! Dr. Lillemoe's steadfast leadership has enabled #MGHsurgery 's success in many areas including patient care, surgical quality and safety, research and innovation, education and training, and more.
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Mass General Surgery
2 years
Congratulations Asishana Osho, MD, MPH, recipient of the 2022 Society of Black Academic Surgeons Faculty Research Award! Dr. Osho is a graduate of the #MGHsurgery general and cardiothoracic surgery training programs and new faculty member at the MGH Division of Cardiac Surgery.
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Congratulations to Roy Phitayakorn, MD, inaugural #MGHsurgery Vice Chair for Education! In this role, he will support our pre-med, medical student, residency and fellowship training programs, fostering collaboration and advancement across Mass General and Mass General Brigham.
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β€œYou can be smart, kind and a mom – and still be a surgeon. These are not mutually exclusive and are welcome at #MassGeneral ,” Dr. Genevieve Boland, PhD, director of the Melanoma Surgery Program at #MassGeneral . #IamMGHSurgery #WomeninMedicine #Ilooklikeasurgeon
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Congratulations to Tawakalitu (Salewa) Oseni, MD, who was promoted to assistant professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology at #MassGeneral ! @SOSENI1 # #MGHSurgery #womeninsurgery
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Mass General Surgery
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From the Mass General Department of Surgery leadership and faculty, thank you to our incredible residents. #ThankaResidentDay
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A huge congratulations to Haytham Kaafarani, MD, MPH, FACSβ€”a dedicated and esteemed quality and safety leader at #MGHsurgery β€”for being appointed as the Chief Patient Safety Officer of The Joint Commission! Read more:
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Mass General Surgery
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Congratulations to Eriberto Michel, MD, cardiac surgeon at #MGHsurgery and the @MGHHeartHealth , for his recent promotion to Assistant Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School!
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Mass General Surgery
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Congratulations to Keith Lillemoe, MD, who was recently recognized & honored as the SUS Lifetime Achievement Award winner! @UnivSurg shares why Dr. Lillemoe was selected for this award, as well as more about his accomplishments and philosophy:
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Mass General Surgery
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Congratulations to our chief residents and their incredible fellowship matches! Your futures are truly bright and we are proud to always have you as part of the #MGHsurgery family. #meettheMGH
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Congratulations to Keith Lillemoe, MD, Mass General chief of surgery and W. Gerald Austen Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, for being named a recipient of the 2021 Distinguished Medical Alumni Awards from @JohnsHopkins Β & Johns Hopkins Medical & Surgical Association!
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Mass General Surgery
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Congratulations to Cassandra Kelleher, MD, pediatric general and thoracic surgeon at #MGHsurgery and @mghfc , for being promoted to Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School!
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Congratulations to graduating surgical resident, @TCoeMD , and all that she has accomplished at #MGHsurgery ! As her next step, she will be pursuing fellowship training in abdominal transplant and hepatopancreatobiliary surgery at the University of Toronto.
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Mass General Surgery
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Congratulations @GMBoland for being chosen by the MGH Executive Committee of Research to receive the Martin Prize in Clinical Research for her paper, β€œEvolution of Delayed Resistance to Immunotherapy in a Melanoma Responder," published in @NatureMedicine !
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Congratulations to ⭐ Rajshri Gartland, MD MPH ⭐ endocrine surgeon at #MGHSurgery & @MGHCancerCenter , Asst CQO at MGH & surgical director of the MGH Thyroid RFA Program & @NewtonWellesley Thyroid Biopsy Clinic, for being promoted to Assistant Professor of Surgery at @HarvardMed !
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Mass General Surgery
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#COVID19 can't stop our yearly resident group photo with Keith Lillemoe, MD, chief of surgery. Also pictured here (with masks) is our group of graduating surgical chief residents, to whom we wish all of the success and more as they move forward! #MGHSurgery @MassGeneralNews
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Congratulations to @AsishanaOsho , MD, MPH, for receiving the MGH Physician/Scientist Development Award for his project, β€œA Prospective Trial to Reduce the Impact of Atrial Fibrillation in Cardiac Surgery using a Standardized Pharmacosurgical Approach and Wearable Biosensors."
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We're thrilled to welcome Dr. Jonathan Greer, our new residency program director! Currently at @HopkinsMedicine , his passion for #SurgEd & mentorship has informed his careerβ€”principals that were evident during his own tenure as an #MGHsurgery resident! Welcome (back), Dr. Greer!
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Mass General Surgery
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Welcome to our new 4+3 cardiothoracic surgery residents: Maggie Connolly, MD; Nikhil Panda, MD, MPH; and Jordan Secor, MD, MS! #MGHsurgery
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Congratulations to Dr. Tawakalitu (Salewa) O. Oseni ( @SOSENI1 ) for being elected as Vice President of the @WomenSurgeons ! After a two-year term, she will become president of the organization (the second #MGHsurgery member to become so after past president, @SarehParangiMD !).
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Mass General Surgery
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Congratulations to Dr. Carlos Fernandez-del Castillo, GI surgeon at #MGHsurgery , who was selected as an IMPN Global Foundation scholar for his efforts to further the understanding of pancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms and transform patient care through research!
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Congratulations to Genevieve Boland, MD, PhD, and her colleagues on the research team for being awarded the 2021 Jonathan Kraft Translational Team Research Award, for their project, β€œIdentification of Novel Druggable Targets in Rare Melanomas." @gmboland Β  @MGHCancerCenter
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Mass General Surgery
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Congratulations to Allan Goldstein, MD, and Sareh Parangi, MD, for receiving the #MGHsurgery Faculty Mentoring Award! This award is given to faculty who have greatly impacted the professional and personal lives of our junior faculty through outstanding #mentorship .
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Mass General Surgery
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2 members of our surgical family have been recognized by the 2020 @harvardmed graduating class for Excellence in Education. Congratulations to both Noelle Saillant, MD, trauma surgeon, for receiving the Excellence in Clinical Instruction-Faculty Award ...
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Mass General Surgery
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Congratulations to @gmboland for being selected as an MGH Research Scholar, a program that provides forward-thinking researchers with generous unrestricted funding to take their work into new and unchartered territories.
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Congrats to Dr. Dan Hashimoto, #surgicalresident & recipient of the SAGES Researcher in Training Award by the Society of American Gastrointestinal & Endoscopic Surgeons Awards Committee. @Laparoscopes ' work explores how to use #AI to evaluate #surgical techniques/procedures.
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Mass General Surgery
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Congratulations to Dr. @AnahitaDua and her team at @MGHVascular for receiving an @NIH R21 grant for their project, β€œPreventing Graft Thrombosis in the Elderly Through Development of a Risk Prediction Tool”!
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Congratulations to @SophiaKMcKinley , MD, EdM, chief resident, for receiving the 2020 @AmCollSurgeons Resident Award for Exemplary Teaching!
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Congratulations to Dr. Uma Sachdeva, thoracic surgeon, for being selected to participate in @theNCI Early-Stage Surgeon Scientist Program for her proposal entitled, "The Role of Transcription Factor p63 in Defining Metabolic Programs in Esophageal Cancer.”
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Mass General Surgery
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A warm welcome to our incredible new categorical intern class! They are gearing up for their first day on Saturday - all hands on deck! #MGHSurgery
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Congratulations to @RMGartlandMD , #MGHsurgery endocrine surgeon, the new MGH/MGPO Medical Director of Patient Safety! In this role, Dr. Gartland will conduct root cause analyses, advance high reliability operations, and support patients and clinicians after adverse events.
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Congratulations to Dr. @HodinRichard , Division Chief, Gastrointestinal and Oncologic Surgery at #MGHsurgery , for being named as the prestigious β€œWarshaw Family Professor of Surgery” at Harvard Medical School!
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Congratulations to Roy Phitayakorn, MD, for being recently appointed as co-editor-in-chief of Resources in Surgical Education (RISE), a publication of. the @AmCollSurgeons Β Division of Education! @RoyPhit
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Congratulations to Yolonda Colson, MD, PhD, chief of thoracic surgery, for being elected to the @theNAMedicine 2020 class. This is a great reflection of Dr. Colson's many contributions to medicine and surgery. @DrYolondaColson Β  @MassGeneralNews Β  #mghsurgery
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Congratulations to graduating #MGHsurgery resident, Douglas Cassidy, MD! Following residency, Dr. Cassidy will attend Washington University in St. Louis as a Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellow. This month, follow along to celebrate our graduating residents & see their next step!
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"I've been privileged to not just be trained by and alongside the best in the country, but being able to call them my family as well. The days are long, but the years are certainly short," Zhi Ven Fong, MD, MPH. #meettheMGH
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Mass General Surgery
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Congratulations to @LA_Dageforde , the recipient of the ASTS Vanguard Prize! Dr. Dageforde's research paper was a collaborative multicenter review focusing on the outcomes of liver transplantation for patients with combined hepatocellular carcinoma-cholangiocarcinoma liver tumors.
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Mass General Surgery
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A huge congratulations to @KennethTanabeMD Β and @CFerroneMD for being elected to serve at the @SocSurgOnc Β (SSO)! Dr. Tanabe was elected as secretary of the SSO and Dr. Ferrone was elected to its Executive Council. A great honor for two outstanding surgical oncologists! #MGHsurgery
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Congratulations to Dr. Carlos Fernandez-del Castillo for receiving the Vay Liang and Frisca Go Award for Lifetime Achievement at #APA2022 ! A leader in pancreatic surgery, Dr. Fernandez-del Castillo is a past president of @APApancreas and longtime contributor to its efforts.
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Congratulations to Dr. Keith Lillemoe on his selection as 2018 Joseph B. Martin Dean's Leadership Award for the Advancement of Women Faculty. This award recognizes Harvard faculty & staff members committed to the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women at HMS and HSDM
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The day has come! Congratulations @DrYolondaColson for becoming the 103rd AATS president, the 1st female president in its history. Dr. Colson is a true leader, dedicated mentor and phenomenal surgeon. An exceptional, historical achievement with many more to come! #WomeninSurgery
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Mass General Surgery
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Yolonda Colson, MD, PhD, chief of thoracic surgery, was elected as the vice president of the @AATSHQ . In 2 years, she will become the 1st female president in its 100-year history. Congratulations to Dr. Colson for this historic accomplishment! #ILookLikeaSurgeon #WomeninSurgery
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Congratulations to graduating #MGHsurgery resident, Philicia Moonsamy, MD! Following residency, Dr. Moonsamy will remain at Mass General as a Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellow. Follow along this month to celebrate our graduating residents and learn where they are going next!
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A huge congratulations to Denise Gee, MD, inaugural Vice Chair for Clinical Operations at #MGHsurgery ! In this role, she will strengthen the department's clinical operations, lead new initiatives in ambulatory, perioperative and emergency/inpatient clinical care, and much more!
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Last week was an incredible celebration of 10 years with Dr. Keith Lillemoe as the chief of #MGHsurgery . Many from the departmentβ€”residents, faculty, staffβ€”joined for an outdoor celebration to honor him. We are grateful for his leadership, kindness, mentorship and so much more.
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Congratulations @AsishanaOsho , our new Associate Program Director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Congratulations to @ChiFuJeffYang Β for receiving the esteemed 2021 Charles McCabe Faculty Prize for Excellence in Teaching, in recognition of his tremendous work as an #MGHsurgery educator. Very well deserved! πŸŽ‰ Learn more about Dr. Yang:
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Mass General Surgery
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πŸ‘πŸ‘ Congratulations to Keith Lillemoe, MD, chief of surgery, for receiving the @UnivSurg Lifetime Achievement Award!
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Genevieve Boland, MD, PhD
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Couldn't say it better. We are fortunate to have a leader, mentor, and sponsor in @KeithLillemoe and so deserving of the recognition of the SUS Lifetime Achievement Award @SocSurgOnc @MGHSurgery @AcademicSurgery
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#MGHSurgery has started a new tradition to recognize our graduating senior residents. It's great to see all of their interests depicted in these #caricatures β€”it is what makes them all so special! #2020graduates @MassGeneralNews
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The Academy of Master Surgeon Educators of the @AmCollSurgeons Β entered its second class of inductees incl. 2 our own! Congratulations to Dr. Lillemoe & Dr. Mullen, who join last year’s @MassGeneralNews Β electees, Dr. Warshaw & Dr. Phitayakorn. #MassGeneralSurgery #MGH
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Congratulations to @SarehParangiMD for her two recent accomplishmentsβ€”for receiving the 2023 HMS Joseph B. Martin Dean’s Leadership Award for the Advancement of Women Faculty, and for being accepted as a fellow in the 2023-24 Executive Leadership in Health Care Program!
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Congratulations to Dr. Erika Rangel for her promotion to Associate Professor of Surgery at @harvardmed !
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Congratulations to @SarehParangiMD , member of #MGHsurgery where she is the co-director of the DEI Committee, for her election to the @HarvardMed / @Dental_Harvard Faculty Council, an elected body of junior and senior faculty serving as an advisory body to the dean.
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β€œThe diversity, inclusion and spirit of Mass General, where staff come from all corners of the world, is uplifting,” Dr. Haytham Kaafarani, director of Patient Safety & Quality, Trauma & Emergency Surgery. #IamMGHSurgery #ILookLikeASurgeon @MassGeneralNews @hayfarani
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Congratulations to graduating surgical resident, Dr. Nikhil Panda and all that he has accomplished at #MGHsurgery ! As his next step, he will be pursuing fellowship training in cardiothoracic surgery here at Mass General.
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It is our pleasure to share that Haytham Kaafarani, MD, MPH, FACS will serve as the inaugural Physician Director for the #MGH Surgical Quality and Safety Center. @hayfarani
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Congratulations to Susan Briggs, MD, MPH, FACS, for receiving the Dr. Mary Edwards Walker Inspiring Women in Surgery Award from @AmCollSurgeons ! This is awarded for outstanding mentorship & a commitment to global trauma care. See a spotlight on Dr. Briggs:
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Mass General Surgery
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Congratulations to @AnahitaDua , MD, MBA, MSC, vascular surgeon, for being selected as the James and Linda Wong SAAS Lecturer at @uchicagosurgery . Dr. Dua was selected by the @AsianAcadSurg to be 1 of 6 visiting professors for the next academic year. Congratulations!
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Congratulations to Dr. John Mullen, who has been appointed to the John Homans Distinguished Professor of Surgery.
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Mass General Surgery
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Congratulations to David Berger, MD, @RoyPhit , MD, & Noelle Saillant, MD, for receiving the 2021 PCE Faculty Teaching Award in Surgery! They were selected by @harvardmed students in recognition of their contributions during their principal clinical experience year at #MGHsurgery .
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In a @usd spotlight featuring Keith Lillemoe, MD, surgeon-in-chief, learn all about his journey from his family farm in South Dakota to chief of #MGHsurgery at Mass General.
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Mass General Surgery
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Through the generosity of Dr Valentin Gapontsev, we celebrated the establishment of the Gapontsev Family Endowed Chair in Surgical Oncology. @motazqadan is the inaugural incumbent of this chair that will advance research, care & education in #SurgicalOncology
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Mass General Surgery
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Congratulations to Matthew Eagleton, MD, chief of the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at #MGHsurgery and accomplished vascular surgeon, for being elected as the new Vice President (2022–2023) of the Society for Vascular Surgery!
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Congratulations to Dr. Michelle Specht, oncologic surgeon at #MGHsurgery , for being elected to a two-year term on the Mass General Physician’s Organization Board of Trustees!
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Congratulations, @SarehParangiMD who was named President-Elect of the Association of Endocrine Surgeons. She will serve as President beginning in the year 2025.
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After 25 years, Dr Douglas Mathisen will step down as Chief of Thoracic Surgery in February 2019. Dr Yolonda Colson has been selected to succeed him as Division Chief.
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Congrats to Dr. @MotazQadan , surgical oncologist, the new Partners Faculty Advisor for Resident/Fellow Well-Being! In this role, he will work to enhance resident/fellow well-being and maintain his deep commitment to ensuring residents' voices are heard.
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Mass General Surgery
5 years
The MGH Gun Violence Center is founded by Drs. @Peter_Masiakos , pediatric trauma surgeon, & Chana Sacks, internist/researcher. It will work to address #gunviolence through a public health approach & alleviate suffering. @BostonGlobe #ThisIsOurLane
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Mass General Surgery
4 years
Congratulations to Genevieve Boland, MD, PhD, in the Division of Surgical Oncology, on your election to serve on the Nominating Committee for the @UnivSurg ! Dr. Boland was one of nine individuals nominated for the position and won by election of the full membership. #MGHsurgery
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Mass General Surgery
7 months
Congratulations @LA_Dageforde for receiving an @NIH K23 award for her project, β€œDevelopment and Testing of an Integrated Care Coordination Intervention for Alcohol Use Disorder Recovery after Liver Transplantation." πŸ”¬
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@MGHSurgery
Mass General Surgery
2 years
Congratulations to Jordan Bloom, MD, MPH, cardiac surgeon at #MGHsurgery , for being promoted to Assistant Professor of Surgery at @HarvardMed !
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Mass General Surgery
3 years
Congratulations to Nahel Elias, MD, of @mgh_transplant , for being appointed as Vice Chair of the Living Donor Committee of the @UNOSNews Organ Procurement Transplantation Network! @mghtransplantmd
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Mass General Surgery
1 year
Congratulations to Dr. @PhilMoonsamy , cardiothoracic fellow at #MGHsurgery , for receiving a 30K grant from the Thoracic Foundation in support of her work to strengthen the MGH CT Simulation Program!
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Mass General Surgery
4 years
Inspired by a photo of two surgical residents posing like #RosietheRiveter , artist @reonegro created a painting called "We Can Do It Together!" It features composites of multiple portraits of #MGH workers and is a tribute to all #MGH staff who cared for patients during #COVID19 .
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Mass General Surgery
1 year
Congratulations to @LVRiella , transplant nephrologist at #MGHsurgery and @mgh_transplant , and @AlJurdi , transplant fellow, for receiving an award from @AstraZeneca for the project, "Impact of Evusheld on SARS-Cov2 BA.5 Variant Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients."
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Mass General Surgery
3 years
Congratulations to graduating surgical resident, Dr. Fong! Throughout his time at #MGHSurgery , he was the PI for 2 NIH grants, published 73 papers, achieved a H-index of 24 and won 3 resident teaching awards.
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Mass General Surgery
4 years
A warm welcome to the newest Division of Pediatric Surgery member, Cornelia Griggs, MD! After graduating from @Harvard & @ColumbiaSurgery , @CorneliaLG did her first 2 years of residency @ Columbia & then completed her residency & a fellowship in surg critical care at #MGHsurgery .
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