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Happy Tuesday! We are SO thrilled to have Dr. Edward Barksdale (one of our AMAZING past presidents) take on his next role as our new Executive Director! Learn more about Dr. Barksdale & his extraordinary accomplishments & service below! 👇🏾Congratulations, Dr. Barksdale! 🙌🏾✨✊🏾
Our top leadership transition just took place!
CONGRATULATIONS to our new PRESIDENT, Dr. Andre Campbell (
@TraumaDocSF
)! A decorated clinician, educator, & researcher, we are SO excited for the future of SBAS under his visionary leadership!
#SBASJeffSurg2022
#BlackMeninSurgery
✊🏾
CONGRATULATIONS to our new President ELECT, Dr. Luz Maria Rodriguez!!!
This marks a HISTORIC selection as Dr. Rodriguez is the 1st Latino Surgeon to lead SBAS & the 4th woman in our history! We are SO excited for the future of SBAS under her leadership!
#SBASJeffSurg2022
✊🏾✨
🧵(1/2) We deeply mourn the passing of Dr. Lori L. Wilson, an INCREDIBLE surgeon, scientist, educator, & patient advocate.
We honor her tremendous legacy of service, humanism, and excellence.
Your phenomenal legacy lives on, Dr. Wilson…and we are forever grateful. Rest✊🏾💜🕊
Happy Tuesday! We’re starting it off with a TRIPLE
#BHM
feature as we CELEBRATE the three Black women in US history that hold the title of Chair of Surgery! Each of these women are AMAZING trailblazers! Look for their highlights today!✨
#SBASCelebratesBHM
#BlackGirlsDoSurgery
✊🏾
The absolute EXCELLENCE of this day! Our fantastic leader Dr. Martin Karpeh officially passed the torch to Dr. Andrea Hayes-Jordan! Trailblazer,Surgeon-Scientist, Mentor & now PRESIDENT! We are SO excited! Here’s President Hayes-Jordan receiving the presidential medal!
#YES
! 🙌🏾✨
🧵(1/2)Not a dry eye in the house as the AMAZING Dr.
@Gifty_Kwakye_MD
is installed during the State of the Art Lecture as the 1st Arthur Fleming Research Professor of Surgery! 🥹Congratulations, Dr. Kwakye!
#SBASProud
#SBASUMich2023
👇🏾See a snippet of her story in the next thread!
An OUTSTANDING Presidential Address by our TREMENDOUS 28th President!!! Thank you, Dr. Andre Campbell! What a phenomenal year of transformation, leadership, and growth!!!
#SBASUMich2023
#BlackMeninMedicine
@TraumaDocSF
America has an urgent need for Black doctors: 'It's hard to be what you can't imagine' via
@usatoday
@AHayesJordanMD
, Surgeon-in-Chief of
@uncchildrens
paved the way as the first Black female pediatric surgeon in the country. Now she is helping others.
🧵(1/2) Happy Thursday!!!! Allow us to add more AMAZING & INSPIRING Black History to your
#BlackHistoryMonth
celebration!
CONGRATULATIONS Dr. Fabian Johnston and Dr. Callisia Clarke (
@DrCNClarke
) on this HISTORIC accomplishment. Because of you, We believe!✊🏾✨👇🏾
#SeeItBelieveIt
🧵Our historic leadership transitions just took place!
CONGRATULATIONS to our new PRESIDENT, Dr.
@CarlaPughMDPhD
! The presidency passed between two women for the 1st time in our history! We can’t wait for SBAS to continue to THRIVE with her visionary leadership!
#SBAS2021WashU
👇🏾
As a society, we are so grateful for the extraordinary legacy of Congressman John Lewis & heartbroken by his passing. Thank you,
@repjohnlewis
for your service, example, persistence & sacrifice. You have changed and inspired us all and your iconic legacy lives on...Rest ✨✊🏾🙏🏾
Members of the Society of Black Academic Surgeons take offense to JAMA's statements (
@JAMA_current
) posted on Twitter (see screenshot ⬇️) and the "Structural Racism for Doctors" podcast.
Please read our full statement here➡️:
@AmerMedicalAssn
@AP
CONGRATULATIONS to our new President ELECT,
@DrJohnHStewart
!
Professor....Surgeon-Scientist....Brilliant Leader and the list goes on!!! We look forward to your leadership, Dr. Stewart!
#BlackMeninMedicine
#SBASUMich2023
It’s another
#BHM
Tuesday! We are HONORED to celebrate a fantastic leader, mentor, and overall good human in academic surgery—Dr.
@FabianJohnston
! His accomplishments were impossible to fit on one Tweet, but suffice to say we are so proud!✊🏾
#SBASCelebratesBHM
#BlackMeninMedicine
Howard University is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Andrea A. Hayes, M.D. as chair of the Department of Surgery. We welcome Dr. Hayes as the first woman in Howard's history to serve in the position.
#HowardForward
🗞:
Our amazing Past President Dr.
@AndreaHayesMD
is giving a PHENOMENAL presidential address! From being denied a peds surgery fellowship 3 TIMES to LITERALLY creating standards of care in pediatric oncology to the 1st woman chair
@HowardUGenSurg
! What an INSPIRATION!
#SBAS2021WashU
Dr. Sherilyn Gordon was an EXTRAORDINARY educator, researcher, transplant surgeon & mother. We remember her beautiful legacy & impact annually with her named lecture.💜
#SBASUMich2023
Learn more about intimate partner violence from the ACS toolkit here:
Following years of exemplary work as a bariatric and minimally invasive GI surgeon, educator, and leader, Dr. Akuezunkpa O. Ude Welcome has been promoted to Chief of Surgery at
@NYULangoneBK
. Congratulations!
Learn more:
Talk about glass shattering! Our hearts are full watching these young minority stars begin careers in the surgical subspecialties. The work of many before us has lead to this moment 💫.
Congrats to all! We’re here to support & equip you on your journey 💪🏽
#SBASStrong
#SBASProud
THREAD (1/2): Starting tomorrow, in celebration of Black History Month, we will feature some of our leading surgeons - past & present - throughout the entire month of February. Our celebration will continue beyond February as we roll out our new Surgeon Spotlight Initiative.
CONGRATULATIONS to our new President ELECT, Dr. Luz Maria Rodriguez!
This marks a HISTORIC selection as Dr. Rodriguez is the 1st Afro-Latina Surgeon to lead SBAS & the 4th woman in our history! We are SO excited for the future of SBAS under her leadership!
#SBASJeffSurg2022
✊🏾✨
As the world comes to terms with the deadly impact of racism, today, on
#Juneteenth
, we’d like to CELEBRATE the SBAS family! A family that celebrates our achievements & provides refuge as we persevere in spaces that don’t always value us. (1/3)
#SBASCelebratesJuneteenth
In these troubling times, we are SO thrilled to welcome our AMAZING 2020-2021 President, Dr. Andrea Hayes-Jordan to Twitter!!! Be sure to send a warm welcome & follow her at
@AHayesJordanMD
! Go, Madam President!!
#SheLeads
#BlackWomeninMedicine
✨
Dr. Andrea Hayes-Jordan is Chief of Pediatric Surgery at UNC and Surgeon in Chief at the North Carolina Children’s Hospital. She is a pioneering researcher, pediatric surgical oncologist & the 1st Black female pediatric surgeon in the U.S.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackWomeninMedicine
Our top leadership transition just took place!
CONGRATULATIONS to our new PRESIDENT, Dr. Luz Maria Rodriguez! This marks the beginning of a HISTORIC presidency as Dr. Rodriguez is the 1st Afro-Latina Surgeon to lead SBAS & the 4th woman in our history!
#SBASUMich2023
🧵(2/5) CONGRATULATIONS to our new President ELECT, Dr. Andre Campbell (
@TraumaDocSF
) !!!!!! A decorated clinician, educator and researcher, we are SO excited for the future of SBAS under his leadership!!!
#SBAS2021WashU
#BlackMeninSurgery
Happy
#NationalBlackWomenPhysiciansDay
from the superstar women of
#SBAS
!
What a glorious day to celebrate with so many of our members promoting their work and advancing our field with their expertise at
@AcademicSurgery
🔖Celebrate & tag your favorite black female doc!
The Society of Black Academic Surgeons strongly denounces the rising violence and racism directed towards the Asian community.
Please read our full statement here:
#StopAsianHate
Y’all,
#BlackGirlsDoSurgery
magic happened today at
#SBASUMich2023
! The installation of Dr.
@Gifty_Kwakye_MD
as the inaugural Dr. Arthur Fleming Research Professor of Surgery was AMAZING to witness!
Watch the full video shared of her INSPIRING story!⬇️
An OUTSTANDING Presidential Address by our PHENOMENAL 27th President!!! An inspiring call to action focusing on the importance of allyship! Thank you, Dr.
@CarlaPughMDPhD
!!! We remain SO grateful for your visionary & brilliant leadership!!!
#SBASJeffSurg2022
#BlackWomenLead
✊🏾✨
It’s all smiles as our AMAZING President
@AndreaHayesMD
officially opens our 1st Virtual Meeting in our welcome reception!!! Real Fireside Chat vibes in here! Welcome EVERYONE!!! We look forward to having a GREAT meeting!!!
Use
#SBAS2021WashU
to let us know you’re with us!!! ✊🏾
Congratulations to our new Program Committee Chair, Dr. Colin Martin (
@colinalexmartin
)!!!! We are excited for your leadership and look forward to an EXCELLENT meeting at
@UCDavisSurgery
in 2024!!!!!
#SBASUMich2023
🧵(1/2) TODAY, we celebrate Cardiac Surgery PIONEER Mr. Vivien Thomas! Though Mr. Thomas had no formal medical training, his technical skills & surgical insight were highly regarded! Mr. Thomas helped train COUNTLESS future leaders in American surgery.
#SBASCelebratesBHM
#BHM
👇🏾✨
We kick off the month with our FIRST surgeon highlight- Trailblazer, Dr. Dorothy Lavinia Brown!
Use the hashtag
#SBAScelebratesBHM
to celebrate with us this month or nominate a surgeon who you believe exemplifies our SBAS values here—>
#BlackHistoryMonth
The last transplant by the first black woman to be a transplant surgeon. Thank you for the honor and privilege to photograph you and to learn from you...And for letting me use Castro’s for the anastomoses as a resident. 😉 ❤️
@scantlv
Dr. Velma Scantlebury, MD, FACS.
#Legend
🔥
Sending warm wishes, encouragement, and good vibes to all of our amazing training surgeons taking the ABSITE this weekend! Continue to excel and remain confident. We believe in you 100%!🙌🏾✨✊🏾
Congratulations to everyone participating in
#GenSurgMatch2021
!!!! As the season starts, know that we believe in you and are rooting for your success!!!! You got this!!!
#BelieveIt
#SBASProud
Big day!!! It took over 2.5 years but for the first time since starting residency (2nd time ever) I operated with a Black attending!
Thank you
@Drmojolaomole
! I can’t wait to do for others what you do for me!
Tomorrow Dr. Andrea Hayes-Jordan – the first female African-American pediatric surgeon in the country, current President of Society of Black Academic Surgeons and UCSF-East Bay grad will lead our East Bay-West Bay combined Grand Rounds -->
@AHayesJordanMD