Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸 @TomVargheseJr Twitter profile

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

4 years

This past summer, our family had the privilege of visiting @AuschwitzMuseum . Easily one of the most profound & cherished experiences we've had in our lives. Highly recommend #virtualtour and visiting in person in the future. #NeverForget #Auschwitz

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4 years

#StayAtHome | #VirtualMuseum @AuschwitzMuseum remains closed for visitors but you can still see the site & learn the history of #Auschwitz thanks to our #virtualtour :

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

4 years

It's been an amazing week. Grateful to @RuthVWatkins @MikeGoodMD @srgfin @CSelzman @huntsmancancer @UofUHealth for the opportunities. To my family, mentors, colleagues & friends for the support. And to our trainees & patients who inspire us all. #MedEd

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

1 year

To those who have reached out and offered support - Thank you. I have had several conversations w/ @STS_CTsurgery executive leadership, and a statement will be out soon. Stay tuned. What happened was terrible. I won't rest until meaningful change occurs

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

4 years

Biggest pet peeve during #COVID19 Pandemic: The terms “Essential” & “Non-essential” employees. Complete BS. Everyone on the frontlines is essential. Those at home & social distancing are essential. Caregivers are essential Grateful to all #StrongerTogether

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

4 years

Thanks @Twitter for the honor of verification. Grateful for the platform. And to our amazing tribe members: inspired by all your efforts advancing #science , #publichealth and the quest to do better. Let's go change the world @AmCollSurgeons

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

4 years

Truth. #COVID19 HT @crrogersPhD

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

5 years

How about let college kids study what they want to study? I am not a fan of mandating everyone coming into medical school to be the same.

JAMA

@JAMA_current

5 years

Consider a modest proposal: that all students applying for admission to med school major in the humanities with an optional minor in biology and science. No premed majors need apply; the science training will come after acceptance.

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

7 years

One of the biggest myths in Medicine is "NPO after midnight" prior to a procedure. Kudos for teaching this pearl of wisdom #MedEd

St George's anaesthetic department 🌈

@StGgas

7 years

No such thing as 'Nil by mouth from midnight'. Pts can drink clear fluids up to 2 hrs before surgery, this helps recovery #tipsfornewdocs

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

6 years

Advice from the pages of surgical history. #TipsForNewDocs #TipsForOldDocs #SurgTweeting #MedEd

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@TomVargheseJr

1 year

@DrRebeccaHammon @IEMcElroy It was horrific.

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

4 years

5 years ago today, we arrived in Utah from Washington. Started working @UofUHealth @huntsmancancer on July 1st. #Grateful to my family, amazing teams + our patients for the journey. Looking forward to the opportunities ahead 🙏🏾

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

5 years

Dr. Julie Freischlag has done it all - outstanding surgeon, glass shatterer, dept chair, dean, CEO. She is one of the most generous people I have ever met. Grateful to have a moment to connect & learn from a visionary @JFreischlag @amyhildreth @ClancyClark

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

1 year

A first step for @STS_CTsurgery . More work ahead.

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

8 months

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” - Nelson Mandela Blessed to be inducted into @AmCollSurgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators alongside visionaries in surgical education around the globe. Looking forward to our work ahead.

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

4 years

I keep hearing the words: “it’s like we’re living in a third-world country”. Most third-world countries have public health systems in place because of recent infectious disease epidemics. 🦠 Virus doesn’t care what your country classification is. #COVID19

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

3 months

Breaking news: Congrats to @AcademicSurgery President Elect Dr. Brenessa Lindeman @BrenessaL !! Looking forward to the collaborations ahead 🙌🏾 #ASC2024

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

4 years

Several tied for the top: “Tom...you won’t ever become a surgeon” “Nice people can’t be surgeons.” “Surgeons don’t care about preop” “Academic surgery is a waste of time” Great to prove the naysayers wrong. #MedTwitter

tired resident

@alilresident

4 years

hey #medtwitter tweet me the worst advice you ever got in med school

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

5 years

Privilege is invisible to those who have it. For the privileged, equity feels like discrimination. However: a gender equal world = more transparency in expectations, salary & evaluations. Which means a better life for men as well. #HeForShe

Agnieszka Solberg MD

@AgnesSolberg

5 years

Men absolutely should. I worry men think if we get paid fairly, they’ll have to give up a piece of their larger pie slice. #SheLeadsHealthcare #RadChicks #RadXX #HeForShe @RadiologyChicks

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

4 years

When our family visited @AuschwitzMuseum last year, this statement by our guide was sobering: “Auschwitz was the end result of a sustained, unchallenged campaign of misinformation & lack of humanity” We must rise up. We must overcome. #NeverAgain

Yahoo News

@YahooNews

4 years

Almost two-thirds of young American adults do not know that 6 million Jews were killed during the Holocaust, and more than one in 10 believe Jews caused the Holocaust, a new survey has found

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

4 years

Official Society of University Surgeons @UnivSurg statement condemning racism in all its forms. #SurgeonsAgainstRacism #EndHate

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

9 years

Friendly advice for @TheView 1. Without nurses, there is no healthcare. 2. Always remember rule 1 #NursesRock #Respect

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

7 years

Roses are red, As is one's face post vagotomy. The path to the heart Is by thoracotomy or sternotomy #surgicalvalentine #ILookLikeASurgeon

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

6 years

Not sure if I’m supposed to be Tweeting from the stage, but sure, why not :) Congrats to all the Initiates! @AmCollSurgeons #ACSCC18

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

4 years

Dr. Fauci on @MSNBC just now stated that all healthcare workers should wear masks at all times. Long overdue... #GetUsPPE #GetMePPE #COVID19

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

1 year

“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others.” “It is in your hands, to make a better world for all who live in it.” - Nelson Mandela #quotes #Leadership #MakeADifference

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

1 year

One of the most amazing things to see is the growth of an incredible organization of leaders, @WomenInThoracic . The best of the best. #AATS2023 #inspirational @AATSHQ

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

1 year

I have never understood why anyone in one medical specialty would disparage another. I’ve learned from & been fortunate to collaborate with many over the decades. "Great things are never done by one person; they're done by a team of people." – Steve Jobs #MedTwitter

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

1 year

Congrats to Dr. Jennifer Tseng @TsengJennifer , as she gives her @SSATNews Presidential Address today - "Open the Door". Trail blazer, Mentor extraordinaire, Surgery Chair - she does it all with grace and a fierce drive to build a better world. Thank you for all that you do!

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

4 years

Just arrived. Grateful to @BarackObama for the opportunity to learn. #SurgeonsWhoRead #MedTwitter

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

6 years

@susieQP8 @AmyOxentenkoMD @SashaShillcutt @DanaTelem @jdimick1 @rebecca_sippel @jessbrobbins @maraantonoff @SarehParangiMD @AndrewMIbrahim Summed up in 1 word: Love Good mentors & leaders love what they do. They love the world around them & want to see people succeed. They love the opportunities to engage w/ people. They care so much that they don’t want or need anything in return. Love.

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

6 years

My “radical” opinion: - I am not a fan of lifetime appointments for any position in any line of work. Would love to see term limits become the norm in all 3 branches of government. Diversify, bring in new perspectives and embrace those who wish to serve.

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

4 months

@JReinerMD Agree. Would also love to see a rule that all candidates for President have to debate in order to get the official party nomination. If there’s no one running against an incumbent, then do a town hall. Politicians should not be able to hide from answering the tough questions.

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

8 years

Just saw a TV commercial asking patients who suffer hair loss from chemotherapy to contact a lawyer. This is a troubled world we live in

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

5 years

Social Media is an amazing opportunity to engage & learn from the world around you. But it doesn’t replace in-person connections. Not everything online is reality. #SoMe is a good first step. But not the only one. #MedEd

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

5 years

There is good in this world. For example: Otters are awesome. @choo_ek @darakass HT @BethFratesMD

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5 years

Cute 😍 (Dissocean/IG)

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

4 years

@Craig_A_Spencer God bless you @Craig_A_Spencer and all those on the frontlines. We have a ton of work ahead. But we now have a chance with science as the bedrock. @choo_ek @meganranney @CarlosdelRio7 @vivek_murthy @ashishkjha @gregggonsalves @angie_rasmussen

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

7 years

This sign 👇🏾 #sciencematters

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

4 years

The natural instinct is to dwell in the past, perseverate over mistakes that were made, and be consumed with regret. The smart choice is to learn from your history, and then move boldly forward. #Leadership #MedTwitter

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

4 years

Fascinating video for those in need of storing & re-using their N95 masks. (And yes...mind-boggling it has come to this...) #COVID19 #COVID ー19 #GetUsPPE #GetMePPE HT @ChristianAssad

Christian Assad, MD

@ChristianAssad

4 years

Stumbled on this video on Facebook and thought it would be worth sharing here.

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

4 years

Agree with Dr. Fauci. One of the most amazing things to see is the vast majority of Americans social distancing. Physical markers do indeed help (📸 of the floor at Starbucks in our main lobby after today’s rounds) #COVID19

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

6 years

Advice given to every resident & fellow that I've had the privilege of training: First impressions matter. Dress and be professional. When greeting people, introduce yourself, shake their hands (firm handshake) while looking in their eyes. #MedEd

Harvard Business Review

@HarvardBiz

6 years

One way to project confidence: Dress a little bit better than anyone else in the room

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

2 years

On my way back home. ✅ Soul rejuvenated. Inspired and eternally grateful for this amazing tribe of colleagues, trainees, change agents and teams from around the globe. 🙏🏾 Till we meet again. #ACSCC22 @AmCollSurgeons

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

5 years

#MedEd Myths - “Trainees nowadays don’t work as hard as when we were in training”; Biased statement made by every generation in every field of work - “July, worst time to be treated at a hospital”; All trainees are supervised. Especially in July.

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

5 years

Ok folks - there was one session I didn’t live-tweet during #SAAS2019 and that’s because I was scribbling notes...a total of 14 pages! Why? Pearls of wisdom from Chairs in Surgery. I’ll share a few, but wrote many notes as a personal “To Do”

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

8 years

Amazing how graham crackers & peanut butter sustain a nation of residents. (Yep - we've all been there) 🤔 #MedEd

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

4 years

@choo_ek More stories about asymptomatic people surprised at getting COVID, and then doing the right thing to protect those around them. Unsung heroes

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

1 year

Made a quick trip to Houston for a niece’s wedding after our @UnivSurg retreat. There is one constancy in life: - Indian weddings are spectacular events. Highly recommend. May the Bhangra/Bollywood/Indian music rejuvenate your soul!

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

10 months

@ronhekier “You have to train them before you can blame them.” Brilliance ❤️‍🩹

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

3 years

My God...what a beautiful obituary. On this Christmas morning, there are so many families grieving. Incredibly grateful to the Kaczynski family for highlighting the joy that Francesca (“Beans”) brought into the world. @KFILE #RIPBeans

Andy Kaczynski

@KFILE

3 years

We’re heartbroken to have to announce our beautiful daughter Francesca passed away last night in the arms of her mom and dad. There will always be a Bean-sized hole in our hearts for her. We’re so grateful to have known her love. Francesca we love you.

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

6 years

And new President-elect of @AmCollSurgeons is... Dr. Valerie Rusch @sloan_kettering ! Congrats!! #ACSCC18

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

6 years

If it was easy for you - great. But please don’t come on a national stage and tell all the rest of us mere mortals that we should ignore all the mechanisms and paths needed to make the world a better place. There’s a lot of work to do.

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

4 years

With #COVID ー19 resulting in cancellation of in-person residency & fellowship interviews, many have asked about best practices for conducting virtual interviews. Document outlining some best practices: via @SlideShare #MedEd #tssmn

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸

@TomVargheseJr

4 years

Grateful to Russ, Leslie and the entire @huntsmancancer @UofUHealth OR nursing team for the cloth mask w/ replaceable Medical grade fabric (Halyard H600) inserts, to be worn to and from the hospital. Preserving our PPE for patient care. #GetUsPPE #COVID19

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