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#MichiganPromise
A great day for our program. Congratulations to Dr. Dimick for being appointed as the next Chair of the Department of Surgery! We would also like to thank Dr. Mulholland for his tremendous leadership for the last 17 years.
#UMSurgUpdates
#GoBlue
Congratulations to
@jdimick1
for being selected by
@WomenSurgeons
as the recipient of the 2022 Dr. Charles W. Putnam Distinguished Mentor Award! The award recognizes his sustained record of mentoring women surgeons and being a true agent of change.
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We are so honored to be ranked as the
#1
surgery residency program by
@doximity
.
People make a program, so to our faculty, residents and staff: Thank you and
#GoBlue
!
#WhyUMichSurgery
Excited to announce that
@Gifty_Kwakye_MD
has been appointed Clerkship Director!
Dr. Kwakye takes the baton from
@RishiReddyTSurg
, who brought so much passion to the role.
More on the clerkship:
👏 👏 👏 Surgery's
@jdimick1
one of 5 Michigan Medicine faculty elected to
@theNAMedicine
. One of the highest honors for researchers in medicine and health and well deserved!
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Thrilled to be ranked the
#1
surgery residency program ✨once again✨ in the
@doximity
residency navigator!
Thanks to the staff, residents and faculty who make the program what it is.
#GoBlue
!
#WhyUMichSurgery
Congratulations to
@bcgeorge
for your appointment as the Division Chief for Acute Care Surgery! 🎉
He takes the baton from Dr. Raghavendran, who we can't thank enough for his service, leadership and dedication in the role.
The inaugural recipient of the Jim Knol, M.D., Early Career Endowment Fund is...
@Gifty_Kwakye_MD
!
Like the fund's namesake, Dr. Knol, Dr. Kwakye has demonstrated a commitment to clinical education and innovative clinical program development.
Congratulations!
Very excited to announce that Dr. Dana Telem, Dr. Jacqueline Jeruss and Dr. Katherine Gallagher are now Fellows of the American Surgical Association.
Congratulations!
Congratulations to
@SamirGadepalli
for being appointed the Daniel H. Teitelbaum, MD Collegiate Professor *and* the Pediatric Surgery Fellowship director! 🎉👏 🥳
We're pleased to share that
@AmirGhaferi
is our first Moses Gunn, M.D. Research Professor!
Gunn was our first chair of surgery and helped shape surgical education and research. More about him and the annual Moses Gunn Research Conference:
Congratulations to
@BTBKGMD
for securing this $7.3 million award, the first of its kind in our department!
Look forward to seeing the impactful work that it will support.
Let's give a warm welcome to
@susieQP8
, who joins us in the section of general surgery. We're excited to see Dr. Pitt's strong clinical, research, and teaching skills at work here!
Get to know Dr. Pitt:
Huge 👏congratulations👏 to
@Pasca_Lab
on being elected a Fellow of
@aaas
!
She was recognized for distinguished contributions to the field of cancer biology, particularly tumors of the pancreas, and for leadership in graduate and postgraduate education and training.
Dr. Knol’s last day in the Operating Rooms. Such a talented surgeon who has impacted many lives! Patients, surgical residents, nurses, surgical techs and medical students among others. Thank you for keeping us on our toes! 😷
Congrats to
@seth_waits
for being appointed program director for our transplant surgery fellowship! 🥳
About the fellowship:
About TREE, the transplant surgery interest group Dr. Waits helps run:
We are so proud of
@DrHasanAlam
for being tapped for Chair of the Department of Surgery
@NMSurgery
. Thank you for your leadership and work here. How does maize and blue pair with purple?
We started our social media account less than a year ago. Here is a manuscript describing our method for developing a resident run account.
#SoMe
#SurgEd
#FOAMed
A walk through the halls of the Department of Surgery sure is nice these days.
🚶♀️ 😍
Get to know the people who make us who we are:
#WeAreUMichSurgery
#WallsDoTalk
6⃣ people.
Many years of training.
Limitless potential.
Congratulations to our graduating general surgery residents! Help celebrate them here:
#MichMedGrad
It's not often that one of our team members stars in an Emmy-winning feature. 😍
Congrats to the team who produced this amazing video about
@Gifty_Kwakye_MD
and her journey to surgery. The video took home two regional Emmys! 🏆🏆
See it for yourself:
We're excited that
@BTBKGMD
has been appointed Vice Chair of Basic and Translational Science! 👏👏👏
Dr. Gallagher's own lab is focused on improving innate immunity & cell function in diabetic wound healing and other vascular disease:
"When I first was in the hospital, I wondered if I could even go to medical school. Who ever heard of a doctor who uses a wheelchair?"
@McCullohMD
discussed the encouragement that put his surgical career back on track after an accident put it in doubt:
From military deployments to rounds in the hospital, surgery is service for
@ColemanDM_vasc
.
Her military background was leveraged for field hospital planning:
Get to know our team:
#WeAreUMichSurgery
A force for advancing equity in surgical leadership,
@DanaTelem
has been appointed the next Lazar J. Greenfield Professor of Surgery. Watch for more great work in advancing an inclusive culture. 3/3
👏 👏 Congratulations to
@DanaTelem
, appointed Interim Section Chief of General Surgery. Dr. Telem is a proactive leader and creative problem solver with a gift for using clinical data to improve operational effectiveness.
The Young Investigator Award is presented to a surgery fellow or resident who has demonstrated originality and scientific merit in research. Congratulations,
@SidraBonner
, for being one of two residents selected!
Mentors:
@AndrewMIbrahim
,
@kiranlagisetty
,
@tsvalley
Our own
@Gifty_Kwakye_MD
and
@spshubeck
opened up to the
@nytimes
about the challenges of balancing practicing surgery and raising children. It's hard. They're helping to lead change to make it easier.
📽️Our new surgery residents & fellows deserve the warmest welcome we can offer. Please accept a socially distant hug from your Michigan Surgery family, & welcome messages from faculty & residents!
#GoBlueMed
Trust is earned, and trust is cherished by Gifty Kwakye, M.D. She's helping to lead mentorship efforts to train surgeons who are not only technically excellent, but also keepers of that trust.
About the Anastomosis Mentorship program:
#WeAreUMichSurgery
Congratulations to Dr. Dawn Coleman for her installation as the Handleman Research Professor of Vascular Surgery! We can’t wait for January’s ceremony!!
#ILookLikeASurgeon
#He4She
A huge congratulations to our next Vice Chair of Education, Dr. Grace Kim! 🎉
And thank you to Dr. Steve Kasten for your excellent leadership in the role for the past 5 years. 🙏
Ever wonder why the buttons in the ‘Bovie’ are Maize and Blue?
#SurgicalInstrumentSaturday
highlighted one of the most important tools in a surgeons toolbox—and the former
@UMich
student who developed it.
#GoBlue
Our
#GoBlueMatch
residents for General Surgery are: 🥁
Interns:
Jonathan Cunha, Phillip Hsu, Cody Mullens, Jamila Picart, Paris Rollins, Samantha Savitch & Steven Xie
Prelim interns:
Franklin Burg, Nicholas Moll, John Morgan & Alexander Oserowsky
Welcome!
#Match2021
2/6
Grateful 🙏 for the leadership and service from
@Ronstoppable
during his tenure as head of the section of pediatric surgery and excited for his work to continue after he steps down!
The section is in good hands with
@erikaanewman
serving as interim section head. 🙌
We are so excited to share that
@erikaanewman
has been awarded a Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award in recognition of her leadership in the area of cultural diversity. (About the award: ) 1/6
A busy or unpredictable clinical practice can make it difficult to write well.
@leslydossett
provides some practical tips for academic surgeons to increasing the quantity and quality of their writing.
#UMSurgUpdates
#MichiganPromise
Congratulations to Dr. James Knol for receiving the 2021 Distinguished Alumnus Service Award! 👏👏
Learn more about the service that earned him this well-deserved honor. 👇
Great day for our program. Some of our rising chiefs have officially matched into fellowships. Congratulations to Drs. Church, Kimball, and Jacobs! The future of surgery is bright.
#UMSurgUpdates
#GoBlue
In her recent chief talk titled "It's okay to not be okay",
@sparklyscalpel
discussed ten lessons that she learned during her time as a resident. Learn more about Dr. Barrett's chief talk in the latest
#MichiganPromise
blog post:
On June 4, 2007, we lost six heroes. These men, who died when their plane crashed into Lake Michigan after they had procured a pair of lungs for transplantation, will always be remembered for their dedication and selflessness.
#UMSurgUpdates
"I want every student to learn something – either that they want to be a surgeon or to learn a skill that they can take to whatever specialty they choose."
-
@StaciAubryMD
on her new role as the surgery clerkship director
More from Aubry here:
📢 Prospective surgery residents!
Want to know what it's like to train here? Meet the Chair,
@jdimick1
, in a lunchtime 🥪 webinar and learn more about our programs and our culture. 👇
Join us October 26:
#SurgeryMatch2022
Let's hear it for the newest cohort of the department's Academy of Surgical Educators!
Congratulations—and thank you for all you do in service of educating future surgeons. 🙏
Congratulations to
@arikanters
and
@leejs5
for being selected by their peers as the 2019-2020 Administrative Chiefs! Great residents, hard workers, and soon-to-be superstar fellows in colorectal surgery and surgical oncology, respectively.
#UMSurgUpdates