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Northwestern Department of Surgery’s official Twitter account.
Chicago, IL
Joined February 2014
Congratulations to the Department of Surgery on their Matches in General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Integrated Surgery and Vascular Integrated Surgery! We can’t wait to meet you!
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We are proud to announce our next @purplesurg class #NUMatch #Match2024 #PurplePride #GenSurgMatch2024
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Proud to announce that @NorthwesternU has conferred and awarded tenure/promotions effective 9/1 to the following faculty: (2/3) Karl Bilimoria, MD, MS @kbilimoria - Promoted to tenured Professor of Surgery.Nitin Katariya, MD - Promoted to Associate Professor of Surgery
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Happy Match Day! @NMSurgery is excited to announce our new incoming class of interns for the 2021-2022 academic year! Welcome 💜
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Congratulations to @LeahTatebe who was awarded the Health Policy Scholarship for General Surgeons from @AmCollSurgeons! She will be attending the Health Leadership Program in Health Policy and Management this summer at @TheHellerSchool
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📣Congratulations @LeahTatebe on your appointment as General Surgery Residency Program Director! It's clear we are headed in the right direction and look forward to her leadership. @purplesurg @NUFeinbergMed
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Congratulations to @kbilimoria whose term as President of @AcademicSurgery began this week at the 14th Annual Academic Surgical Congress! #ASC2019
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Congratulations to Drs. Karl Bilimoria @kbilimoria and Seema Khan who received a NIH T32 award from the National Cancer Institute for their project entitled, “COllaborative Northwestern Surgical Oncology Research Training (CONSORT)” for a total of $1,959,584 for five years 💫
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Congratulations to Ashley Vavra, MD @AshleyVavraMD recently appointed as Chief, Vascular Surgery Service and Medical Director of the Vascular Ultrasound Laboratory at Jesse Brown VA Medical Center!
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Proud to announce that @skmaithel will join us as the Division Chief of Surgical Oncology in January 2025!
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Congratulations to @DanielaLadnerMD who has been appointed as the John Benjamin Murphy Professor of Surgery! This is a well-deserved recognition of her outstanding academic achievements and ongoing contribution to Surgery.
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Congratulations to Dr. Karen Ho who received a NIH R01 award from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute for her project entitled, "Targeting the Meta-organismal Butyrate Pathway to Prevent Arterial Restenosis after Vascular Surgery" for a total of $2,759,318 for five years!
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Congrats to Dr. @JJStulberg who received a NIH R18 award from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for his project “Preventing Opioid Misuse through Safe Opioid Use Agreements between Patients and Surgical Providers (PROMISE ME)” for a total of $1,354,390 for 3 years!!
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Congratulations to all! We are so proud of your accomplishments 🤗
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Congratulations to @TonyYangMD who received NIH K08 award from @nih_nhlbi for his project entitled, “Tailored Adaptation of the AHRQ VTE QI Guide to Local Hospital Context” for a total of $813,771 for five years!
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👁️spy with my little 👁️ our new Gen Surg interns! Excited to have you on this journey!
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Vitaliy Poylin, MD - Promoted to Associate Professor of Surgery.Please join us in congratulating our colleagues!. (4/4)
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#ICYMI Distinguished Surgeon @DrHasanAlam Named Chair of Surgery Welcome to @NorthwesternMed and @NUFeinbergMed!
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The @NMSurgery Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee is thrilled to announce that @NorthwesternU has conferred and awarded tenure and promotions effective September 1, 2023 to the below faculty. #purplepride #teampurple @NUFeinbergMed
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#Congrats to Dr. Karen Ho, who has been appointed as the John Marquardt Clinical Research Professor in Vascular Surgery! Dr. Ho serves as the Director of Vascular Surgery Research and interim Co-Vice Chair of Research for the Department of Surgery. #teampurple #purplepride
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#ICYMI: Congratulations to @AnkitBharatMD and @amyhalversonmd who were recently elected as members of the #AmericanSurgicalAssociation during the 2021 annual ASA meeting!
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We are excited to announce that the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons @TheAAES selected Dr. Cord Sturgeon as its next President during the 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting. Dr. Sturgeon will serve as AAES President for one year starting in May of 2022.
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Due to the hard work of @NMSurgery Faculty and Researchers, we've moved up 6 places in @NIH rankings to #13 in the country for 2021! We continue to maintain our long standing position as #1 in Chicago and Illinois.
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Congratulations to @AndrewHuMBChB and @mehulvraval:their @NUCATSInstitute Fall 2021 Pilot Grant program, “De-Implementation of CT Scan Use for Pediatric Appendicitis Diagnosis in Illinois," has been approved for funding ($30,000)!
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We are THRILLED to welcome Sandeep Bharadwaj to Northwestern Thoracic Surgery – Integrated Residency! @nmcardiovasc #CTSurgery #Match2020 #NorthwesternProud
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#Congratulations to @NU_SOQIC's @kbilimoria, named one of two Mentor(s) of the Year by the @NUFeinbergMed Medical Faculty Council @MFC_NU. Watch the video honoring him here:
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#Congratulations to @AnneMStey on her award, pictured here with our Chief of Surgery @DrHasanAlam! AAST Research and Education Scholarship Award from American Association for the Surgery of Trauma @traumadoctors
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Proud to announce that @NorthwesternU has conferred and awarded tenure/promotions effective 9/1 to the following faculty: (1/3) Ankit Bharat, MBBS @AnkitBharatMD - Award of tenure at rank of Associate Professor of Surgery.Daniela Ladner, MD, MPH - Promoted to Professor of Surgery
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Congratulations to @mehulvraval who received a NIH R01 award for his project entitled, “Clinical Trial of ENhancing Recovery in CHildren Undergoing Surgery - ENRICHUS” for a total of $3,257,338 for five years! 👍 👍 @NUFeinbergMed @LuriePedSurg #pedsurg #researchstudy
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We are thrilled to welcome these wonderful people to the Department of Surgery! #Match2022 #MatchDay2022
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#Shoutout to @ChrisMalaisrie MD who was Promoted to Professor of Surgery 👏 👏 👏 #teamsurg #updateyourtwitterbio 😉 @NUFeinbergMed @purplesurg
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#surgtweeting community: We'd like to introduce our very talented new group of PGY1 General Surgery #residents . Looking forward to the journey 💜 #purplevillage #MatchDay2020 @McGawGME
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Congratulations to #research #resident @JessieHo_ for winning the Chicago Committee on Trauma Resident Paper Competition entitled “How long is too long: Prolonging the zone 1 aortic occlusion time to 4 hours using a partial resuscitative endovascular balloon in a swine model."
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#Congratulations to #resident Bona Ko, MD, and @kbilimoria who received a NIH F32 award from @AHRQNews project entitled, “An Alternative Approach to Understanding the Drivers of High-Performance End-of-life Care Delivery in the ICU” for a total of $145,752 for 2 years!✨
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On behalf of the Department of Surgery's Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee we are very happy to announce that @NorthwesternU has conferred and awarded tenure/promotions effective September 1, 2022 to the following faculty:
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You have to squint to see it, but @purplesurg intern @BorstJohanna is holding her A.A. Goldsmith Award given at @McGawGME to a first-year resident that exemplifies kindness and consideration, genuine humaneness and greater empathy towards the patient and their family. Congrats!
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Congratulations to Dr. @DanielaLadner for receiving multiple @NIH funded projects!.The first is a NIH R01 award entitled, “LIVOPT - LIVer cirrhosis - Optimizing Prediction of patient ouTcomes” for a total of $3.07 million for five years.
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We are looking forward to the Gerald T Ujiki, MD Grand Rounds by @BrenessaL Friday, December 15th!
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Congratulations to our recipients of the Excellence in Teaching Awards! #PurplePride @NUFeinbergMed
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Congratulations to our General Surgery #residency graduates! @TarikYuceMD @courtneyjharris @CarySchlick and Zach Tyerman, MD; bright futures ahead!
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We'd like to express our sincere gratitude to @CDMRP for providing $16M for two multicenter clinical trials focusing on patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). 1/2
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We are thrilled to announce that @mehulvraval and @AnneMStey have received the distinguished honor of being elected to the @NUFeinbergMed chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha. Congratulations!✨
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#CONGRATULATIONS 👏👏👏 are in order for Dr. Eskandari, who received a competitive renewal for the NIH T32 award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for his project entitled, “Vascular Surgery Scientist Training Program” for a total of $1,632,240 for 5 years! 🙌
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Congrats to our chief residents on their graduation from general surgery residency!! It's been our privilege to work with these doctors - great things are ahead.
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Congratulations to Department of Surgery 2021 Research Mentors! @kbilimoria @rpmerkow @amyhalversonmd @DavidDOdell @AnneMStey @AshleyVavraMD @sumanasjordan @mehulvraval @TonyYangMD
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#Chicago #surgery Chairs representing with @AmCollSurgeons royalty at the Joint Cocktail Reception last night with @DrHasanAlam @JBMatthews @VivianGahtanMD Alfonso Torquati, MD and @pturnermd #ACSCC23 #ACSCC2023
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Congratulations to @KateOttMD selected as a winner of a William H. Pearce, MD Research Award Resident - Basic Science in the abstract competition for the William H. Pearce, MD Research Symposium that will be held on Edelstone-Bendix Residents’ Day via Zoom June 12 from 3-5 pm.
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#ICYMI On behalf of the @NMSurgery Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee we are happy to announce that @NorthwesternU has conferred and awarded tenure/promotions effective September 1 to the following faculty:.@AnkitBharatMD - Promoted to tenured Professor of Surgery (1/4)
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#MicDrop: On behalf of the @NMSurgery Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee we are very happy to announce that Northwestern University has conferred and awarded tenure at rank of Associate Professor of Surgery to @J_Wertheim1 MD, PhD! #Kudos @NUFeinbergMed
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Welcome to the newest @NMSurgery family member: Lillian “Lily” Harriet, Born December 3rd, 2020 💜 Congratulations, @EzraTeitelbaum and Eliza!
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On National #DoctorsDay, we celebrate our physicians, fellows, residents and healthcare professionals for your passion and dedication to our patients and communities. Your dedication to your work and your patients is inspiring. We appreciate you today and every day!🌟
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.@NMSurgery is pleased to announce the appointment of Christopher Mehta, MD, @MehtaCK as an Assistant Professor to the Department of Surgery and Division of Cardiac Surgery. Dr. Mehta joins Northwestern Medicine as of February 2020!🤝
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Next on the @NMSurgery Promotion Thread: @DavidDOdell MD, MMSc; Promoted to Associate Professor of Surgery 🌟 #purplepride #academicsurgery @NUFeinbergMed @NU_SOQIC @purplesurg
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Extending our proudest #Congratulations to the winners of Residents as Teachers Awards '19-'20 🎉 @mantale1 @KBrookeGolisch @EmilyCerier @JessieHo_ @MattSnyderMD @RyanCampagna84 @ryanellismd @kscorkum @mnooromid @EribertoMichel
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We are looking forward to hosting @TsengJennifer as our upcoming visiting professor for the Charles Mayo, MD Lectureship on Friday, October 13, 2023!
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#JustOut by first author and #resident @AndrewHuMBChB with Jane Holl, MD and @mehulvraval: Pediatric specific challenges of the single institutional review board mandate
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Such an invigorating time at this year's Edelstone-Bendix Day! Strategies set for the future of the Department by faculty, the William H. Pearce, MD Research Symposium speaker @mebottazzi, poster session and many awards recognizing commitment to research. #purplepride 💜
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Congratulations to Dr. Rowell & @TonyYangMD who were promoted to Associate Professor @NorthwesternU !
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#Kudos 👏👏 to @kbilimoria and Dr. Joseph Leventhal on being inducted into the oldest and most prestigious surgical organization, the American Surgical Association! They were introduced to the membership this month in Dallas, TX. @NU_SOQIC @purplesurg #TeamPurple
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On behalf of @NMSurgery Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee we are very happy to announce that Northwestern University has conferred and awarded tenure/promotions effective September 1, 2021 to the following faculty:
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Northwestern University Vascular Surgery has an MD postdoctoral research fellowship (NIH T32) position available starting July 1. Interested applicants should click here for application information:
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The Acute Care Surgery division is seeking an early to mid-career academic surgeon. This is an exciting opportunity to join a clinically busy team that is also one of the top research-funded Acute Care Surgery divisions in the country. Apply👉
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And to round out our promotion, a hearty #Props to Andrew Hoel, MD for being Promoted to Associate Professor of Surgery! #youshouldjoinsurgtwitter #surgeon @purplesurg @NUFeinbergMed
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Congratulations to all faculty in the Department of Surgery who have received 2020-2021 teaching awards from @NUFeinbergMed!
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Julia Grabowski, MD - Promoted to Associate Professor of Surgery.@TimothyLautz - Promoted to Associate Professor of Surgery. (3/4)
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Juan C. Caicedo-Ramirez, MD - Promoted to Professor of Surgery.Osama Eltayeb, MD - Promoted to Associate Professor of Surgery. (2/4)
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@DrHasanAlam and @TraumaDocSF catching up in beautiful, windy Chicago! Honored to have Dr. Andre Campbell join us. @NUFeinbergMed @NorthwesternMed
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Dr. Dinee Simpson is featured on @ABC7Chicago discussing her outreach efforts in the African American Community #TransplantSurgery.
Chicago transplant surgeon aims to increase options for African American patients
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Hi 👋🏼 @traumadoctors and friends, know any good Trauma Surgeons ready for a new adventure? Apply👉
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We are so proud to have achieved breakthroughs in Surgery in fiscal year 2023 and we are excited to continue on the path of excellence. Learn more about our team and accomplishments here
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Thank you @DineeMD for presenting to a packed hybrid crowd on Health Equity in Chicago, and the programs that you, Dr. Juan Caicedo and @sumanasjordan are spearheading to provide the best care for our diverse patient population.
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Vitaliy Y. Poylin, M.D. joins #NM as Assistant Professor of Surgery! @VPoylin received his M.D. from @uwsmph. He completed his research fellowship and residency in Surgery at @BIDMChealth, and completed his fellowship in Colorectal Surgery at @UMNSurgery. #surgeducator @NMGastro
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All I'm saying is, I came to win the decorating contest. Don't worry about who helped me!! The random pins add 'scariness'🤭💜
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Very proud to announce that our @NMSurgery Trauma team is growing! We welcome Joseph Alden Herrold, MD, MPH and @NicoleMeredyth, who will begin with us later this summer.
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Please join us in congratulating these @NMSurgery @purplesurg trainees on their recent funding awards! Keep up the great work @RaheemBell5 @TBrown_VascEng @pc_SjN @SaieeshRao @NUFeinbergMed @McGawGME
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A farewell reception was held on last week in honor of Dr. Michael M. Abecassis for over 27 years of leadership at Northwestern. Our department thanks him for all of his outstanding contributions to our institution, wishing him the best as Dean @UAmedtucson We'll miss you!
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Can't wait until this Friday's Charles Mayo, MD Lectureship Grand Rounds by Visiting Professor @kibbemr!
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#Congratulations to #vascular #resident Katie Hekman, MD @hekwithatat for received the Vascular Research Initiatives Conference Trainee Award from @VascularSVS! We are very proud!!
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Charles Mayo, MD, Resident Roundtable with Visiting Professor Melina Kibbe, MD last night.
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Thankful to Visiting Professor Allan Kirk, MD for last night's Resident Roundtable and this morning's Loyal Davis, MD Lectureship. Until next time👋
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So grateful to host trauma colleagues and friends in town for @traumadoctors as well as our Harold L Method, MD Visiting Speaker @TraumaDocSF! No better way to close out #summertimechi #windycity #autumnchi with @DrHasanAlam @JJcolemanMD Michael Shapiro, MD
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On #InternationalWomensDay, we're honored to add more women to our faculty, joining our Plastic Surgery Division this Fall🍂
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Proud to announce that @NorthwesternU has conferred and awarded tenure/promotions effective 9/1 to the following faculty: (3/3) Rashmi Kabre, MD - Promoted to Associate Professor of Surgery!
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Happy GME Professionals Day to our hardworking team!! (Terri Y, Mackenzie, Yazmin and Jenna pictured)
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Congratulations to @MegEBouchard selected as a winner of a William H. Pearce, MD Research Award (Resident - Clinical Research) in the abstract competition for the William H. Pearce, MD Research Symposium that will be held on Edelstone-Bendix Residents’ Day via Zoom next Friday!
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Gotta "squash" the competition, right? eh?! *seeing myself out*.
Oh my gourd! 🎃 We are so excited for our first annual pumpkin carving/decorating contest. Time to see which surgery residents OR 🔪 skills will give us pumpkin to talk about. @NMSurgery @McGawGME @NorthwesternMed
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The Department of Surgery Celebrates @DineeMD!! Read about more Black Physicians making history at @NorthwesternMed #BlackHistoryMonth #RepresentationMatters #ifyouseeityoucanbeit #blackwomeninmedicine
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Honored to be among the top 10 Best Surgery Programs in US News and World Report rankings. @NMSurgery propels to new heights with our all-star faculty and leadership. #Rankings #USNWR @usnews @NUFeinbergMed
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@VitaliyPoylin being honored today with a 2023 @NorthwesternMed Humanitarian Award for his tireless effort to support physicians in Ukraine. We are proud to work with someone who models Dr. Martin Luther King’s ideal on service to others. #MLKEveryday #MLK
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