Ava Saidian
@avasaidian
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UTHSC Urologic Oncologist, UCSD UroOnc Fellow, UAB Urology Residency Graduate, Former KU Medical Student, and forever a Texas Longhorn. Views are my own.
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When your attending says “Let me show you something real quick” and 27 minutes later he’s still showing you.
@RaisBahrami
@UABUrology
#SProbot
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The residents made graphics for my clinic and I’ve never been happier or felt more accomplished.
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LAST DAY OF CLINIC!! (as a fellow). Wish I could take these nurses with me!!
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Had the pleasure of doing my first case as an attending last week with an all female resident team! Thanks
@UTHSCUrology
for making the transition into attending-hood so smooth!
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Gave my junior resident the option to stay home tomorrow (w/ his pregnant wife). Don’t need 2 residents to round & cases will still be covered. Told him he could send me summaries of Hinman chapters of the cases to ease any guilt.
#COVID19
#residentwellness
#SocialDistancing
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COVID19 Surge Team C:
It only took 7 days for them to teach me how lungs work and to accept me as one of their own.
Grateful that patients have these two docs and all the other medicine residents (that are WAY smarter than me) managing their care.
@UABMedPeds
@UABUrology
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Not a day goes by that I don’t miss Belladonna-Opium suppositories. Anyone using anything per rectum for post-TURBT or CBI bladder spasms?
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Cheesy tweet: Sometimes the best mentors and advocates are the people standing right beside you. So grateful to be entering the field with these BOSS women
@HHuelsterMD
@kategessner_uro
@LauraBukavinaMD
#GU22
(and
@HougenHY
virtually)
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Q: What is something that you get worse at the more you do it?
A: The urology inservice exam.
Been helping the curve since 2017. I’ll be studying for boards if anyone needs me.
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“Dear Diary,
Today I am so excited to operate with my favorite resident, Ava. She is so talented and humble.” -
@RaisBahrami
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Grateful to have received a travel scholarship from
@eaonc
allowing me to present our trial proposal in person! So excited to be working with other young investigators,
@UroR_Pessoa
and
@WesleyYipMD
, on this concept!
#EA23
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So proud to be part of the incredible team that helped make this project possible. Especially grateful for the mentorship I've received at
@UCSD_Urology
@UCSDHealth
. Special thanks to
@DrRanaMcKay
for her leadership and continuous support.
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@willainsworthAL
I just read the report. Almost none of it follows CDC guidelines or recommendations and no one on the subcommittee was a physician. You cite public health as your priority but did not consult with a health care provider. Also no one from your office is answering the phones.
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Actual questions Ive asked today: "Are we still getting carotid US for syncope?" "He doesn't have an ECHO, will a MIBI work?" "Hypernatremia...you give...not LR, right?"
Mask up or have your medical issues managed by a urology PGY5(overseen by v. smart PGY1 &2 medicine residents
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I wish I could write manuscripts in my unapologetically basic girl speak. "People who got med A did ok. But guys, the people who got med A and med B absolutely crushed it! Look at this cute graph below for a visual representation."
Don't @ me.
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So grateful for this opportunity and for the team that made this project possible!
@AmirSalmasi
@YSL_MD
@JenAngerMD
@UCSD_Urology
@UCSDCancer_COE
Congratulations to
@avasaidian
of
@UCSDCancerCTO
for her BCAN 2022 Patient-Centered Clinical Research Young Investigator Award, presented to outstanding early career investigators dedicated to improving outcomes for
#bladdercancer
patients. Read more:
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First S’mores with Saidian was a success! Loved hosting these talented residents who are making new attending life a delight!
@UTHSCUrology
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Dont bother reading for Dr. Selph’s cases. There’s only one real way to impress him.
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Urologic Oncology superstar/genius/LGG queen, and
@BladderCancerUS
grant winner,
@LauraBukavinaMD
, presenting her bladder cancer + urine microbiome research.
#BCANTT23
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Couldn’t make it to
#AUA23
this year, but that didn’t stop my son from enjoying
@MariaUloko
, an absolute LEADER in our field.
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When e-mailing someone a "Physician On-boarding" form to fill out, it's fine to assume I'm not "Dr.", but how DARE you assume I'm single!
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Can’t put in to words how grateful I am to have you,
@DrRanaMcKay
, as a mentor! Couldn’t have done it without your support,
@justinepanian
, and all the great institutions who collaborated with us!
@avasaidian
is a rising star! Congrats on this amazing work and merit award from our multi-institutional series of IO pre CRN.
@UCSDHealth
@ASCO
@endourologyucsd
@cjkane10
@AdityaBagrodia
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Meant to post this earlier but we were having too much fun operating with and learning from
@adam_baumgarten
during his first robotic case as an ATTENDING! We’re so glad you’re at
@UABUrology
!
@JennyRosen17
@UABUroResidents
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Virtual Grand Rounds with Doug Jones. Great talk from a great leader in our community.
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Been waiting 18 years for that phone call from
@NASA
. In the meantime, I’ll just keeping doing this whole “urology” thing.
@UABUrology
#LaunchAmerica
#FutureAstronautTrainingProgramVeteran
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This is the first year I was on the OTHER side of the
@AmerUrological
#urologymatch
as an interviewer. I'm so excited for our incoming
@UTHSCUrology
interns and I love seeing where all the great applicants from this cycle ended up!! The future is bright!
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Stood my ground on GS3 /GG1 reclassification during Journal Club to the department chair.
@uroegg
would be proud.
Please don’t @ me your thoughts on reclassification. My junior attending heart is still racing from debating my boss.
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Can't thank
@AmerUrological
enough for the opportunity to present our podium presentation: Perioperative Outcomes Between Single-Port and Multi-Port Robotic Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: A Single Institutional Experience
#AUAVirtualSci
#AUA2020
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This is a random shoutout to all EVS staff who continue to work in a high risk environment to sanitize and clean everything. No one in healthcare could do their job without you!! I see you. I love you. I thank YOU!
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I had the privilege of speaking with a medical professional today (she specializes in canine medicine) who confirmed for me that dogs indeed go to heaven.
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Team
@UABUrology
at
#SUO19
. So lucky to call these gentlemen my mentors!
#prostatepals
#bladderbros
#cystosistas
@ccp1983
@JedUro1
@RaisBahrami
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You’re looking at the future of Urology, everyone! John Quale Travel Fellows,
@noel_onika
and
@betsykoehne
explaining their journey to bladder cancer research at
#BCANTT23
.
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Writing a grant is easy when it’s already been accepted with great enthusiasm by a distinguished panel of dogtors:
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So happy to be a mentor for UReTER (UnderRepresented Trainees Entering Residency) Mentorship Program! | UCSF Department of Urology
Click the link to learn more about this awesome program!
@UABUrology
@UABUroResidents
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All the best in one photo! My favorite part of SUO! Home this year with a newborn...these ladies get it.
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“Did you tell Twitter that I let you do the whole posterior bladder neck dissection? I never let anyone do that.” -
@RaisBahrami
@UABUrology
#RobotswithRaisBahrami
#DaVinciSinglePort
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Hot take, what if
#AUA24
was eco-friendly? Less random flyers and handouts, use more QR codes, (make info available on a shared event app), more digital poster abstracts. Just a thought!
@AmerUrological
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This is what I tell the hospital C-suite every time my case gets cancelled due to inadequate OR staffing/anesthesia. They love it.
Longer time to radical cystectomy in patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy is associated with worse oncological outcomes
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Huge congratulations to one of the BEST residents to ever train at
@UABUrology
! Intelligent, hard working and a team player! She is going to do great things at
@LurieUrology
@LurieChildrens
. Can’t wait to see her career as a peds urologist unfold!!
@JennyRosen17
Congratulations to chief Jenny Rosen, M.D., for matching at
@LurieChildrens
for a two-year fellowship in pediatric urology!
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Sent my junior home again today. We need to practice social distancing. Upper level residents need to step up. Take care of inpatients, scut work and cases so we can minimize health care workers exposed.
#COVID19
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Bilateral dismembered pyeloplasty using the single port robot today with
@PatrickSelph
! TWO URETERS! ONE PORT! (+ assistant port used by yours truly 😉).
@UABUrology
@IntuitiveSurg
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Shout-out to
@UABMedPeds
. Hunter (PGY-2) and Susmita (PGY-1) have taught me A LOT in <36 hours. How do they know SO MUCH about EVERYTHING?!
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Finally! I felt like a T-rex operating while pregnant!
“Including surgeons who are pregnant”…looking forward to seeing the new design. At 40 weeks pregnant it was not exactly comfortable to smoosh my belly into the bar 😅
@candacegranberg
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Me "grabbing a snack" between cases.
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She's one of the best! Can't wait to listen
@betsykoehne
Listening to "58. Incorporating Mindfulness with Dr. Betsy Koehne" at
@betsykoehne
#owz
#mindfulness
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SP platform definitely has a significant learning curve. But for the right patient and case, it can be a great tool!
@UABUrology
Cool work by
@avasaidian
showing similar peri-operative & short-term outcomes between single (n=47) vs multi-port (n=48) robotic prostatectomy
Just out in this month's
@JUrology
Looking forward to seeing this approach become more popular
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@domillima
A new robot is cute but there's nothing I want more than the return of B&O suppositories.
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Screening guidelines for this group of patients is 100% necessary. My practice is based in Memphis and 90% of my prostate cancer patients are Black (most of them between 50-60 years old).
☝️📢Black men in the US have an increased of death from
#prostatecancer
@PCFnews
has realeased screening guidelines specifically for this group of patients 👏
✴️Screening benefits > risks
✴️Age to start screening: 40-45
✴️Start at 40 if greater risk w/ family hx or genetics
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Abortion is healthcare. Access to safe abortions is a right. Period.
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IMPORTANT UPDATE: therapy dogs for healthcare staff are back in the hospital. Almost got on the wrong elevator just to pet one.
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@UABUrology
@SWIUorg
@JennyRosen17
@courtneysmd
@Robintherealon1
@UroDr_Ashorobi
@RaisBahrami
@uabmedicine
@UABHeersink
Still using that post-call photo of me? 😂 Thanks for the shout out!!
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There are female mentors everywhere. You just have to know where to look.
Yakei, a female macaque in a nature reserve in Japan, violently overthrew the alpha male of her troop to become its first female leader in the reserve’s 70-year history.
She presides over 677 monkeys, but a messy love triangle could endanger her status.
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Couldn’t have done any of this without standing on the shoulders of my mentors!
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SUO Fellowship Applicants: If you are attending
#SUO21
and would like to learn more about the
@UCSD_Urology
Oncology Fellowship, I’d love to tell you all about our incredible program!
DM if you're interested! (And for virtual participants, stay tuned for zoom dates!)
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Retweeting this letter is a start. Next step-ask yourself what you are going to change in your work community to make Uro an inclusive/diverse field. National change starts locally. Local change starts within.
@UABUrology
@UABUroResidents
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General surgery resident diagnosed with advanced RCC. After an inspiring few days at
@ASCO
#GU22
, I would love to see our community pool together for one of our own. Consider donating if you can! 💛
#medtwitter
Our coresident and friend has been diagnosed with cancer and has taken leave for treatment. Please help us raise money for her
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Our very own, Dr. David Joseph, speaking on
@ABUrology
updates as their new President-elect.
@UABUrology
@SES_AUA
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Great work
@WesleyYipMD
!
Final Results of a Phase I Trial of WST-11 (TOOKAD Soluble) Vascular-targeted Photodynamic Therapy for Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma
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Thank you to everyone who donated! The San Diego chapter raised over $22K!! No one with bladder cancer walks alone thanks to
@BladderCancerUS
@Bcan_research
@UCSD_Urology
@UCSDCancer_COE
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I wonder at what point my department is going to ask me to stop yelling “I LOVE YOU ALL PLEASE BE SAFE!!” at the end of each Zoom conference.....
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OMG!!!! Congratulations
@YSL_MD
!!!
Congratulations to the 2023 Young Urologist of the Year Award Winners! Join us in congratulating these early-career urologists and their commitment to advancing the specialty! Read more here ➡️
#AUA
#Urology
#AUAMembers
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Self-timer success at the
@NMNH
! Highly recommend reuniting with your residency interview buddy. Especially if it’s
@betsykoehne
#BCANTT23
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If you don't think there's a Dr. Peter Hilton at your hospital, then you're probably the Dr. Hilton. Unless you're actively working to make surgery a more equitable place, then you're part of the problem.
In medical training, there are numerous Dr Peter Hilton (they sit on ARCP panels, act as ES, CS, TPD etc.) and they play a huge part in trainee burnout, training retention or worse.
They are harmful and wield too much power over women & can no longer be entertained, not even as
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@jimhumd
@AdityaBagrodia
@CanesDavid
@CaseySeidemanMD
@AjhungMD
@MihirShahMD
@pgargollo
@IntuitiveSurg
I heard it tracks every time you say “let me show you something real quick….” and hit [take all].
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My old routine: wake up, go to work, come home, online shop, interact w/ 1 human& 2 dogs, go to bed,Repeat.
My new routine: wake up, go to work, come home, online shop, interact w/ 1 human &2 dogs, go to bed,Repeat.
Been social distancing &helping the economy since day one, son
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These two crushed the poster session! Hope you guys are as jazzed about prostate and kidney cancer as I am!
@UABUrology
@ONealCancerUAB
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I feel like it's my duty as an American to live stream the
@SpaceX
Falcon9 rocket launch during VA Urology clinic tomorrow. Like if you agree. Like if you disagree.
@UABUrology
@NASA
#LaunchAmerica
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I know this is a bad time to ask, but I still need four letters of recommendation for my
@NASA
astronaut application......
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Thank you,
@AmerUrological
for making this year's conference VIRTUALLY unforgettable! Humbled to present our poster on CERUS and renal lesion evaluation!
#AUAVirtualSci
#AUA2020
@UABUrology
@UABUroResidents
@RaisBahrami
@KPorterUAB
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Get ready, Memphis! It’s headed our way!
Incredible amount of work and dedication went into our Cystectomy book
@CleClinicUro
by the whole team including
@rebeccampbell50
@NimaAlmassi
@cjweight
.. it’s the absolute best resource and we are so excited to hopefully share it everyone soon!
#BCANTT24
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@RoboticsUrology
@drjkaouk
@SocietySURS
@ClevelandClinic
@mdstifelman
@DrRonneyAbaza
We did this a few months ago using the SP Robot. Case went well! Video was recently presented at
@AmCollSurgeons
Clinical Congress 2019.
@UABUrology
@PatrickSelph
@UABUroOnc
@afang5604
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First day of medical school tomorrow. So blessed to have made it this far
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This goes for San Diego as well. If you ever want to visit me for RESEARCH purposes, you will have a place to stay, a hand to hold and two dogs to cuddle while you recover from RESEARCH. Also my husband makes a fabulous grilled cheese sandwich.
Here’s my statement for urologists/trainees:
If you ever to need to VISIT Portland, OR hit me up. I have a guest room and will feed you well.
Looking at the urology folks in Texas, Tennessee, Ohio, Missouri, Alabama, Kentucky, South Carolina and Georgia! (Really anywhere)!
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@AmerUrological
Cysto Sistas. Bladder Babes. Prostate Pals. Peen Queens. Besties work with Testies.
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@JenniferARegala
@barbiethemovie
It's official.
#AUA24
, we're all going to wear pink and say "Hi, Barbie!" when we walk by each other.
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Trigger warning.
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Hopefully
@UABUrology
is next! I miss conferences with my co-residents!
Thankful to
@pfizer
@moderna
&
@CDCgov
for the ability of our
#vaccinated
group to meet together for
#AAES2021
@TheAAES
! Can’t hold back the
#academicparty
@UABSurgery
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Everyone! Go check out and order this beautiful watercolor painted by
@UABSurgery
resident
@lstafman
depicting the Birmingham Rotary Trail floral memorial for victims of racism. A lovely tribute by a lovely lady.
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Hope this is legit because I woke up two dogs and a fiancé when I shouted “THANK GOD” after seeing the new deadline.
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@UABUrology
@UABUroResidents
Happy Hour with Ron Swanson. I like my work family. I like it, I like it a lot.
#residentwellness
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Strong is an understatement. Nothing can stop
@traceywilsonmd
. She is a guiding light for all residents, especially underrepresented ones & is always trying to make academics a more inclusive environment. We need more people like her in leadership!
@UABUrology
Thx for listening. Glad to share pics of my 2 great great grandmother’s slave hx (one in St. Kitts, the other in SC) along with my story as a Black woman in Urology. I come from strong Black women. We don’t give up. I will never give up!
#blackinurology
#bhm
#womeninurology
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Any program would be more than lucky to have
@justinepanian
. My only regret during our time together is that I couldn’t convince her to do urology! Can’t wait to see your incredible future unfold!!
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@UCSD_Urology
@JenAngerMD
@JenAngerMD
Ask
@PatrickSelph
about my scrotal skin graft prep skills (In case you want an onc fellow in your OR 😉)
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Congratulations
@kategessner_uro
!! You’re going to save and change lives and I’m so grateful to know you!! The field of Urology is lucky to have you!!
We want to congratulate
@kategessner_uro
of
@UNCurology
for her 2023 Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network Young Investigator Award which recognizes outstanding early-career researchers and clinicians. Learn about Dr. Gesser and other awardees here:
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