David Alejandro Velasquez
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Incredibly honored to present at the Plenary Session at #AUA24 Thank you @AmerUrological for this unforgettable opportunity Especially thankful for all my mentors who have supported my journey Looking forward to applying for urology residency! @UChiPritzker @dsui_miami_uro
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Another annual residency boat day in the books! ⚓️
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We are bursting with pride : our very own PGY2 Dr. Sid Ghanta named by @nyphospital Columbia nurses as the resident physician of the year!! We are so fortunate and thankful every day to have such talented trainees in our department !!!
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Our APD Dr. Reynolds and PGY3 Dr. Joshua Cabral will be representing @UChicagoUrology at AMEC this weekend! Looking forward to meeting everyone!
📢ATTN: Medical Students! Are you attending #AMEC2025 this week? Be sure to come say hi and meet many faculty/resident members of the Department of Surgery, including General Surgery, ENT, Urology, & Plastic Surgery! See you in St. Louis, we can't wait to meet you!
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It is with great pride that we announce that Dr. Asim V. Farooq has been promoted to Full Professor effective July 1st, 2025. Promotion to Full Professor signifies having amassed a record of exemplary teaching, influential scholarship, and effective service.
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Summer 🌟 subinterns: we now have a vacancy during the month of JULY 📅🗓️ Please see our website for instructions on how to apply through VSLO: https://t.co/of6mLIA7uV
vagelos.columbia.edu
Medical students are exposed to common urologic conditions and treatments in the Department of Urology at Columbia.
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It’s a (Couple’s) Match!! Still over the moon knowing David and I have the opportunity to train in the best city in the world together 🤍 Thank you to my incredible mentors, family, and friends for helping us get here. #match2025 was a success!!
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Excited to meet all of our future sub-Is! Come spend time with our amazing faculty and residents during Chicago summer 🌇 My DMs are open for anyone who has any questions! 📩
2026 Urology applicants ‼️ Our sub-I applications are now open! ➡️ Apply on VSLO: https://t.co/ThQnskrf1N ➡️ Scan the QR code or visit https://t.co/g2rzIBpn6W… to learn more about our program ➡️ Scholarship information: https://t.co/5skMzxXNAe DM us with questions! 📩
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If you missed our previous post, our sub-I applications are now open!! UChicago also has visiting clerkship scholarships available as part of the MATTER program. See below for details and DM 📩 us with any questions!!
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Postdoc Opportunity – Urology Research at UChicago! 🚨 Join my team to advance Prostate Cancer research! Key roles: clinical research, trials, data management, manuscript & grant writing. 💰 Salary: $61K-$74K (NIH scale) 📍 Location: University of Chicago 📩 Apply: Send CV &
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Great to see so many people logged on yesterday and listen to two people I admire give great talks Dr @eleswarapu - Research 101 Dr @stensy - Planning your research Thanks @UMichUrology @meideegoh @samsimsal for chance to contribute to program from afar #MUA25 #MUA2025
🚨 Attention Medical Students! The deadline to apply for the Michigan Urology Academy Workshop is fast approaching—submit your applications by February 14th! 📅 #Urology #MUA2025 #MedStudent #MedTwitter
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Plastic never was and never will be disposable, and neither are the people it poisons https://t.co/Xca9U4NGHI via @Revelator_News Related @yoursexmedjour paper 👉 https://t.co/G02NHl2iac
@JMCodrington @JoginderBidhan8 @dvelasquezu @PetrellaMD1 @DavidTMiller_MD @justin_achua
therevelator.org
The administration undermines efforts to reduce plastics. But plastic never will be disposable, and neither are the people it poisons.
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2026 Urology applicants ‼️ Our sub-I applications are now open! ➡️ Apply on VSLO: https://t.co/ThQnskrf1N ➡️ Scan the QR code or visit https://t.co/g2rzIBpn6W… to learn more about our program ➡️ Scholarship information: https://t.co/5skMzxXNAe DM us with questions! 📩
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BCG shortages impact not only affect direct patient care for our bladder cancer patients, but also drastically impacts clinical trials which help push the field forward. Poignant point brought up by my fellow @UChicagoUrology Faculty Dr. Piyush Agarwal. #AUASummit25
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We are now accepting applications for all visiting subi months this coming summer! Hope to meet you!
We are delighted to announce that registration is now open for ☀️June 🌇Visiting Subinternships in our department . See our website for the timeline and application process this cycle 👉 https://t.co/of6mLIA7uV We look forward to meeting you!
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On this episode of the Better Edge podcast, Ziho Lee, MD, discusses how #UreteralStrictureDisease management has evolved over the past decade, emphasizing the impact of minimally invasive surgical techniques. Listen now: https://t.co/OZTqFySw0U
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Your brain may have a plastic spoon’s worth of #microplastic
https://t.co/twRheGKJBe by @kdangerfield via @globalnews 👉 https://t.co/G02NHl2iac
@JMCodrington @JoginderBidhan8 @dvelasquezu @PetrellaMD1 @DavidTMiller_MD @edoardopozziMD @justin_achua
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A recent study has found microplastics are accumulating in the human brain, with potential connections to diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and ALS.
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Congratulations to the following MUA 2024 participants on their Urology Residency Match!#AUAMatch
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We are delighted to announce that registration is now open for ☀️June 🌇Visiting Subinternships in our department . See our website for the timeline and application process this cycle 👉 https://t.co/of6mLIA7uV We look forward to meeting you!
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SO PROUD OF YOU!!!!! Chicago will always be home for us 🫶
Happy Match Day and a huge WELCOME to our first class of 4!!! 🥳🥳 @LaHekky @dvelasquezu @pearce_k_med @m_vallejosling
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