These new roles reflect both an honor and a challenge that I approach with the utmost respect for our institution’s mission, legacy, and commitment to patient care. I look forward to joining an outstanding team and continuing to serve Johns Hopkins Medicine and its remarkable community in this new role.

Congratulations to @HopkinsPlastic Dr. Sami Tuffaha for his promotion to Associate Professor. Dr. Tuffaha has established himself as a regional and national authority in peripheral nerve repair and reconstruction, creating unique treatment options through basic science and translational research and clinical care of the upper extremity in patients such as those with paralysis and spasticity arising from spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, stroke and other disorders affecting the central nervous system.

The @HopkinsPlastic 10th Annual A. Lee Dellon Lectureship in Peripheral Nerve Surgery with @umichmedicine professor Roman Giger PhD speaking about immunity in PNS injury and recovery. The Dellon Lectureship is shared with Plastic Surgery, Neurology and Neurosurgery and embodies our team’s collaborative approach to caring for patients with PNS injuries and disease. @HopkinsMedicine

Early morning @HopkinsPlastic pediatric CMF research meeting with student Seray Er’s chalk talk on cleft lip and palate. Great team working with Dr. Robin Yang!

@HopkinsPlastic welcomes our newest faculty member, Dr. Chris Frost to Baltimore. It's great to have Chris back to @HopkinsMedicine after completing his his Upper Extremity Fellowship @MGHMedicine.

A big thanks to Dr. Mark Mofid and his company Sylke for opening his home and hosting the @HopkinsPlastic and @umms alumni reception at #PSTM2024. @ASPS_Members

One of the best aspects of mentoring our research fellows/medical students is seeing them present their work at national meetings. Congrats @HopkinsMedicine Katherine Zhou and Matthew Heron for their work presented @NESPS09 and their mentors Drs. Kristen Broderick, Lily Mundy and Robin Yang.

Our very own (now chief at @WashUPlastics) @JMSacks MD, MBA, speaking at the business panel @NESPS09.

@NESPS09 program co-chairs @HopkinsPlastic Dr. Kristen Broderick , Dr. Ashley Amalfi and President @StonyBrookMed Dr. Tara Huston ran a great meeting! Congratulations. #plasticsurgery

I really enjoyed the @NESPS09 presidential address given by @StonyBrookMed plastic surgeon Dr. Tara Huston who spoke about her journey and gender diversity in surgery.

Please join me in congratulating @HopkinsPlastic Will Padovano for receiving the 2024 American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand Basic Science Grant for his work he is doing with mentor Dr. Sami Tuffaha entitled “Diagnosing Lower Motor Neuron Injuries with Positron Emission Tomography (PET)”. Will was also selected to receive the 2024 Basic Science Goldner Award. The J. Leonard Goldner Pioneer Research Award is given annually to honor ASSH past president educator and pioneering hand surgeon J. Leonard Goldner MD. The Research Grant Committee bestows this award upon the highest-ranking research grant application submitted during a given calendar year.

Frenchies rock!

While women now outnumber men in medical school, they are also leaving the profession at alarmingly higher rates. Yet, in multiple fields, female physicians have been shown to improve health outcomes for their patients. Join us in understanding why this happens and what we can do together to make medicine a more inclusive profession, for our colleagues and our patients. Becoming a physician is a long road. For women, there are even more challenges to achieving the highest positions in medicine. Don’t miss this impactful series with three renowned women physicians—Dr. Mona Gohara, Dr. Jill Hessler, and @HopkinsMedicine faculty member, Dr. Wendy Chen—as they tackle the highs and lows of the profession of medicine and what needs to continue to change to create a better future for the next generation of women in STEM. @HopkinsPlastic

Congratulations to @HopkinsMedicine Nina Ringelman, PA-C for her induction into the Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence (MCACE) as the winner of the Annual ‘Clinical Excellence Award for Non-Physicians’. This honor is awarded to one non-physician in each Department who exemplifies clinical excellence. @HopkinsPlastic

Congratulations to Dr. Scott Sylvester for his election into the @HopkinsMedicine Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence as a winner of the Frank L. Coulson, Jr. Award for Clinical Excellence! This honor is awarded annually to one resident in each program who exemplifies clinical excellence. @HopkinsPlastic

Happy to announce that Dr. Caffrey was recognized as a 2024 faculty inductee into the Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence. The Academy recongnizes the consummate academic clinician; a physician who has achieved a level of mastery in many domains of clinical excellence.

To our graduating @HopkinsPlastic @UMMC chief residents, we know that you will rise to your new challenges with great energy, wisdom, and skill. We welcome you as colleagues in plastic surgery hope that your careers will be as successful as your futures are promising.

After 10 yrs of outstanding service, Dr. Damon Cooney is passing the @HopkinsPlastic associate residentcy program directorship to Dr. Robin Yang. Robin will join our PD, Dr. Scott Lifchez and our @umms APD, Dr. Yvonne Rasko.

I always feel fortunate and proud to be part of such a great team of @HopkinsPlastic faculty and residents.

@misophan Congratulations Dr. Walsh for your many major contributions to prostate cancer treatment and the field of urology. It's hard to believe I was an intern on your service 30 yrs ago!