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Congratulations to BIDMC neurosurgeon Martina Stippler, MD, for serving as the first female President of the @CNS_Update! She delivers her Presidential Address at #CNS2026 in Washington, DC, this Monday, November 2nd. We’re proud of you! 🧠
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BIDMC has been recognized by the @AmCollSurgeons ACS National Surgical Quality Improvement Program for meritorious outcomes in surgical patient care for 2025. BIDMC was recognized for outstanding composite quality scores in both the “All Cases” and “High Risk” categories.
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BIDMC Department of Surgery retweeted
Congratulations to Dr. Michael Yaffe of BIDMC and MIT on his election to the National Academy of Medicine! 🎉 He’s recognized for groundbreaking research into cell signaling with important implications for cancer research. Learn more: nam.edu/news-and-insights/na…
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For Surgical Grand Rounds on Wednesday, October 28th, we will be joined by Christopher Vetter, MD, MSc, FACS, who will present: "Research Informatics: Making the Medical Record Usable for Research". To virtually join, email rbeijer@bidmc.harvard.edu.
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BIDMC Department of Surgery retweeted
Congratulations to surgeon-scientist Mike Yaffe @BIDMCSurgery @BIDMChealth @harvardmed @MIT @kochinstitute on his election to @theNAMedicine! Thank you for all you do for our patients as a member of the Division of Acute Care Surgery and as an inspiring mentor for our trainees.
Congratulations and welcome to the 100 new members elected today to the National Academy of Medicine's class of 2026! Read the full announcement: nam.edu/classof2026 #NAMmtg #NAMedicine
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BIDMC Department of Surgery retweeted
This week’s Medical Grand Rounds will be presented by Dr. Seth Karp, Chair of @BIDMCSurgery at BIDMC & Chair of Surgery @DanaFarber. His talk is entitled, “Regulatory Reform and Translational Science to Address the Shortage of Organs for Transplant.” Join us! 📅 Oct 22 🕗 8am
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Welcome Seth J. Karp, MD, as Surgeon-in-Chief and Chair, Department of Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Surgeon-in-Chief at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. #bidmc @DanaFarber
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Welcome Gavin P. Dunn, MD, PhD, as Chair of Neurosurgery at BIDMC #BIDMC
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Surgical Grand Rounds on Wednesday, October 7th, we will feature Resident Research Presentations by Aminah Sallam, MD, PhD, Jeremy Darling, MS, MD, Anays Murillo, MPH, MD, and Djanira Fernandes, MD. To virtually join, email rbeijer@bidmc.harvard.edu.
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Welcome Charles Yoon, MD, PhD, FACS, to the Division of Surgical Oncology! We’re excited to share the arrival of Dr. Yoon, whose extensive clinical expertise in the treatment of melanoma and cutaneous oncology will be a tremendous addition to our team. #surgicaloncology
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Congratulations to Dr. Kathleen Fuente (ACS) & Dr. Yann Steve Wendeu Foyet (SCC) on the BIDMC fellowship match! We’re excited to welcome them in August 2027! #FellowshipMatch
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Welcome Ana Sofia Ore Carranza, MD, MSc, MPH, to the Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery! A former BIDMC General Surgery resident, Dr. Ore completed CRS training at Mayo Clinic and returns to join our team. She’ll see patients at BIDMC, BIDMC-Chestnut Hill, Lexington & Chelsea.
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Congratulations to our newly matched fellow in Breast Surgical Oncology, Omolade Oluwatosin Sogade, MD! Dr. Sogade will be coming from the General Surgery Residency program at Washington University in St. Louis. We look forward to having her join August 2027. @BIDMChealth
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Congratulations to Dr. Elizabeth Mittendorf, Chief of Breast Surgery, on her recent appointment as the Anne E. Dyson Professor of Surgery in The Field of Women's Cancers at Harvard Medical School. #HMS #surgery #breastsurgery
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Congratulations to Dr. Faina Nakhlis, Breast Surgery, on her recent promotion as Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. #HMS #surgery #breastsurgery @harvardmed
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Congratulations to Dr. Gabriel Brat, Acute Care Surgery, Trauma, and Surgical Critical Care, on his recent promotion as Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. #HMS #surgery #ACS #SCC
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Tara S. Kent, MD, MS received the 2026 A. Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award from Harvard Medical School. Photography by Jeff Thiebauth Photography. Ceremony hosted by HMS Office for Culture and Community Engagement. @harvardmed
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A monumental milestone for the 2026 General Surgery Residency and Integrated Vascular Surgery Residency graduates! Congratulations to the Class of 2026. We’re honored to celebrate your dedication, perseverance, and commitment to advancing the future of surgical care. #bidmc #grad
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Congratulations to Dr. Umut Sarpel, Surgical Oncology, on her recent promotion as Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. #HMS #surgery #surgicaloncology
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Congratulations to Anupamaa Seshadri, MD, Division of ACS, Trauma, and SCC, recipient of the 2026 Khalid O. Khwaja, MD Faculty Award. Honoring the late Dr. Khwaja, this award recognizes faculty who exemplify collaboration, compassion, and excellence in education and patient care.
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