Thank you for the parting gifts and two spectacular years @IU_PedSurg @IU_Surgery 👩‍🎓 onward!

Small Change, BIG Impact: Proposal of the Brain Injury Guidelines for Kids (kBIG): First data-derived tool for safely limiting resource use in mild-to-moderate pediatric TBI, pending prospective multicenter... Read the new #ArticleofInterest here: buff.ly/GwF0ctA

A look at the distribution of pediatric surgical care: There are currently 1,224 certified and active pediatric surgeons, 391 of whom are women. See more geographical maps of certified surgeons, examination pass rates, and other data on the ABS website: ow.ly/Fba350Z4ViY

There’s no better time to be in Indianapolis than May and no better place to train than IU Surgery. From the excitement of the Indy 500 to premier training opportunities at Indiana’s only academic surgical program, there’s no place quite like Indianapolis. IU Surgery trainees benefit from extensive hands-on experience and high operative volumes while making an impact on patients in Indianapolis and beyond.🏁🏎️🏥 IU Surgery Residents | Why I Chose IU Surgery | IU Surgery Clinical Care | @IU_PedSurg @DrJasmine_MD @kbilimoria @troymarkelmd @IUMedSchool

Help improve the lives of children through conversations! Be sure to check out the Operation Advocacy Podcast a new podcast produced by pediatric surgeons for pediatric surgeons. Now available on Spotify and Apple platforms; simply search "Operation Advocacy Podcast."

An amazing and inspirational presidential address at #APSA26!

Leaders of Advocacy for @APSASurgeons with Tamar Haro after her address at the Advocacy Symposium encouraging us all to get involved: Whether you have 5 mins, 5 hrs or 5 days, Speak Up for Kids! #APSA26 @KWGOW @LeslieKnod Joanne Baerg.

THEY MATCHED!! So proud to say 3 out of 3 pediatric surgery fellowship applicants matched - the most our program has ever had apply in one year! Can’t wait to see you all succeed and be tiny human surgeons! 👶

Thrilled to have matched @Michael_Kochis of @MGHSurgery into our Pediatric Surgery residency! Huge! @APSASurgeons @mghpedisurg @PeterM82239

Congratulations to the incoming class of vascular surgery and pediatric surgery fellows! #MatchDay #FellowshipMatch #SurgEd #MedEd

So excited for you @AmandaWitteMD !!! We'll-deserved 🎊🥂

Please join us in congratulating our newest pediatric surgery fellow match, Dr. Kylie — currently a general surgery resident and ECMO fellow at @UChicagoMed. We look forward to welcoming her to the team and celebrating the next step in her training journey! #MatchDay #WashUSurg

View our most recent publication focusing on renal sarcomas in children and adolescents. Congrats to @BoLovvorn @LisaTracyMD @DrMarcusMalek @KT_McKay_ @CatieBeckhorn and #PSORC team! @eClinicalMed @APSASurgeons @WorldSIOP @IPSO_PedSurgOnc authors.elsevier.com/sd/arti…

In honor of Dr. Robert Bartlett’s passing, here is the first ECMO patient, Esperanza Pineda, both on ECMO shortly after birth in 1975 and at age 44. She is now 50.

This is not okay, no type of gun violence is acceptable. Guns should not be in the hands of dangerous individuals. Regardless of our opinions of people, this is tragic on all fronts.

In our multicenter retrospective study of 11 hospitals and 276 blunt renal #pediatrictrauma patients, there was wide variability in management within injury severity groups. Standardization of care may avoid unnecessary management strategies and benefit patients. @MannavaMD @IU_PedSurg @MCWPedSurg @UMPedsSurg @WiscSurg @NCHPedSurg @CincyKidsSurg @UofLDeptofSurg @WashUPedSurg @LuriePedSurg @uchicagosurgery @CMPedSurg journals.lww.com/jtrauma/abs…

We have had the great honor to train and be roasted by @BenjaminTManyMD over the last 2 years. We’ll miss him dearly but are really excited to his career flourish! Thanks to @alanpladd for hosting the graduation roast.

Way to go @JRookMD !!!

@utsav sharing his research on NAC administration for meconium ileus @APSASurgeons colorectal session. #standingroomonly #apsa2025

Firearm homicide happens at home in 2/3 of children under 12 - most commonly by parents, and associated with child abuse. Safe storage is not enough to prevent this. ERPO/DVRO policies and domestic violence screening may help. Amazing work by @JRookMD at #APSA25 @APSASurgeons

The jaw dropping statistics continue. Thank you @JRookMD for shedding light on the strikingly high rate of AT HOME HOMICIDE in cases of pediatric GSW deaths. #EndGunViolence #APSA25