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Thank you to @TheSecondCity for leading an engaging session on communication, storytelling, and building stronger connections with patients and colleagues.
#NMSurgery #MedicalEducation
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Congratulations to Dr. Arun Gosain, recipient of the 2026 ACS Resident and Associate Society Outstanding Mentor of the Year Award! 🎉
This honor recognizes his exceptional commitment to mentorship, resident education, and fostering the next generation of surgical leaders.
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That's a wrap on #ACSCC26! 🎉
Thank you to our incredible faculty, trainees, and staff for representing #NMSurgery, sharing expertise, advancing research, and connecting with colleagues from across the surgical community.
#ACSCC26 #NM
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“She embodies the ethos of what the award stands for.”
Watch Daniela Ladner, MD, MPH, discuss what being named the
2026 Tripartite Award Winner means to her. Hasan Alam, MD, MBA, also details why he nominated Dr. Ladner for this award.
Watch the full 2-minute video: piped.video/watch?v=_l9YjyWs…
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Northwestern Medicine surgeons implanted the first U.S. bionic arm system with intuitive control and sensory feedback. Congrats to Dr. Ko, Dr. Peabody, and partners!
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🦾 #BionicArm #NorthwesternMedicine #NMSurgery #Neuroprosthetics #Osseointegration
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We are thrilled to share that our very own Dr. Tomita has been appointed Vice Chair of Education for the Department of Surgery!
He will oversee initiatives across the full spectrum of students, trainees, and faculty.
Congratulations! @NorthwesternMed @NMSurgery @NMCardioVasc
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September is Women in Medicine Month, and this month we want to celebrate the amazing women who make the work we do possible. This week, we’re highlighting the women in GI surgery. Stay tuned for the content we have in store this month!
#WomenInMedicine #WomenInMedicineMonth #NMDigestiveHealth
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Megan Melland-Smith, MD, outlines her approach to evaluating and managing highly complex hernia cases with transversus abdominis release (TAR). Watch the full video detailing the procedure here: piped.video/watch?v=IW-tw3v_…
#WomenInMedicineMonth #WomenInMedicine #NMDigestiveHealth
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In this review, Lucille Y. Yao, MD, and her co-author examine postoperative adrenal insufficiency and perioperative steroid management in colorectal surgery. Read the full review here: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
#WomenInMedicine #WomenInMedicineMonth #NMDigestiveHealth
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In case you missed it: TechTimes highlighted Northwestern Medicine research led by Ankit Bharat, MD, that created the largest cellular map of the myasthenia gravis thymus to date. The findings offer new insights into the immune environment associated with myasthenia gravis and were published in Science Advances.
See more: techtimes.com/articles/32428…
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How can robotic approaches expand treatment options in cardiac surgery? Kevin E. Hodges, MD, shares how our robotic cardiac surgery program is advancing minimally invasive care for patients with mitral valve disease and coronary artery disease: breakthroughsforphysicians.n…
ALT Robotic Cardiac Surgery Volume Doubles at Northwestern Medicine with Kevin E. Hodges, MD
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📢Join us in welcoming Adult Surgical Critical Care Fellows Drs. Jen Darby and Rachel Van Doorn, starting August 2027!
#SurgicalFellows #SurgicalCriticalCare #NorthwesternMedicine
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New Research:
Anat Tambur, DMD, PhD, and co-authors examine how human leukocyte antigen (HLA) matching in U.S. kidney transplantation has changed from 1991 to 2023 and its impact on transplant outcomes. Read the publication here: ovid.com/jnls/jasn/abstract/…
ALT Graphic reads: Publication Alert. HLA Matching in US Kidney Transplantation Over Three Decades. Anat R. Tambur, DMD, PhD.
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🚨 A landmark study from @NorthwesternMed challenges one of the longest-standing assumptions in transplant medicine and thoracic oncology: that patients with active #lungcancer shouldn't receive a lung transplant. 🫁
PRESS RELEASE: buff.ly/7kHNanP @NM_Lung
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Northwestern Medicine surgeons have performed the first known U.S. quadruple-organ transplant involving retransplanted lungs. Elizabeth Wehrle, 36, of Iowa received two donor lungs for a second time, along with a liver and kidney.
ALT Woman stands between two physicians dressed in white coats.
ALT Woman stands in a hallway with three physicians.
ALT A woman holds a sign that reads “Proud of my Scars.” She is surrounded by her entire care team, which includes more than two dozen individuals.
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Every summer, the Northwestern Medicine Comprehensive Transplant Center (CTC) hosts two summer programs — the NIDDK-funded T35 Summer Research Program for Medical Students and the CTC Summer Student Immersion Program (CTCSSIP).
Led by Daniela Ladner, MD, MPH, and Therese Banea, MPH, both programs culminate with a combined poster session where students present their work to members of the Comprehensive Transplant Center and others in the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine community. Pictured are the students of the summer 2026 programs.
Learn more about the CTCSSIP: feinberg.northwestern.edu/si…
ALT Group photo of students in the Comprehensive Transplant Center Summer Student Immersion Program.
ALT Group photo of students in the T35 Summer Research Program for Medical Students.
ALT Photo of students giving poster presentations in the exhibit hall.
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“This is a young woman who really had no options and she really had nowhere else to go, and we were able to apply the power of transplant to be able to save her life in a way that had not ever been done before,” says Satish N. Nadig, MD, PhD, transplant surgeon and director of the Northwestern Medicine Comprehensive Transplant Center.
Dr. Nadig joined the Chicago Tribune to share insight on the rare quadruple-organ transplant performed on 36-year-old patient Elizabeth Wehrle. Read more here: chicagotribune.com/2026/07/1…
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Dinee Simpson, MD, joined @WGNRadio to talk about the launch of the Kathy Schreiber Community Health Institute. Dr. Simpson details the importance of community health at Northwestern Medicine, why moving barriers to care matters, what we do to connect with community organizations to make an impact and more. Listen to the full episode now: wgnradio.com/health/why-comm…
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John Friedewald, MD, spoke with @WGNRadio on finding compatible donors, the finances behind giving or receiving a kidney, and more. Dr. Friedewald also answers listener questions to demystify the transplant process. Listen to the full episode now: wgnradio.com/health/heres-wh…
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@NorthwesternMed scientists have demonstrated that a highly sensitive blood test can detect traces of #PancreaticCancer missed by standard testing, potentially helping physicians identify patients whose disease is more likely to return even when scans appear reassuring. The findings were published in the journal #ClinicalCancerResearch (@CCR_AACR).
“Many patients and families ask me, ‘How do we know if the treatment is working?’ This research is part of trying to answer that question more precisely,” said study senior author Akhil Chawla, MD (@MDAkhilChawla).
#KRAS #KRASMutation
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