Three Penn Trauma team members earned statewide recognition at the 2026 PTSF Trauma Symposium: 🏆 Dr. Allan Stolarski, Best PTOS Data Application Award 🏆 Dr. Elinore Kaufman & Sunny Vespico, RN, Pina Templeton Injury Prevention Award Congrats on these statewide honors! #PTSF

RT @PennUrology: Dr. Daniel Lee discusses home delivery and instillation of BCG for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer—a promising approach…

A special thank you to Carla Pugh, MD, PhD, FACS, for delivering this morning’s 15th Ernest F. Rosato William Maul Measey Endowed Lectureship and for taking the time afterward to join our residents for an engaging fireside chat. For more: instagram.com/pennsurgery

Our @ACSJACS study of 363,470 trauma patients found similar adjusted overall mortality at Level I and II centers, but lower mortality at Level I for shock and blunt multisystem trauma. bit.ly/4yB2d8m

A memorable first time at the ACS Pennsylvania Commonwealth Chapter meeting! Honored to receive 2nd place in the Case Report Poster Competition! Grateful for this recognition and for the mentorship that made it possible @nielsmd @pennsurgery

What an honor to host Dr Giorgos Karakousis @PennSurgery. Historical basis for surgical management of melanoma and RCTs which led to surgical de-escalation. Has the pendulum swing to far? Surgery has a role for regional control/recurrence and oligomets in many select situations.

We are proud to welcome Charlie Vasquez, MD, MSCE, MSEd, FACS, as the newest faculty member in the Division of Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Therapy!  For more on Dr Vasquez, please visit: instagram.com/@Pennsurgery

Happy Birthday Dr. William Shippen, Jr. Our 1st Chairman of Surgery born October 21 1736. For more, please visit @upennlib: bit.ly/4zJDNug

RT @PennUrology: #PMXWeek is in full swing on PCAM 3 with a little fun, some friendly competition, & plenty of sweet treats. It's all about…

In trauma, cardiac arrest can be reversible. A new review explores modern management of the peri-arrest trauma patient and the evolving evidence around traumatic cardiac arrest. bit.ly/4eI8Sq2

PMX Week just got even more special!  What better way to celebrate than by recognizing two of our very own for their outstanding dedication, advocacy, and commitment to excellence! Congratulations to our 2026 CPUP Advocacy Award recipients: David Jones DNP, CRNP – Cardiac Surgery Denise Kane CRNP – Breast Surgery Both were honored this afternoon during the CPUP Advocacy Award Ceremony, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to celebrate their well-deserved recognition! Two incredible individuals. One very proud Department of Surgery! Please join us in congratulating David and Denise on this outstanding achievement! #PMXExperienceWeek #PennMedicine #CPUP #EmployeeRecognition #PMXWeek

RT @PennUrology: One size may not fit all for bladder botox. Among 824 patients with OAB, 2-week PVR predictors differed by sex and neuroge…

Would eliminating the residency Match improve physician bargaining power or unintentionally disadvantage applicants? In a new editorial in @AnnalsPlastic, @PennPlasticSurg resident Dr. Forrest Bohler examines the potential consequences of dismantling the Match for plastic surgery trainees. ovid.com/jnls/annalsplastics…

RT @PennUrology: Adele Caruso, DNP, CRNP, FAANP (@adelemarie1113) addressed the Pennsylvania NPs in Erie, PA today on Updates : Medical & S…

Does a “virgin abdomen” really warrant earlier surgery for small bowel obstruction? A multicenter study found similar clinical features in adhesive SBO patients with and without prior surgery, but significant differences in management. Findings support CT-guided, risk-stratified care. link.springer.com/article/10…

What predicts mortality in pediatric blunt aortic injury? In a national cohort of 359 patients (2016–2022), injury severity score and concomitant head injury—not management strategy—were significant predictors of inpatient mortality. These findings highlight the importance of overall injury burden in pediatric BAI. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4276… #TraumaSurgery #VascularSurgery #Pediatrics

RT @PennUrology: .@arianasmith23 presenting NIH funded PLUS uroflow data in women at the International Continence Meeting in Maastricht Net…

A recently published multi-institutional study in @AnnSurgOncol found that genomic subtypes of resected ampullary cancer were associated with distinct recurrence patterns, while adjuvant chemotherapy was linked to improved overall survival. These findings may help guide future treatment strategies. #CancerResearch #SurgicalOncology link.springer.com/article/10…

We are proud to host the 2026 Jonathan E. Rhoads Commemorative Lecture and Award Ceremony in partnership with @AmPhilSociety & @pennsurgery. This event, open to Fellows of the College, will take place on 10/27. Interested in attending? Email our Fellowship team.

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Cimarron Sharon, MD, to the Penn Surgery faculty as a new Assistant Professor in the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery! 🎉 For more: instagram.com/pennsurgery