general & MIS surgeon @ Inova Fairfax in Northern VA, hernia geek, surgical educator, farmers' market junkie & committed foodie
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I wish my brain was as organized and far-ranging as @TomVargheseJr’s! His Gibbon lecture at #ACSCC2026 overlaid clarity and thoughtfulness to some complex topics all surgeons are facing
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Haiku for meeting breakfasts
Dry bagels and tears
Has the @SAGES_Updates webmaster lost their mind or is in-app poetry the next big thing? #SAGES2026
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We have such a great residency program! Consider attending if you are interested in training at a large academic, non-university affiliated, quaternary care hospital
If you are applying for gen surg residency this year, please join us Monday, Aug 25th, or Thursday, Sep 4th, for an info session with our residents and program leaders to learn more about our program! @SurgeryInova #GenSurgMatch2026 #Match2026 @FutureGenSurg
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Please join us on Thursday, August 29th and Wednesday, September 4th for an information session with the residents about our awesome program! Please email Olivia.dohnalek@inova.org for more information!
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Congratulations to the Walter reed surgical residency for another Jeopardy win at @MetroDCACS #AllSurgeonsDay24
Our “host” @YewandeAlimiMD gave @RossFGoldberg a sartorial run for his money…
@MicheleGageMD @DrMaryODonnell @SLBachman @JonathanDort1 @SalimLala @thyroid__storm
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I enjoyed hearing @2_ellison’s life story so much! Great pearls of wisdom and slices of history, like this photo of his father and Robert Zollinger’s first ZE resection! (Also, learned I’ve always mispronounced zollinger. It’s a Hard G!) @AmCollSurgeons
Happening now! Immediate past president of @AmCollSurgeons — what is our responsibility and lessons learned in an amazing life well lived! @MicheleGageMD @DrMaryODonnell @SLBachman @JonathanDort1 @YewandeAlimiMD @SalimLala #healallwithskillandtrust
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First all female class graduating soon! Our residents are amazing. Congratulations to all of you who are moving onto your respective fellowships! @WomenSurgeons
Going to miss this most amazing ALL female class. We have been through a lot together, learned with and from each other, and have always stuck together. Will miss being with you all everyday! Cannot wait to see the ways you all change the world! @SurgeryInova
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Super session on complex hernia repair from the hernia masters at #SAGES2024. Full of pearls like this slide from @FilipMuysoms on them subtle details of subxiphoid anatomy
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@NovitskyYuri @herniabarbie @Neil_J_Smart
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Ok Cleveland, gotta say I’m impressed with this convention center. Not only does it have dogs playing on the green roof, there’s a great device charging station overlooking not just the Browns stadium but
a little urban farm! Apiary! Goats! Chickens! #SAGES2024 @SAGES_Updates
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If we want improved legislation to support patient care, we gotta speak D.C.’s language. supporting the ACS PAC @SurgeonsVoice is critical to that conversation. Please donate! Added bonus gift to show my PAC support, this lovely sharp & stabby scarf🧣
#ACLSAS24 @AmCollSurgeons
ALT A surgeon wearing her new orange scarf festooned with scalpels and scissors, marking her support of the surgeon’s PAC
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Great start to the #ACSLAS24 leadership summit; packed house! 1st session on well-being led off by @skgeevarghese. Second time I’ve heard him speak so thoughtfully on what happens to surgeons when they have operative complications. @AmCollSurgeons
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Sending a warm welcome to our newly matched 2024-25 @SurgeryInova intern class! Congratulations to you all and we’ll see you soon!
@InovaHealth #generalsurgery #match2024 #matchday2024 #surgerymatch @JonathanDort1 @pferrada1
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3 of our residents received teaching awards this year @MedicineUVA! Congratulations Drs Erica Johnson, Natalie Atkin, and Jeremy Mitnick!
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There’s going to be some excellent cases for our oncology-interested learners!
A record number of abstracts submitted! Register to watch our DC/VA/MD residents present challenging cancer cases at Grand Rounds @MetroDCACS @MicheleGageMD @AmCollSurgeons
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Super work from our residency on an important topic for the many young women who will dedicate years of their life to strenuous surgical training.
Proud to share the Pregnancy Curriculum with the #SurgEd community! How can we foster a safe environment for our pregnant surgical trainees? Read below 👇 and share your thoughts!
#SurgeonMom #SurgTwitter #ILookLikeASurgeon
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