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Stanford Surgery @stanfordsurgery.bsky.social · Sep 26

Why choose bariatric surgery instead of a GLP1 like Wegovy or Ozempic? Dr. Janey Pratt lays out the evidence surgery.stanford.edu/research/scr... #ObesityAwareness #ChildhoodObesity

Adolescent Obesity and Bariatric Surgery with Dr. Janey Pratt

Clinical Professor and Adolescent Bariatric Surgeon Dr. Janey Pratt shares her passion for working with children and discusses the pressing issue of childhood obesity.

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Stanford Surgery @stanfordsurgery.bsky.social · Sep 23

“The young faculty exchange programs provide our assistant professors the opportunity to meet with others, to share their research, and where they see their field going. It’s been very meaningful and rewarding to everyone involved.” - @Maryhawn

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Surgery Exchange Programs Swap Faculty and New Ideas

Stanford Surgery participates in faculty exchange programs like the Pacific Invited Professor Program and a University of Michigan exchange, enabling visiting professors such as Dr. Meghan Flanagan…

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Stanford Surgery @stanfordsurgery.bsky.social · Sep 20

We were extremely lucky to have Dr. Meghan Flanagan as part of the Pacific Invited Professor Program! 📺 Watch her presentation "Breast Cancer Logoregional Recurrence:" youtu.be/lSbsuznzRMg

@meghanrflanagan @UWSurgery #breastcancer #cancerResearch

Breast Cancer Locoregional Recurrence by Dr. Meghan Flanagan

Dr. Meghan Flanagan presents "Breast Cancer Locoregional Recurrence: Challenges, Controversies, and Opportunities for Precision Medicine" at Stanford Surgery Grand Rounds on Tuesday, September 16,…

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Stanford Surgery @stanfordsurgery.bsky.social · Sep 19

🌎 "It was a unique experience, and I feel empowered by the opportunity to perform such a high volume of surgeries under supervision, which renewed my sense of purpose in medicine."

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@OpNotes @StanfordGenSurg @SolaAderonmuMed

Spotlight: Dr. Aderinsola Aderonmu

This past July, Dr. Aderinsola Aderonmu, a 3rd year surgical resident at Stanford, was selected to accompany Dr. Gregg Adams, a general surgeon at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, to Guatemala for…

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Stanford Surgery @stanfordsurgery.bsky.social · Sep 18

This week's WIP features Dr. Ken Neiser, a postdoctoral research fellow @StanfordSPIRE and BD-STEP @VAPaloAlto. Join us Monday (9/22) @ 5PM for "Statistical Challenges in Healthcare Provider Profiling."

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Stanford Surgery @stanfordsurgery.bsky.social · Sep 18

Earlier this week, our new interns, Drs. Farwah Iqbal (@FarwahiqbalPhD) & Valentyna Kostiuk, practiced inserting central lines. Special thanks to Surgical Education Fellow Dr. Souma Kundu (@souma_kundu) for the private tutoring session! #surgEd

Stanford Surgery @stanfordsurgery.bsky.social · Sep 18

🏥 Obesity is a complex disease, not a personal failing. Dr. Janey Pratt emphasizes the importance of understanding the science behind it. Listen: surgery.stanford.edu/research/scr... #ObesityAwareness #ChildhoodObesity

Adolescent Obesity and Bariatric Surgery with Dr. Janey Pratt

Clinical Professor and Adolescent Bariatric Surgeon Dr. Janey Pratt shares her passion for working with children and discusses the pressing issue of childhood obesity.

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Stanford Surgery @stanfordsurgery.bsky.social · Sep 18

Happy #postdocAppreciationWeek to Sayed Lab's Dr. Lu Liu!

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@StanfordVasc @Nazish_Sayed

Lu Liu

Dr. Lu Liu is a postdoc in Dr. Nazish Sayed working on a rare vascular diseases including Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and progeria.

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Stanford Surgery @stanfordsurgery.bsky.social · Sep 17

Congratulations to Dr. Shipra Arya on receiving funding for the WARRIORS trial! Who else is ready to revolutionize AAA care for women?

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#womensHealth @VascularSVS #AbdominalAorticAneurysm

Dr. Arya Receives NIH Funding to Research AAA in Women

Dr. Shipra Arya has received more than $1 million in funding to study abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) in women from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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Stanford Surgery @stanfordsurgery.bsky.social · Sep 17

Happy #postdocAppreciationWeek to Kirane Lab's Dr. Saurabh Sharma!

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Saurabh Sharma

Dr. Saurabh Sharma is a postdoc in Dr. Amanda Kirane's lab developing therapies in central nervous metastases for melanoma patients.

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Stanford Surgery @stanfordsurgery.bsky.social · Sep 17

Happy #postdocAppreciationWeek to Leeper Lab's Dr. Lingfeng Lou!

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@NickLeeper78 @StanfordVasc

Lingfeng Luo

Dr. Lingfeng Luo is a postdoc in Dr. Nicholas Leeper's lab. Luo’s current project explores how cancer influences atherosclerosis.

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Stanford Surgery @stanfordsurgery.bsky.social · Sep 17

Happy #postdocAppreciationWeek to @StanfordPedSurg's Siavash Shariatzadeh, MD PhD!

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Siavash Shariatzadeh

Siavash Shariatzadeh, MD, MPH, MBA is a postdoc in Dr. James Dunn's lab. Shariatzadeh is working at the intersection of biology and physics, he’s exploring how mechanical forces within the bowel can…

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Stanford Surgery @stanfordsurgery.bsky.social · Sep 13

🌟 Extremely proud of our own Dr. Kristan Staudenmayer, who will take over as @AmCollSurgeons COT Chair in March 🌟

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Dr. Kristan Staudenmayer Will Be Next COT Chair

Dr. Staudenmayer assumes leadership of the ACS COT in March 2026.

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Stanford Surgery @stanfordsurgery.bsky.social · Sep 13

We are DELIGHTED to welcome @meghanrflanagan from @UWSurgery as part of our 2025/26 PIP Jr. Faculty Exchange! She will present "Breast Cancer Locoregional Recurrence" at #grandrounds this Tuesday (9/16) @ 7AM

Stanford Surgery @stanfordsurgery.bsky.social · Sep 13

🎉 Congratulations to the @AmCollSurgeons' Surgical Adhesions Improvement Grant Awardees! www.facs.org/for-medical-...

@drdrfoster @longakerlab @UNCSurgery @OU_Surgery

ACS Awards Three Surgical Adhesions Improvement Grants

The first grantees from the ACS Surgical Adhesions Improvement Project will receive awards of $100,000 each over 2 years to study adhesive disease.

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Stanford Surgery @stanfordsurgery.bsky.social · Sep 10

What is the 60 60 60 method? Dr. Janey Pratt's patients are all taught to eat 60g of protein, to drink 60oz of water, and to do 60 minutes of exercise each day 🍗+💧+🏋 surgery.stanford.edu/research/scr...

Adolescent Obesity and Bariatric Surgery with Dr. Janey Pratt

Clinical Professor and Adolescent Bariatric Surgeon Dr. Janey Pratt shares her passion for working with children and discusses the pressing issue of childhood obesity.

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Stanford Surgery @stanfordsurgery.bsky.social · Sep 6

🌍 @StanfordCIGH is now accepting abstracts for their annual Global and Planetary Health Research Convening! Learn more: globalhealth.stanford.edu/programs/glo...

Stanford Global and Planetary Health Research Convening

The annual Stanford Global and Planetary Health Research Convening takes place each January at the Arrillaga Alumni Center on Stanford University campus. The Convening brings together students,…

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Stanford Surgery @stanfordsurgery.bsky.social · Sep 6

WIP is back for AY26! Our first presentation is a dynamic duo evaluating the lifestyle impact of prolapse using patient and clinician insights. Join @StanfordSPIRE this MONDAY (9/5) at 5 p.m. DM for Zoom info 😉

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Stanford Surgery @stanfordsurgery.bsky.social · Sep 3

Another fantastic FellowsBIL Retreat is in the books! Shoutout to Robyn Foote & @LiebertCara for planning this fantastic day from 🧊 playing icebreaker games to deciphering Morse code.

#surgEd #physicianwellness

Stanford Surgery @stanfordsurgery.bsky.social · Sep 3

🚨 New Episode🚨 In honor of #ChildhoodObesityMonth, we sat down with Dr. Janey Pratt, head of Stanford’s Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Program surgery.stanford.edu/research/scr...

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Adolescent Obesity and Bariatric Surgery with Dr. Janey Pratt

Clinical Professor and Adolescent Bariatric Surgeon Dr. Janey Pratt shares her passion for working with children and discusses the pressing issue of childhood obesity.

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Stanford Surgery @stanfordsurgery.bsky.social · Sep 2

Minimally Invasive Surgery Specialist @YuliaZak shared Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) tips and tricks with our PGY2s and 3s. The Goodman Surgical Education Center is an official testing center for both the FLS and Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES) exams. @StanfordGenSurg

Stanford Surgery @stanfordsurgery.bsky.social · Aug 30

Great collab at Hagey Lab between @delittoD and Dr. Michael Longaker www.nature.com/articles/s43...

@StanfordPlastic @StanfordGenSurg @LongakerLab @NatureCancer

Cancer-derived mitochondria fuel fibroblasts to become pro-tumorigenic - Nature Cancer

Cancer-associated fibroblasts represent a functionally diverse and heterogeneous entity within the solid tumor microenvironment. Mitochondrial transfer from cancer cells to fibroblasts is now shown…

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Stanford Surgery @stanfordsurgery.bsky.social · Aug 25

🌍 Dr. Marc Melcher, chief of @StanfordAbdTxp, recently returned from University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia where he, colleague Dr. Tom Pham, and ACS-HOPE are building a kidney transplant program surgery.stanford.edu/about/global...

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Spotlight: Dr. Marc Melcher

Our Chief of Abdominal Transplantation Dr. Marc Melcher talks about the adult and pediatric transplant program at Stanford as well as his recent trip to UTH in Lusaka, Zambia to help with the…

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Stanford Surgery @stanfordsurgery.bsky.social · Aug 25

In 2023, Dr. Momeni was the @asrm_micro Godina Fellow. Today he’s taken on the role of secretary, and he has some BIG ideas. Learn more: surgery.stanford.edu/research/scr...

Stanford Surgery @stanfordsurgery.bsky.social · Aug 23

Fabulous collab between our @StanfordGenSurg Surgonc and @StanfordVasc teams! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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