New Orleans, LA
Joined April 2016
Check out our meta-analysis on the prognostic role of biliary spillage during index cholecystectomy in #GallBladderCancer from @Tulane_Surgery @JeffDemond @DrAdarshVijay @DavidPointerMD @JSurgRes @AsianAcadSurg sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Blake Cady’s original “Biology Is King” paper. Principals Of Oncology. A must read for all cancer doctors. ⁦@TheNotoriousHPB⁩ ⁦@SWexner⁩ ⁦@NirajGusani⁩ ⁦@TsengJennifer⁩ ⁦@mkatzmd⁩ ⁦@DrJashDatta⁩ ⁦@HalletJulie⁩
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We are proud to announce Ochsner Health has partnered with @MDAndersonNews to create Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center! This partnership will give patients access to cancer treatments that are among the most advanced in the nation. Learn more at ochsner.org/cancerservices #EndCancer
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May is Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month. Melanoma is the third most common type of skin cancer. It is especially dangerous because it can invade other organs quickly if it isn’t treated at an early stage. Learn the best ways to protect your skin: blog.ochsner.org/articles/am…
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This week’s venous reconstructions covered the gamut. Thought an IJ interposition would be necessary for a 3.5cm resection of the PV/SMV confluence…amazing what is amenable to a primary anastomosis after liver mobilization and Cattell-Braasch. @AHPBA @SocSurgOnc @PancreasClub
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Therapeutic Value of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients With Melanoma ja.ma/3pi5M2h via @JAMASurgery part of @JAMANetwork. Great work MSLT2 collaborative group led by @MarkFariesMD
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Expert view: Sharven Taghavi, MD, Tulane trauma and critical care surgeon on gun violence. medicine.tulane.edu/news/exp…
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Congratulations to @OncologyUab Assistant Professor Dr. @KristyBroman for earning the 2022 @ConquerCancerFd Career Development Award! This prestigious award will fund Broman $200,000 over three years for research. Read more: uab.edu/medicine/surgery/new…
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MAJOR congratulations to Dr. Sarah Hoffe and her team on their 18(!!) @tellyawards this year! She is at the forefront of creating novel and innovative #PatientEducation and #Leadership videos! tellyawards.com/?s=moffitt+c… @MoffittNews @RinglingCollege @roecsg @ARRO_org @ACROresident
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Inspiring talk from a trailblazer in surgery, Dr. Marleta Reynolds- after a 2 year delay- the Tulane Surgical Society honored alum! Oh and … first woman to complete the @Tulane_Surgery residency in 1981!!#looklikeasurgeon
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The prospective PLASTIC study found that, for staging locally advanced gastric cancer, FDG-PET/CT has limited additive value as it detects metastatic disease in only 3%. Staging laparoscopy adds considerably as it detects non-curable disease in 19% ja.ma/31Dcesg
Outcomes of 350 Robotic-assisted Esophagectomies at a High-volume Cancer Center: A Contemporary Propensity-score Matched Analysis journals.lww.com/annalsofsur…
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Gastrectomy Versus Esophagectomy For Gastroesophageal Junction Tumors: Short- And Long-term Outcomes From the Dutch Upper GI Cancer Audit journals.lww.com/annalsofsur…
For this week's #HPBweekly, what is the best training pathway to become a HPB surgeon? @AHPBA #JuniorSurgeonsCommittee link.springer.com/article/10…
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The department is excited to welcome @DavidPointerMD back as Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Oncological Surgery. #ResidenttoFaculty @Mary_Killackey @TulaneDoctors #oncology #TulaneSurgery
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During Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month (September 2021), we congratulate Dr. Emad H Kandil of Tulane University -- Recognized as an Expertscape World Expert in Thyroid Neoplasms. expertscape.com/ex/thyroid+n…
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Congrats to @KristyBroman who received the CCTS KL2 award. She'll be studying the role of health system integration on quality of surgical cancer care through UAB's Deep South Translational Research Program with PI @KenSaag and primary mentor @SmitaBhatia10 @UAB_ICOS @UABSurgery
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Our team will be presenting a number of abstracts on our ongoing work to develop a comprehensive Multi-D #Leadership curriculum; hope to see you there! @A_CT_SimMDJD @DavidPointerMD @Dr_AJ_Franke @JessicaFrakesMD @SA_Rosenberg
Join @roecsg virtually for the 4th Annual Spring Symposium on May 14 from 10AM-5PM CST! Virtual networking, asynchronous and live presentations, and a keynote from Yoon Soo Park, PhD! registration open until 5/7: ow.ly/vrLt50ExekG #ARROGram #ROECSG21
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17. Chemotherapy Versus Chemotherapy Plus Chemoradiation As Neoadjuvant Therapy For Resectable Gastric Adenocarcinoma: A Multi-institutional Analysis @CaseyJackAllen, @DavidPointerMD, Pimiento et al. from @MDAndersonNews, @MoffittNews #AmerSurg21
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