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Sam Olafson

@OlafsonSam

Surgical Resident at Einstein Medical Center - Philly, mom of GSD named Juice, lover of the outdoors, avid supporter of snacks

 Philadelphia, PA
Joined July 2018
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Congratulations to our administrative chief, Dr. Samantha Olafson, for matching at her first choice for trauma surgery & surgical critical care fellowship! @OlafsonSam will be joining the Shock Trauma Center team at the University of Maryland in the summer of 2023 🎉 @shocktrauma
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Fellowship rank list is certified and submitted, now we wait… #sccfellowship #matchday
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To anyone who grew up reading Shel Silverstein…found it.
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Einstein Surgery turned out last night to welcome our new residents!! Happy new academic year! – at Philadelphia, PA
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We are so excited to celebrate rising chief @ryancohenmd's match today into MIS fellowship at @UCDavis_Surgery!! Congratulations, Ryan!
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When you stress to your husband that the package is VERY important!! #ups
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I found a new favorite idea: have enough predictability to stay impulsive #phillybillboard
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Wordle 294 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🤯
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Congrats to our very own @amitrtjoshi for receiving the @acgme Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award! He is always deliberate and thoughtful with his teaching, in and out of the OR. So well deserved! acgme.org/What-We-Do/Initiat…
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Achieving wellness in the wellness corner
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Your friendly neighborhood trauma team! Happy new year!!
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If a stat X-ray can wait until the order is in the EMR, then chest compressions can wait until my PPE is on. #amirite
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Sent this to my hubby today and am grateful he accepts this as my love language: #surgeryresident #thyroidectomy
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This week in the @shocktrauma MTCC I intubated using a glide scope, placed an open chest tube, improved my central line placements w/ and w/o ultrasound, braved an HD line on a coagulopathic patient, and even floated a Swan 🦢. (Maybe next week it will be a 🦃)
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It was a “herstoric” moment for CU Cardiothoracic Surgery when two female cardiothoracic surgeons performed transplant surgeries simultaneously. @yujess2000 performed a heart transplant while @randhawa_sk was performing a lung transplant down the hall. bit.ly/3oBEgfl
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at CU School of Medicine Celebrates a ‘Herstoric’ Moment

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at CU School of Medicine Celebrates a ‘Herstoric’ Moment

The Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the CU School of Medicine is ahead of the curve when it comes to gender representation in the field.

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Survived my first call shift in the multi-trauma ICU @shocktrauma 😍 The month has only begun and I am already learning so much! #shockselfie
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Lots of great Einstein research being presented at this year's Clinical Congress! Support our residents as they present their hard work (times CDT): - Samantha Olafson 10/23 9; 10/24 10:13-10:19 - Candace Ward 10/23 11:13-11:16 - Ryan Cohen 10/24 10:07-10:13; 1340-1343
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Kicking off ACS Clinical Congress at 11:13 with my presentation on @SurgeryEinstein experience in palliative medicine! Geriatric and Palliative Care cattendee.abstractsonline.co…
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Proud to represent @SurgeryEinstein as a finalist in the PTOS Trauma Research Competition at #ptsf2021. (2nd place finish 🏆) Does liver injury play a role in de novo PE formation? @CandaceWardMD @OlafsonSam – at Philadelphia, PA
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Strong showing from Einstein Surgery family at the annual joint meeting of MP-ACS last night! Congrats to PGY-3s @SakibMAdnan and @CandaceWardMD on their posters, including a first place prize for best case report!
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Einstein Surgery came out in droves last night to celebrate our own @OlafsonSam's wedding! We clean up good!!
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