APSA Surgeons

Grateful for the opportunity to collaborate on our session "Reducing Adverse Outcomes in Surgeon Mothers and Infants" at #APSA26 with Dr. Julie Monteagudo, Dr. Loren Berman, and Dr. Cristine Velazco @grumpyscalpel on behalf of the Wellness and Advocacy Committees!

Some #APSA26 highlights from Chicago last week! Grateful for the opportunity to present work from the past 2 years @ChildrensColo alongside the best mentors and collaborators, cheer on my co-residents, and witness how this community continues pushing pediatric surgery forwards.

The One Big Beautiful Bill: Implications for Surgical Practice, Training, and Patient Care—Surgeons weigh in on what the OBBB Act could mean for their patients. Read the new #ArticleofInterest here: buff.ly/iQWwRA4

The care of children with appendicitis is much in need of standardization and emphasis on best practices. This product of more than 2 years of hard work by a stellar international guideline development group was just presented at the @ErasSociety 12th ERAS World Congress in Singapore. Stay Tuned!

Check out this visual abstract on robotic pediatric surgery. #APSALearning

Can Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Aid Operative Decision Making in Neuroblastic Tumour Surgery? Early Experience From a Single Centre: This single-center study demonstrates that ICG fluorescence patterns may... Read the new #ArticleofInterest here: buff.ly/5OxZwwy

Back home, back to the grind, but still beaming w pride for our #APSA26 trainees. Future is definitely bright w @jennalee1792 @beeotaibi @Zwhitterion at the helm. And kudos to @WesternPedSurg fellow & @UtahGenSurgRes @AnastasiaKahan for winning the Folkman Award! @APSASurgeons

Such a wonderful week at @APSASurgeons!! Grateful for the opportunity to learn, share research, and catch up with friends from all over 🤓❤️ #PedSurgBestSurg

Learn more about the management of pediatric pilonidal disease with this visual abstract. #APSALearning

Blocks 3-6 of the Breakout & Workshop Sessions are happening now at #APSA26!

The SOAPPS members know how to Chicago! 🌃🥂 Great drinks, better conversation, and the best affiliate professionals in pediatric surgery. If you missed out on the happy hour this year, consider this your official invite for 2027! ✈️ #APSA26 #SOAPPS

The first block of Breakout & Workshop Sessions is underway at #APSA26!

Excellent presentation from Allison Frederick at APSA 2026- Chicago on Pediatric Trauma Triage in the A+PTRN. More Tier 1 activation criteria is not better @MUSCGenSurg @APSASurgeons @APTRNOfficial

Grateful to present my APSA Jay Grosfeld Scholar Award work at @APSASurgeons We’re exploring how mixed reality surgery, patient-specific 3D holograms, markerless alignment, and deformation modeling can improve surgical precision while preserving oncologic fidelity.

Edward Debrady (M2) from @MeharryMedical presenting his work evaluating adults with Wilms tumor @APSASurgeons annual meeting. Adults fare far worse than children due to delays in & nonstandard care. Are outcomes better when pediatric providers direct care? @mvalliance #APSA26

Scientific Sessions 13-16 are starting next at #APSA26!

Help improve the lives of children through conversations! Be sure to check out the Operation Advocacy Podcast a new podcast produced by pediatric surgeons for pediatric surgeons. Now available on Spotify and Apple platforms; simply search "Operation Advocacy Podcast."

Learn about Trauma, General Surgery and more at the #APSA26 Quick Shots Sessions!

Great presentation by @nicolejbertaux of #PSORC data showing that diagnostic accuracy of PET imaging for detection of regional lymph nodes in rhabdomyosarcoma is inadequate and should not replace histologic confirmation, but may be useful as an adjunct! @APSASurgeons #APSA26