David Willis, MD

@GaertnerWB Congratulations!

My heroes! Big shoes to fill. So incredibly happy and fortunate to go to work every day with people like you!

@donberwick “there is magical thinking that if we just measure enough, and attach those measures to incentives, a miracle happens.”

The Quality Movement. Excellent 3 part series from @LisaRosenbaum17 Dr. Lisa Rosenbaum @NEJM. Good thoughts to consider as we begin our @AmCollSurgeons ACS Quality Verification Program (QVP) journey at @ParkNicollet @_HealthPartners nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Rare free moment in the middle of the day. What to do? Of course! Go for a run and listen to a webinar from @ASCRS_1 on #ASCRSU education app! @UMNSurgery our residents need to access this tremendous resource. Thank you @SeanLangenfeld @NajjiaMahmoud ascrsu.com/ascrs/

@AlexaJule711 @ChildrensColo @CUDeptSurg @Grobbins79 Congratulations!

I am so excited and humbled to announce that I am going to be a pediatric surgeon! So beyond thrilled to be going to @childrenscolo @CUDeptSurg. @grobbins79 Teddy and I cannot wait to seize the next adventure #pedsurgbestsurg

@studniarek_adam @R_Perez_MD @ASCRS_1 Yes please! I’m in.

Beautiful morning run with @R_Perez_MD at #ASCRS22 So many @ASCRS_1 runners out there!Should we have a 5K walk/run at #ASCRS23?Who would be interested?

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Dr. @EKing719 for bringing light the impact of colorectal cancer in our young patients and the socioeconomic impact on their lives. @ASCRS_1 #ASCRS22

Wise words from Dr. Rowan Collinson on straightforward approaches to pelvic floor disorders. Our patients need a diagnosis and reassurance before anything else. @ASCRS_1 #PFWhatIDo #ASCRS22

It was a good day @ParkNicollet @_HealthPartners. Great partnership with @MDTPelvicHealth to place our first Interstim X for #FI #fecalincontinence. 10+ years of battery life will be life changing for our patients. #colorectalsurgery @Medtronic

@md4healthequity Primers and Toolkits on Health Equity. Check it out! Great resources! mdheq.org/Primers-and-To…

BREAKING: #USPSTF has lowered the recommended #ColorectalCancer screening age to 45 for average risk people. As always, if you have a family history or other risk factors, talk to your doctor about when to start screening. Make, and keep, your appointment! coloncancercoalition.org/2021/05/18/its…

ACTION ALERT: COVID VACCINE EQUITY #VaccineEquity Read, share, and consider signing forms.gle/mD3ZFxcJMPMXgE…

Please check out the wonderful events @greatnorthern festival this week. Thanks @KNordstrum ! “The Great Northern celebrates our cold, creative winters through ten days of diverse programming that invigorate mind and body.” thegreatnorthernfestival.com/about

Thank you so much to Dr. @AyanaEliza Johnson for speaking today at the Town Hall Forum and the kick-off to the @GreatNorthern Festival. If you missed her inspiring talk on climate solutions, you can see it here. westminsterforum.org/forum/climate-…

Tonight! Join us for the world premiere of Alec Soth & Dave King: The Palms, livestreamed from @TheParkwayMPLS. Listen to #TheGreatNorthernPodcast's episode featuring Alec & Dave → bit.ly/36eqEyi Get tix → bit.ly/39OjUI5 mspmag.com/arts-and-cultu…

You don't want to miss the @PublicHealthUMN podcast "Health in all Matters"and their 2020 series: If not now, when? Racism: A 400-year public health emergency. sph.umn.edu/podcast/series…

Looking forward to getting more involved in @ASCRS_1 by joining the Quality Assessment and Safety Committee with @EtzioniDavid @scottregenbogen @mmphilp @cmf2x @MJ_alfayyadh @AvoArtinyanMD @JAyscueMD @rahila_essani and many more. Thank you Neil Hyman and @TomReadCRS

Thank you @ParkNicollet @_HealthPartners and all of my colleagues working so hard to get us to this point. 6 days after 1st dose of @pfizer #CovidVaccine and feeling good. I still don’t like needles.

Catching up on sessions from earlier today at #ACSCC20. @cliffordkomd @MeltonMeaux leading on Informatics, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning in Surgery. @UMNSurgery

Thank you @pturnermd for a great start to PS426 Tools for Leadership Success at #ACSCC20 @JFreischlag @Jasosamd