Juan Santamaria, MD, FACS, FSSO

Dr. Diana Jaen, our breast surgical oncology post-doc @unmc @UNMCSurgery @BuffettCancer presenting at @ASBrS 2026 on the pathological complete nodal response in advanced cN2/3 nodal disease: 35% achieve nodal pCR! An opportunity to de-escalate ALND. Mentored with @MillenJanelle

The UNMC FPBCC breast surgery team at @ASBrS 2026 in Seattle, connecting with colleagues old and new. Here for a successful meeting, celebrating friendships, and the future of breast surgery! @UNMCSurgery @unmc @BuffettCancer @NebraskaMed @MillenJanelle

Big congrats to our @unmc Breast Surgical Oncology post-doc Dr. Diana Jaen on her 3 (tres!) presentations (1 oral, 2 e-posters) during the ACS @AmCollSurgeons Nebraska Chapter Spring Meeting, and winning the 1st award for the best e-poster! @UNMCSurgery

Another successful @AmCollSurgeons Nebraska Chapter Spring Meeting with a great turnout. Our residents and medical students continue to have this great opportunity to present their work! @UNMCSurgery @UNMCCOM @unmc

Recently, I had the honor to present on #oncoplastic breast cancer surgery & idiopathic granulomatous mastitis #IGM to the @Ascg01 Salvadoran Association of General Surgery at their national conference @UNMCSurgery @unmc @BuffettCancer Thanks @AcademicSurgery for the opportunity!

Another success engaging with young Salvadoran trainees during our first @AcademicSurgery Fundamentals of Surgical Research course in El Salvador, thanks to the visionary initiative of @realgmolina! @MonicaDuaMD @APLoehrer @RobertoVidri @drjosephlopez

At @NebraskaMed @unmc @BuffettCancer we have started offering same or next day appointments with a breast cancer surgeon for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. A patient-centric approach to expedited cancer care! nebraskamed.com/health/conditi…

Big congrats to our breast surgical oncology post-doc Dr. Diana Jaen on her 1st ever full oral presentation during #ASC2026 grateful to Dr. @MillenJanelle as well for her mentorship and guidance in this project. @UNMCSurgery @AcademicSurgery @BuffettCancer

Look who I got to spend some time with @SABCSSanAntonio !! I miss you my dear friend @DrJairamK doing great things @huntsmancancer

Annual traditional selfie 📸 @SABCSSanAntonio - learning, collaborating, and bringing the latest in breast cancer care back to our patients @unmc @NebraskaMed @BuffettCancer

Join us TOMORROW for Let's Chat Cancer! @Dr_JSantamaria will engage directly with community members in conversation about breast cancer prevention, risk factors, and current research. More information: unmc.edu/cancercenter/o… #BreastCancerAwareness #CancerPrevention #Community

🏆🎉👏 Huge congratulations to our outstanding members recognized with 2025 UNMC Distinguished Scientist Awards! Research Leadership: @VijayaRBhatt1 and Rebecca Oberley-Deegan Distinguished Scientists: @micahschott New Investigators: Jingjing Sun, Maher Abdalla, and Kurt Fisher

Opening reception for #ACSCC25 @AmCollSurgeons was a blast. Lovely to introduce my @LLUSurgOnc mentees to my @BrighamSurgery family, incredible food, and an unexpected cameo by Raiden the ⚡️ god

@Dr_JSantamaria @joshuamammen @unmc @UNMCSurgery @BuffettCancer @UNMCCOM Proud! He will do great things in this role

Congrats to @joshuamammen on his new exciting leadership role as @AmCollSurgeons SurgeonsPAC Chair where he will achieve impactful things! So proud about your service in this role. @unmc @UNMCSurgery @BuffettCancer @UNMCCOM

Superb job by MS4 @LinaAdwer presenting her work during the medical student program at #ACSCC25 @AmCollSurgeons surgical oncology de-escalation trials are mostly non-U.S. lead @unmc @UNMCSurgery

Coming up soon! @LinaAdwer presenting her work about the global landscape in surgical oncology de-escalation trials at @AmCollSurgeons #ACS2025 @UNMCSurgery @UNMCSurgery @BuffettCancer

One great example of how @UNMCSurgery team members support each other arrived in my email this morning: A user-friendly outline of all #ACSCC25 presentations by our students, residents, and faculty. Looking forward to a great conference! @unmc @NebraskaMed @AmCollSurgeons

Honored to present earlier today with my colleague @Dr_JSantamaria on the work of Buffett Cancer Center's Community Scientists at the 2015 Cancer Center Community Impact forum conference.