Kristin Bibee

Skin cancer develops in people of all ages, races, and nationalities. It can also develop on any area of the body, including these 6 unlikely places: bit.ly/3vhaf5N

We are near the end of #NationalInfertilityAwarenessWeek, but there’s still time to participate in the SPACE study and tell us about your journey to build a family as a physician (or medical student!). Take the survey here: bit.ly/AMWASPACE #NIAW2021 #NIAW

First Thing xkcd.com/2404

BREAKING NEWS: #CMS greenlights #homehospital care for the nation through #hospitalwithoutwalls. This will be HUGE for patients to get the care they deserve at HOME. @BrighamWomens @MassGenBrigham @ahahospitals @WHAH_cong @AAHCMedicine @SocietyHospMed go.cms.gov/2JgBdYH

Now that most states have lifted restrictions on elective surgery, hospitals across the country have been rushing to find the best way to meet the needs of a long list of patients waiting to receive medical care. s.hbr.org/3inQqnh

Good morning! It's always a good day for a Zora Neale Hurston quote! "Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose." (Dust Tracks on a Road, p. 127). #CiteBlackWomen

Our review on #cSCC in the organ #transplant recipient is out. Challenging patients, but interesting in #immunotherapy context Thanks Drs @KPBisMe (@HopkinsMedicine), Schwarz, Zandberg, @Shaum80 and @HSkinnerMDPhD (@UPMCHillmanCC) for this collaboration authors.elsevier.com/c/1aZye4tFDI5~…

On our latest Scopeside Chat, we @forthejon and @ariv2013, discuss the role of pathology beyond the diagnosis of Merkel Cell Carcinoma in this era of personalized medicine. Check it out. @JMGardnerMD @smlungpathguy @KPBisMe @TimAllenMDJD @VKazlouskaya kikoxp.com/posts/1287

Machine Learning Captcha xkcd.com/2228/ m.xkcd.com/2228/

When I saw Oprah interview Michelle Obama, Oprah asked how Michelle got over feeling intimidated sitting at big tables filled with smart, powerful men and Michelle said, “You realize pretty quickly that a lot of them aren’t that smart.” I think about that quote every single day.

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An organ transplant is a necessary life-saving step, but it comes with some significant life-long risks, and one of those is a greater chance of developing skin cancer. roswellpark.org/cancertalk/201…

In medicine, the most senior clinician is not necessarily the most appropriate leader of the department. Leaders are gifted, nurtured and trained. Leadership by seniority default is not beneficial to anyone.

About 50,000 squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) cases a year, or about 1 out of every 20 cases, either become locally advanced or spread (metastasize) to distant tissues and organs. When this happens, SCCs can become life-threatening. bit.ly/2EkLpej

Funny enough, one of the compounds I tested yielded unusually promising results for cellular health + C. elegan lifespan extension. When I tried to find out why the compound wasn’t pursued more, one of the explanations given to me was that pharma lobbyists worked against it.

Mohs surgery is performed by doctors who are specially trained to fulfill three roles: 1) as the surgeon who removes the cancerous tissue, 2) as the pathologist who analyzes the lab specimens and 3) as the surgeon who closes or reconstructs the wound. SkinCancer.org/mohs

Announcing: the Community Pour, next Mon 11/5 at the Lorelei Beer Hall, with *every single dime* of sales of generously donated beer and cider benefiting Tree of Life synagogue. Let's do this, Pittsburgh. #eastliberty #squirrelhill #pittsburghstrong #strongerthanhate #treeoflife

We stand together. #StrongerThanHate