Dimitra Lotakis, MD

Incredible #APSA22 Address by @APSASurgeons 53rd President @emb7658 with endless wisdom 1. It’s not what they call you, it’s what you answer to 2. Love is the motive, justice is the tool 3. Comfort the afflicted, afflict the comfortable 4. Best in the world vs. Best FOR the world

@alexaaengel @RileyChildrens @IU_PedSurg @IU_Surgery @vivalasurgeon @BWGrayMD Both fellows in one pic. #Legendary

Spreading the holiday and Christmas sweater cheer at @RileyChildrens! Happy Holidays from the @IU_PedSurg crew!! @IU_Surgery #PedSurgBestSurg @LotakisMD @vivalasurgeon @BWGrayMD

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Robert Bartlett, M.D. Best known as the 'Father of ECMO,' Bartlett's contributions to science and research have saved numerous lives and changed how we view medicine today. Read his obituary here. michmed.org/dY7dq

@IU_PedSurg @RileyChildrens @vivalasurgeon Love you right back @vivalasurgeon

It’s not even September, and we have fellows co-operating at @RileyChildrens @LotakisMD @vivalasurgeon

Happy last day of training EVER to our incredible @brittljohn - our newest Pediatric Surgeon! 🤩🥳 An incredible night celebrating her last week. Lots of laughs, packed room, and a standing ovation! Thrilled we get to keep you as FACULTY - see you in October, Dr. Johnson! 🩺🥹

What started as a slew of personal failures eventually flourished into a system-wide QI initiative… Structured training in serious illness communication is essential ‼️ especially for trainees who are conducting these complex conversations regularly 🗣️ @UMichSurgery @JSurgEduc

It’s been a whirlwind of a week but wanted to congratulate @DrJasmine_MD @sharonj077 and John Brokaw for finishing their time in the @IU_PedSurg @troymarkelmd lab! Good luck in your futures!!

We were honored to welcome Mary Brandt, MD, MDiv, Distinguished Emeritus Professor from Baylor College of Medicine, as our Jay L. Grosfeld Visiting Professor for Grand Rounds. Her talk, “Wellbeing 3.0: A New Paradigm for Surgeon Wellbeing,” explored the next evolution in supporting surgeons' professional and personal resilience. #IUSurgery #VisitingProfessor #GrandRounds #PediatricSurgery #IUPedSurg

Honored to receive the @APSASurgeons James Densler Award, named for the 1st African American pediatric surgeon. Five years ago, he told me: “Excellence & equity are not competing goals.” Those words still guide my work #SavingLifetimes for all children. His legacy lives #APSA25

Honored to present our ENRICH-US trial results #APSA25. Enhancing recovery for children undergoing GI surgery. 5y trial, ~600pts, 18 hosp. Clinical improvements! Implementation = success! @ped_src @APSASurgeons @LurieChildrens @NIH @CrohnsColitisFn @NUFeinbergMed @ErasSociety

We came. We presented. We danced! Had such an amazing time at #APSA25! @LotakisMD @kathrynmaselli @SamirGadepalli @UMPedsSurg

2025 ⁦@APSASurgeons⁩ Distinguished Service Award goes to the incomparable ⁦@marina_petrulla⁩ 👏👏👏 #APSA2025 #APSA25

Proud to see resident Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment committee members Drs. Sobolic and Manohar serving on a powerhouse panel alongside leaders in fetal surgery. Insightful session on risk stratification and novel therapies for abdominal wall defects. #APSA2025 #FetalSurgery

How low can we go? @DevJoshi_27 delivers a masterful subgroup analysis of the severe CDH population 🫁. Even patients with single digit o/e LHR have a chance 📈 Lookout PDs…coming to an application cycle near you 🔜 @WiscSurgery @APSASurgeons

Not one not two but THREE podium talks @APSASurgeons 2025 meeting for @NorahLiang — future pediatric surgeon and current research rockstar 👏👏👏 #APSA2025

Dinner out at #APSA2025 for the @RileyChildrens crew. 8! former fellows and 1 current one broke bread together. @IU_Surgery

It’s been amazing to continue the chondroitin sulfate story you started in mice! We truly passed the baton, showcasing the collaborative future of academic medicine at #apsa2025! @APSASurgeons @troymarkelmd #PedsSutgBestSurg

Grateful to present our findings of over 20 years of prenatally diagnosed CLM patients @RileyChildrens @IU_PedSurg @APSASurgeons #APSA2025

Presenting in the Plenary Session at #APSA2025 has been the highlight of my research fellowship—an incredible honor to share our work on such a platform in front of all my heroes. Grateful to the program committee for this opportunity! #PedSurgBestSurg @APSASurgeons @IU_PedSurg

Important presentation by @sharonj077 on the benefits of condition sulfate in mitigating intestinal injury and clinical sickness in NEC using a piglet🐷 model! With this success in a large animal model, clinical trials are coming soon! @IU_PedSurg @troymarkelmd #APSA2025