PennSurgery

The Department of Surgery at Penn Medicine’s Perelman School of Medicine is seeking an exceptional academic surgeon to serve as Chief, Division of Breast Surgery (Associate or Full Professor, Clinician Educator track). This is a unique leadership opportunity within a nationally recognized division at a premier academic medical center. See below for more & to apply: apply.interfolio.com/180925

“Fewer pills, lower bills” 
Adrenalectomy for primary aldosteronism significantly reduces antihypertensive medication burden and long-term prescription costs vs medical therapy—supporting surgical management when appropriate. bit.ly/4rZmeSZ #SurgicalOncology #EndocrineSurgery #PrimaryAldosteronism #Adrenalectomy #Hypertension #HealthEconomics #ValueBasedCare #AnnSurgOncol

Such a special moment presenting our work at the @acsTrauma COT meeting — and honored to win 1st Place for Basic Science at the Resident and Fellow Trauma Paper Competition. Grateful to @PaulTitchenell, @PennTrauma, @pennsurgery, collaborators, and patients who made it possible.

At the 2026 European Association of Urology (EAU) Annual Meeting in London, Trinity Bivalacqua, MD, presented an ongoing clinical trial investigating the oncolytic immunotherapy cretostimogene grenadenorepvec for non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer. bit.ly/4lA9Ern

New in Microsurgery: Emerging evidence highlights innovative approaches to complex reconstruction of xylazine-associated wounds —advancing outcomes and functional recovery in challenging defects.  As indications evolve, microsurgical care continues to push the boundaries of what’s possible in reconstructive surgery. #Microsurgery #PlasticSurgery #ReconstructiveSurgery #SurgicalInnovation #MedTwitter #Surgery #ClinicalResearch  bit.ly/4sR5r5h

Huge congratulations to Anna Garcia Whitlock MD, PhD. for winning National First Place for Best Basic Science Presentation & Manuscript from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma! After taking the top spot locally and regionally, she’s now claimed the national title in this prestigious annual competition. An incredible achievement and well-deserved recognition of outstanding research and dedication. Her work is titled: Loss of Glucagon Action in the Liver is Associated with Decreased Stress-Induced Hyperglycemia and Decreased Markers of Inflammation After Trauma and Hemorrhage. #TraumaSurgery #ACS #ResearchExcellence #AcademicSurgery

Interested in cardiac surgery at Penn Medicine, one of the premier surgery programs in the world? Visit our Advanced Practice recruitment event on March 18th and meet our team! @PennMedicine @PennCardiology @ctsnetorg @pennsurgery

Huge thanks to @chrouserMD, the S. Matthew Bergo MD Research Professor and @UMichUrology Associate Professor for delivering this year’s D. Hayes Agnew Division lecture for @PennUrology. First time in the 22+ years of the Surgery Theatre where everyone was on their feet doing a group stretching exercise. A memorable and energizing talk!

Using our institutional dataset, we found that patients who required an Impella 5.5 prior to heart transplantation had comparable outcomes when stratified by duration of support suggesting that prolonged support may be safe in patients awaiting a heart. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12…

Dr. Hansell Stedman and his team draw on personal experience at the extremes of muscle function—world-class athleticism and muscular dystrophy—as they strive to develop a safer gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. spr.ly/6018hC2Ta

Chief Resident Jesse Passman at the podium presenting his work comparing antihypertensive medication trajectories and costs in patients with primary aldosteronism managed were surgery or medical therapy? For more pics of Penn Surgery at the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) Annual Meeting, please check out: Instagram.com/pennsurgery

Reminder: No M&M next Thursday. However, we’re excited to welcome Kristen Chrouser MD, the S. Matthew Bergo MD Research Professor and @UMichUrology Associate Professor, as this year’s D. Hayes Agnew Division of @PennUrology Grand Rounds Speaker. Her talk: “Surgery is a pain in the neck! Optimizing your surgical ergonomics.”

What comes first? For patients with penetrating brain injury, prioritizing rapid operative intervention for concomitent neck or torso injury may improve survival and function vs. stopping at the CT scanner. New insights in Journal of Trauma & Acute Care Surgery. 
#TraumaSurgery #TBI #AcuteCareSurgery #TraumaResearch #GunViolence #Neurotrauma bit.ly/4smBOID

New research from @VGershuniMD published in @Nutrients_MDPI explores sex-based differences in body composition & their link to clinical malnutrition in abdominal surgery patients. 🏥💻   Findings suggest sex-specific imaging features could help identify high-risk patients earlier.   #OpenAccess #Surgery #malnutrition #surgicalnutrition #ClinicalNutrition #MedTwitter #SurgicalResearch #PrecisionMedicine    bit.ly/4d3QEPV

Autologous fillet flaps recycle tissue from non-salvageable limbs to reconstruct nearby defects—avoiding extra donor site morbidity and preserving limb length when soft tissue is limited. A must-know technique in modern reconstruction. #PlasticSurgery #ReconstructiveSurgery #Microsurgery #LimbSalvage #SurgicalInnovation #prostheticsinnovations bit.ly/4boIUGS

We would like to congratulate Oluwadamilola “Lola” Fayanju MD, MA,MPHS, FACS on becoming Chair of Surgery at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. For more, please visit: Instagram.com/pennsurgery

Your emergency surgery may depend on which surgeon is on call. LDI Fellows Rachael Acker and Rachel Kelz examine wide variation in operative rates in their new study, and what is known about surgical decision-making. Read more: bit.ly/3N5Oi8E

New research examines the costs of selective vs non-selective alpha blockade in adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma, which sheds light on economic and clinical decision-making in rare cancer surgery. #SurgicalOncology #Pheochromocytoma #AlphaBlockade #HealthEconomics #EndocrineSurgery #ResearchUpdate   bit.ly/4u4z2K1

A group of our Residents spent the last few days in DC for the American College of Surgeons Leadership & Advocacy Conference! They met with 5 PA congressional offices to advocate for:
✅ Protecting insurance coverage for breast cancer screening
✅ Increased funding for the National Institutes of Health
✅ Strengthening the rural surgeon workforce
✅ Improving Medicare policy Proud to see our trainees leading the way in patient advocacy and health policy.   Photo 1: Russell Simons (PGY4), Margaret Pichardo (PGY4), Joe Kern (PGY5) outside US Capitol Photo 2: Joe presenting his work on inpatient Medicaid enrollment Photo 3: Russell, Margaret, and Joe after meeting with @RepDwightEvans' (Represents the 3rd Congressional District in PA) in his office   #ACS #Leadership #Advocacy #HealthPolicy #NIH #Medicare #BreastCancerScreening #SurgeryResidents

New research by Ronald Parsons, MD, shows that breaking down organ donation rates by donor age reveals big differences across countries and highlights where transplant systems could grow. Age-stratified data may help target strategies to increase deceased donor organs worldwide. #OrganDonation #Transplantation #AgeStratification #GlobalHealth #MedicalResearch #PublicHealth #TransplantEquit bit.ly/47dqp5J