Rachel Hooper

We are delighted to announce Dr. Rachel Hooper as the keynote speaker at #DiMConference2026! Dr. Hooper serves as Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery @UMichSurgery. She is a leader in health equity efforts and research.

We can't thank @RachelHooper1MD enough for being the Keynote Speaker at our annual Capstone Symposium. Dr. Hooper inspired DoT students to continue working hard on their journey to becoming excellent physicians. @UMichSurgery

Workforce diversification in pediatric surgery requires SYSTEMIC change. Holistic review of fellowship applicants ⬆️ %URiM offered interviews without a ⬇️ in caliber of interviewees. Incredible work from an incredible team @UMPedsSurg 〽️ jpedsurg.org/article/S0022-… via @jpedsurg

In this #PRSJournal article, authors investigated the timespan between diagnosis and surgical intervention for #carpaltunnelsyndrome among African American and White patients on #Medicaid. bit.ly/MedicaidCTS

Thank you @PRSGlobalOpen for providing the platform to shed some light on these amazing contributors to the field of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery! @GarnesSociety @SocietyofBAS @YalePlastics @YaleSurgery

We had an awesome time celebrating the holidays with our @UMichSurgery #SBAS Family!!! The fellowship, laughter, and mentoring that happens when we get together is unmatched 🌟Thank you Dr. Kwakye for hosting! @SocietyofBAS

@HandSociety thanks for the opportunity! Grateful for the chance to work with and learn from these awesome individuals.

@DrParisButler thanks for the opportunity to collaborate on this timely piece. Let’s keep pushing forward! @UMichSurgery @UM_OHEI

In the spirit of giving thanks, I am forever grateful for the unheralded contributions of Black and Brown plastic surgeons that paved the way for inclusive excellence. This celebrates them. One reviewer called it a "Must Read" for all plastic surgeons. journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext…

Really enjoyed the @HandSociety 2023. So much progress and growth. Making new connections and strengthening old ones. Look forward to future meetings. @waljeejenn @UMichSurgery @JeffFriedrichMD

Day 1 ✅ Record turnout for #SBASUMich2023 and the energy is electric. Lots of young superstars and the #PedSurgBestSurg peeps are rolling deep as usual ❤️@SocietyofBAS @UMichSurgery @APSASurgeons fave pic? All my @UMPedsSurg Grand-Fellows

Amazing kick off to the Promotion and Progress Institute! Fantastic talks and amazing mentorship abounds. #SBASUMich2023

@MichaelGalvezMD Got mine!

Hearing about residency programs getting shirts for their residents is an act of true Allyship! Very cool!! Shout out to the program who ordered 26 shirts!!!! Let’s keep moving forward!!!! #nationallatinophysicianday #nationallatinaphysicianday #nationallatinxphysicianday #nlpd #latino #latina #latinx #medicine #surgery #premed #medicalstudent #resident #physician #doctor

In this cross-sectional survey study, the results of validated survey instruments indicated low rates of decisional regret and high levels of satisfaction with decision following gender-affirming mastectomy. ja.ma/47qI5t7

So exciting to see the awesome presentations from all the participants of the Michigan Health Sciences Summer Institute. They have all accomplished so much in such a short time. Well done! Can’t wait to see what your futures hold @UMichMedSchool @UM_OHEI @UMichSurgery

Congratulations to @waljeejenn on this promotion!

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