Ray Portela

Hi #MedTwitter! Excited to be applying for #InternalMedicine this #Match2026. I'm Ray Portela, a Brazilian graduate and postdoctoral research fellow at @MayoClinic. Grateful for my family and mentors during this journey. Wishing everyone the best of luck this interview season!

Our paper just got 1,000 reads! We tested the weight loss of performing TORe + RYGB distalization on a patient post RYGB, and the patient lost the same weight as in the initial RYGB! researchgate.net/profile/Ray-Po… via @researchgate researchgate.net/profile/Ray-Po…

@HudaElMais @umkcIM Congratulations!! 🎉

I’m thrilled to be joining the cardiology family at UF Gainesville!! 🫀🐊 Couldn’t have done it without the support of my incredible mentors, family and friends! @umkcIM #UFCardiology #CardioX #MedX

@ZehraNaseemMD @MayoClinicGIHep Congratulations!! 🎉

So happy to join @MayoClinicGIHep family!!

@Wissam_Ghusn Congratulations Wissam!!

So grateful for this new chapter! Excited for the journey ahead with such an inspiring group!

What if saving a pneumonia patient was as simple as adding one cheap pill? A new NEJM RCT from Kenya just showed exactly that. 👇 2,180 adults with community-acquired pneumonia were randomized within 48 hrs to: 🅰️ Standard Care (WHO regimen) β-lactam (penicillin/cephalosporin) + macrolide (erythro/azithro) 🅱️ Standard Care + 10 days of low-dose steroids Dexamethasone 6 mg or Hydrocortisone 160 mg or Methylpred 30 mg or Prednisolone 50 mg or Prednisone 50 mg (bioequivalent dosages) 30-day mortality: 22.6% with steroids vs 26.0% with standard care ➡️ HR 0.84 (95% CI 0.73–0.97), P = 0.02 Adverse events similar. Steroid-related serious AEs: 0.5%. 💡 One low-dose steroid… in hospitals with almost no ICU support… saved lives. Global pneumonia care may never be the same. #NEJM #Pneumonia #RCT #GlobalHealth #MedTwitter #EvidenceBasedMedicine #InternalMedicine #CriticalCare #IDTwitter @DrAkhilX @IhabFathiSulima @CelestinoGutirr @Urchilla01 @drkeithsiau

@nkagetsu Nice try but I'm not buying it

I'm reviewer #2 and said accept with major revision 🤷🏻‍♂️

@DO_Radiology @RadiologyACR @Inside_TheMatch @AOCRNews @JudyGadde @JoanPowersLynch Best of luck, Josh!!

“It’s me, hi, I’m the applicant, it’s me.” Announcing my #ERAS tour 💁🏼‍♂️. After an eight year scholastic adventure and lots of coffee, I am beyond excited to be applying Diagnostic Radiology in #Match2026. Incredibly grateful to my #mentors and #sponsors at @RadiologyACR & @michiganradiol1, hoping to make you proud! #futureradres #Radiology #Medstudent #Focusedforwardtogerher #RadX #MedX #MedEd @ABR_Radiology

@stevestephen23 Best of luck, Steve!!

Sorry I’m late! But hey, I’m Steve, and I’m applying to Diagnostic Radiology! I’m excited about radiology quality & safety, educational outreach, and innovation. Thank you to my mentors and good luck to everyone! #Match2026 #Radiology #ERAS #futureradres

Our Meta-Analysis comparing ESG Vs. LSG effectiveness and safety has just reached 40 citations!! 🎉 @babudayyeh @OMGhanemMD @AzizullahBeran @ReemMatar96 researchgate.net/profile/Ray-Po… via @researchgate

@docbraymd Great tips, Dr!!

Interview Tips & Guides Link List: docbray.com/ivlinks

@AhmetVahibe @UTMBSurgery @AmCollSurgeons Superstar!! ⭐

Thrilled to present my @UTMBSurgery research at the 2025 @AmCollSurgeons Clinical Congress! Amazing experience and great discussions! #ACSCC2025

@DiLaurentino Strong work, @DiLaurentino!!

Hot 🔥 out of the oven 👨‍🍳 Our manuscript published at Surgical Endoscopy. Alarming results on how investigators are interpreting p values. We reviewed 54 comparative studies comparing surgical techniques. None defined a cutoff for clinical relevance - meaning many statistically significant results may not be clinically meaningful. We need clearer, clinically meaningful thresholds in hernia research @MontefioreNYC @MontefioreSurg @EinsteinMed @AmericanHernia @NogueiraRaquel_ link.springer.com/article/10.100…

@NogueiraRaquel_ @DiLaurentino Congratulations, Raquel!! 🎉

✨Today, I celebrate my ECFMG Certificate! 🌟 This moment means so much, not just for what it represents, but because it was only possible thanks to the love, support, and generosity of so many incredible people. I carry deep gratitude in my heart for each of you. 💖

@MatheusFrancoMD Strong work from Dr. Almeida!! 💪🏻 @ricardoguerra11

We are honored to have you with us. Keep up with the good work!

@rmulkimd @uabmedicine Congratulations, Dr Mulki!!👏🏻🎉

I’m honored to share that I have been promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine @uabmedicine

@sneh_sonaiya @GIE_Journal @ASGEendoscopy Congratulations, Dr Sonaiya!!

Excited to share this recent acceptance of our article to @GIE_Journal! @ASGEendoscopy #GITwitter

Hi #MedTwitter! I’m Diego, an IMG from 🇧🇷 and researcher at @MayoClinicGIHep. Applying for Internal Medicine in the #Match2026! Driven by patient-centered care, teaching & leadership. Sports enthusiast! 🎾⚽️🏃 Excited to connect with programs and applicants! 😁

Hello #MedTwitter I’m Carolina (but you can call me Nina), a Brazilian IMG 🇧🇷 applying for #InternalMedicine this #Match2026 Passionate about infectious diseases 🦠, clinical reasoning 🧩 and medical education 🎓 Powered by dogs 🐶, gym 💪 & books 📚 Let’s connect! ✨

Hi #MedX #MedTwitter. I’m Eliabe Abreu, a 2022 graduate from Brazil 🇧🇷, and a Research Fellow at the Mayo Clinic (GI & Hep). I am applying for #InternalMedicine in the #Match2026. AAMC ID: 16714525 Best wishes to all applicants!

@giuliani_luiza @MDohopolski @UTSW_RadOnc Congratulations, Luiza!! Strong work 💪🏻

Proud to present our study “Enhancing Oncology Trial Recruitment with AI” at #ASTRO2025! Using GPT-4o with retrieval-augmented generation, we ranked patients by likelihood of eligibility, helping optimize time and resources for trial screening 🤖 @MDohopolski @UTSW_RadOnc