Sam C. Wang

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Great day at the Black Men in White Coats event at Duncanville HS! 🩺 Our Endocrine Surgery team partnered with the Simulation Center to teach suturing, knot tying, laparoscopic tools, and basic exams. Proud to support future medical leaders. 💙 #UTSWSurgery #UTSW

I’m very grateful to have a wonderful team of current and future general surgery residents (and future #CGSO fellows) working in my lab. @MPettigrewMD @NFatimahMD @RTHeslin @SkylarNahiMD Their dedication, creativity, and brilliance are driving our work to improve care for patients with #GastricCancer. Many thanks to @SocSurgOnc for giving us a chance to share our work at #SSO2026. And thanks to @theNCI, @AmCollSurgeons, @SSATNews, @UTSW_Surgery, @utswcancer, @UTSWMedCenter for supporting our team.

Congratulations @Alex_Kim_HIPEC for the Clinical Investigator Award! A true SURGEON SCIENTIST . Very well deserved! @SocSurgOnc #SSO2026 @utswcancer @UTSW_Surgery @UTSWMedCenter

Great job by @RTHeslin presenting his work at @SocSurgOnc #SSO2026 on the molecular mechanisms behind the clinical differences seen between male and female patients with gastric cancer. @UTSW_Surgery @utswcancer @UTSWSurgeryLife

Thank you, Dr. @PatricioPolanc0 . Truly grateful for your mentorship and guidance, and for the opportunity to present our work at my first #SSO2026 @SocSurgOnc . Honored to represent @UTSW_Surgery and be part of such an outstanding collaborative effort.

@AdamYopp delivering some legit words of wisdom for the new generation Surgical Oncology applicants at @SocSurgOnc #SSO2026 Difficult topic..honest talk. @utswcancer @UTSW_Surgery

Management across the pancreatic adenocarcinoma continuum 🧬 from precursors to metastases 💥 Honored to be part of this panel surrounded by mentors and 🔝experts And happy to meet again old friends … #SSO2026 thank you for the magic 🪄

Congratulations to @MPettigrewMD on giving a great talk on Arid1a biology in gastric cancer at #SSO2026. Did a great job representing @UTSW_Surgery and @utswcancer! She is a fantastic candidate for the upcoming @SocSurgOnc #CGSO fellowship match cycle.

Great way to close out #SSO2026 with 2 amazing presentations by Dr Rachael Belcher and ⁦@AmberFGallanis⁩ on #CDH1 research. ⁦@MarylandSurg⁩ ⁦@UMGCCC⁩

No words can describe the feeling of presenting two years of research conducted during my T32 at the #DattaLab and receiving a nomination for Best Paper! Deeply grateful for the incredible mentorship of @DrJashDatta and the support of the lab. #SSO2026 @SocSurgOnc

Congratulations to @NFatimahMD on giving a great talk for her best paper award at @SocSurgOnc #SSO2026. Did a great job representing @UTSW_Surgery and @utswcancer!

We are excited to share our vision for the biomedical and translational implications of somatic mosaicism, published in @CellCellPress. This was a fun team effort with @sfbrunner @imartincorena PJ Campbell and others @CRI_UTSW @QuotientTx @sangerinstitute cell.com/cell/fulltext/…

UT Southwestern Medical Center is the first in Texas to offer Hepzato Kit, a breakthrough therapy for metastatic uveal melanoma, a rare eye cancer that often spreads to the liver. Read the full story here: utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/artic…

Dr. Polanco, @PatricioPolanc0 , one of the leading robotic HPB experts giving talk on robotic assisted whipple with vascular reconstruction at #SSO2026 @UTSW_Surgery @utswcancer @SocSurgOnc

Congratulations to UF Health Cancer Institute member @IbrahimNassour, who was named vice chair of @NRGonc’s Surgical Oncology Committee! The committee is focused on providing expertise on NRG trials that require surgical components in treatment. Read more: go.ufl.edu/etk5j8v

Our Levi Lab research team is working to better understand why heterotopic ossification happens so we can develop earlier diagnosis and more effective, targeted treatments.  Our goal is simple: improve care and quality of life for patients through research and compassion. 🔬💙

A packed room for @macky_neal delivering the Founders’ Basic Science Lecture at #WTA2026 🔬👏 Inspiring insights of discovery and innovation for solving the platelet problem in trauma. Grateful for his leadership and vision shaping the future of trauma science and trauma care.

"The Cutting Edge Of Pancreatic Surgery" Please join us for this lunch Symposium during @SocSurgOnc #SSO2026 Annual meeting with pancreas surgery experts: @Gio_Marchegiani @HoggNDMD Naru Hikoma, Alessandro Panniccia, Katrina Duncan sponsored by @Medtronic