Shan L Kalmeta MD

Not sure where the time went, but I know I spent it with the best people 🥰 #Classof2021

Thrilled to come across @ShanKalmeta and @AlizehAbbas16 at #ACSLAS25 and to hear about their amazing research projects! @RASACS @AmCollSurgeons @WomenSurgeons

@ThomasSuttonMD Hahahaha I love it 😂

Saw this and immediately thought of you @ShanSLansing

Forever grateful to get to do life with the most caring, supportive man in the world — who was immediately willing to reschedule our first date, gently encourages me to be a better person, and makes having 4 days off a month feel like I’m living in a Hallmark movie ❤️

Join Dr. Lynn Bryan and I tonight @ 8pm EST for a special @RASACS Hangout on Rural Surgery! We’ll be discussing scope and challenges in rural surgical practice, & Dr. Bryan’s advise for navigating rural job search and contract negotiations! facs.org/for-medical-pr…

@NicoleHolly_6 @OHSUsurgery Congratulations!!! It’s the best place to be!

I matched general surgery at OHSU! Excited is an understatement!! It feels surreal that I have made my childhood dream a reality and I am immensely grateful for my family, friends, and mentors who supported and encouraged me over the years! #Match2023 @OHSUsurgery

@LenaETrager @nyulangone @umnmedschool @nyugrossman @UMNAlumni @UMNews @ThoracicStudent @SarnoffCardio Congrats Lena!!

Matched at my #1, @nyulangone for Integrated Thoracic Surgery!!! After nearly 10 years in the Midwest, I’m thrilled to be headed home to fulfill my childhood dream of becoming a surgeon in NYC! Thank you to everyone who supported me on this journey @umnmedschool #Match2023

@EniNako @OHSUvascular INCREDIBLE!! Congrats!!!

THRILLED to be spending the next few years training with the people who sparked my interest in vascular @OHSUvascular ! So grateful for the mentorship that led me here and looking forward to the next 5 together! #Match2023 #ILookLikeASurgeon #vascularmatch

@sam_torreslanda @OHSUsurgery @VNikolian @OrensteinSean @docstephwood Sign me up for an info sess!!

Sharing a few tricks for FLS as well as how to load the needle in <3sec which = good first impression and potential increased autonomy in laparoscopic surgery during early training @OHSUsurgery @VNikolian @OrensteinSean @docstephwood

Assuming positive intent is one of the most difficult things for me to do consistently day in/day out. But then I think about how many times I miss the mark, or mess up, & my actions or words don’t = my intent, & I find myself trying again to … Assume positive intent.

One of the most fun parts of academia is stumbling on a journal article that catches your interest only to go "Hey wait friend of mine wrote this!" @DiazAdrian10 @OhioStateSurg surgical.theclinics.com/article/S0039-…

Excited and honored to share this essay with the world. Thank you @JAMA_current for the opportunity to share my story and the incredible editorial support. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

@camila_guetter @BIDMCSurgery @TaraSotskyKent @SidhuGang Surgery Queen!! 👑👩🏼‍⚕️

This happened today! I am so incredibly honored and humbled. Being at @BIDMCSurgery and working with so many outstanding attendings and co-residents inspires me to be a better physician and surgeon every day. Thank you @TaraSotskyKent and @SidhuGang! And now on to PGY2!

@WomenSurgeons @PMartinezMD @camila_guetter @ShanSLansing @Brianna59213847 @brittljohn @Rashi2S @RASACS ABSITE: behindtheknife.org/podcast-series… Oral boards (best study content for real life, don't wait until boards, start now): behindtheknife.org/podcast-series… Intern survival: behindtheknife.org/podcast-series… Big T trauma: behindtheknife.org/podcast-series… Clinical Challenges: behindtheknife.org/podcast-series…

@camila_guetter @WomenSurgeons @PMartinezMD @Brianna59213847 @brittljohn @Rashi2S @RASACS Oh my gosh I say “never again” every time I get behind on cases! Now I keep an EPIC list with patients I operated on so that once a week I can log them all at once

@WomenSurgeons @PMartinezMD @ShanSLansing @Brianna59213847 @brittljohn @Rashi2S @RASACS Do not get behind on logging your cases. I wasn't planning on it and it still happened. It's not fun to play catch up! Log daily or at least weekly and it will make your life much easier. #AWSchat

Q6. Last one for tonight: Is there anything you wish you had done differently during your intern year? Any additional tips/tricks/advice for starting off on the right foot? @PMartinezMD @camila_guetter @ShanSLansing @Brianna59213847 @brittljohn @Rashi2S @RASACS #AWSchat

@brittljohn @WomenSurgeons @PMartinezMD @camila_guetter @Brianna59213847 @Rashi2S @RASACS If any of us knew everything already, we wouldn't need residency!

@WomenSurgeons @PMartinezMD @camila_guetter @ShanSLansing @Brianna59213847 @Rashi2S @RASACS To give myself a lot of grace. You're in a training program and it's ok AND NORMAL to make mistakes. I would have asked A LOT more questions. This is your time to be a sponge so soak it all up while you can! #AWSchat #DearIntern

Q5. What is something you wish you knew before you became an intern? @PMartinezMD @camila_guetter @ShanSLansing @Brianna59213847 @brittljohn @Rashi2S @RASACS #AWSchat

@WomenSurgeons @PMartinezMD @camila_guetter @Brianna59213847 @brittljohn @Rashi2S @RASACS in placing consults or having to wake up the on call person with a reasonable question. I would always make the call, but my heart would race out of fear someone would be angry. Don't be afraid, good doctors know their limits! #AWSchat

@WomenSurgeons @PMartinezMD @camila_guetter @Brianna59213847 @brittljohn @Rashi2S @RASACS Q5: It’s hard to pick just one thing! You will learn A LOT during the year. If I had to pick one thing… I wish I had been less afraid to “bother” people at the beginning of intern year. There shouldn’t be any guilt... #AWSchat