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Celebrating the end of 1 year of neoadjuvant and adjuvant breast cancer therapy with my family and my @UTH_Pedisurg and @UTHealthSurg family!! The final 🔔 has been rung!

Announcing the Annual Kao Lecture in honor of President Lillian Kao, MD, FACS. We recognize Dr. Kao with a named lecture for her visionary leadership, enduring impact, and dedicated service to the South Texas Chapter of The American College of Surgeons.

Thank you to all of our speakers and moderators who joined us for the 2026 South Texas Chapter of the @AmCollSurgeons Annual Meeting! We enjoyed hearing your words of wisdom, experiences, and expertise!

The Texas ⁦@AmCollSurgeons⁩ crowd braving the cold to see ⁦@senatortedcr⁩ and ⁦@JohnCornyn⁩

When you are on the Hill with @FightCRC & meet up with a group of surgeons from @AmCollSurgeons you thank them and then take a group photo & do a #strongarmselfie WE ARE IN IT TOGETHER #crcsm #prioritizecrc

2 days away from our Annual Meeting! This morning, we spotlight our President, Lillian Kao, MD, FACS. She was recently awarded the Leadership Legacy award by the @AmCollSurgeons for her visionary leadership, enduring impact, and dedication to the South Texas Chapter.

Another ⁦@McGovernMed⁩ student rocking her #ASC2026 presentation evaluating factors associated with understanding of discharge patient education materials after trauma and burn injuries!

Fantastic job by Jerome Scott, presenting at #ASC2026 on patient understanding of PROMs based on health literacy and choice of PROM…

Great job by Gabriela Barrios on her presentation at #ASC2026 showing an association between hemoglobin<8 and decreased functional mobility in older hip fracture patients! ⁦@m_wandling⁩

Great to have dinner together with nearly all of the ⁦@McGovernMed⁩ #ASC2026 attendees!! Thanks to the bystander who took this fabulous photo and got all 30+ folks into the frame!! ⁦@AcademicSurgery⁩ ⁦@UnivSurg⁩

So awesome to see the ⁦@McGovernMed⁩ student and residents team support each other as they present at #ASC2026!! ⁦@kibbemr⁩ ⁦@JJStulberg⁩ ⁦@DalyaFergusonMD⁩ ⁦@KuoJenTsao⁩ ⁦@UTH_CSTEP⁩

Check out this fun bingo card to encourage ⁦@McGovernMed⁩ attendees at #ASC2026 to cheer on those who are presenting!! Thanks to ⁦@orinmorris22⁩ for creating this!

📢 There's still time to apply! The FSIS a designation is given to those who have demonstrated commitment to and expertise in surgical infections. 🔥 Submit your completed application no later than February 1, 2026. Apply here 👉 form.jotform.com/243567714508160

@BehindTheKnife @NatalieADrucker @bryanacotton1 @UTHealthACS @bryanacotton1 teaching your technique to my residents here 💪💪💪

NEW BIG T TRAUMA🩸 POD TODAY ➡️ Is Vascular Trauma Care a Lost Art? It’s 1:00 AM on a Saturday and a patient arrives with a gunshot wound and no distal pulses—who should hold the scalpel, Trauma or Vascular...or both?! Join @bfgilmore1 @georgoff @DukeSurgery Teddy Puzio @UTHealthACS & Joe Dubose @uthealthaustin for an engaging discussion. 🗣️🎧app.behindtheknife.org/podcast/big-t-…

Which risk factors are associated with ICH progression after initiating VTE chemoprophylaxis in TBI? Read this retrospective observational study of 1390 patients here: bit.ly/4gY3m2I

During a hearing held by the Senate Committee on Armed Forces (SCAF), Jeremy Cannon, MD, outlined data showing that “only 10 percent of military general surgeons get the patient volume, acuity, and variety they need to remain combat ready.”bit.ly/4lX09lu

The very best fellowship training with the very best people. Worth every second. #BigT @UTHealthACS @bryanacotton1 @GabrielleHatton @_alyssamaclean

One year of fellowship down, one to go. Grateful for these dudes (aka co-fellows). Grateful for these moments. Grateful for (and humbled by) every single day on the job. @UTHealthACS #traumasurgery #bestjobintheworld

What a legacy. Thank you, @bryanacotton1, for conceiving, fighting for, and pouring your heart and soul into the incredible fellowship program you’ve built at UT Houston for 15 dedicated years. You’ll always be our boss, Boss. @UTHealthACS @UTHealthHouston