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Anna M. Apffel, MD!!!! Everything they say is true- the days are long but the years are short. I truly could not have done it without the people around me. Thank you to every person who played a part in this. See you in an OR in Pittsburgh soon!

An elite duo on service!!!! Learning, leading and lifting eachother up. This is what happens in a place where hard work meets good people ⭐️🔪

We are so excited to have two new @UPMC_Vascular family members! Welcome Jack and Elonay!

WELCOME!!!! 🚨🚨🚨 new besties alert 🚨🚨🚨

Congrats to everyone who matched today, especially my future ortho colleagues!! More importantly, to those of you who did not match, this does not define you, keep going and keep the faith. DMs open

Congratulations to everyone who matched today! (especially people who matched general surgery 🔪) Can’t wait to welcome you to the best specialty, and especially can’t wait to meet the new @UPMC_SurgRes interns!!!!!

🚨 New in @JAMASurgery The study by @joshua_b_brown et al highlights the critical importance of clinician-level trauma volume in pre-hospital outcomes. A must-read for those looking to innovate EMS staffing and training! 👇👇👇 doi.org/10.1001/jamasu… @LITESnetwork

As more women pursue surgical training, gender disparities in residency experience persist. Because training years often overlap with childbearing years, understanding how residency programs support parenthood is critical to workforce equity. journals.lww.com/annalsofsurger…

@aalthans So lucky to have you as a role model and friend Ali! From intern year colorectal to pgy2 ACS and even a VA Vascular rotation in between! Will miss you so much next year, Mayo is lucky :)

Finished my very last in-house call of residency and it ended with a Hartmann’s. Feeling proud of the last 6.5 years, and looking forward to finishing residency strong then learning everything I can about the colon and rectum next year 🤓💩

All my faves in one photo! Still hold the record for turnout though 💪🏻. I guess some of us are just cooler than others… @joshua_b_brown @macky_neal

@FennerBrittany Lucky to have great role models in surgical education 🔪👀

Told you all she was a rockstar. Fellowship PDs, get your invites ready for SCC Fellowship Match in a few years!

Wow, receiving this made my day (week? year?)! One of the best parts of residency has been getting to teach medical students and get them excited about surgery. Teaching, even as a junior resident, is only possible because of the excellent learning environment at @UPMC_SurgRes

PGY2s are back at it again in skills lab! This week working on hand sewn and robotic bowel anastamoses. Check out the pride and joy on their faces when they see that their anastamosis is leak free! #SurgEd #PracticeMakesPerfect

The competition was in full swing at our Wednesday morning conference for our annual ABSITE prep Jeopardy. Thanks to our amazing education chiefs Leah, @ICampwala , and @MCribbs410 for putting together such a fun review session!

Spending the last days of holiday break taking my in laws to learn surgical history at @IMSS_Chicago 🤓🔪 back to acute care surgery service on Monday

We had our annual holiday party during conference this morning! Our amazing PD Dr Lee brought in white elephant gifts for everyone. After some rounds of cutthroat gift stealing, everyone is all smiles 🎁🎉

Most of the world is a ‘platelet desert.’ Life saving transfusions are unavailable to much of the world due to storage limitations. We need a better product. See our @JAMA_current editorial reviewing the rapidly evolving platelet substitute research jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

THE Trauma/ACS Queen, Dr. Fenner👑

Our study identifies distance thresholds where air medical transport outpaces ground transport for Emergency General Surgery patients. Factors like weather and traffic significantly impact transfer times, emphasizing the need for data-driven triage to optimize patient outcomes. journals.lww.com/jtrauma/abstra…

PGY-2s spent the morning in the sim lab with @SeanWhelanMD, getting protected time to hone a variety of skills—from laparoscopic intracorporeal suturing to practicing Connell stitches on synthetic bowel. Always great to learn from the best in the biz! #PittSurgery #PracticeMakesPerfect