Banan(a Bread) Otaibi, MD

Back home, back to the grind, but still beaming w pride for our #APSA26 trainees. Future is definitely bright w @jennalee1792 @beeotaibi @Zwhitterion at the helm. And kudos to @WesternPedSurg fellow & @UtahGenSurgRes @AnastasiaKahan for winning the Folkman Award! @APSASurgeons

Breaking! @jennalee1792 presents findings from @HOPE_sci_lab at #APSA26 identifying Factors Associated w Referrals After Substance Use Screening in Adolescent Trauma Patients. Lots of work needed to break down barriers for teen #SubstanceUse support. @ChildrensLA @APSASurgeons

Breaking!! @beeotaibi presents preliminary findings from Ready, React, Remember (aka Rapido, Realizar, Recordar) a Novel #Naloxone distribution pilot for injured teens @ChildrensLA Post-call brilliance brought to you by the @HOPE_sci_lab snack bar.

Seasons greetings from @HOPE_sci_lab ! Finished 2025 w #art and #nature appreciation @TheHuntington today. Shout out to Tom Carruth, curator of the Rose Collections, for showing us the Centennial Rose and for taking a selfie with us! @ChildrensLA @KECKSchool_USC

LA does not defy any stereotypes

“i'm going to be so productive today” also me all day:

some news: I entered my fiancée era this weekend 🫢💍

Every podium moment is built on the support, mentorship, and teamwork behind the scenes. Grateful for my @AZTraumaCats family and proud to present our research at the Pediatric Trauma Society Conference in Austin, TX. Big thank you to Dr. Colosimo, Dr. Magnotti and Dr. Joseph!

Grateful for the opportunity to present at the Pediatric Trauma Society and hear what so many colleagues across different specialties are working on! #PTS2025 @myaprana @DesertTraumaMom

My co-residents are absolute superstars 🤩✨ So proud of these ladies!

Big hats, big science, and even bigger energy from @UofAZSurgery at #PTS2025 because when in Texas… you trade your scrub caps for cowboy hats of course!

january me would not believe the life i lived this year.

It that time of year!! Calling all students interested in General Surgery come say hello and let us show you what an Academic Surgical Residency with huge operative volume in diverse settings (Academic, VA, Community and Rural)for interns straight up to Chief residents looks like

HOPE Lab summer outing to @GettyMuseum ! We celebrated a busy summer and start of a new academic year alongside some lovely art and weather😊

Honestly my first couple months in LA were kind of scary and included an accident that totaled the mazda I drove for 9 years. But I'm really blessed with a support system that's keeping keep me afloat. And I'm leasing a fully electric subaru! I didn't know they made these! 🙃🔌

HOPE Lab Heros are at the ready this weekend for the #children of #LA! Love it when the stars align and I get to work with @HOPE_sci_lab for a weekend @ChildrensLA. Thanks for the backup @jennalee1792 & @beeotaibi !!! #PedSurgBestSurg @APSASurgeons

We’re proud to share that General Surgery resident, Beverley Trutter, MD, was selected and invited to give an oral presentation at the 50th Pan American Trauma Society Congress in Cuenca, Ecuador! A remarkable opportunity to represent #UofAZSurgery on the global stage. #SPT2025

I haven't been here in a while, so here's my big life update: moved to LA for 2 years of pediatric surgery research! Super excited to join the incredible @LKelley_Quon and the @HOPE_sci_lab at @ChildrensLA 🥰

@LKelley_Quon @HOPE_sci_lab @UofAZSurgery @ChildrensLA @KECKSchool_USC @APSASurgeons I can't wait! Thank you for welcoming me on board, excited to get started!

Big welcome to the newest @HOPE_sci_lab member @beeotaibi from @UofAZSurgery !! We are so excited to have you join us at @ChildrensLA @KECKSchool_USC @APSASurgeons #PedSurgBestSurg

So excited to be joining this great group! 😍