Dario Rocha Castellanos

Really enjoyed spending a few days at International Surgical Week in Mexico City 🇲🇽, especially meaningful to be back home for this. Had the chance to represent @HarvardPGSSC and share some of our work. Grateful to meet inspiring leaders working to advance global surgery. 🌎

Join us this Friday for GR at @bmc_brighton: “Controversies in the Management of Cystic Lesions of the Pancreas” Carlos Fernandez-del Castillo, MD Friday, April 10, 2026 8:00–9:00 AM Seton Auditorium Looking forward to an outstanding discussion on an important topic. @BMCSurgery

Surgeons from all over US and abroad come together in Chicago for the Latino Surgical Society Symposium @LatinoSurgery happening April 24-26 at @uchicagosurgery. Free educational event Friday 4/24 to share knowledge with our chicago community @nmasunichicago @TelemundoCHI

Wrapping up an incredible #AHPBA26 meeting in Miami! Very grateful to have received a travel grant, present our work, and represent @HarvardPGSSC More than anything, it was great to reconnect with friends, meet new ones, and be reminded how much there is to learn!

Congratulations to the 2026 Best AAS Manuscript Award recipients! 🎉 Best Manuscript by an AAS Resident or Fellow: Daniel Gomez-Carrillo, for his work examining the readability and accuracy of AI-optimized surgical consent forms. Best Overall Manuscript by an AAS Member: Mikhail Stiffler, for his research on how free hemoglobin affects endothelial adhesiveness in trauma — work with real implications for how we understand and treat critically injured patients. The future of academic surgery is in excellent hands. Learn more: aasurg.org/congratulation…

🤝 América Latina está lista para pasar del diálogo a la acción conjunta. Concluyó con éxito el taller “Financiamiento de Afecciones Quirúrgicas en #LATAM: Traduciendo la Política Global y Regional en Acción” en Bogotá, Colombia.

1/4 The PGSSC, in partnership with @unisabana @operationsmile @saludlatam_ec is hosting a two-day workshop on financing surgical care in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Publicación histórica 🇲🇽 en @Nature de @daniela_oaks y de su grupo de investigación en la @unam, en colaboración con diferentes instituciones como el @incanMX @mtzsaid, @CCINSHAE_mx @SSalud_mx felicidades a todos los autores e instituciones @inmegen #melanoma #Cancer

A truly memorable time presenting at #ASC2026 last week! 🤩 We found that among the top TikToks globally, stigmatizing stoma care content ➡️ significantly higher engagement, regardless of quality! 📊📲 Thankful for the mentorship and team behind this work in #globalsurgery!🌏

Surgical backlogs are growing worldwide — not from lack of skill, but system inefficiency. Join +One’s Masterclass Series kicking off Feb 17 (10:30–11:00 EST) with Prof. Nobhojit Roy! 🔗 tinyurl.com/onemoresurgery 🌍 onemoresurgery.org #GlobalSurgery #PlannedEssentialSurgery

3 days of research, mentorship, and friends #ASC2026 hits different with the global surgery family and the Latino surgery community. Proud to represent @HarvardPGSSC, Looking forward to next year!

We’re proud to see our current and past fellows participating in the ongoing 21st Annual Academic Surgical Congress in Florida. Stay tuned to see how their voices are shaping the future of global surgery.👌🏾

The UGHE 2026 Global Surgery cohort in Rwanda 🇷🇼mastering Monitoring & Evaluation skills with partners from Baylor Malawi (Joseph Mhango), Baylor Eswatini (Sandile Dlamini), Texas Children’s Global Network (Nadia Rahman) and Baylor Global Surgery (Dr. Rachel Davis)!#globalsurgery

This scoping review of trauma registry-related literature originating from low- and middle-income countries classified barriers and facilitators by WHO health system building blocks. Common barriers in information management can be overcome through context-specific adaptations. #JoTACS #TraumaSurg #SurgTwitter #SoMe4Surgery #MedTwitter #MedEd #EmergencyMedicine journals.lww.com/jtrauma/abstra…

🚨 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS! The Latino Surgical Society invites you to submit your work for the 2026 Surgical Symposium at the University of Chicago. 🗓 Deadline JAN 9, 2025 📍 April 24–26, 2026 | Chicago, IL bit.ly/SurgicalSympos… #LatinoSurgicalSociety #SurgicalSymposium2026

Holiday Advent Calendar🎅🏻🎄🎁 Day 3 Barbed sutures in ventral hernia repair: A propensity-matched analysis of the Abdominal Care Health Quality Collaborative database surgjournal.com/article/S0039-… @lariasespinosa @nyulangone @SWexner #SurgeryAdventCalendar #SoMe4Surgery

Global Surgery: Low-Hanging Fruit for the ‘America First’ Global Health Strategy | Global Health NOW ⁦⁦@HarvardPGSSC⁩ ⁦@NardeenDawood⁩ globalhealthnow.org/2025-11/global…

Fellowship within the fellowship! Outdoor bonding moments like this remind our fellows what fellowship truly means; showing up for each other even on the hard trails of the epic Acadia National Park. Because the work we do in global surgery requires both skill & team spirit.

Don’t miss our next Cafecito with LSS! We’ll talk about balancing residency life and mastering time management. Perfect for students and residents seeking practical advice. 🗓️NOV 3RD 🕗 8 P.M. EST / 5 P.M. PST Register here: bit.ly/cafecitowithLSS

Meet Dario Rocha, MD - Research Collaborator Dario earned his medical degree from the University of Monterrey & led primary care outreach across northern Mexico and discovered his passion for global health while volunteering at a shelter for displaced children with cancer in 🇨🇴