Frances Lee

“Operating the first time feels like courage. Redoing feels like confession.” - such a powerful piece that inspires surgeons to be more thoughtful about post-operative care and face complications head on.

A large U.S. study found that most patients with primary hyperparathyroidism — even those who meet clear guidelines for surgery — do not receive a parathyroidectomy. This condition can cause bone loss, kidney stones, fatigue, and more — but it’s treatable with surgery. #PAM2025

"Most patient candidates for appendectomy...have a different perspective than most physicians who perform appendectomy." Read this Viewpoint about the failure rate of nonoperative treatment of appendicitis. ja.ma/3Ig9wOt

New Primary Aldosteronism Guidelines - simpler, streamlined, and hopefully more pragmatic. academic.oup.com/jcem/advance-a…

@EzraTeitelbaum @MedicalCollege @MCWSurgery @tlkindel @joncgould @RMHigginsMD @AmirGhaferi @MCWSurgeryRes @Froedtert @MCWMIGS So excited for you! Congrats!!!

Very excited to be starting a new job as faculty at Medical College of Wisconsin!! Look forward to collaborating on patient care and research, teaching residents/fellows, and better understanding the differences between a restaurant and supper club… @MedicalCollege @MCWSurgery

Primary Aldosteronism is very common This interactive case reviews how to recognize it, avoid pitfalls, and effectively help your patients @NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.10… (free access with login)

Get ready...Parathyroid Disease Awareness Month starts tomorrow Parathyroid Disease Awareness month is a crucial time to educate the public about this often misunderstood condition, including symptoms, risk factors, and treatment options.

UChicago Endocrine Surgery Family Dinner @TheAAES in Dallas! @MeganApple @pangelos1 @benjamesMD @RaymonGrogan @DrMemeh @XKeutgen @ScottBGrant @franapara @SalmanAlsafran

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New @JAMASurgery study analyzes over a million patients who underwent surgery between 2007-2019 & found that those treated by a female surgeon were less likely to die, get readmitted, or suffer a major complication within one year. ow.ly/4cYg50PHSqz

@NMSurgery @JessieHo_ @DrHasanAlam Congrats, Jessie! 🔥🔥🔥

Congratulations to #research #resident @JessieHo_ for winning the Chicago Committee on Trauma Resident Paper Competition entitled “How long is too long: Prolonging the zone 1 aortic occlusion time to 4 hours using a partial resuscitative endovascular balloon in a swine model."

The @TheAAES Guidelines provide recommendations based on contemporary literature for clinical dilemmas in #adrenal gland surgical management. ja.ma/3At9so4 #aaes #GradeGuidelines #adrenalectomy #endocrinesurgery

@BCM_Surgery @andrew_c_gordon @BCM_Thoracic @CCF_CTSRes @NMSurgery @BMBurtMD @RTaylorRipley @DrRosengart Go Ramiro!! 🙌🏻 Congrats on your new role!

A warm welcome to Dr. Ramiro Fernandez to @BCM_Surgery in the Division of @BCM_Thoracic Surgery @CCF_CTSRes @NMSurgery @BMBurtMD @RTaylorRipley @DrRosengart #DeBakeySurgeon

It’s a wrap! 🙌🏻 Fellowship complete ✅. @uchicagosurgery it’s been a blast. Many thanks to my mentors @pangelos1, @XKeutgen, and Dr. Kaplan. Turning it over to the illustrious @SaraAbouAzar! Looking forward to my upcoming endocrine surgeon role @SIU_GenSurgery this Fall 🍁

Of all my publications, this may be the 1 I’m most proud of. It’s hard to describe the feeling of being a surgery attending & many don’t talk about the worry/anxiety. This is my attempt to normalize talking about it. Thx @AnnalsofSurgery for publishing! journals.lww.com/annalsofsurger…

@LeahTatebe @purplesurg @ChicagoCOT @NMSurgery @BrooketheOstomy So great to catch up with the OGs! #ibleedpurple

@purplesurg reunion at #ATLS! I spy @frannypackmd!! @ChicagoCOT @NMSurgery

Best of luck to @michaelfmcgee who was a fantastic residency advisor to me and is a top educator in colorectal surgery. I am thankful to have trained with you @NMSurgery. @UMichSurgery is is lucky to have recruited you!

Congrats to Dr Dina Elaraj for winning @purplesurg Jonathan Fryer Award for Excellence in Resident and Fellow Education. She is truly a master educator and mentor! @NMSurgery @McGawGME @CarySchlick @TarikYuceMD @ZTyerman

@courtneyjharris @purplesurg @NMSurgery @McGawGME @CarySchlick @TarikYuceMD @ZTyerman So well deserved! Dr. Elaraj is and has always been a fantastic educator! 🍾

@courtneyjharris @purplesurg @CarySchlick @TarikYuceMD @NMSurgery @McGawGME Congrats, friends! Miss you!

Seven years with @CarySchlick and @TarikYuceMD! Crazy that general surgery graduation is here! @purplesurg @NMSurgery @McGawGME