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?? The 2025 BLISS Retreat brought together an incredible community of women in surgery! ?? Medical students, early-career faculty, tenured faculty, and guest speakers gathered to connect, inspire, and empower one another. From mentorship to work-life balance, this event sparked meaningful conversations about advancing careers, offering advice, and shaping the future of surgery. ?? Click here to read the retreat recap: https://lnkd.in/djgmt-pK? #WomenInSurgery #BLISSRetreat #IUSM #WomensHistoryMonth Carla Fisher, MD, MBA, FACS?Karl Bilimoria, MD MS?Indiana University Health?Laura Torbeck, PhD?DuyKhanh Ceppa?Indiana University School of Medicine

So excited to join this team! Go Hoosiers!

??Join us in welcoming our 2025-2026 intern class at IU Surgery! Congratulations to everyone on an outstanding Match Day. #IUSurgery #Match2025 #IUMedMatch Karl Bilimoria, MD MS

We were both pleased and privileged to host Dr. Joseph Bavaria from Jefferson Health as our John Brown/Cardiothoracic Visiting Professor last week at Indiana University. His visit was highly enjoyable, particularly his Grand Rounds presentation to the Department of Surgery on the topic of “Innovation in Surgery: Creating New Operations in Different ‘Knowledge’ Domains.” We also highly valued his insights and feedback concerning complex aortic cases we have handled at IU Health, which were presented by our residents and discussed during the visit. Joseph Bavaria, MD Joel Corvera Indiana University Health Indiana Surgery - Indiana Univ School of Medicine Indiana University School of Medicine IU Health Methodist Hospital

Dreams do come true! I am incredibly honored and beyond grateful to share that I will be starting my surgical training with none other than Indiana Surgery - Indiana Univ School of Medicine! This milestone, I believe, would not have been possible without God’s divine grace. I owe it to the unwavering love and support of my family, esp Ammi and Baba who have been my anchor and my sail throughout this journey. I also owe it to my mentors who have provided invaluable guidance and constant support at every step of the way. As the first-ever applicant from my medical school to pursue a match in surgery, I had my doubts but was passionately motivated. It came with a lot of challenges, esp that the path was unseen, untrodden, with no blueprint to follow. I set out to carve out a path for myself. ‘It takes a village’, they say. It truly does, I now believe it. I had the extraordinary opportunity to work with Dr Saleem Islam whose mentorship over 2 years helped me build a solid foundation in research and instilled in me a passion for academic surgery - one that I will continue to pursue. To Dr Sohail Khan, MD,MHCM, whose natural ability to inspire a ‘nothing is impossible’ mindset transformed the way I approach every challenge - I hope to never let it fade off. And to the Aga Khan University's Centre for Innovation in Medical Education - CIME, if I can confidently call myself an educator and a simulationist today, it is because of my experiences at this place with these people. I feel proud knowing that I will be walking into residency with the mind and heart of a groomed educator and will hopefully contribute to the culture of teaching and learning. Over the last few days, I have been overwhelmed - in the best way - by the outpouring of messages and calls from those celebrating this milestone with me. From my closest friends and family, medical school colleagues, seniors and juniors, people from my hometown, and all the way from my future co-residents - thank you for sharing in my celebration. It means the world to me. Most special were the messages from ‘familiar’ strangers, people I only crossed paths with briefly, who took the time to share their happiness and acknowledge the hard work it took to get here. Their joy reminds me why the healthcare community is so special - we celebrate each other’s wins with genuine joy as if they were our own. It’s a privilege to be part of this community. As I celebrate, I am also aware that this will be a very crucial and defining year for me. I look forward to learning, growing and working hard as I take this next step towards becoming the surgeon I aspire to be. Will close this by turning to my co-residents: We made it here, and we’ll make it through what’s next, too. One step, one day at a time. Let’s work hard, together! #Match2025 #GeneralSurgery #WomenInSurgery

??General surgery residents, Alexa Hughes Basu, Kristen Kaiser, MD, and Jackson Baril, along with faculty member, Ryan Ellis, MD, MS, will represent IU Surgery this week at the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) Annual Meeting in Tampa! ??Kaiser, Hughes and Baril's posters will be displayed while Ellis will be moderating an abstract presentation session on hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery. IU General Surgery | Society of Surgical Oncology 2025 | SSO2025 | SSO Annual Meeting | IU Surgery Faculty |

Dr. Mark Turrentine: “There’s nothing else I can imagine ever having wanted to do more than this and feel like maybe I did something to impact somebody’s life for the better.”

??Since 2022, IU Surgery faculty member, Emily Farkas, MD, has partnered with Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital /Moi University surgeons to expand cardiothoracic surgery in Kenya—performing over 50 complex heart surgeries. Thanks to this effort, Farkas and her teammates helped Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital become Kenya’s top cardiac surgery center in 2023. ??Learn more about how IU Surgery, AMPATH Kenya, Moi Hospital, and partners are transforming cardiac care through collaboration: https://lnkd.in/dgvxqnrg IU Surgery Global Health | IU Surgery Faculty | IU Cardiothoracic Surgery | IU CT Surgery | Karl Bilimoria, MD MS IU Center for Global Health Equity

Strong leaders build strong teams!?? Leaders Growing Together is a unique leadership development program that brings experienced leaders from surgery, urology, otolaryngology, and anesthesia together to learn, grow, and support one another. With quarterly gatherings in a relaxed setting, this cohort fosters peer connection, self-reflection, and mentorship—all essential for shaping the next generation of physician leaders.?? For more information on Leaders Growing Together, please contact Vice Chair of Professional Development, Laura Torbeck, PhD. IU Surgery | IU Surgery Professional Development | IU Surgery Leadership | Karl Bilimoria, MD MS Don Selzer Jonathan Fridell Dimitrios Stefanidis C. Max Schmidt MD, PhD, MBA