Stanford Surgery

Dr. Saurabh Sharma's a postdoc in Dr. Amanda Kirane's lab whose current work in the lab centers on developing therapies in central nervous metastases for melanoma patients. I've never been so thankful for YouTube ?? https://lnkd.in/gka6cK5W

“It was surprising that domestic violence was so pervasive, that 59% of kids who died in mass shootings were at the hands of a family member,” said the study’s senior author, Stephanie Chao, MD, associate professor of surgery. https://lnkd.in/gsXWzHzZ

I was delighted to participate in the Surgical Safety Network meeting hosted by Surgical Safety Technologies. I also had a chance to sit down with the team and discuss the role of their technologies for improving surgical safety, the quality of care, and the opportunities for improving surgical training. https://lnkd.in/eGHdyhMj

Our faculty and trainees were busy last month presenting their research all over the US including: ? Breckenridge, CO (VESS) https://lnkd.in/dnJtst33 ? Las Vegas, NV (ASC) https://lnkd.in/dr2CtxzP ? Kona, HI (PCSA) https://lnkd.in/die9gV7v

A reconstructive surgeon uses the omentum, a fatty layer encasing the abdomen, to rebuild breasts after mastectomy, allowing for a faster recovery. https://stan.md/3Elydqv?

Congratulations to our RITE program graduates ?? Thank you for your work reducing pre-operative length of stay! https://lnkd.in/giegBGah

Dr. Kay Hung, a resident in our General Surgery Residency Program, spent the first year of her professional development as a Stanford Biodesign Innovation Fellow. After an externship during her final month, she was able to secure a position at Intuitive Surgical, maker of the Da Vinci Robotic system, for the second year. Don't worry! She says she's excited about returning to the OR and clinical rotations this summer <3

?? In a recent interview with Stanford Surgery about the professional development (PD) years of her residency, Kay Hung shares reflections on her experience as a 2023-24 Stanford Biodesign Innovation Fellow and how her the externship she undertook as part of the fellowship led to a year-long opportunity at Intuitive Surgical: https://lnkd.in/grhwY4eQ As part of their training, Stanford Biodesign Innovation Fellows spend the final four to six weeks of their program pursuing a “custom” experience that best aligns with their career interests/goals. Some fellows take a short-term externship position in a segment of the health technology industry in which they’ve never worked, including incubators, start-up companies, design firms, venture capital firms, or major technology corporations). #innovationeducation #biodesign #healthtech

Incredibly proud of all our surgeons who were featured in the latest edition of Stanford Medicine Magazine! “We are always looking for ways to make cell therapy better” -Dr. Amanda Kirane https://lnkd.in/gSdzN73r Drs. Candice Thompson and Dr. Aaron Dawes are tackling cancer disparities https://lnkd.in/g5ckivNQ Dr. George Poultsides is "LIGHTING UP TUMORS: Glowing dye helps surgeons find hidden cancer" https://lnkd.in/gW7WM2tT Dr. Dung Nguyen has "A NEW SOURCE FOR BREAST RECONSTRUCTION: When surface fat is scarce, the omentum can provide needed tissue" https://lnkd.in/gFCaKUvX

For next week’s Frontiers in Cardiovascular Science seminar, we’re excited to spotlight Dr. Nicholas Leeper, MD! Join us Tuesday, February 11th?at 12pm PST to hear his talk on “Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease: Defining How the World’s Two Leading Killers Interact and How They Can Be Simultaneously Targeted”. Visit?https://lnkd.in/g4qBJrUR?to learn more.