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Surgery, because medicine didn't have enough thoracotomies | Perpetually debating which side of the diaphragm I prefer | Surgery resident @VCUGenSurgRes

Richmond, VA
Joined October 2014
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Anyway, so we did it.
Anesthesioloist: "What specialty are you interested in?" Me: "CT or trauma surg" *6 out of the 7 docs in the OR start laughing* "Riiiiiight," he says. Can't wait for the day when I no longer have to defend my aspirations to a room full of strangers.
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Some of y’all are more afraid of seed oils, non-organic food, and carbs than you are of the actual shit happening in the U.S. right now. If your biggest fear is a bagel instead of injustice, cruelty, and systems failing real humans, your priorities are wildly off.
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“How are 42 million Americans on SNAP?!” The federal minimum wage is $7.25.
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The kids from Sandy Hook should be in college right now
Charlie Kirk should still be alive today.
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Made this little thing 🥹
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..also newborn parenting makes surgical residency feel like a walk in the park. Unfathomable respect to all the mommas out there because this is *v* hard!
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First slide about early tracheostomy in trauma shows quote from @EAST_TRAUMA guideline. Thx, @ebrodas. Nice summary of the topic about early trach. 7-10 days is probably the right window. Perfect intro to my upcoming talk about guidelines.
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ICYMI (and apparently a LOT of people missed it…) Research shows no causal link between Tylenol and autism | Autism Speaks autismspeaks.org/science-new…
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Congrats to all who matched to surgical critical care fellowship this week!
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Mass shooters since 2018 who were transgender - 4 Mass shooters since 2018 who were not transgender - 4,193. Hope that helps.
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Very excited to head back to Salt Lake City for fellowship! I’ve missed the mountains 😭
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Life lately ❤️
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Written boards ✅
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Taxes Paid By Illegals (2023): $89.8 Billion Taxes paid by Tesla (2024): $0 Taxes paid by GE (2024): $0 Taxes paid by Facebook (2024): $0 Taxes paid by FedEx (2024): $0 Taxes paid by Nike (2024): $0 Taxes paid by AirBnb (2023): $0 Taxes paid by 3M (2023): $0 Do you get it yet?
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First annual resident (Still Retracting) vs attending (Silver Sluggers) softball game was a success, complete with food carts, popsicles, and scorching heat 😅
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Pregnancy.
Whats it called when you be full & still hungry
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Congratulations to our recently matched residents!
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Trauma Surgeons must master Trauma Operative Skills (esp non- abdominal) during their fellowship training New generation are becoming IPS= intra-peritoneal surgeons Retroperitoneum -> call vascular Penetrating Neck ->Vascular+ENT Chest-> chest surgeon Heart-> cardiac surgeon
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5. You don’t have to be old to be wise. You just have to listen. To your patients. To your team. To your mistakes. And maybe, sometimes… to the ones who’ve walked this path before you.
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4. You will lose people. The first time, it breaks something. The tenth time, it bruises something. But if it ever stops hurting entirely, you’ve lost something else—your humanity. Guard it.
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