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🎉 Exciting News for our SUNY Downstate #GeneralSurgery #Match2025! 🎉 A heartfelt congratulations to our new categorical and preliminary residents! We can’t wait to welcome you next year as you embark on this incredible journey of surgical training. 🚀 Panos Kougias MD MSc

#Match2025 Highlights 🤩👏: Congratulations to Razan Taj Eltilib 💐🩰and Alexa De la Fuente Hagopian🥂🎉! We are excited to have you join our SUNY Downstate #generalsurgery family! Panos Kougias MD MSc #BrooklynNY

🤩Congratulations to Dr. Lauren Thau PGY2 #generalsurgery who has been recognized as Resident of The Year NYC Health+Hospitals/Kings County. Dr. Thau exemplifies the spirit of our SUNY Downstate program across all sites. 👏 A truly deserving award! 🏆 Panos Kougias MD MSc

Grand Rounds Thursday: 🤩Dr. Kevin Kniery, #vascularsurgeon at BAMC and UTSA & co-founder of BehindTheKnife, inspired us to #dominatetheday by sharing the fascinating journey of #BTK and outlining advancements of #tech #AI in #surgicaltraining. 💻 🎙️ 🔪🩸Kevin Kniery Panos Kougias MD MSc

Study finds rising mortality after above-knee amputations (AKA) in the U.S. since 2016—up 7.4% yearly—despite declining deaths after below-knee amputations (BKA). Resource-limited hospitals face higher risks. SUNY Downstate General Surgery Residency Vascular SVS #AVAS2025

What defines a “bad death” in the ICU? Providers point to poor symptom control, non-beneficial care, lack of communication, and unresolved goodbyes. Better conversations = better endings. #PalliativeCare #EndOfLifeCare #AVAS2025 #MedicalHumanism Michigan Surgery @samasavitch

Great first day at #AVAS2025 with the iNSPIRe team! Dr. Claire Ferguson presenting “A Sentinel Rise in the Mortality of Non-Traumatic Major Lower Extremity Amputation” Panos Kougias MD MSc

Great first day at #AVAS2025 with the iNSPIRe team! MS3 Steven Medvedovsky presenting “Facility Medicaid Payer Proportion Is Linearly Associated with Postoperative Mortality After High-Risk Surgery” Panos Kougias MD MSc

Great first day at #AVAS2025 with the iNSPIRe team! MS2 Patrycja Lis presenting “Preoperative Home Support and Outcomes in Elderly Adults Following Urgent and Emergent Surgery” Panos Kougias MD MSc

#AVAS2025 Lunch presentation by VA Houston Vascular surgery chief Neal Barshes, MD,MPH "Moving the Needle: Our First Decade of Multidisciplinary Amputation Prevention" BCMHouston Association of VA Surgeons (AVAS) (introduction by Dr.BrianSmith)

Great start to the second day at #AVAS2025 with the iNSPIRe team! MPH Candidate Karlynn Holland presenting “Association between Preoperative Home Support and Postoperative Outcomes in Older Adults” Panos Kougias MD MSc

Confidence in the OR starts before stepping in. A med student-led surgical simulation course boosted skills & confidence across the board—even with a <$1,000 budget. Peer-powered, low-cost, high-impact training! SUNY Downstate General Surgery Residency ACGME

Great second day at #AVAS2025 with the iNSPIRe team! MS3 Jesse Yavner presenting “Impact of a Medical Student-Led Surgical Simulation Curriculum on Student Confidence in the Operating Room in a Limited Resource Setting” Panos Kougias MD MSc

Huge congratulations to MS3 Steven Medvedovsky for winning an award at #AVAS2025 for his presentation “Facility Medicaid Payer Proportion Is Linearly Associated with Postoperative Mortality After High-Risk Surgery” 🎉 Panos Kougias MD MSc

Sanjana Balachandra presented findings that suggest parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism may be associated with a reduction in acute coronary syndrome during UAB Surgery Resident Research Day

Dr. Kougias now presenting: "Turning Tides: Evolving Comorbidity Profiles, Demographic Shift, and the Unexpected Rise of Major Lower Extremity Amputations" #AmerSurg25 🌊

Dr. Tomás Daviú Molinari matched in Vascular Surgery at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. He will make an impact as he pursues his goal to become a community vascular surgeon in Puerto Rico. Congratulations! #vascularsurgery #fellowship Mount Sinai Vascular Panos Kougias MD MSc

Facilities with a higher #Medicaid payer mix were associated with more non-elective admissions for chronic limb threatening ischemia. ja.ma/3XRceie @kougiasP @sherenesharath

The Journal of Endovascular Therapy is making its debut on twitter - follow us for the latest research updates on endovascular interventions! #vascular #vascularsurgery #endovascular

Congratulations to Dr. Ahmed Eldeib, PGY-4, for matching into Plastic Surgery Fellowship at Indiana University! We know he will be an incredible plastic surgeon and wish him the best in the next step of his journey. #plasticsurgery #match2025 Panos Kougias MD MSc