Vandy CRS representing in Tampa! Thankful for the most awesome mentors! @vumccolorectal @VUMCSurgery Alexander Hawkins Aimal Khan Shannon McChesney MD

This is the first product out of a NIDDK K23 award to improve how we treat recurrent diverticulitis. So proud of the work of our outstanding team. @vumccolorectal @VUMCSurgery @VUMC_IMPH

An unforgettable night!

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Congratulations to my incredible friend Holly Gonzales !!! You are phenomenal 🫀❤️

Abortion is healthcare and healthcare is a human right. When was the last time SCOTUS handed down a ruling that inconvenienced wealthy males, much less stripped away a right?

I feel lucky everyday I get to work with these incredible residents! @VUMCSurgRes Congratulations to a *fantastic* graduating chief class! 🙌🏻👏🏻😷

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The findings of the recent NordICC study have called into question the benefit of screening colonoscopy in preventing colorectal cancer. It is vitally important to us to clarify the findings of the study to avoid misinterpretation. Read here: fascrs.org/news/ascrs-res…

Thank you to my mentors at VUMC! Excited to share our work @vumccolorectal Alexander Hawkins

It is a very sad day for LSU Surgery. Ty lost his battle with Brain cancer. An amazing Plastics surgeon and a wonderful human being who only wanted a chance to hold his daughter due to be born in 3 months. Dying so young is very tragic. LSU Health New Orleans LSU Department of Surgery LSU LSU

✳️Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer related death among males aged 20-39 and 40-49 ‼️It was third among 20-39 age group last year. ✳️ Concerning trend is also seen in young women; CRC related death and will likely surpass breast cancer in near future OncoAlert

Y’all need to realize that this Jessa Duggar response will be a pedestal to further prolife propaganda. That article was not an accident. The prolife goal is to make siding with choice unpalatable by disingenuously portraying as unreasonable…& it’s working.

Please force yourself to read this if you are able to. Please vote in every single election. washingtonpost.com/nation/interac…

The new 2023 National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines for #RectalCancer were just released & address several VERY important topics: -Watch-and-wait/organ preservation -Total Neoadjuvant Therapy -Immunotherapy for MMR-deficient cancers Exciting times! Props Steven Nurkin, MD & team! nccn.org/professionals/…

Thanks for the shoutout ASCRS_1 . Proud to be trained by such a great group of surgeons at @vumccolorectal

What happened in Tennessee is the latest example of a broader erosion of civility and democratic norms. Silencing those who disagree with us is a sign of weakness, not strength, and it won’t lead to progress.

Late breaking at #ASCO23: In the PROSPECT trial comparing preoperative chemoradiotherapy and FOLFOX in patients with rectal cancer undergoing sphincter-sparing surgery, 5-year disease-free survival was 80.8% with FOLFOX and 78.6% with chemoradiotherapy. nej.md/3WMEmkS

Congrats to all of the OPRA investigators and Julio Garcia Aguilar - 5-year data presented today by Floris Verheij Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ; LCRT --> FOLFOX: higher rates of organ preservation, lower rates of local regrowth AND no decrement in oncologic outcomes ASCO; #ASCO23 ASCRS_1

Oh you’re going to a teaching hospital in July? Well get ready… for the most compassionate care from extremely empathetic interns along with their vigilant supervising attendings. Hope you like open ended questions and doctors listening to you bc you’re gonna drown in it.