“I want us all to celebrate the recent TIL approval… for five minutes. But then we have to get back to work because we have a lot left to do and more patients to save!” - Dr. Patrick Hwu #WeAreMelanomaResearch

Wonderful to have UC San Diego Surgery Aleah Brubaker as VP UC Irvine Surgery grand rounds, sharing expertise on maximizing organ utilization using NRP. Be willing to be disruptive and pivot to create positive change & drive new discoveries Dr. Kristin Mekeel Jared Forrester StanfordAbdTxp

Martha A. Zeiger, MD, is kicking off the #SSO2024 Grant Writing Workshop this morning discussing the State of the Surgeon-Scientist to equip our cancer surgeons with tools to improve their grant writing process. Martha Zeiger MD

Can’t wait for this excellent virtual session! Gautam Malhotra, MD PhD

We’re going to miss this class of surgery superstars 🌟🌟🌟🌟

I love working with these super🌟!! Will miss them too!!

So proud of UC Irvine Surgery med student superstar Joy Li for her presentation on the impact of misdiagnosis on merkel cell carcinoma outcomes. Assoc4AcademicSurgery is absolutely the best meeting for trainees to shine 😊. SocAsianAcadSurg #SAAS2024

Amazing surgical oncology colleagues and now official FACS! #ACSCC24

Using Artificial Intelligence to Support Informed Decision-Making on BRAF Mutation Testing ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/PO…

Celebrating the holiday season with our #surgeryfamily!! #happyholidays

#AudioVisualAbstract : Leg #Lymphoedema After Inguinal and Ilio-Inguinal #Lymphadenectomy for #Melanoma : Results from a Prospective, Randomised Trial @navlymph ow.ly/ECLB50UyYoy Thuy Tran, MD Syed A. Ahmad

What is the best use of biobank, transcriptomic, and metabolic big data in surgical research? This Guide to Statistics and Methods explores the benefits for disease detection and treatment of using big data sources. ja.ma/4fUP00W

Great job Lily Rajaee, MS3 on her presentation on impact of ctDNA on Merkel Cell Carcinoma at #ASC2025! Superb presentation from a rising superstar✨🌟! UC Irvine Surgery Loyola University Chicago #UCIMelanomaCenter impactful research for a rare cancer 🙌🏻 Assoc4AcademicSurgery

#AudioVisualAbstract : Prognostic and Predictive Significance of #Ki67 in Primary Non-metastatic or Recurrent #AcralMelanoma : Evidence from a Multicenter Retrospective Study rdcu.be/ebeTs Thuy Tran, MD Syed A. Ahmad

This #InternationalWomensDay, we’re celebrating the incredible women shaping the future of #melanoma research and enabling progress in the melanoma treatment landscape! We’re proud to recognize our 10 female Medical Student Grant recipients, awarded last month, who are driving

Congrats to my amazing mentee, UCI medical student Yingjoy Li, for her MRF medical student grant award! I am so proud to be her mentor for this melanoma study! UC Irvine Surgery UC Irvine School of Medicine

March Issue: Role of #Immunotherapy in the Management of Primary #Melanoma of the Vagina: A National Analysis of a Rare Aggressive Malignancy Thuy Tran, MD ow.ly/WmMc50VnlcJ Flavio G Rocha, MD, FACS, FSSO Michael Cavnar Julie Hallet @SKMaithel Juliet S Lumati (Okoroh) MD MPH Lee M. Ocuin MD, FACS Aradhya Nigam, MD

Inspired by the overwhelming support shown by runners at the “sold out” John Wayne Grit Series on May 10th. I am honored to be a beneficiary of their support through the John Wayne Cancer Foundation to advance the fight against cancer through “research and education”.

May Issue: #NeuropathicPain Following Surgery for Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors rdcu.be/eoivl Thuy Tran, MD Syed A. Ahmad

To all SSO members, please vote for this guy!! Oliver Eng. He’s an amazing clinician, advocate, leader, and truly a great human being. Voting started! 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 Check your email “ElectionBuddy”