
Yifan Wang MD PhD
@yifanwangmd
HPB Surgery fellow @MDAndersonNews | General Surgery @McGillU | PhD @McGillGCI @RIMUHC1
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19-07-2020 02:52:59
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1/2: Our HPB department represented at the 13th Annual Clinical Robotic Surgery Association Worldwide Congress in Rome, Italy! Dr. Martinie, our HPB robotic surgeon, was an invited speaker, on the CRSA board, and joined by Ansley Beth Ricker (HPB research resident), Dr. McCarron (HPB



🚨HOT off the press ASCO Journal of Clinical Oncology 👉 Delighted to share our Opinion in COMMENTS & CONTROVERSIES section ✅Universal Germline and Tumor Genomic Testing Needed to Win the War Against Cancer: "Genomics Is the Diagnosis" 🎯🧬 Razelle Kurzrock, MD @oncoalert ascopubs.org/doi/abs/10.120…


Robotic pancreatic necrosectomy + internal drainage for WOPN bit.ly/3zkgUAv ➡️ Includes cystgastrostomy, cystjejunostomy and fistulojejunostomy ➡️ 93% single-intervention success rate ➡️ Patient selection is key From Dr. Martinie's group Atrium Health @HPBjournal



Dave Tuveson takes us through KC & KPC journey-required by Anirban Maitra ➡️updates on the hallmarks of #PancreaticCancer ➡️KRAS no longer undruggable but lots to do - most importantly⭐️ ‘You cannot succeed unless you fail and fail again’🌟 ✅Huge progress is being made! #AACRPan23




⭐️ talk by Dr Masson Haider and George Zogopoulos on early detection of PDAC Takeaways: 1️⃣🧬 testing should be offered to all PDAC 🦀 pts 2️⃣Prevention and early detection🟰🔑 3️⃣Systemic CT-scan screening 🚫recommended 4️⃣AI tool for detection of subclinical 🦀 Craig's Cause Pancreatic Cancer Society


🎉Congratulations to our Senior Scientist Dr. Lillian Siu University Health Network on becoming the 2024-2025 President-Elect for AACR. Siu will be the first Canadian holding this role. She has made outstanding contributions to advance anticancer drug development. >> bit.ly/3TBiQPX


Celebrating passing the Royal College written exam with this awesome group 🎉🌟 #whatisyoursource Thankful for friends and mentors McGill General Surgery CAGS Residents


In a global effort to improve screening and detection of pancreatic cancer, George Zogopoulos from the GCI and Research Institute of the MUHC (The Institute) leads the PRECEDE study to address challenges posed by this disease. Learn more from National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) and Journal of the @NCCN below.


This year's #RueschSymposium Thomas R. Schafer Memorial Lecture features Dr. Anirban Maitra (Anirban Maitra) of MD Anderson Cancer Center on November 22, 2024, at 1:20 p.m. EST. Learn more and register today. bit.ly/Ruesch2024. Georgetown Lombardi MedStar Georgetown


Yesterday was a remarkable day as we celebrated the 40th anniversary of the T-cell receptor discovery with an inspiring symposium featuring leading immunologists, hosted by University Health Network Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and University of Toronto. A big thank you to all who joined us in celebrating this milestone!


Lessons learned in academic surgery by Society of Surgical Oncology Ron DeMatteo👇🏻🔖 Some 🔑: - find a critic - grow up with collaborators - minimum 50% clinical - align research w clinical #SSO2025
