Ann O'Rourke (@aporourke) 's Twitter Profile
Ann O'Rourke

@aporourke

University of Wisconsin trauma and acute care surgeon, general surgery PD, and public health advocate. RPCV. crazy aunt. views are my own.

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Society of Surgical Ergonomics (@socsurgergo) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨 We need your help! 🚨 @SurgErgoGroup is trying to better understand the interplay between surgeon hand size and handling of surgical instruments 🤚🖐 Take the quick survey @ mayoclinic.com/glove American College of Surgeons SAGES is in Tampa in 2026! Amer. Urol. Assn. ACOG HF/E Society AUGS

🚨 We need your help! 🚨 

@SurgErgoGroup is trying to better understand the interplay between surgeon hand size and handling of surgical instruments 🤚🖐 

Take the quick survey @ mayoclinic.com/glove

<a href="/AmCollSurgeons/">American College of Surgeons</a> <a href="/SAGES_Updates/">SAGES is in Tampa in 2026!</a> <a href="/AmerUrological/">Amer. Urol. Assn.</a> <a href="/acog/">ACOG</a> <a href="/HFES/">HF/E Society</a> <a href="/urogynsociety/">AUGS</a>
UW-Madison Department of Surgery (@wiscsurgery) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Congratulations to Mehreen Kisat, who recently received a five-year, ~$1 million grant from @NIGMS! Dr. Kisat's research focuses on better identifying and treating sepsis in trauma patients. #WhyWiscSurgery

Congratulations to <a href="/mehreenkisat/">Mehreen Kisat</a>, who recently received a five-year, ~$1 million grant from @NIGMS! Dr. Kisat's research focuses on better identifying and treating sepsis in trauma patients. 

#WhyWiscSurgery
UW-Madison Department of Surgery (@wiscsurgery) 's Twitter Profile Photo

May is Trauma Awareness Month, and we hope you identify common causes of falls in the home to be safe and preventative! Ann O'Rourke and UW Health have tips for you here: uwhealth.org/news/falls-tra… #WhyWiscSurgery

Bryan Carmody (@jbcarmody) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Last week, Tennessee passed legislation to allow international medical graduates to obtain licensure and practice independently *without* completing a U.S. residency program. This is BIG news. So you know what that means. Time to break it down, Winners & Losers™️ style. (🧵)

Last week, Tennessee passed legislation to allow international medical graduates to obtain licensure and practice independently *without* completing a U.S. residency program.

This is BIG news.

So you know what that means.

Time to break it down, Winners &amp; Losers™️ style.

(🧵)
Julius Chapiro (@juliuschapiro) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Contrast-induced nephropathy is essentially fake news. If in doubt, give contrast. And then give some more. The risk of missing a key diagnosis or not doing a life saving procedure far far outweighs the benefit of potentially reducing theoretical risks of damaging the kidney.

WomenSurgeons (@womensurgeons) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We pleased to launch a new series, "Looking Forward to Move Forward," which features thoughts from fantastic women surgeons and surgeons-in-training about mentorship and their hopes for the future of surgery. Our first highlight features Dr. Palca Shibale!

We pleased to launch a new series, "Looking Forward to Move Forward," which features thoughts from fantastic women surgeons and surgeons-in-training about mentorship and their hopes for the future of surgery. Our first highlight features Dr. Palca Shibale!