
Ayla Gerk
@ayla_gerk
🇺🇸 🇧🇷 🇦🇷 🇨🇦 MD | @gendereqsurg | @HarvardPGSSC | PhD student @mcgillu @commisurlab | JML Global #PedSurg #Research Fellow | 🏆BCPH 40’under 40’
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24-05-2020 18:35:36
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So proud of all the work we did at Gender Equity Initiative in Global Surgery! 🌍 Fostering surgery mentorship for trainees in LMIC is crucial since its often overlooked I remember how hard it was to find mentors in medical school when I was in Brazil Wished I had found a program like ours back then! 💪


So proud of you Hamaiyal Sana ✨ you inspire us all 🤍

📢 ¡Nuevo artículo publicado! 🎉 Nos complace compartir que nuestro Presidente Fundador Alfredo Borrero Vega y nuestra Directora Ejecutiva, María José García, han participado como coautores en un ensayo científico recientemente publicado en ScienceDirect.


Double Header Monday!🎉 2 articles out today: 1️⃣🕵️♂️Identifying #BloodDesert affecting millions gh.bmj.com/content/9/10/e… 2️⃣🚑Innovative strategies to combat them during emergencies gh.bmj.com/content/9/10/e… Thanks BMJ Global Health for the platform to highlight issues & solutions!


Merci au Congrès provincial de la recherche mère-enfant 2024 pour l’opportunité de présenter notre travail📊 Un grand merci à l’Université McGill University , Centre universitaire de santé McGill , Beardmore Pediatric Surgery | Montreal Children’s et le Beardmore-CommiSur Lab pour avoir rendu cela possible ✨ Et surtout un immense merci à mon équipe 🫂


Nos doctorant(e)s exceptionnels - Shreenik Kundu Dunya Moghul, MD MSc (c) et Ayla Gerk - brillent en présentant leurs recherches au 8e Congrès provincial de la recherche mère-enfant! 👏📊🔍 Our exceptional PhD students presenting at CPRME 2024! 🌟 #Research #ChildHealth #GlobalSurgery


Honored to receive Best Oral Presentation at Congrès provincial de la recherche mère-enfant✨ Merci Fondation de la recherche pédiatrique! Grateful to Dr. Poenaru, Team 🇧🇷, Paulo M, McGill University Research Institute of the MUHC (The Institute) Beardmore-CommiSur Lab Beardmore Pediatric Surgery | Montreal Children’s La Fondation du Children for making this possible 📊🔍🌎


📢Research Fellow Position We are looking for a dedicated Research Fellow to join Dr. Chaya Shwaartz, MD Lab in the Abdominal Transplant and HPB surgical oncology department at Toronto General Hospital University Health Network U of T Department of Surgery. 🗓 Commitment: 2 years 📆 Start Date: July 1, 2025 (Cont. ⬇️⬇️)

New article alert 🚨‼️ Our The Lancet Reg Health-Americas review dives into the surgical backlog across LAC 🌎 due to COVID-19. We analyzed 83 studies across 23 countries and 19 specialties 🧵 Harvard Global Surgery #globalsurgery 🔗 thelancet.com/journals/lanam…

Busy day in the lab! 💡 1️⃣The team presented for their course work in the morning and then 2️⃣ “Work in Progress” during CHHD WIP this afternoon 3️⃣Followed by our pediatric surgery monthly meeting 📊✨ Amazing collaboration Celebrating everyone’s efforts Research Institute of the MUHC (The Institute) Beardmore Pediatric Surgery | Montreal Children’s



Excited to share our latest publication A huge thank you to our incredible team for their hard work and dedication! Luana Baptistele Dornelas Ayla Gerk Luiza Telles Roseanne Ferreira Sarah Bueno Motter Harvard Global Surgery scielo.br/j/acb/a/RGP7vf…

📢Colaboramos en la redacción del artículo "Adopción de Políticas Escalables e Implementación Sostenible de la Atención Quirúrgica en las Américas" publicado en Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública. Súmate a los esfuerzos para fortalecer nuestros sistemas quirúrgicos: ↪️lnkd.in/eDZdxkET



Honored to be part of the launch of India’s first VR-enhanced pediatric trauma simulation training at Christian Medical College & Hospital Ludhiana with McGill University 👶🏥 A 👣 towards capacity building #HealthSystemsStrengthening with advanced training tools for pediatric emergencies #VRintrauma #GlobalSurgery 🚀


An incredible experience organizing India’s first immersive VR-based pediatric trauma & emergency simulation workshop at Christian Medical College & Hospital Ludhiana A huge shoutout to our amazing students Shreenik Kundu and Ayla Gerk for bringing this innovation to India #VRinHealthcare #GlobalSurgery❤️🎉


Honored to contribute to India’s 1st #VR ped’s #trauma training at Christian Medical College & Hospital Ludhiana 🚀🦾🚼 Thank you Shreenik Kundu for trusting me to help on this impactful project, the JML Fellowship, Beardmore-CommiSur Lab & the incredible CMC team for driving change in #GlobalSurgery 🩺🌎 📍🇮🇳
