I wanted to be like him from the moment I met him. The love he carried in his heart for his job and the children was inspiring. Dr. Mahmood Ashrafi passed away. He established the first pediatric surgery hospital at Isfahan. He saved many lives and touched countless hearts.

Our residents are so efficient that they even have time to enjoy some impromptu Friday ice cream 🍦 #WellnessIsReal

Wonderful grand rounds today from Dr. Nilda Garcia, surgeon in chief of Dell Children’s on ACS trauma verification and the value of dedicated pediatric trauma centers. A career dedicated to this cause! Bindi Naik-Mathuria MD, MPH UTMBSurgery

So excited about this patent! It is all about working with a group who let you grow!

Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi is facing legal action after performing an online concert without a hijab, an act that defied the Islamic Republic's dress mandates. iranintl.com/en/202412128808

We just wrapped up an exhilarating visiting professor visit with Dr. Steve Rothenberg who shared his 30yr experience pioneering MIS ped thoracic surgery, sim lab (TEF model in dinosaur egg!), and intraop VATS lobectomy high yield tips. @Nilz32 Keyan Mobli, MD #pedsurgbestsurg Bindi Naik-Mathuria MD, MPH

Black children are suspected to have experienced child abuse at higher rates than children of other races! Check our newly published paper at JAMA network Open to learn more! Special thanks to my great mentor Dr Stephanie chao Stanford Ped Surg jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

As a resident I tried several different study materials but always felt they were different from the ABSITE. I used to write my own questions to study and decided to formalize into a book! Hope it can help residents in the final stretch for ABSITE 2025 a.co/d/11J1Qpv

Let’s check the news! beckershospitalreview.com/quality/hospit… beckershospitalreview.com/quality/hospit… medscape.com/viewarticle/cl… medicalxpress.com/news/2024-12-b…

We got into the news!

On day three of her visit to Kenyatta National Hospital , Prof. Bindi Naik Mathuria spent the day in KNH Operating theatres together with our Peadiatric surgeons, performing life saving surgeries on paediatric patients and imparting skills on various aspects of minimally invasive

surgery. Prof. Bindi was notably impressed by the expertise and precision with which KNH Paediatric Surgeons operate, & the capacity in terms of state-of-the-art facilities and cutting-edge equipment, which is a testament to the high-quality care that KNH patients have access to.

Pediatric surgical laparoscopic training camp - FLS skills - the first in Kenya! So lucky to have been there. The future is bright for Kenyan children. Kenya Association of Paediatric Surgeons #capacitybuilding #pedMIS

Our @utmbglobal medical students are loving their international elective Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya - learning so much everyday! Was great to spend time with them during my visit. Proud of our partnership with University of Nairobi. #GlobalHealth #GlobalSurgery

Kenya trip was incredible! I got the chance to visit beautiful Nairobi, meet new friends, and learn from Kenyan pediatric surgeons! Just some of our cases: TEF, midgut volvulus, pyloric web, small intestine duplication cyst, ARM, Wilms Bindi Naik-Mathuria MD, MPH Kenyatta National Hospital

Fun times at the #APSA25 meeting in Montreal! Proud of our superstar residents and future pediatric surgeons. Bindi Naik-Mathuria MD, MPH Nikhil Shah, MD Jaclyn Gaffey Dempsey fereshtehJazi Libby O'Daniel

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Recap of our 2025 Surgical Olympics hosted by UTMB LSTAR & directed by PGY3 Jana DeJesus, MD 🤩🏆🏁 This year’s events: - Robotic 3 Arm Relay 🤖 💪🦾 - Laparoscopic puzzles 🧩 - One-handed partnered bowel anastomosis 🪡 Congrats to our champions Diana Mao & fereshtehJazi🏆

Someone’s gotta be chopping onions in here 🥹😭 the most bittersweet time of the year - preparing to say goodbye to our spectacular chief residents while staring in awe at their bright futures ahead 🌟 Graduation 🎓 🔜🔜🔜

We just wrapped up an inspiring visiting professor visit with academic superstar pediatric surgeon Dr. Diana Farmer. “We all stand on the shoulders of giants” UTMBSurgery