
Girma Tefera MD,FACS
@gttefera
Professor of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Medical Director Operation Giving Back at American College of Surgeons Opinions are my own
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29-07-2013 03:56:15
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Do you know a colleague/friend/mentor deserving of recognition? Help us honor those surgeons who have inspired you through their #service. Nominate today! Self-nominations are welcome. Girma Tefera MD,FACS Michael Sutherland #globalsurgery #volunteer #humanitarian

Congratulations Dagim Leykun we are so proud of you guys!! Incredible example of sustainable global health!! #vascualarsurgery in Ethiopia is in good hands COSECSA region needs a lot more vascular surgeons Abebe Bekele, MD Hawassa University UW-Madison Department of Surgery American College of Surgeons

Our latest #VascularSurgery Hawassa University Subclavian to Carotid transposition for Lt SCA origin complete occlusion presenting with Lt hand limb threatening ischemia. Girma Tefera MD,FACS Hey frank arko 👋 I have Moved another 'thing'...... #Reroute


Please join AIS Channel broadcasting this surgical symposium: Empowering Diversity in Global Healthcare with great speakers COSECSA President, WEST AFRICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS president and Philippine’s surgical Society president American College of Surgeons Steven D Wexner MD, PhD


Please join on Feb 29 8 am EST for Q&A session. American College of Surgeons Michael Sutherland Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS Joseph Sakran Abebe Bekele, MD UW-Madison Department of Surgery RCSI Institute of Global Surgery John G Meara 🇲🇹🇦🇺🇺🇸 Miranda Melone Kathleen McCann Steven D Wexner MD, PhD CUGH Harvard Global Surgery Rebecca Minter Syed Nabeel Zafar Association of Academic Global Surgery

Always exciting to be at the West African College of Surgeons Annual Meeting, this time in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Very proud to have the President of the American College of Surgeons, Dr Henri Ford Henri R. Ford, MD, MHA, FACS, FRCS(Eng), FAAP here in person. Ben Nwomeh American College of Surgeons Society of Black Academic Surgeons #WACS2024


Henri R. Ford, MD, MHA, FACS, FRCS(Eng), FAAP president of American College of Surgeons conferred as Honorary fellow WEST AFRICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS Ben Nwomeh Fiemu Nwariaku


American College of Surgeons Executive Director and CEO closing remarks for the #ACSLAS24 leadership summit “ACS is a Community” Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS Michael Sutherland


It was great having Robert Higgins, MD, MSHA as the Belzer visiting professor UW-Madison Department of Surgery great leader, role model and mentor to many!! Rebecca Minter Michael Bentz Rush University UW Health


Med students interested in surgery -Its not too late to apply to our awesome visiting elective student program UW-Madison Department of Surgery National SNMA MAPS AMA Medical Students LMSA National Society of Black Academic Surgeons WomenSurgeons SocAsianAcadSurg American College of Surgeons surgery.wisc.edu/education-trai…


Vascular surgery in Rwanda! Training Partnership between American College of Surgeons and King Faisal Hospital Rwanda to learn more facs.org/for-medical-pr… Miranda Melone Michael Sutherland Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS Professor Senait Fisseha Vascular SVS COSECSA


Today we are celebrating Madison, WI sister cities, texting is We all need to be cultural ambassadors! Thanks to my better half! texting Bahir Dar University Ethiopian Embassy US Ethiopian Public Diplomacy Network (EPDN HQ) U.S. Embassy Addis Enawgaw Mehari Jonathan Patz


Interested in global surgery? Sign up now for our Clinical Congress didactic course featuring these and other experts! facs.org/for-medical-pr… Girma Tefera MD,FACS



The American College of Surgeons is hosting an international gathering of surgeons and scientists to help solve the contradictory problem of surgical adhesions. Can't wait to see what this brilliant group develops!



Just completed a two day American College of Surgeons general surgery review course in Paraguay in collaboration with #Paraguay surgical society the Italian Chapter of American College of Surgeons and International College of Surgeons - US Section thanks to the amazing host Dr Guido Parquet Michael Sutherland


Congratulations to our new Vice Chair of Global Surgery, Dr. Kristin Long (@KristinLongMD), Associate Professor in UW Endocrine Surgery! Read more: go.wisc.edu/6ofku4
