
Karen J. Ho, MD
@karenholab
Vascular Surgeon at Feinberg School of Medicine | Karen Ho Lab | Gut microbiome and vascular disease scientist @NorthwesternU @NUFeinbergMed @NMSurgery
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https://sites.northwestern.edu/karenholab/ 05-01-2024 14:38:09
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Edelstone-Bendix Day is finally here! Chief surgery residents give their final presentation. I can’t believe it’s been 7 years!😃 Northwestern Surgery Northwestern NM Cardiovascular



✨ Congrats to Dr Dominic Vitello — Research with Distinction at #PearceSymposium! Studying how circulating tumor DNA in blood can guide treatment in localized pancreatic cancer. Next step? Using this DNA to optimize chemo & identify surgical candidates. #NMBetter Northwestern Surgery


✨ Congrats to Dr Rashi Singh — Research with Distinction at #PearceSymposium! Studying how advances in breast tomosynthesis & biopsy techniques may lower the risk of cancer upstage in atypical ductal hyperplasia. Goal: identify women who may safely avoid surgery. Northwestern Surgery

✨Congrats to Dr. Sarbjeet Niraula — Research with Distinction at #PearceSymposium! Investigating the impact of gut commensals on neointimal hyperplasia following arterial injury. Goal: reduce postop limb events in patients with Peripheral Artery Disease. #NMBetter Northwestern Surgery

🥇 Congratulations Dr Raheem Bell — Pearce Symposium Awardee! Studying how next-generation sequencing (NGS) is used across hospitals to help lung cancer patients access targeted therapies faster. Next steps? Streamlining NGS workflows to fight cancer! #PearceSymposium Northwestern Surgery

🥇 Pearce Fellow Award – 1st Place Atieh Hajirahimkhan, Ph.D., PhD (mentor: Dr. Seema Khan) ✨Fellow Research with Distinction • Yinan Guo, MD (mentor: Dr. Jenny Zhang) • Sarbjeet Niraula Sarbjeet Niraula, PhD, PhD (mentor: Karen J. Ho, MD) • Rashi Singh, MD (mentor: Dr. Swati Kulkarni). Congratulations! 🎉

🎓 Chief Resident shout-out! Jenny Bai, Sofia Aronson, Eric Pillado, MD MBA MS Jessie Ho, @audra _reiter & Suhail Zeineddin deliver their capstone Pearce talks today—THE REAL TREASURE? THE FRIENDS WE MADE ALONG THE WAY. See you at tonight graduation dinner! #PearceSymposium Northwestern Surgery


It’s Edelstone-Bendix Day NW Gen Surg Residents Northwestern Medicine - great Pearce Research Symposium posters by some of the Lurie Children's LurieChildrenSurgery fellows


🎓 Celebrating Dr. Sofia Aronson, our plastic surgery chief resident, as she delivers her graduation talk regarding translational breast cancer research! Thank you for all your dedication over the past years, we will miss our microsurgery queen! #NMBetter Northwestern Surgery



🎓 Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Bai, our graduating plastic surgery chief! We loved learning about your work in Medical Device Innovation. After 7 years of spreading positivity at Northwestern, we know you’ll shine in the world of aesthetic surgery! #NMBetter Northwestern Surgery


It was an honor to watch Eric’s Chief Resident talk, just as it’s been an honor to follow him the past 5 years in residency. His work is thoughtful, directed, & revolutionary, like him. Don’t mind the tears in the audience! Eric Pillado, MD MBA MS Northwestern Surgery Northwestern Medicine #nmbetter


🎓 Celebrating Dr. Audra Reiter as she delivers her graduation talk! ✨ We’ll miss her high energy, surgical talent, and — of course — those amazing curls! 💁♀️ Wishing her all the best as she heads off to pursue a Minimally Invasive Surgery fellowship! 💪 Northwestern Surgery #NMBetter




🎓 Felicidades Eric Pillado, MD MBA MS, our graduating Vascular Chief! I will miss you dearly 💞 Thank you for your insights on training, for inspiring us to support our vascular workforce, and for the beautiful tribute to your family. Stanford Vascular , here you go! 🚀


🎓 Congratulations to Dr. Suhail Zeineddin, our graduating General Surgery Chief! What an amazing talk — we’re inspired by your resilience and all you’ve overcome in pursuit of pediatric surgery training. The kids will be lucky to have you! Northwestern Surgery


As a son of a poor, Mexican immigrant family, I’m humbled to finish my vascular surgery training at NM Cardiovascular & start my job as Assistant Professor of Surgery at Stanford University Stanford Vascular & provide care to a diverse patient population at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center!
