Leela Morená, MD (@leelamorena) 's Twitter Profile
Leela Morená, MD

@leelamorena

PhD Candidate / Transplant Surgery -@LVRiella lab, @MGHSurgery @Harvardmed. Upcoming NYP-Cornell GenSurg resident @WCMSurgery

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Leonardo V. Riella (@lvriella) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨Excited to share our work on a new CRISPR-based #pointofcare test to detect high-risk #APOL1 variants. Precise, quick and cheap test, without the need of any machine. Goal to bring #PrecisionMedicine to the bedside! Great collab with Michael Kaminski Lab embopress.org/doi/full/10.10…

🚨Excited to share our work on a new CRISPR-based #pointofcare test to detect high-risk #APOL1 variants. Precise, quick and cheap test, without the need of any machine. Goal to bring #PrecisionMedicine to the bedside! Great collab with <a href="/KaminskiLab/">Michael Kaminski Lab</a>  embopress.org/doi/full/10.10…
Leela Morená, MD (@leelamorena) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hi #MedTwitter! I'm Leela, a PhD candidate doing research at Mass General Surgery and applying to #GenSurg I'm passionate about transplant, public health & patient advocacy Outside work, I love playing guitar, singing, yoga & kickboxing🧘🏽‍♀️🥊 Excited to connect with you all! #Match2025

Hi #MedTwitter!

I'm Leela, a PhD candidate doing research at <a href="/MGHSurgery/">Mass General Surgery</a> and applying to #GenSurg 

I'm passionate about transplant, public health &amp; patient advocacy

Outside work, I love playing guitar, singing, yoga &amp; kickboxing🧘🏽‍♀️🥊

Excited to connect with you all!
#Match2025
Cornelia Griggs (@cornelialg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It’s been a longtime since I felt like posting but honored to receive this mentorship award alongside my friend, fellow awardee, and total boss Anahita Dua MD MS MBA FACS #ilooklikeasurgeon Mass General Surgery

It’s been a longtime since I felt like posting but honored to receive this mentorship award alongside my friend, fellow awardee, and total boss <a href="/AnahitaDua/">Anahita Dua MD MS MBA FACS</a> #ilooklikeasurgeon <a href="/MGHSurgery/">Mass General Surgery</a>
NEJM (@nejm) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Presented at #ISNWCN: A new report describes the transplantation of a gene-edited porcine kidney in a hemodialysis-dependent man with long-standing diabetes, advanced vasculopathy, and marked dialysis-access challenges. Read the full report: nej.md/3Esayoz

Presented at #ISNWCN:

A new report describes the transplantation of a gene-edited porcine kidney in a hemodialysis-dependent man with long-standing diabetes, advanced vasculopathy, and marked dialysis-access challenges. Read the full report: nej.md/3Esayoz
Mass General MDs (@massgeneralmds) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#MassGeneral physicians Tatsuo Kawai, MD, and Leo Riella, MD, were featured in CBS News's report on MGH's second pig kidney transplant, which they conducted.cbsnews.com/boston/news/pi…

Martin Dib (@dibmartin) 's Twitter Profile Photo

History in the making! 🏥🤖 Proud to share a glimpse of the First Robotic Living Donor for Adult-to-Adult Liver Transplantation at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School. A major step forward in making living donation safer and recovery faster—thanks to

MassGeneral News (@massgeneralnews) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On January 25, 2025, Mass General performed its second successful pig kidney transplant—the fourth ever in the world. This milestone offers hope for patients, using xenotransplantation as a bridge to human organ transplants, potentially reducing years spent on dialysis.

Thiago J Borges, PhD (@thiagojborges) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨 Great Opportunity! 🚨 The Leonardo V. Riella lab, Mass General Transplant, is seeking a Postdoc in Transplant Immunology with expertise in Microsurgery. 📍 Apply now! #Postdoc #Microsurgery #TransplantResearch

🚨 Great Opportunity! 🚨

The <a href="/LVRiella/">Leonardo V. Riella</a> lab, <a href="/mgh_transplant/">Mass General Transplant</a>, is seeking a Postdoc in Transplant Immunology with expertise in Microsurgery.

📍 Apply now! #Postdoc #Microsurgery #TransplantResearch
Leela Morená, MD (@leelamorena) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Still trying to believe it… I am a General Surgery intern at Weill Cornell Medicine ! Unbelievably grateful for this opportunity, and to everyone who supported me on this journey. Weill Cornell Medicine Surgery #MatchDay2025 #match2025

Ami Bhatt, MD (@amibhattmd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In 1967, a surgeon stopped a beating heart—on purpose. It was the first human heart transplant, but behind the history was risk, controversy, and an ethical gray zone. For the patient, it was his only chance. Here’s the story behind the first heart transplant ever:🧵

In 1967, a surgeon stopped a beating heart—on purpose.

It was the first human heart transplant, but behind the history was risk, controversy, and an ethical gray zone.

For the patient, it was his only chance.

Here’s the story behind the first heart transplant ever:🧵
Mass General Brigham (@massgenbrigham) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Tim Andrews threw out the first pitch at last night’s Boston @redsox game wearing the number eight in honor of his favorite player, Carl Yastrzemski. As our second patient to undergo a pig kidney transplant, this marks another milestone in Mass General Brigham’s dedication to