Colorectal Surgeon at Kaiser Permanente | Alum @MNCRSurgery '25 | @Uiowa_surgery '24 | @IUMedSchool '17 | @IUBloomington '13 | @IndianaHQ #GoIU #NeverDaunted

Downey, CA
Joined August 2018
Extremely excited to have matched at University of Minnesota for Colorectal Surgery! Couldn’t have done it without the amazing mentorship at the University of Iowa! #colorectalsurgery @UIowa_Surgery
Congrats to our new incoming fellows! Welcome to the MN family!! @UMNSurgery #colorectalsurgery #MatchDay #umnproud @MichaelHorseyMD
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We are so happy to welcome these amazing humans to the @MNCRSurgery family! Congrats and looking forward to seeing you in Minnesota next year.
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Colorectal surgery division at our Crohn’s and colitis Foundation evening of hope ! @GoffredoPaolo @GaertnerWB @DTThompsonMD @CCfdnMinnesota
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Looking forward to this discussion with @GopherCRSurgery ! Will the pendulum start to swing towards selective extended prophylaxis only? (open bias declared!) @GaertnerWB
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One of the perks of being Society of University Surgeons @UnivSurg President is the honor of announcing the SUS Lifetime Achievement Award winner, the highest honor in our organization. Please join me in congratulating the 2024 SUS LTAA winner - Dr. Ron Weigel @UIowa_Surgery . Dr. Weigel is an accomplished surgeon scientist, educator, mentor and leader. His peers nominated him based on his incredible contributions to academic surgery, and service. Congrats Ron! Looking forward to your acceptance speech on Tuesday Feb 11, 2025 at #ASC2025 in Las Vegas. #SUSPrezSaturday #Leadership #MedTwitter @AmCollSurgeons
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A pelvimetric model that quantifies difficulty of TME dissection may be the piece required to OBJECTIVELY determine the optimal operative approach in low rectal cancer surgery. @ScottRSteeleMD @patsyllamd @TAMISYoda @justinmaykel @R_Perez_MD @JohnRTMonsonMD @DavidLiskaMD
Can measurement of pelvic dimensions based on preoperative CT images predict quality of TME? Read more in this month's #DCRJournal: bit.ly/45yPZjX #pelvimetry #rectalcancer #toalmesorectalexcison #visceralobesity @Swexner @me4_so @ACPGBI @drtracyhull @ASCRS_1
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Congrats Paolo! 🎉
It is a true privilege to receive this award. Thank you very much to the society and all the mentors and colleagues who helped me getting here. @AasmaShaukatMD @ImranHassanMD1 @UMNSurgery @CJahansouz @GaertnerWB @MeltonMeaux @ElliotA_MD @AjthorsenL @JoshSmithMDPhD
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Humbled to have had the privilege to honor my two heroes in one introduction as we celebrated Dr Ann Lowry’s Master in Colorectal Surgery Lectureship, which was masterfully delivered by Dr Judith Trudel . Two giants on stage simultaneously, making an impact again @ASCRS_1
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Just had the best time at #ASCRS24 and presented our work on colorectal outcomes in dialysis patients! Thanks to @ImranHassanMD1 @JChang_MD @Adimish_surg and all our wonderful CRS staff!
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The colorectal cohort presents at ASCRS annual meeting in Baltimore! #ASCRS24 #colorectalsurgery #changingliveschangingmedicine @uihealthcare
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Grateful to @ASCRS_1 for providing a platform to present “The Incidence and Impact of Conversions After Minimally Invasive Extended Colorectal Resections” at the 125th ASCRS Annual Meeting #ASCRS24 #ColorectalSurgery . Thank you @ImranHassanMD1 . @DTThompsonMD @nicholasbmd
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Great talk by Uni. Iowa’s Dr. Lal on surgical ergonomics at @ASCRS_1 ! Lots of helpful tips for colorectal surgeons to use in the OR. @GeetaLalMD @UIowa_Surgery
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Grateful for the opportunity to present our research on frailty in rectal cancer patients undergoing LAR! @Adimish_surg @catherine_gtran @ImranHassanMD1 #ascrs2024
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💛🖤 Dr. Henri Ford U of I Surgery Visiting Professor Transformative Leadership will drive the necessary paradigm shift for the success of the next generation of surgeons & physicians. Thank you Dr. Siroos Shirazi for bringing visionary surgeon leaders to Iowa.💛🖤 #Leadership
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We're excited to announce our newly matched Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship Program Fellows, who will be joining us on August 1, 2024! Congratulations, and welcome to the #UMNSurgery team! Learn more ⬇️ z.umn.edu/91gu
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Congratulations @sonjaboatman on this important study. Should we decrease timing of interval surveillance for patients with right (vs left) sided advanced adenoma undergoing endoscopic resection? @AasmaShaukatMD @MeltonMeaux @GaertnerWB @JuliaKohn13
Proximal #colonpolyps with high-grade #dysplasia are associated with lower survival vs. US population ow.ly/ZEKg50PiALh @VinayChandraMD @EHolzwanger @AbiMansourMD @GoffredoPaolo @sonjaboatman @UMNSurgery
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#ASCRS23 Fascinating presidential address @ConorDelaneyMD @ASCRS_1 setting the standard for the surgical leader QUADRUPLE threat: excellence in 1) clinical care 2) research 3) education/mentorship 4) healthcare operations @davidrrosenmd @SWexner @ScottRSteeleMD @BradleyJChampa1
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It was great to be back in person and present our work on Stricturoplasty in Small bowel Crohn’s Disease at the Chicago Colorectal Symposium 2023! Thank you @ImranHassanMD1 for your mentorship!@UIowa_Surgery @CCRSymposium @ASCRS_1 #colorectalsurgery #crohns #Surgerytwitter – at Chicago, IL
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The Master Surgeon’s last class at IU. We will miss you Professor Nakeeb. #IUSurgery
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