🇬🇷🇺🇸 | CMKC Ped Surg | Riley Ped Surg Fellowship | UM Fetal Surgery & Ped Surg Crit Care | NYC Gen Surg | UWSOM & UW Undergrad
Kansas City, MO
Joined September 2014
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Incredible #APSA22 Address by @APSASurgeons 53rd President @emb7658 with endless wisdom 1. It’s not what they call you, it’s what you answer to 2. Love is the motive, justice is the tool 3. Comfort the afflicted, afflict the comfortable 4. Best in the world vs. Best FOR the world
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Congrats to Dr Marion Henry @mcwhmd! From pediatric surgeon to US Naval Officer🫡 to Yale’s New Chief in Pediatric Surgery & now President-elect @WomenSurgeons. Such an amazing leader. Best part of dinner was singing Happy Bday to her daughter Catherine🎂
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@IU_PedSurg came together this past Saturday to celebrate @LotakisMD, as she graduated from the Pediatric Surgery Fellowship Program. We all wish her the very best as she begins her next chapter in Kansas City, Missouri!🎓✨
#PedSurgBestSurg #IUSurgery
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Thank you. It was a genuine honor to spend the day with @IU_PedSurg and @IU_Surgery as the Grosfeld Visiting Professor. His legacy is alive and well through IU’s superb surgeons and trainees. – at Upland, IN
Grateful to welcome @DrSherifEmil to @IU_Surgery for the annual Dr. Jay Grosfeld Lecture.
Thank you for an inspiring discussion on how we can drive meaningful change through global surgery #GlobalSurgery #PedSurgBestSurg
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Spreading the holiday and Christmas sweater cheer at @RileyChildrens! Happy Holidays from the @IU_PedSurg crew!! @IU_Surgery #PedSurgBestSurg @LotakisMD @vivalasurgeon @BWGrayMD
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It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Robert Bartlett, M.D. Best known as the 'Father of ECMO,' Bartlett's contributions to science and research have saved numerous lives and changed how we view medicine today. Read his obituary here. michmed.org/dY7dq
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Happy last day of training EVER to our incredible @brittljohn - our newest Pediatric Surgeon! 🤩🥳 An incredible night celebrating her last week. Lots of laughs, packed room, and a standing ovation! Thrilled we get to keep you as FACULTY - see you in October, Dr. Johnson! 🩺🥹
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What started as a slew of personal failures eventually flourished into a system-wide QI initiative…
Structured training in serious illness communication is essential ‼️ especially for trainees who are conducting these complex conversations regularly 🗣️
@UMichSurgery @JSurgEduc
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It’s been a whirlwind of a week but wanted to congratulate @DrJasmine_MD @sharonj077 and John Brokaw for finishing their time in the @IU_PedSurg @troymarkelmd lab! Good luck in your futures!!
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We were honored to welcome Mary Brandt, MD, MDiv, Distinguished Emeritus Professor from Baylor College of Medicine, as our Jay L. Grosfeld Visiting Professor for Grand Rounds.
Her talk, “Wellbeing 3.0: A New Paradigm for Surgeon Wellbeing,” explored the next evolution in supporting surgeons' professional and personal resilience.
#IUSurgery #VisitingProfessor #GrandRounds #PediatricSurgery #IUPedSurg
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Honored to receive the @APSASurgeons James Densler Award, named for the 1st African American pediatric surgeon.
Five years ago, he told me: “Excellence & equity are not competing goals.”
Those words still guide my work #SavingLifetimes for all children. His legacy lives #APSA25
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Honored to present our ENRICH-US trial results #APSA25. Enhancing recovery for children undergoing GI surgery. 5y trial, ~600pts, 18 hosp. Clinical improvements! Implementation = success! @ped_src @APSASurgeons @LurieChildrens @NIH @CrohnsColitisFn @NUFeinbergMed @ErasSociety
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We came. We presented. We danced! Had such an amazing time at #APSA25! @LotakisMD @kathrynmaselli @SamirGadepalli @UMPedsSurg
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2025 @APSASurgeons Distinguished Service Award goes to the incomparable @marina_petrulla 👏👏👏 #APSA2025 #APSA25
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Proud to see resident Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment committee members Drs. Sobolic and Manohar serving on a powerhouse panel alongside leaders in fetal surgery. Insightful session on risk stratification and novel therapies for abdominal wall defects. #APSA2025 #FetalSurgery
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How low can we go? @DevJoshi_27 delivers a masterful subgroup analysis of the severe CDH population 🫁. Even patients with single digit o/e LHR have a chance 📈 Lookout PDs…coming to an application cycle near you 🔜
@WiscSurgery @APSASurgeons
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Not one not two but THREE podium talks @APSASurgeons 2025 meeting for @NorahLiang — future pediatric surgeon and current research rockstar 👏👏👏 #APSA2025
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Dinner out at #APSA2025 for the @RileyChildrens crew. 8! former fellows and 1 current one broke bread together. @IU_Surgery
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It’s been amazing to continue the chondroitin sulfate story you started in mice! We truly passed the baton, showcasing the collaborative future of academic medicine at #apsa2025! @APSASurgeons @troymarkelmd #PedsSutgBestSurg
@sharonj077 Sharing @troymarkelmd lab’s work on chondroitin sulfate in a large animal model of NEC. One step closer to translation applications of chondroitin sulfate. @DrJasmine_MD @IU_PedSurg
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Grateful to present our findings of over 20 years of prenatally diagnosed CLM patients @RileyChildrens @IU_PedSurg @APSASurgeons #APSA2025
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Presenting in the Plenary Session at #APSA2025 has been the highlight of my research fellowship—an incredible honor to share our work on such a platform in front of all my heroes. Grateful to the program committee for this opportunity! #PedSurgBestSurg @APSASurgeons @IU_PedSurg
What an inspiring kickoff to the first plenary session at #APSA2025! @DrJasmine_MD showcased our NEC piglet model, demonstrating how stem cell therapy can attenuate injury. It’s been a privilege to work alongside you! @troymarkelmd @IU_Surgery @IU_PedSurg #PedsSurgBestSurg
