Would eliminating the residency Match improve physician bargaining power or unintentionally disadvantage applicants? In a new editorial in @AnnalsPlastic, @PennPlasticSurg resident Dr. Forrest Bohler examines the potential consequences of dismantling the Match for plastic surgery trainees. ovid.com/jnls/annalsplastics…

Does a “virgin abdomen” really warrant earlier surgery for small bowel obstruction? A multicenter study found similar clinical features in adhesive SBO patients with and without prior surgery, but significant differences in management. Findings support CT-guided, risk-stratified care. link.springer.com/article/10…

What predicts mortality in pediatric blunt aortic injury? In a national cohort of 359 patients (2016–2022), injury severity score and concomitant head injury—not management strategy—were significant predictors of inpatient mortality. These findings highlight the importance of overall injury burden in pediatric BAI. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4276… #TraumaSurgery #VascularSurgery #Pediatrics

A recently published multi-institutional study in @AnnSurgOncol found that genomic subtypes of resected ampullary cancer were associated with distinct recurrence patterns, while adjuvant chemotherapy was linked to improved overall survival. These findings may help guide future treatment strategies. #CancerResearch #SurgicalOncology link.springer.com/article/10…

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Cimarron Sharon, MD, to the Penn Surgery faculty as a new Assistant Professor in the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery! 🎉 For more: instagram.com/pennsurgery

A recent multi-institutional study found no early signal of increased locoregional recurrence with P4HB scaffolds after post-mastectomy breast reconstruction. Three-year recurrence incidence was 1.6% in both groups; longer follow-up is needed. link.springer.com/article/10… #BreastCancer #PlasticSurgery

We are pleased to announce that Paul Foley III, MD, has been appointed Chair of the Department of Surgery of Penn Medicine Princeton Health effective October 1, 2026. For more, please visit: instagram.com/pennsurgery

Special thanks to @cliffordkomd for joining us as the guest speaker at this morning’s Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery Grand Rounds! Today’s program can be found at: instagram.com/pennsurgert  @UCLASPH @UCLAHealth #GrandRounds

RAS-ACS members Dheeraj Baji, former Surgical Simulation Fellow and current General Surgery resident, and Danielle Weber, our lead VR developer, led the Virtual Reality Cricothyrotomy station at the "So You Think You Can Operate?" Surgical Skills Competition. A great intersection of surgical education, simulation, and immersive technology bringing high-stakes procedural training into an interactive VR environment. #RASACS #SurgicalEducation #SurgicalSimulation #VirtualReality #VRSimulation

PSOM MS2 Nina Nair presenting data at the #ECTSS2026 meeting on the positive impact of a novel digital incentive spirometer on outcomes after major chest surgery. Developed by Yi-An Hsieh and Josh Freedman, Department of Bioengineering at Penn.

Micheal Clark presented compelling work from the @damrauer lab on risk stratification in peripheral arterial disease at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress. #ASCCC26

In >400,000 trauma patients, Dr. Allan E. Stolarski and colleagues at @PennTrauma use their Field AI Triage (FAIT) model predicted transfusion needs from no blood → massive → ultra-massive transfusion (>20 units) using data available early at the point of injury in our newest work in Injury International Journal of the Care of the Injured injuryjournal.com/article/S0…