I am so fortunate to serve as Chair of the storied Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of California, Davis. Tweets are my own.

Sacramento, CA
Joined June 2013
I've got a bad feeling about this.
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On AI: "There can be no human autonomy in the face of technical autonomy." Jacque Ellul.Autonomy is a political or moral conception that brings together the ideas of freedom & control. To be autonomous is to be self-governing, independent, not ruled by an external law or force.LW
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⚛️ “We are moving toward a model where tumor biology informs not only survival but how well patients function, and that is a meaningful evolution for our field,” said @RLRandallMD of @UCD_Cancer on the introduction of systemic therapies like pimicotinib in TGCT enables a tumor biology–informed approach to care. Read more here 📰: hubs.li/Q04hKmHc0 #oncology
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To prepare for the future, we must look beyond narrow technical skills and focus on social, emotional and physical skills that will allow us to be ready for whatever comes our way.
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⚛️ “This consensus provides much-needed initial clarity for the day-to-day management of PJIs in patients [with sarcoma] but also underscores how much work remains to elevate the evidence base,” said @RLRandallMD of @ucdavis on key takeaways from the BOOM consensus meeting on PJI management in orthopedic oncology. Read more here 📈: hubs.li/Q049NCYq0 #oncology
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How should periprosthetic joint infections be managed in orthopedic oncology when high-level evidence is limited? In this clip, @RLRandallMD of @UCD_Cancer discusses the clinical impetus for the Birmingham Orthopedic Oncology Meeting (BOOM) initiative and the rationale for using a modified Delphi consensus approach in the setting of limited high-level evidence. ▶️ Watch this short and read the full Q&A for key takeaways from the BOOM report:🔗 hubs.li/Q048GXl20 #BoomConsensus #BOOM2026 #BJJ #orthopediconcology
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Carl Sagan warned us about it long ago, most people still ignore today.
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"For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." — Carl Sagan
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Never regret a day in your life. Good days give happiness, bad days give experiences, worst days give lessons, and best days give memories. —Professor Richard Feynman
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