Trauma surgeon, surgeon educator, surgical intensivist. Mommy to two wild and wonderful children!

Indianapolis, IN
Joined April 2013
During Monday's Intern Orientation, our new resident interns spent time in the Surgical Skills Center learning the fundamentals of central line placement and gaining hands-on experience with simulation models. 📸 Thank you to Shannon Daly in our Surgical Skills Center for capturing these moments! #IUSurgery #2026Match #IUSurgeryInternOrientation
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🎓 The 2026 General Surgery chief residents have officially GRADUATED! We wish all the best in their next chapter of training. 👇 Check out where they are off to next: Kyle Lewellen - St. Francis/Indiana University, Colorectal fellowship Fikir Mesfin - Indiana University, Surgical Critical Care fellowship Zachary Rokop - Indiana University, HPB Surgery fellowship Christopher Thomas - Mayo Clinic, Transplant fellowship  Yujin Park - University of South Florida, MIS  fellowship Hermona Abera - Henry Ford, Surgical Critical Care fellowship Dimitrios Athanasiadis - The Ohio State University, MIS fellowship Bailey Priddy - University of Michigan, Breast Surgery fellowship Rachel Kim - UPMC, Surgical Oncology Fellowship Zainab Faiza - University of Missouri, Vascular Surgery fellowship #IUSurgery
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IU surgery resident research day! Great job to 2 of our residents. @gesmailianMD Nathan Behrens @IU_Surgery
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Congrats!
What a great distinction for our @iu_surgery chief resident ⁦@dimitrios_iu⁩ Dr Athanasiadis for his amazing research productivity by SAGES #SAGES2026. Congratulations!!
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Congrats! Can’t wait to work with all of you!
They matched!🎉We're excited to announce our 2026-27 IU Surgery intern class. Let the journey begin. Match 2026 | IU Surgery Match | IU Surgery Residents |
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A great presentation by @IU_Surgery resident Austin Airhart! #ASC2026
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Congrats to our @IU_Surgery pgy3 Lianne Marquez on her #ASC2026 presentation!
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IU surgery showing up at EAST2026! @dredoc88 Also our division chief @DrBYork presented on peds trauma literature. Just didn’t a good pic. @IU_Surgery
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Welcome to the team!
Welcome to IU Surgery, Chelsea Horwood, MD, MPH!🙌 Horwood joins the acute care surgery and surgical critical care team as an assistant professor of clinical surgery, bringing expertise in surgical rescue, trauma care and clinical outcomes research. We’re excited to have her in the Hoosier State!🔴⚪ IU Acute Care Surgery | IU Surgery Critical Care | IU Surgery Faculty
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Congrats IU residents! @IU_Surgery
How is it 2026 already? Check out our full Fall 2025 Newsletter at cosef.org to read about some of the impact our members have made the past few months! 🤩 Preview below! @AmCollSurgeons @AmBdSurg @Surg_Education @APDSurgery @SAGES_Updates @BehindTheKnife
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Looked like a lot of fun!
🦃The ACS team took a moment to pause and gather for a little Thanksgiving cheer. 📸Thanks to Dr. Lauren Craugh for capturing the smiles and ACS energy. This crew includes TACS attendings, our general surgery chief resident, an OMFS resident, a general surgery intern, and our incredible APPs who help keep everything running smoothly. #IUSurgery #AcuteCareSurgery #IUSurgeryCommunity #IUHealth
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Congratulations to Dr. Anna Marie Ledgerwood, recipient of the Inspiring Women in Surgery Award for her remarkable work as a trauma surgeon. 🎉 Read more about her leadership and dedication in the latest Bulletin. brnw.ch/21wWyRX
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Congratulations to Lianne Marquez, MD, on receiving an award to attend the 2026 EAST Conference! Inspired by her Navy service, supported by her family and motivated by her commitment to caring for active duty service members, Marquez is well on her way to becoming an outstanding Trauma Surgeon. #IUSurgery #IUResidentStories #EAST2026 #USNR #IUMedSchool @kbilimoria @DrBYork @SamTarras @briannenickel
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Congrats! @IU_Surgery
Honored to give the keynote lecture on education scholarship at the annual ⁦@AmCollSurgeons⁩ Academy of Master Surgeon educators. ⁦@IU_Surgery⁩ ⁦@IUMedSchool⁩ ⁦@Surg_Education⁩
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🚨It's a Match!🚨 We are excited to welcome our surgical critical care and acute care surgery fellows! Please join us in congratulating and celebrating these future leaders in surgery as they begin their fellowship journey. 👉Stephanie Bolivar, MD - Surgical Critical Care @IUMedSchool @IUAnes 👉Christian Castro, MD - Acute Care Surgery @OUCollegeofMed 👉Grant Kahley, MD - Surgical Critical Care @MUSC_COM 👉Camille Meschia, MD - Acute Care Surgery @UFMedicineJax IU Surgery | IU Surgery Fellows | IU Surgery Critical Care | IU Acute Care Surgery
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Congrats Rachel! @RachelCKimMD @IU_Surgery
Big welcome to the newest members of the @PittSurgOnc Family! Congrats!🍾
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Congrats Dr. Ritter. @IU_Surgery
Hot off the press! The SAGES Manual for Navigating a Successful Military Surgical Career link.springer.com/book/10.10…
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Samantha Tarras retweeted
An inspiring #APDS25 in Seattle celebrating leadership, innovation, and excellence in post-graduate surgical education. Learn more about the APDS at apds.org!
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From setting cut‑scores for a foundational oral exam to piloting program‑weighted situational judgement tests, @n_deravi is turning competency‑based assessment and holistic review into data‑driven reality! #SEW2025
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