Congratulations to surgeon-scientist Mike Yaffe @BIDMCSurgery @BIDMChealth @harvardmed @MIT @kochinstitute on his election to @theNAMedicine! Thank you for all you do for our patients as a member of the Division of Acute Care Surgery and as an inspiring mentor for our trainees.
Congratulations and welcome to the 100 new members elected today to the National Academy of Medicine's class of 2026!
Read the full announcement: nam.edu/classof2026
#NAMmtg #NAMedicine
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Welcome Seth J. Karp, MD, as Surgeon-in-Chief and Chair, Department of Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Surgeon-in-Chief at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. #bidmc @DanaFarber
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Welcome Gavin P. Dunn, MD, PhD, as Chair of Neurosurgery at BIDMC #BIDMC
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Please join us in welcoming Gavin P. Dunn, MD, PhD, inaugural Chair of Neurosurgery at BIDMC. 💙
A renowned neurosurgeon and researcher, Dr. Dunn will lead the department’s growth in clinical care, research and education. Learn more: bidmc.org/news-stories/all-n…
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Welcome back to BIDMC, Seth Karp, MD, our new Chair of Surgery and Chair of Surgery at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. A nationally recognized liver transplant expert, Dr. Karp returns to BIDMC to advance precision cancer care.
Read more about his new role: bidmc.org/news-stories/all-n…
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Welcome Ana Sofia Ore Carranza, MD, MSc, MPH, to the Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery! A former BIDMC General Surgery resident, Dr. Ore completed CRS training at Mayo Clinic and returns to join our team. She’ll see patients at BIDMC, BIDMC-Chestnut Hill, Lexington & Chelsea.
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Congratulations to Dr. Elizabeth Mittendorf, Chief of Breast Surgery, on her recent appointment as the Anne E. Dyson Professor of Surgery
in The Field of Women's Cancers at Harvard Medical School.
#HMS #surgery #breastsurgery
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Congratulations to Dr. Faina Nakhlis, Breast Surgery, on her recent promotion as Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School.
#HMS #surgery #breastsurgery
@harvardmed
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Tara S. Kent, MD, MS received the 2026 A. Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award from Harvard Medical School.
Photography by Jeff Thiebauth Photography. Ceremony hosted by HMS Office for Culture and Community Engagement.
@harvardmed
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Congratulations to Dr. Umut Sarpel, Surgical Oncology, on her recent promotion as Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School.
#HMS #surgery #surgicaloncology
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The 2026 White Coat Ceremony honored the General Surgery and Integrated Vascular Surgery residents entering into their Chief and final year of training. A proud milestone and prestigious accomplishment for our new Chief Residents! #bidmcsurgery #surgery #residency
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Welcoming our 2026 Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery Residency matches!
#matchday #ent #otolaryngology #residency
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Welcoming our 2026 Integrated Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency matches!
#matchday #plasticsurgery #residency
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Happy #Matchday2026! Welcome to our General Surgery Residency Preliminary interns.
#matchday #medtwitter #surgtwitter #gensurgmatch2026
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Happy #Matchday2026! We are proud to introduce the newest members of the BIDMC family, joining our General Surgery Residency - Categorical and Integrated interns.
#matchday #medtwitter #surgtwitter #gensurgmatch2026
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Welcoming Charles Vollmer, MD for Surgical Grand Rounds on Wednesday, 2/25, on A Journey with Pancreatic Fistula: From Animus to App to Adoption.
To virtually join, email [email protected] for more details.
#BIDMC #Grandrounds
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BIDMC General Surgery Residency alumna Paula Ferrada, MD, has been named President-Elect of @EAST_TRAUMA! She is Chair of Surgery and System Chief of Trauma & Acute Care Surgery at @InovaHealth and a dedicated mentor shaping the next generation of surgical leaders. Congrats!🎉🎊
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Join us for Surgery Grand Rounds on Wednesday, 2/11, with Clay Cothren Burlew, MD, FACS on Musings on Mentorship.
To virtually join, email [email protected] for more details.
#BIDMC #BILH #Grandrounds
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Congratulations to Samuel Lin, MD, MBA (@Dr_SamuelLin), on being selected as the new Editor-in-Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (PRS), the official journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons!🎊
#BIDMC #BILH #plasticsurgery #prs

























