It has been an emotional few weeks as I wrap up nearly 12 years at
@UTSouthwestern in Dallas.
Apologies for the long thread, but I want to thank the people who made this journey so meaningful, special, & successful.
First, thank you to
@herbert_zeh for leading by example and for sharing your knowledge & wisdom over the years.
To my partners: thank you for supporting me, challenging me, & partnering to build ambitious programs.
@AdamYopp @MansourSurgOnc @SamWangMD @MPorembka @Alex_Kim_HIPEC @ADannMD #AdrienneShannon Together, we built things I will always be proud of:
• One of the most advanced Robotic HPB programs in the U.S.
• A comprehensive Robotic Surgery Training Program: (>100 residents, 18 faculty, >40 international visiting surgeons, >25 domestic surgeons, & many trainees)
• One of the busiest Peritoneal Surface Malignancy and HIPEC programs in the country, now led by the outstanding
@Alex_Kim_HIPEC
• Growth of the
@utswcancer Pancreatic Cancer Program into one of the busiest and most comprehensive programs of its kind (Thank you
@aguilera_md &
@Salthecancerguy for co-leading this)
• SOON: the Surgical Oncology Outreach Network in North Texas, designed to address disparities in access to cancer surgery(Thank you
@CarlosArteagaMD #KyleTaylor #LaurenDement)
• The largest Pancreatic Cancer Prevention Program in the country, with >5,800 high-risk patients, under the leadership of
@nkubiliun and a remarkable multidisciplinary team
• >200 peer-reviewed articles, guidelines, and book chapters
• Most importantly, lasting partnerships and friendships across.