Incredibly grateful to @UnivSurg for supporting my surgeon-scientist aspirations thru the 2021-22 Resident Research Scholar Award. So many to thank! From my mentor, Dr. Weigel to current/past lab members,to @AButali12 , @ivorylogic, @GoffredoPaolo & so many! 🙏🏾#BlackMenInMedicine

I see you @lawrenceb_brown 👏🏾

Donald Trump had the racist, bigoted audacity to post an AI-generated video depicting former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. Most of us already know who Donald Trump is. We already know there are no bounds to how low he’s willing to go. We know that he has no moral compass. We know that he is a disgrace. So while his behavior is not shocking, it is certainly disgusting and disturbing. But when will it be enough for those who continue to stand beside him? When will Republicans in Congress condemn his behavior? Your silence is complicity — and it is very loud.

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🟡⚫️We are pleased to welcome the second cohort of undergraduates to the Iowa Strong Program. Mentoring the next generation of surgeons starts with this program led by our inspiring resident and faculty mentors.⚫️🟡 #IowaStrong #Hawkeyes

Dr. Miguel Gasakure, Residency PD at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK), visited UVA this week to kickstart our new Global Health Exchange Program, creating opportunities for residents to train abroad, facilitate collaboration, and expand access to care!🇷🇼

The way to honor King: Don’t just quote #MLK. Work to eradicate racism, poverty, and militarism. That’s on the path to true peace, which, as my father said, “is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.” Be a #ChampionForChange: king100.org #ChampionsForChange #CorettaScottKing #King100 #TheKingCenter

From one chair to another… we are grateful for the leaders of our Department and all of the alumni who attended our reception! #ACSCC25 #OnIowa

💪🏿 @UIowa_Surgery representation! Really phenomenal @AcademicSurgery Fall Course! So many outstanding presentations and pearls. Super grateful to the AAS for the travel award to attend and learn from many of the greats in the field! ❤️#AAS

Excited for @MCWSurgery to host @SocietyofBAS in Milwaukee! #SBASMCW2025

Super proud of our @UIowa_Surgery outcomes group and the outstanding mentorship from @Sharpknife_Aziz . Plenty of exciting work to come🙂💪🏿

Today, I was joined by organizations representing 100,000 doctors & medical experts. They know — I know — that vaccines work, and have saved millions of lives. We cannot allow Sec. Kennedy or anyone else to undermine faith in science and put the health of our children at risk.

Congratulations to all the 2025 Alumni Award recipients including 2 accomplished surgeon alumnae! 🟡Dr. Dionne Skeete-Professor of Surgery @IowaMed & Director of Trauma @uihealthcare ⚫️Dr. Karen Brasel-Professor of Surgery @OHSUNews & @AmBdSurg Vice President #Hawkeyes

Much appreciated graphic for all the trainees @FemiSuraju @GilbertZMurimwa @AndrewFlemingMD @med_trisha @SchultzKurt

The Supreme Court’s freeze of nearly $800M in NIH grants is devastating - threatening HIV, suicide prevention, women’s health & equity-focused care. Labs may close. Trials may end. Communities will suffer. We must protect equity-centered science. nytimes.com/2025/08/21/us/po…

While @UCLA does all it can to protect its students, faculty, and staff from a $1B attack by the federal government, I’m proud to #StandUpForUC. universityofcalifornia.quoru… #SilenceIsCompliance #IfTheyHurtOneTheyHurtAll #BystandersHavePower #SpeakUpStepIn

🚨🚨 Check out our latest publication in @JournalofGISurg on Immunoglobulin G4–related disease of the gallbladder and the biliary tree. Thank you to Dr. Hassan Aziz @Sharpknife_Aziz and Dr. Tim Pawlik @timpawlik for the opportunity and continued support. @UIowa_Surgery nam12.safelinks.protection.o…

Independence Day is a reminder that America is not the project of any one person. The single most powerful word in our democracy is the word ‘We.’ ‘We The People.’ ‘We Shall Overcome.’ ‘Yes We Can.’ America is owned by no one. It belongs to all citizens. And at this moment in history—when core democratic principles seem to be continuously under attack, when too many people around the world have become cynical and disengaged—now is precisely the time to ask ourselves tough questions about how we can build our democracies and make them work in meaningful and practical ways for ordinary people.

In 48 hours, general surgery residency will come to an end. In the end, it all worked out (even better than I could’ve imagined). Thankful for my community of family, friends, & mentors. Special thanks to Dr. Susanne Warner for delivering a heartwarming toast! 📸: circa 6/6/25

6 years later, hard work pays off. Surreal matching at my dream fellowship. Thankful for @herbert_zeh @AdamYopp @PatricioPolanc0 and all my mentors @UTSW_Surgery and elsewhere. Wouldn't have made it here without them

Honored and privileged to match at @MoffittNews for my Surgical Oncology fellowship! A huge thanks to all of my mentors in Memphis that got me here! Can’t wait to get to work in Tampa! 🌴 @SurgeryUTHSC @StJude @StJudeResearch @uthsc @SocSurgOnc @AnnSurgOncol