Academic pediatric surgery practice and training fellowship. Serving children in southeast Texas and Houston. Instagram @utmb_pedisurgery
Joined May 2019
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UTMB Pediatric Surgery retweeted
7 Oct 2025
Strong work by a strong team 💪🏽
6 Oct 2025
🚨Just out in JAMA Pediatrics
📊 MA of RCTs on non-op vs surgical treatment for uncomplicated appendicitis in kids
🗡️ Surgery has fewer complications and higher success
🚫 1 in 5 on antibiotics needed surgery within a year
Presented first at #ACSCC25
🔗bit.ly/Appendi
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UTMB Pediatric Surgery retweeted
4 Oct 2025
Catch me presenting at @AmCollSurgeons #ACSCC25 representing @UTMBSurgery
Excited to share the results of our studies!
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23 Jul 2025
Learning where the organs live is step 1 to becoming a future ped surgeon. Teddy Bear Clinic with local day cares @utmbhealth
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6 Jun 2025
We just wrapped up an inspiring visiting professor visit with academic superstar pediatric surgeon Dr. Diana Farmer. “We all stand on the shoulders of giants” @UTMBSurgery
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UTMB Pediatric Surgery retweeted
9 May 2025
Stellar work by @JaclynDempseyMD, presenting shocking data ⚡️ about the burden of pediatric firearm injuries in North America ‼️
@bnaikma @PediSurgeryUTMB @UTMBSurgery @APSASurgeons
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9 May 2025
Huge congrats to @UTMBSurgery resident @NikhilShah_MD for pedi surgery match at Michigan!
1 May 2025
Living the absolute dream 🤯🥹
So much gratitude for the mentors and role models who fueled this journey 🔋 @drravimd @bnaikma @erikaanewman @SamirGadepalli @perrone_erin @doctorkvl @mcwhmd
@UMichSurgery @UMPedsSurg @UTMBSurgery @PediSurgeryUTMB
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9 May 2025
Fun times at the #APSA25 meeting in Montreal! Proud of our superstar residents and future pediatric surgeons. @bnaikma @NikhilShah_MD @JaclynDempseyMD @fereshte986 @libbyodaniel
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21 Mar 2025
Congrats and welcome aboard!
21 Mar 2025
We are proud to welcome these TALENTED future surgeons to our family! 🥹😷🔪
#TheBranch #OurHouse #Match2025
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4 Mar 2025
Our division chief @bnaikma sadly missed fellow interviews today but was speaking up for our patients on the hill. We are proud to care for a vulnerable population and the massive proposed #Medicaid cuts would be devastating for our kids and families. @AmerAcadPeds @APSASurgeons
4 Mar 2025
Great to talk to US House Representative for Galveston @RandyWeberBot about the vital importance of maintaining Medicaid for our kids in Texas who rely on it for healthcare! Alongside 300 pediatricians with American Academy of Pediatrics on the hill today. #aapadvocacy
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UTMB Pediatric Surgery retweeted
24 Feb 2025
Grateful to present our work on open vs lap outcomes for pedi inguinal hernia repair at @STXACS this past weekend!
Proud to see strong @UTMBSurgery representation here and very thankful to my mentors for their support & encouragement with this project! 💪🏼🔬
@PediSurgeryUTMB
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22 Feb 2025
Medical students @utmbhealth with their resident mentee @JaclynDempseyMD after their top-notch presentations @AmCollSurgeons South Texas chapter meeting.
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3 Feb 2025
Global pediatric surgery for our @utmbsurgery residents - future #pedsurgbestsurg25 fellows welcome too! @bnaikma @UTMBGlobal
3 Feb 2025
Kenya trip was incredible!
I got the chance to visit beautiful Nairobi, meet new friends, and learn from Kenyan pediatric surgeons!
Just some of our cases:
TEF, midgut volvulus, pyloric web, small intestine duplication cyst, ARM, Wilms
@bnaikma @KNH_hospital
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22 Jan 2025
Unreal snow in Galveston (not at all normal). Shut down the city for 2 days while snowmen took over the streets. A big thank you to all the ride out hospital staff who spent 2 nights in our hospitals taking care of our patients! 🙏⛄️
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UTMB Pediatric Surgery retweeted
22 Dec 2024
As a resident I tried several different study materials but always felt they were different from the ABSITE. I used to write my own questions to study and decided to formalize into a book! Hope it can help residents in the final stretch for ABSITE 2025
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13 Dec 2024
We just wrapped up an exhilarating visiting professor visit with Dr. Steve Rothenberg who shared his 30yr experience pioneering MIS ped thoracic surgery, sim lab (TEF model in dinosaur egg!), and intraop VATS lobectomy high yield tips. @Nilz32 @kmobs #pedsurgbestsurg @bnaikma
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13 Nov 2024
Wonderful grand rounds today from Dr. Nilda Garcia, surgeon in chief of Dell Children’s on ACS trauma verification and the value of dedicated pediatric trauma centers. A career dedicated to this cause! @bnaikma @UTMBSurgery
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UTMB Pediatric Surgery retweeted
7 Nov 2024
1 in 3 children and 1 in 2 adults survivors of gun violence have disability symptoms. More reasons to prevent these injuries in the first place.
Great presentation by @JaclynDempseyMD @PediTraumaSoc #PTS2024 @PediSurgeryUTMB
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