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Many rejected grant proposals over several years, happy to finally get my first R01. Thanks to @Tulane_Surgery @TulaneMedicine @TraumaTulane and all the mentors that kept supporting me.
13 Nov 2025
Tulane Surgery’s @STaghaviMD has been awarded a $1.2M CDC grant to study how bedside intervention & community support can reduce revictimization after violent injury.
“…Ultimately, I hope this work puts trauma surgeons out of business.”
Read more: bit.ly/4qPKbMP
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Jun 12
NEW ORLEANSSSS!!!!!!
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❇️Best of Surgical Critical Care❇️
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal swabs predict need for antibiotic coverage in a trauma population
"This study demonstrates that MRSA nasal swabs have a high negative predictive value for MRSA culture growth and ventilator-associated pneumonia in a trauma population and may guide antibiotic therapy."
@_McLafferty; @knharrell; @tulanetrauma
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May 15
20 years after the Dome was reopened, the #Saints and Falcons battle again on Monday Night Football 🤩
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May 14
The NFL will have Falcons-Saints at the Superdome on Monday Night Football in Week 4 to commemorate the 20-year anniversary of the “Domecoming” game, which was the Saints first game back in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, when they beat the Falcons.
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May 13
#Saints to play Steelers in NFL's first Paris game on Oct. 25
neworlns.co/ParisOct25
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May 11
👀 Schedule Release Week 👀
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Does prehospital tourniquet (PHT) use improve survival for urban penetrating trauma?
New EAST multicenter data shows no mortality benefit with current PHT practices, even in vascular or isolated extremity injuries. @EAST_TRAUMA @STaghaviMD
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/000313482513…
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We are recruiting for an Acute Care Surgeon to join our academic team:
east.org/career-development/…
If you are interested please apply/reach out.
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Downtown lit up red, white & blue last night to celebrate the Artemis II launch!
Nearly 90% of the rocket was built right here in New Orleans at @NASA Michoud—powering jobs, industry, and our role in the future of space exploration.
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Mar 15
🚨NEW YORK TIMES📰
On Super Sunday, An Ancient Tradition of Painstaking Craftsmanship Is Put on Display In New Orleans’ Streets With Suits Made of Delicate Beads & Billowing Ostrich Feathers.
The Indians Are Coming⚜️🪶SuperSoul
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The top New Orleans news today: The sixth major water main break this year, our celebrity nutria's cancer and Saints free agency. Never a dull moment in this city.
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Mar 12
thank you for everything BI 👏
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Mar 12
welcome back 👏 👏
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Mar 12
Brandon Ingram Tribute Video
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Mar 11
Legendary leader on the field 💪
Legendary leader in the community ❤️
Forever a Saints legend ⚜️
Thank You @Demario__Davis 🙏
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We are pleased to announce that Rachel Choron, MD, and Jennifer Freeman, MD, MPH, have been selected to serve as new Associate Editors for the Acute Care Surgery section of Journal of Surgical Research (JSR)
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Mar 6
Whole blood, is there anything you can't do? The best resuscitative fluid for the patient and for the financial bottom line. @AnnZhangzzh, @STaghaviMD, @LorenGragert, @knharell, @alexandraleecam, @Tulane_Surgery, @traumatulane, #WTA2026
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Great presentation by @TulaneMedicine student @AnnZhangzzh (soon to be applying to surgery residency) showing the cost effectiveness of whole blood over components in trauma patients #WTA2026 @alexandraleecam @Tatum1028 @Tulane_Surgery @TraumaTulane @LorenGragert
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