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And just like that… our 2026 intern class is complete ❤️
Welcome to the newest members of the UNMC General Surgery family! We’re so excited to have you join us in Omaha—July can’t come soon enough ✨
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Wonderful research Grand Rounds by our stellar research residents Drs. Bajaj, Barmettler, Maginot, and Nguyen-Lee (@varnicabajaj @NicolleKB @e_magination95) ✨ amazing to hear about all the hard work and complex projects coming from UNMC
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Another successful annual residency-faculty golf tournament in the books⛳️
Great turnout, great weather, and plenty of friendly competition. Thank you to everyone who came out and made it such a fun day 🏌️⛳️🌟
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Big congrats to research resident, Dr. Barmettler (@NicolleKB), on taking home Best Overall Presentation Innovative Research Award for her presentation on HTX, neutrophil priming, and cytokine release at #CWIS2026 @CWISociety in Salt Lake City 🏆👏
@unmc_research @UNMC_ACS
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UNMC showing up strong at #SWSC2025 💪 a great community built on mentorship, teamwork, and a shared passion for surgery spotted at @SWSCongress from UNMC attendings and research residents alike
@SeanLangenfeld @RishiBatraMD @NicolleKB @varnicabajaj
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Amazing showing from Dr. Varnica Bajaj (@varnicabajaj), research resident, at #SWSC2025 @SWSCongress 👏
She’s presenting her impactful work on demographic predictors of adjuvant therapy in melanoma!
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Proud of our research resident Dr. Nicolle Barmettler (@NicolleKB) representing UNMC at #SWSC2025 @SWSCongress
Her work on liquid plasma highlights evolving strategies in resuscitation and trauma care
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University of Nebraska General Surgery Residency retweeted
Apr 14
March was a great month for academic development. Grateful for the opportunities to present our research work at the International College of Surgeons US sect, Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO), Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). @UNMCSurgery
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University of Nebraska General Surgery Residency retweeted
also shout out to @WesternTrauma for promoting community, exciting new science, and the ability to hit the slopes
@UNMC_ACS @UNMCSurgery @NicolleKB @BBerningMD @ChrisBarrettMD @sebyerly @macky_neal
Research Resident, Dr. Elizabeth Maginot @e_magination95, with a wonderful presentation investigating the underlying biology of whole blood as it ages in storage at @WesternTrauma in Big Sky, MT
@UNMC_ACS
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Research Resident, Dr. Elizabeth Maginot @e_magination95, with a wonderful presentation investigating the underlying biology of whole blood as it ages in storage at @WesternTrauma in Big Sky, MT
@UNMC_ACS
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How do you like your whole blood - low or high PAI-1 activity? Great work by @e_magination95, @ChrisBarrettMD, @NicolleKB, @UNMCGenSurg
#WTA2026
#FellowshipOfTheSnow
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👏 Chief Grand Rounds Spotlight 👏
Our Chief Resident, Dr. Michelle Zhang, delivered a fantastic Grand Rounds,
“The Rural General Surgeon: Essential, Endangered, and Evolving.”
A thoughtful look at workforce challenges, access to care, and the future of rural surgery.
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Huge congratulations to Dr. Jeremy Nguyen-Lee, Research Resident, on receiving an Honorable Mention for his research work from iEXCEL here at UNMC 👏 @UNMC_iEXCEL @unmc
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👏 Huge congratulations to resident Dr. Varnica Bajaj (@varnicabajaj) on presenting at @SocSurgOnc #ACT2026 and receiving the 2026 Appendix Cancer Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Research Foundation Travel Grant! 🧬🏆 Proud to see your impactful work recognized on the national stage.
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University of Nebraska General Surgery Residency retweeted
Feb 10
You asked, we (@UNMCSurgery, @maddie_clooonan) delivered!
➡️➡️➡️ Clinical Challenges in Transplant Surgery: Deceased Donor Abdominal Recovery - A Step-by-Step Guide
🎧🗣️app.behindtheknife.org/podca…
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Wonderful presentations on the national scale by Drs. Barmettler (@NicolleKB) and Dreicer (@mdreicer) on med student curriculum at #ASC2026 in Orlando, FL ☀️📚 the future of surgical education @AcademicSurgery @DrFingeret
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Huge congrats to our PGY-2 resident Andrew Pless @AndrewPless on being recognized as a Gift of Life Champion 🫀👏 this is for his incredible dedication and advocacy during his ICU rotation — well deserved @UNMC_ACS
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An afternoon of hands on learning in the Vascular Sim Lab—our HO-IIIs are practicing refining their vascular anastomosis techniques with Dr. Patil 🩸🪡 💫
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Hey! we know her 👀 Shoutout to our resident @e_magination95 for this Best of Basic Sciences feature by @JTrauma_ACS 👏 @UNMC_ACS
❇️Best of Basic Sciences❇️
Watch an overview of "Plasminogen supplementation improves lysis of inflammatory retained traumatic hemothorax"
journals.lww.com/jtrauma/abs…
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✨ High-Yield Facts—UNMC Edition ✨
A little snapshot of what makes us, us here at UNMC General Surgery Residency
@unmc #generalsurgeryresidency #match2026
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Chief Grand Rounds today with Dr. Stephen Frimpong presenting “Global Surgery: To Parachute or Not”—a thoughtful discussion on ethics, sustainability, and impact in global surgical care 🌍🩺
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