Pediatric Surgeon, Scientist, Scandinavian, Swimmer, and Foodie

Joined October 2017
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Had a wonderful time playing Bach and Chopin 🎹 at the Doctors in Recital last weekend benefitting @McGovernPeds 🎡 🎢 @UTHealthHouston @UTH_Pedisurg
Medicine plus music added up to a beautiful event recently when UTHealth Houston physicians took to the stage at Doctors in Recital to benefit the Department of Pediatrics. A special note of appreciation to @SteinwayHouston for hosting at Museo.
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The Short Bowel Syndrome Therapy And Rehabilitation (STAR) team @UTHealthHouston & @HermannChildren just published our results on mixed vs soybean oil IVLEs: patients πŸ‘Ά on mixed have more rapid ⏱️ IFALD resolution & enhanced weight gain! πŸ“ˆ @PifrsP @tmcddc
I’m happy to announce completion of a student research program project with a publication.
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Thank you to the @AmerSurg for the opportunity to present our results on growth outcomes πŸ“ˆ in surgical NEC & SIP πŸ‘Ά utilizing the @NICHD_NIH NRN NEST dataset #AmerSurg24 @martinblakely @UTH_Pedisurg @UTHealthSurg @UTHealthHouston @NECsociety @davidhackam
Up next: Dr. @allisonspeer5 and colleagues investigate severe growth failure πŸ“‰ in πŸ‘Ά with surgical NEC and SIP @UTH_Pedisurg @UTHealthSurg @UTHealthHouston @martinblakely #AmerSurg24
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It was an honor & privilege to hear Lynn Wolfson’s inspiring story and perspective as an adult with HSCR at the @ens_development meeting #mom #MBA #teacher #triathlete #patientadvocate @HeuckerothLab @SharonWolfsonMD @naomitjaden
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Excited to have Speer Lab members present our data on @ens_development in human intestinal #organoids at the @tmcddc symposium today! @UTH_Pedisurg @UTHealthSurg @UTHealthHouston Thx to Shani, Justin and Rachel for their hard work! πŸ§«πŸ”¬πŸ§ͺ
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Symposium Speaker SpotlightπŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬ Dr. @allisonspeer5 of @UTHealthHouston joins us this Saturday to speak on her #giresearch surrounding #intestine failure in children and regenerative treatments. Register to attend the DDC Symposium online: hipaa.jotform.com/9121649999…
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Dr. Linda Samuelson from @UMich starting off the @tmcddc annual symposium with an amazing keynote lecture on Wnt signaling and cell plasticity in the GI tract @BCMFromtheLabs @millsjc67 @EstesLab_BCM @NIDDKgov
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Inspiring talks at #ASC2024 by former & outgoing @AcademicSurgery presidents @HenriFordMD & @FabianJohnston on #inclusiveexcellence & unmasking injustice - I was reminded of other American leaders who also strive for equality & justice today while in DC πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έβš–οΈ
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Incredibly proud of @McGovernMed student Shaige Werth for a stellar presentation at #ASC2024 on ERAS guideline adherence in neonates and infants undergoing GI surgery at @HermannChildren by @UTH_Pedisurg @UTHealthHouston @McGovernPeds
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Congratulations to my mentor @HenriFordMD as the newly inducted President of the @AmCollSurgeons ! #InclusiveExcellence #WeAreBetterTogether #ACSCC23
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Wonderful evening at the @AmCollSurgeons President’s dinner to honor @HenriFordMD #ACSCC23
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Allison Leigh Speer retweeted
Don’t forget! The deadline to submit your abstract to the ENS Development meeting 2024 is October 20, 2023!! @ANMSociety @NASPGHAN @ESPGHANSociety @Young_ESPGHAN @LBBB_meeting @INMAssociation @PedsMotility
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Very proud of Speer Lab research technician, @jlewis2324 , for giving an exceptional poster presentation on ENS maturity and SIP syncytium development in HIOs at #ANMS2023 (his 1st poster at a national meeting!) πŸŽ‰ πŸ‘πŸ» πŸ§‘πŸΎβ€πŸ”¬πŸ§«πŸ”¬ @ANMSociety
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Novel results and exciting collaboration within the @TXMedCenter #DDC - Congrats to @GraceforSci on her hard work πŸ”¬πŸ§« and check out our preprint!
Excited to share the first preprint from the lab! We did transcriptomics, morphological characterization studies and functional studies to show that intestinal #organoids from babies are very different from adults! biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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Intestinal rehabilitation programs like our STAR team at @HermannChildren & @UTHealthHouston apply the management strategies below for pediatric intestinal failure @PifrsP check us out at tinyurl.com/STARatUTHealth or email us at STAR@uth.tmc.edu

Check out this visual abstract on intestinal failure. #APSALearning
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Allison Leigh Speer retweeted
Proud to present the inaugural Fetal Therapy Award by @NAFTNet and @APSASurgeons to Alicia Eubanks @CHOPFetalCenter in honor of Dr. Eric Jelin, who demonstrated investigative fervor and unbridled enthusiasm in fetal therapy research with @perrone_erin @Mychaliska #apsa23
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Thank you to @APSASurgeons and @NAFTNet for honoring my friend and colleague, Dr. Eric Jelin, by establishing an award for best abstract in fetal diagnosis and therapy. His scientific curiosity and compassion lives on! #APSA2023
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Proud of stellar @McGovernMed student Andie Caroline Dorn who presented work from our @UTH_Pedisurg lab at #APSA2023 showing the impact of the ENS on muscle development in human intestinal organoids #the2ndbrain #pedsurgbestsurg @APSASurgeons
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