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Grant Gershner, MD

@grantgershner.bsky.social
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Research Fellow at Oklahoma Children's | Hopeful Pediatric Surgery | MD @uamshealth | General Surgery UT San Antonio | 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ | He/They

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💙 The Chronic Pain 💙 @thechronicpain.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
This 👇
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Jason Moore @moorejh.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
The lovely Jacaranda trees are in bloom! #losangeles
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NPR @npr.org · 22/05/2025
UPDATE: The Senate parliamentarian advised lawmakers that they couldn't use the Congressional Review Act to revoke California's right to set vehicle standards. But they did it anyway. Expect a legal fight.
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Upending norms, the Senate votes to undo California's EV rules
The Senate parliamentarian advised lawmakers that they couldn't use the Congressional Review Act to revoke California's right to set vehicle standards. But they did it anyway. Expect a legal fight.
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Jeremy Jenkins @jeremyjenkins.net · 19/05/2025
Yet another perfect ‘Bathsheba’ rose putting on a show tonight. 🌱
A round, peach-coloured rose with what seems like a thousand intertwined petals at its centre.
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Mike Henry @onlyveesaz.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Good Morning! ☀️🪶🌵
Male Costa’s hummingbird
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Grant Gershner, MD @grantgershner.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
#fishkeeping #aquariums #pond #patiopond #aquascaping #fish
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Grant Gershner, MD @grantgershner.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Dreaming of a porch pond with emersed growth ☺️😍🤩 Gonna have to find a place for one at the new place in San Antonio, but a spot that isn't cooked by Texas sun 10-15 hours of the day may be hard...
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NPR @npr.org · 17/05/2025
UPDATE: Powerful storms and tornadoes tore through several Midwestern and Southern states overnight Friday, leaving carnage and flattened buildings in their wake.
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Dozens are dead after tornadoes sweep through Kentucky and Missouri
Powerful storms and tornadoes tore through several Midwestern and Southern states overnight Friday, leaving carnage and flattened buildings in their wake.
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Grant Gershner, MD @grantgershner.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
#SurgicalInfections #SIS #PedSurgSky #SurgSky #MedSky
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Grant Gershner, MD @grantgershner.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
#SIS2025 was a success! Thanks @clbuonpane.bsky.social for the support and sharing a lovely dinner with me 💜
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NPR @npr.org · 07/05/2025
Senior presidential adviser Kari Lake says Voice of America will rely on coverage from the far-right OAN network. OAN has offered unwavering support of President Trump.
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Kari Lake says OAN's far-right coverage will fuel Voice of America
Senior presidential adviser Kari Lake says Voice of America will rely on coverage from the far-right OAN network. OAN has offered unwavering support of President Trump.
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Grant Gershner, MD @grantgershner.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
🥲🫠🙃
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Grant Gershner, MD @grantgershner.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
#Science #Lab #BasicScience #Research #PedSurgSky #MedSky #NEC
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Grant Gershner, MD @grantgershner.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Other residents: I just got a new car. I just got a house! I just got a new computer. Me with grant money: BIOPULVERIZERRRRRRRRS
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Carlos @carlosreckmd.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Day surgery is as effective as hospitalization and cuts costs—but only if patients have proper home support. Without it, early discharge is risky. #DaySurgery #HealthcareSavings #PostOpCare #pedsurgsky
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Jason @obesityresearchmd.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
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A look inside a Vanderbilt medical lab dependent on NIH funding
Vanderbilt is one of several research universities nationally very concerned about cuts to NIH grant funding. We went inside on drug lab with a lead researcher to see exactly what is at stake.
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GlobalCastMD @globalcastmd.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
New infographic by @emgooteemd.bsky.social "Same Day #Discharge for #Elective Pediatric #Laparoscopic #Gastrostomy Tube Insertion..." Woodward JM et. al. Full text: gcmd.co/3CZnP7J #pedsurg #SoMe4PedSurg #NSQIP #ERAS #surgery #medsky #pedsky #meded Made possible by @cincychildrens.bsky.social
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Whatever else emerges in time about the Delta crash in Canada, one thing is certain: the importance & amazing professionalism of flight attendants who safely evacuated the plane in a matter of seconds.
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academicsurgery.bsky.social @academicsurgery.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
We've got something for everyone! 🎁 The #AASAuction has it all: 🔹 Mentorships with top surgeons 🔹 Unique dining experiences 🔹 Gift cards to amazing places 🔹 Beautiful art pieces ➡️ Browse the auction and place your bids before it's too late! Check the app for auction info! #ASC2025
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lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Here are some nice mushrooms
Hundreds of blue and yellow turkey tail mushrooms grow on the top and sides of a fallen log. They form dense rosettes on top and cascading shelves down each side

All photos by me
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 11/02/2025
The 80-year-old partnership between the federal government and research institutions has made the United States the leader in scientific innovation. But a proposed funding cut threatens the arrangement.
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Trump’s NIH challenges the model that underlies U.S. scientific dominance
The 80-year-old partnership between the federal government and research institutions has made the U.S. the leader in scientific innovation. But now a proposed funding cut threatens the arrangement.
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Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine @jabfm.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Intrauterine devices (IUD) are a low-failure, cost-effective, and reversible contraceptive method available in outpatient settings. A new study found 52 mg LNG-IUD (Mirena, Liletta) remained effective through 8 years of use. #PrimaryCare #medSky #FMSky www.jabfm.org/content/earl...
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Food and Nutrition Resources Foundation @foodsafe.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
After a rare form of bird flu was detected on a duck farm in California recently, 119,000 birds were killed. The possibility of human to human transmission is no longer considered remote by experts studying the evolving virus. Will our government protect us? Not looking good... #MedSky #HealthSky
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Moritz @salzmoritz.eurosky.social · 11/02/2025
#Medsky US-Americans: PubMed appears to undergo a purge at the moment. This is outright scary. PubMed, where we all resort to for our research! It's an official website of the US gvnmt, soo.... 😱
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Hi Bluesky! Glad to be here.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Of all of Millie's endearing qualities, I think my favorite is her smile.
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academicsurgery.bsky.social @academicsurgery.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Calling all med students attending #ASC2025! 🎮 Level up your Vegas experience with a trip to Sandbox VR! 💥 Bid on this exclusive opportunity in the #AASVegasAuction and immerse yourself in the world's most advanced virtual reality. ➡️Auction ends December 20th. Check your email for the link.
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academicsurgery.bsky.social @academicsurgery.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Just a quick reminder that the social feed on the #ASC2025 will show BlueSky posts with the meeting hashtag.
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Yves Sonnay @yvessonnay.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Healthcare professionals’ perception of the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist and psychological safety: a cross-sectional survey @bmj.com #SurgicalSafetyTechnologies #SafeSurgery #SafeSystems bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/13/4...
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Healthcare professionals’ perception of the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist and psychological safety: a cross-sectional survey
Background The Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) is a cornerstone of ensuring the safety and accuracy of communication among interdisciplinary teams in the operating room. Central to the successful impl...
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Grant Gershner, MD @grantgershner.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Nothing says peds surg like a baby shower in the offices 🥰😂 #PedSurgSky #SurgerySky #MedSky
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Grant Gershner, MD @grantgershner.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
So #MedSky and #SurgerySky, who has a good starter pack for surgeons? I found one for peds surg, but there's not really a good way to find other lists!
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GlobalCastMD @globalcastmd.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
New Journal of Pediatric Surgery podcast! Reviewing 3 articles from Q4 2024! Host: @emgooteemd.bsky.social Full episode: gcmd.co/4hooej6 #pedsurg #pedsky #medsky #SoMe4PedSurg #ERAS #NSQIP #tracheomalacia #bronchoscopy #gastrostomy #laparoscopy #meded Made possible by @cincychildrens.bsky.social
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Pediatric Imaging @pedsimaging.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
We are publishing a pediatric imaging textbook, one case every day+currently have over 2,000 cases. #FOAMed #FOAMRad #MedEd #PedsRad #radiology #radiología #radiologie #radiologist #pediatrics #paediatrics #pediatría #pédiatrie #pädiatrie #Neonatology #EmergencyMedicine #PedSurgery #Orthopedics
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Andrew Beggs @adbeggs.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Really delighted to show our first attempts at growing Wilms Tumour organoids (left) and the kidney (right) from paediatric patients by @maxpedsurg.bsky.social ,Zeynep Kaya and Kaitlin Marley. Funding from @littleprincesses.bsky.social Project here: www.littleprincesses.org.uk/news/innovat...
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 28/01/2025
I’ve heard from community health centers in Minnesota who are already looking at layoffs by the end of the day. May not be able to make payroll at the end of the week. Republicans need to grow a spine here. This isn’t a game, it’s people’s lives.
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Speaking of healthcare. Let's make @bsky.app the platform that fights misinformation. Some great follows are @drsusanoliver.bsky.social @jsm2334.bsky.social @therealtruther.bsky.social Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home
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Grant Gershner, MD @grantgershner.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
I can absolutely guarantee who she voted for.
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Grant Gershner, MD @grantgershner.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
*proceeds on a rant about vaccines and microplastics and avoiding antibiotics and how they just do much stuff to newborns and..... Oh. And then told me I need to have kids.
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Grant Gershner, MD @grantgershner.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Lady on the plane: So what do you do? Me: Research! I focus on NEC! Them: Cool! You know how they say trust the science? I am one of those who don't. Me internally:.....and you lead with that??
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Lúl Rýzooo @itsreallycj.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Updated DEI list of companies committed to DEI Costco, Meijer,Kroger,Giant Grocery,Ben & Jerry’s,Ulta,Macy’s, Old Navy,Nordstrom’s,TJ Maxx,GoTo Foods (includes Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon, and more…),Dollar Tree, Walgreens, Wegmans (for those on the east coast)
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Lúl Rýzooo @itsreallycj.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Companies Scaling Back or Denouncing DEI Amazon Boeing Brown-Forman Caterpillar Ford Harley-Davidson John Deere Lowe’s Molson Coors McDonald’s Meta Nissan Stanley Black & Decker Target Tractor Supply Toyota Walmart Support who supports you ✨✊
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 24/01/2025
Welp, there you have it. The "sin of empathy."
the sin of empathy
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Yesterday 25% of field workers didn’t show up for work in Central California (which produces 25% of our food) for fear of ICE Raids. Today it was 75%… Enjoy those grocery prices. 😎✨
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 22/01/2025
Communications shutdown. Travel ban. Canceled study sections. Now a hiring freeze? Shutting down the NIH indefinitely without stated cause is literally an act of sabotage. Left: yesterday. Right: today.
Jan 21 2025: 27 job openings listed at NIH.Jan 22 2025: There are no postings at this time.
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NPR @npr.org · 23/01/2025
An email obtained by NPR says NIH employees are subject to a travel freeze and offers of employment are being rescinded. Scientists worry about disruptions to critical research.
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National Institutes of Health cancels scientific meetings after Trump directives
An email obtained by NPR says NIH employees are subject to a travel freeze and offers of employment are being rescinded. Scientists worry about disruptions to critical research.
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Josh Barocas, MD ⭕️ @jabarocas.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Why should the public care about the freeze on the NIH? Aside from the need for scientific pursuits to make our society better… -For every dollar we invest in NIH research, there is a $2.5 return. -Research dollars help fund universities that employ non-academics. (1/)
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Tracie Delgado @traciedelgado.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
This NIH freeze is wild. What a nightmare!!! 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...
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Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing
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Sergey Minaev @sergey2023.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Malignant transformation and tumour recurrence in sacrococcygeal teratoma: a global, retrospective cohort study #some4pedsurg #some4surgery #sminaev #SurgSky #MedSky #PedsSky #IDSky #publichealth journals.lww.com/internationa...
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Malignant transformation and tumour recurrence in... : International Journal of Surgery
ransformation and SCT recurrence after surgery to address these gaps. Methods: This was a global retrospective cohort study. Data of consecutive SCT patients was obtained from 145 institutes in 62 ...
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Yeah, I don’t think so. *sends to trash*
TO:
HHS Employees

THROUGH: Dorothy A. Fink, MD, Acting Secretary
FROM:
Scott W. Rowell, Deputy Chief of Staff - Operations
DATE:
January 22, 2025
SUBJECT:
Information: DEIA Office Closure

The Department of Health and Human Services is taking steps to close all agency DEIA offices and end all DEIA-related contracts in accordance with President Trump's executive orders titled Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing and Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions.

These programs divided Americans by race, wasted taxpayer dollars, and resulted in shameful discrimination.

We are aware of efforts by some in government to disguise these programs by using coded or imprecise language. If you are aware of a change in any contract description or personnel position description since November 5, 2024, to obscure the connection between the contract and DEIA or similar ideologies, please report all facts and circumstances to DEIAtruth@opm.gov within 10 days.
consequences.
There will be no adverse consequences for timely reporting this information. However, failure to report this information within 10 days may result in adverse
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