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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Congratulations to Diana L. Farmer, MD, Chair of @ucdavis Department of Surgery, on her election as Chair of the @facs-acs Board of Regents! A pioneer in fetal surgery & stem cell research, Dr. Farmer continues to transform pediatric surgical care worldwide. #SurgicalLeadership #UCDavisHealth

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Congratulations to David Tom Cooke, MD, FACS, on his election to the @AmCollSurgeons Board of Regents! Dr. Cooke joins Dept Chair Diana L. Farmer, MD, FACS (newly elected ACS Board Chair) as the only active UC Davis surgeons to serve as Regents in the College’s 100+ year history. 👏

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The California Partnership for Personalized Nutrition (CAPPN) consortium secured $1.69M+ in new NIH funding—bringing total support to $15.7M+! 🥦🔬 Led by Contact PI Dr. Sean H. Adams, CAPPN is advancing precision health. Congrats to the team! 👏 #NIH #UCDavisHealth

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

UC Davis Surgery is heading to D.C. for #AWS2026 & #ACS2026! 🩺✨ Highlights: • Dr. Diana Farmer moderates "Evolving as a Healthcare Leader" (ACS) • Dr. Kathleen Romanowski moderates "Burn Care Readiness" (ACS) • Sarah Singh presents research at AWS & ACS #UCDavis #WomenInSurgery #SurgSky

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Damini Tandon, MD to the UC Davis Health Department of Surgery as our newest faculty member in the Division of Plastic Surgery! 🩺✨ Please join us in giving Dr. Tandon a warm welcome to the UC Davis Health family! 👋💙

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

📢Department of Surgery Upcoming Grand Rounds "Tobacco Screening and Treatment: What Surgeons Need to Know" Guest Speaker: Elisa Tong, MD, MA Tuesday, September 22, 2026 7:30am-8:30am PST Medical Education Building Room 2222

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Huge congrats to two exceptional surgeon-educators on their national honors from the @americancollegeofsurgeons.org Academy of Master Surgeon Educators! 👏🎉 • Dr. Edgardo Salcedo: Inducted as a Full Member • Dr. Minna Wieck: Selected as an Associate Member Join us in celebrating their leadership!

Dr. Minna Wieck, wearing a dark blue asymmetrical dress, and Dr. Edgardo Salcedo, wearing a black tuxedo with a bow tie and glasses, stand together smiling at a formal event. In the background, a stage features dark blue drapes, a screen displaying a grid of headshots, and a podium bearing the seal for the American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators.

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

📢Department of Surgery Upcoming Grand Rounds James D. Reinsch Lectureship Series "Acquisition and Verification of Skills in New Procedures and Technologies" Guest Speaker: Ajit K. Sachdeva, MD, MHPE, FACS, FRCSC, MAMSE Tues, September 15, 2026 7:30am-8:30am PST Medical Education Building Room 2222

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A milestone in fetal surgery and regenerative medicine. Diana Farmer, MD, and Aijun Wang, PhD, have published results from the groundbreaking CuRe Trial in The Lancet. 🔗 Read the study in The Lancet: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

A group photo of two smiling individuals in a business office with large windows and brick construction. The female person on the left is Dr. Diana Farmer, MD, wearing a pink coat and black undershirt. The male person on the right is Dr. Aijun Wang, PhD, wearing a blue sports coat and black tie with small print.

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

🎉 Congratulations to our very own Dr. Yasamin Taghikhan on matching into the Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship at Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento! We are immensely proud of all she has accomplished and can’t wait to see her continued success as she takes this exciting next step in her career.

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We are thrilled to announce that Theophilus (Theo) Pham, MD, and Cody McHargue, MD, have joined the UC Davis Health Department of Surgery as our newest Division of Burn Surgery faculty members! Please join us in giving a warm welcome to Dr. Pham and Dr. McHargue! 🩺🔥👏

Side-by-side headshots of two doctors in white lab coats set against a softly blurred background of a hospital campus.

Left photo: Dr. Theophilus Pham, a smiling man wearing black-rimmed glasses, a grey button-down shirt, and a white coat. Below his photo, white text reads "Theophilus Pham, MD" with "BURN SURGERY" underneath.

Right photo: Dr. Cody McHargue, a smiling man with light brown hair and black-rimmed glasses, wearing a light blue dress shirt, dark tie, and a white coat. Below his photo, white text reads "Cody McHargue, MD" with "BURN SURGERY" underneath

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

📢Department of Surgery Upcoming Grand Rounds "My Attending Told Me So: Questioning & Dismissing Dogma We Inherited" Jason P. Heard, MD | Assistant Professor | Burn Surgery Tuesday, September 8, 2026 7:30am-8:30am PST Medical Education Building Room 2222

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Congratulations to our team members on an outstanding Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Match! We are proud to celebrate Dr. Sneha Swaminathan joining SAUSHEC, Dr. Sarah Mahdavi matching at USC, and Dr. Diego Anaya heading to OHSU. Wishing them all continued excellence! 🎉

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🔬 Congratulations to Dr. Aijun Wang who has been appointed Director of the new Center for Bioengineering in Medicine at UC Davis Health! 🔗 Read more: health.ucdavis.edu/insideout/ne... #UCDavisHealth #Bioengineering #TranslationalResearch #MedicalInnovation

A formal recognition graphic features a large central circular portrait of a smiling man, Dr. Aijun Wang, in a suit, with two smaller inset photos of diverse scientists working in a laboratory below him. The overall design is framed by abstract gold line constellations and stars against a light gold and blue geometric background.

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

📣RSVP Event: From Repair to Regeneration: A New Era of Fetal Therapy for Spina Bifida - Sept 9, 2026 - In Person & Virtual - Educ Building Rm. 1222 Lecture Hall - Lunch provided to all in-person attendees - RSVP & Learn More HERE: t.ly/OznOl @ucdavischildren.bsky.social

Three medical professionals—two surgeons on either side in light blue surgical gowns and one individual in the background wearing green scrubs—are gathered closely around the surgical field.

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Huge congratulations to Cardiothoracic Surgery residents Drs. Pournika Muniyandi & Jonathan Hyde! 🫀👏 Their team was named a top 3 team in North America in the 2026 CT Surgery Resident Showdown, advancing them to the STS 2027 semi-finals in San Diego! 🏆🩺 #CTSurgery #STS2027

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

🎉 Huge congratulations to Dr. Minna M. Wieck on being selected for Associate Membership in the prestigious American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators®! This honor highlights Dr. Wieck’s commitment to advancing surgical education and training the next generation of surgeons.

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

"Attending Allyship": UC Davis Pediatric Surgeon and Department of Surgery Director of Education Minna Wieck, MD, published this personal reflection on the role of attending surgeons as allies for residents, with 4 key tips for standing up for our trainees! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

🎉 Congrats to all the winners at today’s Dept of Surgery 2026 Awards! 🏆 Whether you took home a trophy or crushed it behind the scenes, we recognize and celebrate every single faculty member & resident. Your dedication makes us proud every day! 👏💙

Department of Surgery Resident and Faculty team accepting their well-deserved recognition for 2026.

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The Department of Surgery is bursting with pride as we celebrate a historic milestone for our very own Dr. Diana Farmer! At the recent Vienna Joint Congress, the European Paediatric Surgeons' Association (EUPSA) bestowed its highest honor upon her: EUPSA Honorary Membership.

Dr. Diana Farmer receiving the EUPSA Honorary Membership Award at the May 2026 Joint Congress of Pediatric Surgery event.

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

We are incredibly proud to announce that Dr. Mohamed Ali, Chief of Foregut, Metabolic, and General Surgery, was honored at the 2026 TREO (Treatment Research and Education to end Obesity) LEAD Awards ceremony on May 5. #UCDavisHealth #SurgeryExcellence #MedicalEducation #TREO2026 #BariatricSurgery

TREO Foundation Dr. Harvey Sugerman Master Educator Award - May 5, 2026 - Awarded to Dr. Mohamed Ali, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.M.B.S., D.A.B.S.-F.P.M.B.S.

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Here's what the research🔍 the surgical oncologist🦠 Dr. Michael J Campbell and Dr. John Langlands says -> An example from asbestos exposed insulation workers

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

New #research 🔬 Predictors of need for Home Health Services at discharge for Thoracic Surgery Patients🫁 Why? -> Identifying high-risk patients and coordinating home health services earlier can reduce hospital stays and improving patient care transitions💡 @ucdaviscancer.bsky.social

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Predictors of Need for Home Health Services at Discharge for Thoracic Surgery Patients

In patients undergoing general thoracic surgery, the need for home health (HH) services at discharge increases hospital length of stay. We sought to i…

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

We are pleased to share the passing of the Magnet Safety Rule! Congratulations to our Associate Professor, Minna Wieck, MD who was a key contributor to the amicus brief informing the Consumer Safety Commission ruling. www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/story/c... democracyforward.org/updates/pedi...

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Consumer Product Safety Commission issues recall of magnetic balls and cubes

The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a mandatory recall of Zen Magnets and Neoballs Magnets due to an ingestion hazard.

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

👏 Huge congratulations to Dr. Gaskill, recipient of the 2025 Gazi Zibari Global Outreach Humanitarian Award! As Director of the UC Davis Center for Global Surgery, he's transforming surgical care globally with equity-driven programs. 🌍🩺 #GlobalSurgery #HealthEquity #UCDavisHealth

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

🌸 Spring highlights from the Department of Surgery are here! This quarter, we’re celebrating advances in research, surgical innovation, & exceptional care. Dive into our latest newsletter: shorturl.at/TJsoc #Surgery #HealthcareInnovation #MedicalResearch #SpringUpdate

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

🚨 Just Released: Our 2024 Department of Surgery Annual Report! 📘🏥 From surgical breakthroughs to academic growth, we’re shaping the future of medicine through innovation, research & education. 🔗 Explore the highlights: shorturl.at/ZjkeN #InnovationInMedicine

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Annual Report | Department of Surgery | UC Davis Healthsearch

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Proud to see our incredible Department Chair, Diana Farmer, MD, FACS, FAAP, recognized with the Edward H Ahrens, Jr. award for outstanding contributions to clinical and translational research. A well-deserved honor for a leader who continues to inspire and elevate us all!

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Congratulations to general surgery resident Dr. Riccardi on her winning poster presentation at the Texas Lung Cancer Conference! 🫁 #thoracicsurgery

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

🚨 We are delighted to introduce Dr. Amir-Ala Mahmoud, who has joined us as a Plastic Surgery Resident. We’re looking forward to the exceptional contributions they’ll make to the field of plastic surgery. #PlasticSurgery #WelcomeDrMahmoud #SurgicalInnovation #FutureSurgeon

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

🚨 We are excited to announce the arrival of Dr. Guy Elgar, who will be joining us as a Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident. We look forward to seeing the incredible contributions he will make to our team and the patients we serve. #ResidencyMatch #MatchDay #Cardiothoracic

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

🚨 Welcome Dr. Kori Snider & Dr. Caleb Grieme to Our Vascular Residency Team! 🚨We look forward to their contributions and the impact they will have on our team and the patients we serve. #VascularSurgery #WelcomeDrSnider #WelcomeDrGrieme #FutureSurgeons #MedicalExcellence

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

We are thrilled to welcome our newest General Surgery Residents! 🎉 These talented individuals are beginning their journey in our program, bringing fresh perspectives, dedication, and a passion for surgical excellence. #SurgicalTraining #FutureSurgeons #WelcomeNewResidents #MedicalEducation

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Reduce your risk with regular colonoscopies and taking charge of modifiable lifestyle factors. ✅ Visit UC Davis Department of Surgery on Linked In for evidence-based recommendations. 🔍 #colorectalcancerawareness

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

🏆✨ Big news! We’re thrilled to celebrate our incredible surgeons recognized in Sactown Magazine's Top Doctors 2025! 🎉 Thank you for setting the standard in surgical excellence! 👏

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Happy Residents and Fellows Week! ⚕️ This week, we celebrate the hard work, dedication, and commitment of our extraordinary residents and fellows. Thank you for your long hours, compassionate care, and endless pursuit of professional excellence. The future of surgery is bright because of you!

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Thank a Resident and Fellow Week is live! ⏰ Check out this week's events brought to you by School of Medicine's Graduate Medical Education Program.

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

For some neurodivergent individuals, a trip to the hospital may be challenging. That's where PATH comes in, a first-in-the-nation program at UC Davis Health from co-medical directors Dr. Jonathan Kohler and Dr. Scott Akins. health.ucdavis.edu/mind-institu...

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UC Davis @ucdavis.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Aggie Square, the innovation district that opens its first phase on the university’s Sacramento campus in May, is expected to generate about $500 million in regional economic output and support 3,200 jobs annually when all phases are fully built out. Read more: ucdav.is/4i8e1Hn

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UC Davis Department of Surgery @ucdavissurgery.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Next Thursday, tune in to Dr. Humphries' virtual Lunch and Learn! In recognition of American #HeartMonth, The Heart and Vascular Center is offering a 4-lecture series focusing on #heartdisease prevention ❤️

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UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center @ucdaviscancer.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Here are some highlight pics from our recent visit to Makati Med Ctr in the Philippines. @ucdaviscancer.bsky.social is proudly continuing our partnership to bring world-class cancer treatment and research to those who need it most. @ucdavishealth.bsky.social @davidcookemd.bsky.social

Five people standing in front of a banner for Makati Medical Center's 3rd Postgraduate Course: Optimizing Cancer Therapeutics.

Dr. Primo Lara stands at a podium on the right while delivering a presentation. A large projection screen is on the left featuring a title slide of the presentation.

Dr. Jonathan Riess and Dr. David Tom Cooke sit on couches addressing an audience with a moderator on their left.

Dr. Helen Chew presents slides on breast cancer. She is on the left of the image, standing at a podium with a projection screen behind her.

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