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Rochester, New York
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Our Department of Surgery is a great place to work, learn, and grow.
Hear what Dr. Fields has to say about creating an exceptional workplace culture.
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Hope, innovation, and world-class care. Patients now have access to groundbreaking surgical cancer treatments, reducing the need to travel while bringing new possibilities for treatment and recovery
➡️bit.ly/4ia0tgb
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Celebrating the power of mentorship, advocacy, and community at the Association of Women Surgeons Gala during #ACS2026. Proud to support and recognize the incredible women shaping the future of surgery. #AWS #WomenInSurgery #FutureOfSurgery
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Learning, collaborating, and representing our program at #ACS2026. Proud of our residents and faculty! 👏🩺
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Final day at #ACSCC26! Proud of our faculty and residents for representing the Department of Surgery at @UR_Med and showcasing their outstanding work throughout the conference. 👏
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Excellent work!
Congrats to three of our researchers who recently received $3 million from the NCI to unify separate discoveries on how tumors hide from the immune system and spread, aided by a cell's 24-hour "sleep-wake" cycle.
Read more: urmed.info/4ycJBMq
ALT Three individuals smiling, set in a series of photos within a research environment, with laboratory shelves in the background. Text at the bottom highlights a Wilmot research grant for pancreatic cancer.
Today at #ACSCC26 Congratulations and good luck to our faculty and residents presenting! 🎊
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We're kicking off #ACSCC26 with an impressive showing from our faculty and residents! Proud to see their hard work and accomplishments on display. Excellent job, everyone! 👏🎉
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We’re proud of our Emergency Medicine, Trauma, and Blood Bank teams for partnering with CHS Ambulance to launch our new prehospital blood transfusion service, bringing lifesaving care to patients sooner when every minute matters.🩸🚑
ALT A group poses in front of CHS Ambulance.
The rising PGY-3 and PGY-5 residents enjoyed their annual two-day team-building retreat at Hotel Canandaigua, strengthening connections and building skills for the year ahead.
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💡Important Reminder:
Tomorrow's Grand Rounds will feature Dr. Ryan Fields reporting on the State of the Department!
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This APP Week, we celebrate the dedication, clinical expertise, and compassionate care our Advanced Practice Providers bring to patients every day. Thank you for your invaluable contributions to our patients, teams, and healthcare community. 💙
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🚨 Wilmot Cancer Institute has earned a $3M NCI grant to study how pancreatic cancer spreads and evades the immune system, paving the way for potential new treatments.
Read More➡️: bit.ly/3V3qhml
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Tomorrow’s Grand Rounds welcomes William H. Ward, MD, MS, FACS!
Presentation: "Uncompromising Leadership: Application of Special Operations Principles to the Healthcare Setting"
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👏 Congratulations to Ron Angona, Head of Perfusion, for helping lead and teach at the 2026 @STS_CTsurgery Bootcamp in Chicago. The program brought together 60 cardiothoracic surgery residents and faculty from across the country for hands-on training.
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🏆 Ashley Ferguson, MD, represented the Surgical Value Incubator at the 2026 ACS Quality, Safety and Cancer Conference, presenting research demonstrating sustained reductions in unnecessary postoperative laboratory testing while maintaining patient safety.
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📖 Congratulations to Megan Boyer, MD, and colleagues on their publication in @JSurgRes on acute kidney injury after surgery, highlighting opportunities to improve and standardize care.
🔗 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4232…
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🎉 The 2026 NextGen Surgery program wrapped up another great year!
More than 60 students explored healthcare careers through shadowing, research, skills training, and mentorship. Thank you to everyone who made it possible.
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👏 Congratulations to the student researchers recognized at the 2026 NextGen Surgery closing ceremony: 🥇Sara and mentor Sam Enumah, MD, MBA 🥈 Akasha and mentor Jonathan Leckenby, MBBS, PhD 🥉Harper and mentor Quarnisha White, NP
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✨Laser + light-activated dye may offer a new way to fight dangerous abdominal infections in children, according to research from Korry Wirth and team.
🔗 bit.ly/3SKq5HH
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