TAILGUT CYSTS: -Rare retrorectal tumors -Best evaluated with MRI, biopsy is rarely indicated -Complete excision prevents recurrence and malignancy -Routine coccygectomy is no longer recommended Article Link 🔗: doi.org/10.1097/RC9.0000000000000095 Thanks to the @usf.edu #Colorectal #Surgery Team!

Scrubbed out of an inguinal hernia repair to present a poster at #AMAmtg. Great way to end the week!

Hierarchy in #surgery: a tool for structure or a barrier to safety and innovation? In my editorial for the American Journal of Surgery, I explore resistance to change and strategies to empower trainees while preserving surgical excellence. #SurgEd www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Thrilled to present a poster of our work at the 2025 @ama-assn.org Research Challenge! Grateful to my team and mentors!

Hi #Medsky / #Surgsky I'm Kaiser Sadiq, prelim @gwu1821.bsky.social resident applying #Surgery in #Match2026. Proud to serve as @ras-acs.bsky.social Membership Secretary, AAPI-MSRF Research Chair, and on @sages.org committees. Outside the hospital, I'm either at the boxing gym 🥊 or a rock concert🤘

First presentation being introduced as a GW #Surgery resident!! Also really happy to support Swetha’s first presentation at a national meeting, presenting our work! Big thanks to the entire team and all my mentors!! #SAAS2025

Hernia tissue lab with the best surgeons in the making at GW Surgery

Join the House of #Surgery! @facs.org invites International Members—residents, students, and trainees worldwide are welcome. #GlobalSurgery

Abstract submissions are now open for AAPIMSRF virtual #research symposium!! Abstracts are due by September 12th with notification of acceptance by the 20th! Apply now: bio.link/aapischolars #Match2026 #MedSky

Excited to announce that our case report was accepted to @amcollegegastro.bsky.social #ACG2025!!

Better late than never. It's been a long road to Day 1... #IMG #Surgery #Match2026

Register for the next @surgicaleducation.bsky.social SIMPL #SurgEd #Research Webinar on Jul 9, 6 PM EST: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Dr. Andrew Krumm: From EPAs to Milestones: Measuring Competency in the Age of #AI

🚨↑ #BMI in loop #ileostomy ↑ risk: -#Hernia (Stoma/Parastomal) -#Stoma outlet obstruction -#Skin #complications -Longer OR time -Delayed reversal ⚠️BMI >30 = 2x complications risk BMI >25 Recs: → Pre-op #weightloss → Consider #mesh at reversal doi.org/10.1007/s00464-025-11887-y @sages.org #SAGES2025

Two abstracts accepted for #ATAThyroid2025! Shout out to both of the fantastic teams!

Triple acceptance for the Tripartite Meeting #ESCP25!! As always, thanks to my amazing team, Eugenia, Patricia, Swetha, Rishab, Andres, and my incredible mentors, Drs. Eisenstein, Lopez, and Bennett!!

Register for the next @surgicaleducation.bsky.social SIMPL Webinar on Jun 11, 5 PM EST: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #GlobalSurgBox: Using Affordable, Portable Simulation to Accelerate the Global Surgical Workforce with Dr. Yihan Lin #SurgEd #GlobalSurgery

Tell your Senators to support S. 1640 today! This legislation, if passed, would temporarily reverse the 2.83% cut and provide a 2% positive payment update, an increase equivalent to roughly half of the Medicare Economic Index (MEI) for 2025. physiciansgrassrootsnetwork.org/be-heard?vvs...

@ras-acs.bsky.social Membership Workgroup meets tonight at 9 PM EST. Sign up for the mailing list to receive the Zoom meeting link and agenda: tinyurl.com/sjft6nv4 @susanafortichs.bsky.social @facs.org #surgery #MedX #MedTwitter

Excited to have our work presented at the inaugural SAAS (Society of Asian Academic Surgeons) @latinosurgery.bsky.social joint meeting!! Grateful for my phenomenal team and mentors!!

Register for the next @surgicaleducation.bsky.social SIMPL Webinar on May 27, 5 PM EST: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Partnership and Place Based Surgical Education in Rural Rwanda: Appropriate Innovation for the Global South? A Case Study with Dr. Barnabas Alayande #SurgEd #GlobalSurgery

Preliminary➡️categorical ✅Positive Predictors: 📈test scores, 🇺🇸US grad, 🛂no visa needed. ⚠️Negative Predictors:⌛older age, ⚫Black/Hispanic Many face multiple prelim years, and some give up after devoting years and significant capital. sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Last presentations before residency at @ascrs.bsky.social #ascrs2025! Grateful for the strong support from my amazing teams and mentors!

Looks like @sages.org aren’t the only one with fun ribbons!! @ascrs.bsky.social #ascrs2025

🎉 WE DID IT! Thrilled to share our @facs.org #ACS2025 acceptances: 🗣️ Full oral presentation: Colleen McDermott & @cosef.org 📌 Poster presentation: Griffen Allen & UW Honored to be part of these amazing #Surgery #Research teams!

Back-to-back presentations at @ddwmeeting.bsky.social feels like the old two-timer date trope 😂 As always big thanks to both teams! #ssat2025 #DDW2025

Felt incredible to share our work, connect with #JIPMER alumni, and engage with others who share my #research interests at #ssat2025 #DDW2025. Can’t wait for my oral presentations tomorrow! @ddwmeeting.bsky.social

If you want to learn about Single Incision #Robotic #Surgery, Tailgut Cysts, Pancreatic Ewing’s Sarcoma, or just want to come say hello, I’ll be at @ddwmeeting.bsky.social the next couple of days. Looking forward to connecting and of course learning! #SSAT2025 #DDW2025

Rounding out Florida @facs.org with another poster presentation. Strong showing from team @USF.edu!!

Thrilled to present our preliminary data from @usf.edu for single-incision #robotic #surgery at Florida chapter of @facs.org! Thanks to the team and especially to Dr. Marcet for being there! Next poster at 4 PM.

Old dog. Foreign pedigree. Years in the pound. But now? FOSTERED by @gwu1821.bsky.social!! One step closer to my forever OR and not slowing down… #Surgery #Residency #MedSky

Register for our next ASE SIMPL webinar, with Dr. Cara Liebert, next Tuesday, April 22 at 5pm ET!

Closing out @facs.org #ACSLAS25 by advocating for #HealthcareAccess, #CancerResearch, and #Trauma programs alongside team #California —inspired and ready for more!!

Always fun to catch up with @ras-acs.bsky.social!! Truly grateful to @facs.org for the travel award to attend #ACSLAS25

Water = Vodka or gin Diet Coke = Cuba Libre Coffee = Irish coffee You drink, just not what they do

🔥hot off the presses🔥 doubling the number of 🧬 loci for diverticulitis and shedding light on the basis of this diseases. Kudos to @pennsurgery.bsky.social resident first author Chris Neylan www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Missed our webinar this week? No worries – the recording and associated resources are available here: www.surgicaleducation.com/ase-cosef-pe...

Can magnets replace sutures in more GI operations?⤵️ #JACSinConversation journals.lww.com/journalacs/a...

🤕…on the bright side, both our abstracts got accepted for FC-ACS. Grateful to my mentors at @usouthflorida.bsky.social! #Match2025

Had a blast meeting some absolutely incredible people! Looking forward to next year! #sages2025

Gotta love @sages.org humor! We are on a break! #sages2025

What are you looking at? @cosef.org want to know. Get a $25 gift card to help understand how expertise shapes your intraop focus. #sages2025

Tony Stark vibes #Sages2025

Lap training gamified! #sages2025

Colorectal Emergencies draws a large crowd in Promenade 101AB. Great to see on day 1 of #SAGES2025

What I love the most of conferences, NETworking @kaisersadiq.bsky.social @sages.org

First Podium Presentation ✅ @sages.org #SAGES2025

Loving the @sages.org #SAGES2025 stickers!! Also if anyone wants to hear about DLI complication at increased BMI come to 101B in about 20 minutes.

Do you know what it takes to get your education research noticed? 🤔 On April 1, 2025 @ 7 PM EST, skip the silly jokes and join our P.E.E.R.S. Webinar: Where to Present and Publish Your Surgical Education Research Register here: bit.ly/m/cosef

With #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth approaching, our free toolkit makes it easy to spread awareness and support patient education. Get ready-to-use resources to share life-saving info and encourage early detection. 🔗 Access it here: bit.ly/4303D0d #Screeni#ScreeningSavesLives

2 Quick Shots and a Poster - All 3 submitted abstracts accepted for #SSAT2025 @ddwmeeting.bsky.social !! Grateful to everyone at #USF and my other collaborators!