@PittSurgery Resident @TulaneMedicine & @TulaneSPHTM Alum Opinions are my own
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David Silver retweeted
Iโm running for three @AcademicSurgery committees: Academic Advancement, Education & Leadership! ๐ Meet me and the other candidates: aasurg.org/committee-voting/
Iโd love to represent traineesโ interests and would be grateful for your vote! ๐ณ๏ธ voting closes 11/9!
David Silver retweeted
Listen to Dr. Matthew D. Neal, MD FACS as he shares how Pitt Surgery is redefining what it means to train the next generation of surgical leaders.
At Pitt Surgery, excellence goes beyond mastering the operating room. Residents are immersed in groundbreaking research, emerging technologies, and leadership development that prepare them to solve some of healthcareโs most pressing challenges.
"The primary goal is to train outstanding surgeons to go out into the workforce and care for people with the highest bar of quality and excellence."
For aspiring surgeons who want to lead, innovate, and make a lasting difference in patient care, Pitt Surgery offers an environment where the bar is set highโand the opportunities are even greater.
Learn more about the program:
surgery.pitt.edu/education/cโฆ
#MatthewNeal #PittSurgery #MedicalEducation #ArtificialIntelligence #TraumaResearch
David Silver retweeted
๐จ New in @JAMASurgery
The study by @joshua_b_brown et al highlights the critical importance of clinician-level trauma volume in pre-hospital outcomes. A must-read for those looking to innovate EMS staffing and training!
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doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.202โฆ
@LITESnetwork
David Silver retweeted
Emergency Medical Services #Trauma clinicians with greater annual patient volume demonstrated lower early mortality rates and improved advanced airway procedure outcomes among severely injured patients.
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David Silver retweeted
Standardized triage with the AMPT score improved equity in prehospital air transport for trauma patients, reducing disparities and associated mortality regardless of race or ethnicity.
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David Silver retweeted
The new BRIDGE Program at @OSUCCC_James is changing the game for young adult cancer care. Proud that our own #OhioStateSurg surgical oncologist (@smyersMD) Sara Myers, MD, PhD,ย is co-leading this innovative effort to deliver coordinated care + research for early-onset cancers. ๐
As cancer diagnoses rise among younger patients, @OhioState's new BRIDGE Program will provide comprehensive care and support before, during and after treatment. Click to learn more about the program, which will be offered to all patients from ages 18 to 50.cancer.osu.edu/news/bridge-pโฆ
David Silver retweeted
What can a big-city surgeon learn from small-town practice? ๐ค Find out at our next MASTER SURGEON GRAND ROUNDS: We're bridging the gap in surgical care. Don't miss it!
๐๏ธ Nov 19, 2025 | ๐ 8-9 a.m.
#SurgicalInnovation #GrandRounds #MedTwitter @UPMC_SurgRes
David Silver retweeted
Overwhelmingly grateful and excited to be headed to @MayoClinicSurg for Colorectal Surgery fellowship next year!
David Silver retweeted
Defunding federal public health agencies charged with protecting U.S. workers is bad for our workforce and the economy
Thank you @NEJM for providing a platform for this issue
Full article: nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEโฆ
Andrew T. Gabrielson, MD, discusses cuts to the U.S. research agency charged with safeguarding workersโ health. Listen to the full interview with NEJM Executive Managing Editor Stephen Morrissey (@srm128): nej.md/46YeOqm
ALT New Audio Interview Andrew T. Gabrielson, M.D., on Undermining Occupational Health and Safety Photo of Dr. Gabrielson over sound waves
David Silver retweeted
Liling Lu showing field under-triage among patients meeting national field triage guidelines is associated with increased mortality and older adults less likely to go home after injury in a population-based cohort in PA. @PittSurgery @PittTTMRC @PittEMSDocs @acsTrauma #aast2025
David Silver retweeted
๐จ New Guidance from NAEMSP ๐จ
The @NAEMSP recently released 6 recommendations on prehospital blood transfusion.
Hereโs the first one:
๐ โ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ-๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐-๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.โ
Tomorrow, @TannerSmida and I will be joined by Joshua Brown, MD, MS (@UPMC) โ trauma surgeon and first author of this landmark position statement.
If youโre in EMS and considering whole blood or blood components in the field, you wonโt want to miss this conversation.
๐ Join via Zoom (Register Here):
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regiโฆ
David Silver retweeted
Mark your calendars ๐๏ธ Weโre thrilled to host a virtual showcase of our program on September 18th, at 7:30pm EST before the kick off of the upcoming general surgery residency interview season! Scan the QR code in the attached flyer to get a link to join us. Youโll have a chance to meet our current residents, PD, and faculty to learn more about Pittsburgh and our program! @PittSurgery @AmCollSurgeons @AcademicSurgery @WomenSurgeons @SocietyofBAS @LatinoSurgery @AsianAcadSurg #Match2026 #GeneralSurgery
David Silver retweeted
Lift as you climb ๐ช thatโs how we do it at @UPMC_SurgRes
When your PGY-2 genuinely cares about your growth as an intern, you know the culture is something special. Apply to Pitt! #GenSurg #Match2026
David Silver retweeted
Golden Hour Happy Hour #5 in the books! This time feat special guest: @macky_neal! Dr. Neal led us through a fun session of rigorous critique and fiery debate about robotic vs laparoscopic cholecystectomy. As always: good people, good science, and good times! @UPMC_SurgRes
David Silver retweeted
Very excited for the opening of our Pasadena @KeckMedicineUSC center later this year โค๏ธ๐
Exciting news for our Pasadena community! Soon youโll be able to access complete, state-of-the-art cancer care without leaving the area.
Hereโs whatโs coming your way:
๐ Medical, surgical & radiation oncology in one place
๐ Brachytherapy for gynecologic and prostate cancers
๐ Biology-guided radiotherapy โ a cutting-edge tool only a few centers in the U.S. have
Learn more from Dr. Joshua Schiff! โฌ๏ธ
#Pasadena #PasadenaHealth
David Silver retweeted
And a belated congratulations to PGY5 Drew Sayce on his match in pediatric surgery! We are feeling especially lucky that heโll be sticking around with us here at @ChildrensPgh
David Silver retweeted
PGY-1 โ
now on to year two! So thankful for the @UPMC_SurgRes family and my amazing cointerns!
David Silver retweeted
We've launched @UPMC_SurgRes - a new space created by some of the voices you loved @PittSurgery. New focus ๐ฏ with the same spirit . Here is what to expect ๐ฃ:
David Silver retweeted
Dr. Sebastian Boland shows potential impact of geriatric patient volume and proportion at trauma centers, showing volume-outcome is not linear & at very high proportions even non-geriatric patient outcomes may start to degrade. @CentralSurg @pitttrauma @PittTTMRC @PittSurgery
