🇨🇴MD /@bidmcsurgery | 📍 Boston, MA
Boston, MA
Joined November 2010
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Beyond thrilled and grateful to get to stay at this amazing program for my full training!!!
Happy #Matchday2026! We are proud to introduce the newest members of the BIDMC family, joining our General Surgery Residency - Categorical and Integrated interns.
#matchday #medtwitter #surgtwitter #gensurgmatch2026
Maria Virginia Velasquez-Hammerle, MD retweeted
Congratulations to our IRI alumni on their incredible success in the 2026 Match.
Your hard work, perseverance, and passion inspire our entire community. We are so proud of you! ✨👏
So incredibly proud of you! Excited to see everything you’ll achieve and what a great surgeon you’ll become! 😍♥️🎉
Tomorrow starts what was once just a dream!! Can’t believe I get to train to become a surgeon at @FAUSurgery 💪🏼💫
Maria Virginia Velasquez-Hammerle, MD retweeted
Delighted to announce that Dr. Ara Nazarian (@NazarianLab) has been inducted into the @AIMBE College of Fellows, a top honor for medical and biological engineers. He holds the Augustus White, III Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery at @BIDMChealth. @HarvardMed #EngineeringExcellence
Maria Virginia Velasquez-Hammerle, MD retweeted
Happy #Matchday2025! We are proud to introduce the newest members of the BIDMC family. We can’t wait for you to join us in June!
#MatchDay #medtwitter #SurgTwitter #GenSurgMatch2025
Maria Virginia Velasquez-Hammerle, MD retweeted
Thrilled to present our latest paper with partners at @BioSensics, exploring #AI-driven analysis of body composition for #cancer patients using CT scans. @SIIM_Tweets #HarvardMed #Ortho_BIDMC
Maria Virginia Velasquez-Hammerle, MD retweeted
Excited to hear Xinping Zhang talk about nanostring GeoMx digital spatial profiling of #bone graft healing in murine segmental defect model #ORS2025 @isfrfractures @UofR (Bone Health Healing)
Maria Virginia Velasquez-Hammerle, MD retweeted
Congratulations to the BIDMC Transplant Team for completing the First Robotic Living Donor for Liver Transplantation!
#BIDMC #BILH #transplant
Maria Virginia Velasquez-Hammerle, MD retweeted
Thrilled to welcome Dr. Matthew Silva from @WashU_MRC for our Wilson C Hayes MSK Health Talks on February 5 at @Ortho_BIDMC @HarvardMed! Discover how #mechanicalforces and #Wnt activators create new #bone. 👉 Zoom: buff.ly/4gnXHBd | ID: 813 7055 6455 | Code: 436034 🦴
Maria Virginia Velasquez-Hammerle, MD retweeted
We are delighted to announce the establishment of the Augustus A. White III, MD, PhD Chair in Orthopedic Surgery at @BIDMChealth with @NazarianLab as the inaugural Chair holder. @harvardmed @harvardortho
Maria Virginia Velasquez-Hammerle, MD retweeted
congrats to @AhmadRZV @NazNFS & team for devising a computational framework that merges unrestricted callus expansion, mechanobiology, and angiogenesis to predict bone repair @SciReports. Check it out: buff.ly/3D2Mh7V @ISFRfractures @Ortho_BIDMC #BoneHealing @HarvardMED
Maria Virginia Velasquez-Hammerle, MD retweeted
Great job by @MJGarcia0117, Daniela Caro & team for valuable clinical insights on #RotatorCuff tear progression, highlighting tear enlargement risk factors & symptom development, & recommendations for standardized clinical reporting. @JBJS #OpenAccess @Ortho_BIDMC @HarvardMed
Maria Virginia Velasquez-Hammerle, MD retweeted
Happy to share our long-awaited work published in JSR 💪🏼✨ thank you for your support, guidance, and help @GomezJorgeMD @j_broekhuis @benjamesMD
doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2024.0…
Maria Virginia Velasquez-Hammerle, MD retweeted
And that’s a wrap on #ACSCC2024! Shout out to @GomezJorgeMD and @benjamesMD @BIDMCSurgery for sharing critical research on financial toxicity among patients with cancer in MA.
Proud to share our new publication on disparities in #RotatorCuff tear progression definition & rates. Grateful to have been part of this work with my colleagues @DanielaCaroH @Mjgarcia0117 and mentor @NazarianLab
journals.lww.com/jbjsoa/full…
@harvardmed @harvardortho @BIDMC_Research
Maria Virginia Velasquez-Hammerle, MD retweeted
Excited about our recent study on the biomechanics of 2 stemless shoulder arthroplasty implants, just published in @JCLinBiomech with Arun Ramappa from @Ortho_BIDMC & Sarav Shah from @NEBHOrtho. #ShoulderHealth #Orthopedics 👉 buff.ly/4gxeByf
Maria Virginia Velasquez-Hammerle, MD retweeted
Our recent study with @MJGarcia0117 examines how tear size and location impact #supraspinatus tendon #strain during daily activities and physiotherapy. Check out the findings here: buff.ly/4fF7qnt @BUCollegeofENG @Ortho_BIDMC @HarvardMed #research #physicaltherapy
Maria Virginia Velasquez-Hammerle, MD retweeted
Excited for @mcnultylab upcoming lecture on post-meniscus injury changes and strategies for #meniscus repair! Join us on Oct 2, 8 AM ET. Link: buff.ly/3MBpXno | Passcode: 298197. @DukeMedSchool @DukeUBME @Harvard Med @Ortho_BIDMC #MSKHealth #PTOAprevention
Maria Virginia Velasquez-Hammerle, MD retweeted
Exploring the impact of structural rigidity analysis on rat bones with metastatic lesions, assessing tumor and treatment effects. Check out our latest research in the field of cancer. #BoneHealth @BMC_Series #Research #Healthcare buff.ly/3AnA8Jg @Ortho_BIDMC @HarvardMed
Maria Virginia Velasquez-Hammerle, MD retweeted
Discover the newest findings on MRI accuracy in diagnosing discoid meniscus tears in a recent review by @JEO_Journal. Dive in here: buff.ly/46R94yo @Ortho_BIDMC #MedicalImaging #Orthopedics
