Serving our communities & creating a healthier world through research, education and patient care. MD, MS, PhD, PA, residency and fellowship programs.
La Jolla, CA
Joined February 2022
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UC San Diego School of Medicine retweeted
This Halloween, let our pumpkin surgeons patch you up! 🎃🥼 #UCSDSurgery #Halloween
ALT Four surgeons holding thumbs up with pumpkin heads
ALT Three surgeons with pumpkin heads using robotic surgical device
ALT Two people with pumpkin heads using a humanoid surgical robot
ALT Three surgeons using simulation equipment wearing pumpkin heads
UC San Diego School of Medicine retweeted
They were the first to walk through the doors of the @UCSDMedSchool Atkinson Physician Assistant Education Program, the first to navigate a new curriculum and now the first to call themselves graduates at the inaugural commencement ceremony on Oct. 3. 🥼🩺 bit.ly/4z0swG1
ALT The first graduates of the Atkinson Physician Assistant Education Program, a 29-month Master of Advanced Study in Physician Assistant Studies, established in 2024. Photos by: Adriel Olmos/UC San Diego Health Sciences
UC San Diego School of Medicine retweeted
Trick or treat! Watch us practice surgery on a Starburst at the Center for the Future of Surgery. #UCSDSurgery #MedEd
UC San Diego School of Medicine retweeted
Congratulations to 2026-27 ABMS Scholar Sadia Ilyas, MD of @UCSDMedSchool! Her research will examine how structural features of quality improvement participation affect physician well-being and engagement.
This grant is co-sponsored by the ABMS Research and Education Foundation.
UC San Diego School of Medicine retweeted
Congratulations to ABOG Board Member Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, MD, MS, on her election to @theNAMedicine (NAM)!
We’re proud to celebrate Dr. Gyamfi-Bannerman and this well-deserved achievement! 👏
UC San Diego School of Medicine retweeted
As the first cohort of the @UCSDMedSchool Atkinson Physician Assistant Education Program, the graduates helped establish the program and form a learning environment built on collaboration. 🩺 bit.ly/4z0swG1
ALT The first graduates of the Atkinson Physician Assistant Education Program, a 29-month Master of Advanced Study in Physician Assistant Studies, established in 2024. Photos by: Adriel Olmos/UC San Diego Health Sciences
UC San Diego School of Medicine retweeted
Epigenetics Update - SUMO2 deletion changes chromatin accessibility and enhances cytotoxic T cell activation and tumor infiltration science.org/doi/10.1126/scia…
Yuan Chen (@UCSDMedSchool) in @ScienceAdvances
#Epigenetics #SUMO2 #Chromatin
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UC San Diego School of Medicine retweeted
Flu season is off to an early start in San Diego. 🤧
@UCSanDiego + @SanDiegoCounty have developed new forecasts to help hospitals prepare for surges in flu, COVID-19 + RSV.
Read more: go.ucsd.edu/4s5FS0Z
#publichealth #qualcomminstitute #UCSD @UCSDMedSchool @UCSDHealthSci
UC San Diego School of Medicine retweeted
The new Triton Health & Wellness Building is helping create a healthier experience for the entire @UCSanDiego campus community. In addition to supporting student well-being, the new space offers #UCSDHealth primary care services for current patients. today.ucsd.edu/story/a-healt…
Our inaugural class of @UCSanDiego Atkinson Physician Assistant Education Program students were the first to navigate a new curriculum, and now the first to call themselves graduates. 🎓💙
📰 Read the full news story on the PA Class of 2026 ⬇️
go.ucsd.edu/4ylqq2k
UC San Diego School of Medicine retweeted
I am thrilled to share that our paper has been published in AVS.
@UCSDMedSchool @UCSDHealth @UCSDsurgery @malas_mahmoud @GustavoOderich @VascularSVS @avsgjournal
annalsofvascularsurgery.com/…
UC San Diego School of Medicine retweeted
“I stress to my medical students that they must appreciate the present, whether that be everyday life as a medical student, resident, fellow or in their own practice. Enjoy the moment.” — Gerard Blake, MD, DPM
surgery.ucsd.edu/people/huma…
#HumansofSurgery #WorldAnatomyDay
ALT Gerard Blake taking a selfie with family in front of old building with vines
Two students presented ophthalmology research at the @ASOPRS Fall Scientific Meeting in New Orleans! 👁️
MS4 Suzan Sargsyan presented research on thyroid eye disease treatment outcomes. MS3 Emily Moon presented a cost analysis of outpatient ophthalmic plastic surgery procedures.
UC San Diego School of Medicine retweeted
A wearable sensor could help personalize sepsis care. #UCSD #QualcommInstitute-incubated InflammaSense has been awarded up to $3.9M to monitor patients’ immune responses in real time as part of an @ARPA_H initiative via @uvmvermont . See go.ucsd.edu/4zgRq42. @UCSDMedSchool
We had nearly 190 Med Triton @UCSDalumni come back to campus for their milestone reunions! 🔱🎓
They share their favorite medical school memories while at their milestone reunions. ⬇️
UC San Diego School of Medicine retweeted
Are people with depression who use psilocybin less likely to receive mental health care?
In our new paper in Psychological Medicine led by Avery Eun, the answer appears to be no, but they report greater unmet need for care.
cambridge.org/core/journals/…
People with depression who use psilocybin aren't abandoning traditional mental health care, according to new research in @CambridgeUP from second-year medical student Avery Eun.
📰 Read full story ➡️ go.ucsd.edu/4ecd0yj
UC San Diego School of Medicine retweeted
Join us for our the next CaSAS!
📅Thursday, Oct 15 4:00-5:00 PM
📍Bonner Hall, 2130
🎙️Speakers:
• Raimon Padrós I Valls (Bioengineering, UCSD)
• Dr. Armin Schwartzman (Data Science & Biostatistics, UCSD)
Networking and science in Spanish! We look forward to seeing you there
People with depression who use psilocybin aren't abandoning traditional mental health care, according to new research in @CambridgeUP from second-year medical student Avery Eun.
📰 Read full story ➡️ go.ucsd.edu/4ecd0yj
UC San Diego School of Medicine retweeted
“At the end of the day, what brings me to work is simple: the chance to help someone who desperately needs it." — Mahmoud Malas, MD, MHS
Read the full story: today.ucsd.edu/area-story/be…
ALT Mahmoud Malas with three trainees at a conference indoors
From October 6-12 at @UCSanDiego and @UCSDHealth, we celebrate National PA Week! 🩺
@AAPAorg's National PA Week celebrates physician assistants and the PA profession. ⭐️
💻 Learn more about the Atkinson Physician Education Program ➡️ go.ucsd.edu/4hGKVQF