Alex Lois, MD

Husband, Father, Minimally Invasive Surgeon at the University of Chicago, Surgeon Scientist

[Alex Lois, MD @AlexLoisMD]

Great to see Dr. Wood for the 50th Annual Strauss Memorial Lecture at UofC. An inspirational lecture on a career dedicated to improving access to lung cancer screening and demonstrated how to make an impact through a career in surgery. @DouglasEWood1 @uchicagosurgery @UWSurgery

[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

UPDATE—Just learned that Eli Lilly executives are raging and furious at losing $20 billion in market cap from this stunt with @TwitterBlue. It’s too bad they don’t see their own damn insulin price gouging as the actual problem. Karma @LillyPad, karma.

[Farhood Farjah @FarhoodFarjah]

Thank you @AmerMedicalAssn for CPT code 43497

Wonder if a CPT code might increase #achalasia patient access to POEM & reduce physician burnout arising from payer denials & pre-auths

https://t.co/ThP2asjUZ4
@JAMASurgery @AlexLoisMD @SAGES_updates @ElliotServaisMD @DrShawnGroth

[Farhood Farjah @FarhoodFarjah]

Total & out-of-pocket costs no different lap heller vs POEM

POEM was associated w/ higher total costs compared to PD (out-of-pocket costs no different)

https://t.co/7SxkOZ6bD6

@JAMASurgery @AlexLoisMD @andrewswright @UWSurgery @SAGES_updates @AmerGastroAssn @ASGEendoscopy

[UW Department of Surgery @UWSurgery]

Former Surgical Outcomes Research Center T32 NIDDK post-doctoral rsch fellow & current UW general surgery resident @AlexLoisMD led a rsch team conducting a natl study of #peroral #endoscopic #myotomy published in @JAMASurgery @andrewswright @uwgensurgres https://t.co/Hxub0ogTMO

[Farhood Farjah @FarhoodFarjah]

Interpret cost findings w/ caution b/c the limitation of a 1-year time horizon

PD often not “one & done”—need for repeat procedures adds costs over time

https://t.co/7SxkOZ6bD6
https://t.co/m78oMSVeUy

@JAMASurgery @AlexLoisMD @SAGES_updates @ElliotServaisMD @DrShawnGroth

[Farhood Farjah @FarhoodFarjah]

POEM associated w/ more tests 1-year later—pH testing 10x higher

POEM & PD can both lead to reflux—unclear why more testing w/ POEM

One getting too much, the other too little?

https://t.co/7SxkOZ6bD6
@JAMASurgery @AlexLoisMD @ElliotServaisMD @DrShawnGroth @SAGES_updates

[JAMA Surgery @JAMASurgery]

In this study, per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for achalasia increased 19-fold from 2010-2017. POEM was associated with higher healthcare utilization compared to surgical myotomy, and lower utilization but higher costs compared to pneumatic dilation. https://t.co/fjdZvM6OUO

[Andre Campbell, MD, FACS, FACP, FCCM, MAMSE, FCBC @TraumaDocSF]

So excited to get my second booster! Decided to get Moderna to mix an match with my Pfizer shots before. Feel more protected already. Will still mask up on planes.
▶️get the shot when you can
▶️mask up when on a big group to protect yourself and others
▶️500 people dying/day

[Nick Johnson @NickJohnsonMD]

Things have changed in our #COVID19 ICU. It’s overflowing with relatively young, previously healthy, unvaccinated people being considered for ECMO and other advanced therapies.

Please help stem the tide. Get vaccinated, Seattle/King County: https://t.co/LRRE00xwzj

[ACHQC @ACHQC]

2021 ACHQC Residents & Fellows Research Grant https://t.co/81UjKCXApZ via @constantcontact

[ACHQC @ACHQC]

APPLY TODAY! 2021 ACHQC Residents & Fellows Research Grant https://t.co/bYT02Ttode

[Alex Lois, MD @AlexLoisMD]

Great virtual journal club last night discussing the impact of residents on patient outcomes. Thanks to all who attended! And special thanks to Dr. Khandelwal for "hosting"!

[Tom Stackpole @tom_stackpole]

Pls take a moment to sign this. Sam Dubal went missing on a hike on Mount Rainier. Given his supplies and experience, there's good reason to think he's still alive—his family is asking the @MountRainierNPS to keep searching for just a little longer. https://t.co/DOojMbvzo8

[Alex Lois, MD @AlexLoisMD]

I am attending Oregon-Washington ACS Virtual Meeting 2020. Please checkout the details of my talk at: https://t.co/oulolOuNg4

[Bill Clinton @BillClinton]

How many more people have to die before we reinstate the assault weapons ban & the limit on high-capacity magazines & pass universal background checks? After they passed in 1994, there was a big drop in mass shooting deaths. When the ban expired, they rose again. We must act now.

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

People suffer from mental illness in every other country on earth; people play video games in virtually every other country on earth.

The difference is the guns.

[Elizabeth Warren @ewarren]

White supremacy is not a mental illness. We need to call it what it is: Domestic terrorism. And we need to call out Donald Trump for amplifying these deadly ideologies.

[Alex Lois, MD @AlexLoisMD]

I just sent an email to my Senators urging them to pass Smarter Gun Laws. Will you join me? Send your email here: https://t.co/mUE554Hsza