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Welcome Seth J. Karp, MD, as Surgeon-in-Chief and Chair, Department of Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Surgeon-in-Chief at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. #bidmc @DanaFarber

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Welcome Gavin P. Dunn, MD, PhD, as Chair of Neurosurgery at BIDMC #BIDMC

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Surgical Grand Rounds on Wednesday, October 7th, we will feature Resident Research Presentations by Aminah Sallam, MD, PhD, Jeremy Darling, MS, MD, Anays Murillo, MPH, MD, and Djanira Fernandes, MD. To virtually join, email [email protected].

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Welcome Charles Yoon, MD, PhD, FACS, to the Division of Surgical Oncology! We’re excited to share the arrival of Dr. Yoon, whose extensive clinical expertise in the treatment of melanoma and cutaneous oncology will be a tremendous addition to our team.

#surgicaloncology

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Congratulations to Dr. Kathleen Fuente (ACS) & Dr. Yann Steve Wendeu Foyet (SCC) on the BIDMC fellowship match! We’re excited to welcome them in August 2027! #FellowshipMatch

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Welcome Ana Sofia Ore Carranza, MD, MSc, MPH, to the Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery! A former BIDMC General Surgery resident, Dr. Ore completed CRS training at Mayo Clinic and returns to join our team. She’ll see patients at BIDMC, BIDMC-Chestnut Hill, Lexington & Chelsea.

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Congratulations to our newly matched fellow in Breast Surgical Oncology, Omolade Oluwatosin Sogade, MD!

Dr. Sogade will be coming from the General Surgery Residency program at Washington University in St. Louis.

We look forward to having her join August 2027.
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Congratulations to Dr. Elizabeth Mittendorf, Chief of Breast Surgery, on her recent appointment as the Anne E. Dyson Professor of Surgery
in The Field of Women's Cancers at Harvard Medical School.

#HMS #surgery #breastsurgery

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Congratulations to Dr. Faina Nakhlis, Breast Surgery, on her recent promotion as Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School.

#HMS #surgery #breastsurgery
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Congratulations to Dr. Gabriel Brat, Acute Care Surgery, Trauma, and Surgical Critical Care, on his recent promotion as Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School.

#HMS #surgery #ACS #SCC

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Tara S. Kent, MD, MS received the 2026 A. Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award from Harvard Medical School.

Photography by Jeff Thiebauth Photography. Ceremony hosted by HMS Office for Culture and Community Engagement.

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A monumental milestone for the 2026 General Surgery Residency and Integrated Vascular Surgery Residency graduates! Congratulations to the Class of 2026. We’re honored to celebrate your dedication, perseverance, and commitment to advancing the future of surgical care. #bidmc #grad

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Congratulations to Dr. Umut Sarpel, Surgical Oncology, on her recent promotion as Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School.

#HMS #surgery #surgicaloncology

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Congratulations to Anupamaa Seshadri, MD, Division of ACS, Trauma, and SCC, recipient of the 2026 Khalid O. Khwaja, MD Faculty Award. Honoring the late Dr. Khwaja, this award recognizes faculty who exemplify collaboration, compassion, and excellence in education and patient care.

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The 2026 White Coat Ceremony honored the General Surgery and Integrated Vascular Surgery residents entering into their Chief and final year of training. A proud milestone and prestigious accomplishment for our new Chief Residents! #bidmcsurgery #surgery #residency

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Congratulations to James Naples, MD (ENT/Head & Neck Surgery), recipient of the 2026 Department of Medicine Non-Medical Specialties Teaching Award. Selected by the chief residents, this award recognizes BIDMC team members who make a lasting impact on internal medicine residents.

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For Surgical Grand Rounds on Wednesday, June 10th, we will be joined by Martin J. Dibs, MD, FACS who will present: "Building a Robotic Liver Surgery Program: Innovation, Outcomes, and Teamwork." To virtually join, email [email protected].

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For Surgical Grand Rounds on Wednesday, June 3rd, we will be joined by Rachel R. Kelz, MD, MSCE, MBA, FACS who will present: "From Time Served to Competence Earned: Big Data and Innovation in Surgical Assessment." To virtually join, email [email protected].

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Congratulations to Nurhan Torun, MD, FRCSC, MCSO, on becoming the first Department of Surgery faculty member to graduate from the Drexel University (PA) Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM)/ Executive Leadership in Health Care (ELH) program.

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For Surgical Grand Rounds on Wednesday, May 20th, we will be joined by Susan E. Mackinnon, MD, FRCS, FACS, who will present: “Evolution of Nerve Surgery...Continued..."

To virtually join, email [email protected] for more details.