Chris Thomas, MD, MS

Trauma/ACS Fellow @WakeACS. Former @MUSCGenSurg. @ECUBrodySOM, @GeorgetownSMP, @UNC alum. Husband, Aspiring Golfer. Views are my own.

[Matthew Martin, MD, FACS, McRIB @docmartin22]

Another great two days of hands-on robotic training in Atlanta for acute care surgery fellows courtesy of the @traumadoctors ROBO-TRACS program and @IntuitiveSurg

Thanks to all the faculty and fellows for the great discussions and training! And of course, the mandatory robot prom photo on the staircase.

[WFSM-Surgery Education @WakeSurgEd]

Welcome @FabianJohnston

[Chris Thomas, MD, MS @CSThomasMD]

@MUSCGenSurg What a great looking group of chiefs!

[ABCTS @ABCTS_1999]

Congratulations to Dr. Quiana Kern for graduating Cardiothoracic Surgery training @ct_musc.  She is the first Black woman in the COUNTRY to graduate from an I-6 program. She was aptly awarded the Rosalyn Scott Trailblazer award. The @ABCTS_1999 family is SO proud!

[Heather Evans MD, MS, FACS, FSIS @heatherevansmd]

Congratulations to our amazing @MUSCSurgery chief resident class of 2024 - we are so proud!!

[MUSC General Surgery Residency @MUSCGenSurg]

So proud of @HaleyZlomke & Dr. Quinn on their terrific matches! 🤩 #FellowMatch

[Heather Evans MD, MS, FACS, FSIS @heatherevansmd]

“I would not change a thing!” @AJGTempleSurg shares her passion for #traumasurgery and #team as the @MUSCSurgery Kredel-Springs Lecturer #giant #mentor

[MUSC Colon & Rectal Surgery @musccolorectal]

Find yourself a job where residents offer to drive you to your work lunch because rounds went late…oh, and yes, in their 🛺 @MWestfalMDMPH @Thomascurran27 @ColleenD11 @george_virgilio @CSThomasMD @alexhoeydoesnthaveX

[MUSC Department of Surgery @MUSCSurgery]

Kevin Roggin, M.D., surgical oncology division chief and HPB surgeon has a straightforward patient care philosophy that aims to provide next-day access for GI and HPB cancer patients at the MUSC Hollings Cancer Center.
https://t.co/f0tJykJ0LT

[Matthew Martin, MD, FACS, McRIB @docmartin22]

Kicking off the @traumadoctors ROBO-TRACS fellowship program for robotics in acute care surgery with a great webinar by @BruceCrookes on basics of port placement, docking, positioning, robotic platforms. Additional core faculty @LeahTatebe and @JosephSakran .

[Matthew Martin, MD, FACS, McRIB @docmartin22]

Resident: "Patient is prepped and draped"

Attending:

[Matthew Martin, MD, FACS, McRIB @docmartin22]

Kicking off the @EAST_TRAUMA Robotics in Acute Care Surgery short course with @BruceCrookes - great turnout to learn about the future of ACS

[Pinehurst Resort @PinehurstResort]

As we look back celebrating some of our best moments of 2023, we look forward to all to come in 2024.

Let's do a giveaway. RT this for a chance for you and a guest to play the course that will host the 2024 U.S. Open, Pinehurst No. 2. We'll add a round on The Cradle, a night's accomodations and dinner in the new Carolina Vista Lounge.

[Pinehurst Resort @PinehurstResort]

Today marks 222 days until the return of the U.S. Open to Pinehurst No. 2.

Let's some fun with it, because we like to say it's somebody's U.S. Open here every day. So, repost this for a chance for you and a guest - the 2 of you - to play No. 2.

[Chris Thomas, MD, MS @CSThomasMD]

@TobaccoRoadGolf Remember when my dad and I played @TobaccoRoadGolf and he holed it from this exact spot, he obviously couldn't see the flag but I watched it go in standing in front of the green

[Chris Thomas, MD, MS @CSThomasMD]

Very excited to be included in this group. Already feel like a part of the family!

[Rachel Appelbaum, MD @AppelbaumMD]

Wake Forest fellowship reunion 💕#AAST2023 @WakeACS @traumadoctorsam @traumadoctors

[AAST @traumadoctors]

Let's talk about coagulopathy! Introducing @StasysMedical, potentially a new option for early detection of traumatic coagulopathy. Goal: Early Detection = Earlier Transfusion = Better Outcomes @LHVuoncino @UCDavisSurgery @UCDavis_Surgery

#AAST2023

[AAST @traumadoctors]

Implementation of a benzodiazeping sparing protocol to both prevent and treat alcohol withdrawl syndrome in trauma patients is safe, reduces withdrawl and decreases the need for benzodiazepines

@MAMMcCullough

#AAST2023

[AAST @traumadoctors]

Analysis of 80 potentially futile trauma transfers - goals of care discussed in only 10% of them! How can we be better about talking to patients / families about prognosis and goals early on? @MackenzieCookMD @OHSUTraumaCtr #AAST2023

[Chris Thomas, MD, MS @CSThomasMD]

My @ECUBrodySOM classmate @LHVuoncino presenting at AAST Annual Meeting. @traumadoctors