Casey Chun MD MPH

PGY-1 @UCSFSurgery & @pase_UCLA | Alum: @FordhamNYC, @ColumbiaMSPH, & @dgsomucla Fmr: @columbia_ncdp & @nycHealthy | Views my own. No medical advice. 🏳️‍🌈

[JAMA Surgery @JAMASurgery]

Small-bites fascial closure after elective midline laparotomy reduced long-term risk and size of incisional hernia vs traditional large-bites technique, supporting small bites as standard practice for abdominal closure. https://t.co/QlsAKiNraq

[Ron Barbosa MD FACS @rbarbosa91]

🧵regarding the 'figure-of-eight' suture. I did a similar one 3 yr ago, but the students and interns are new.

We'll go over the surgical application of the 'figure-of-eight' stitch, some technical pointers, and compare it to a similar stitch (the' horizontal mattress').
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[Ron Barbosa MD FACS @rbarbosa91]

Revisiting one of my most popular🧵:

Ways in which you can inadvertently damage fragile tissues when approximating them with sutures.

These ideas are important mostly when the tissue is friable, because this is when you won't get away with using sloppy technique.
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[lavitalenta @lavitalenta]

Imagine doing nothing in there

[Keith Siau @drkeithsiau]

One could call this is a broken heart, but what has caused this appearance?

[CalMatters @CalMatters]

A bipartisan coalition of state lawmakers has so far introduced 10 bills this year as part of an unprecedented legislative package aimed at confronting California’s permissive roadway safety laws. https://t.co/zWGQPKf65S

📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr.

[Casey Chun MD MPH @CaseyChunMD]

Had the opportunity to present our global surgery work on Lay First Responders in Cameroon with @pase_UCLA. Thank you for having us at American Surgical Congress, @AcademicSurgery! #ASC2026

[Casey Chun MD MPH @CaseyChunMD]

Enjoying a weekend of firsts: visiting Chicago, presenting at a surgery conference, & meeting folks at @AmCollSurgeons's #ACSCC2025. Grateful for my mentors & the opportunity to present our research on the Lay First Responder pilot in Cameroon on behalf of @pase_UCLA.

[Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery @JTraumAcuteSurg]

After adjusting for patient characteristics, patients managed non-operatively for appendicitis were approximately twice as likely to re-present to the ED, be hospitalized, or undergo a CT scan within one-year compared to operatively managed patients.

@PawanMathewMD @kadtraumamd @kevinMschuster @YaleSurgery

https://t.co/COdm2DBuTU

[nychealthy @nycHealthy]

At @nycHealthy, we will always follow the science to ensure the health of New Yorkers. Thank you to NYC Health alum @Dr_Demetre for his leadership and commitment to public health. https://t.co/00O24C3vKp

[Casey Chun MD MPH @CaseyChunMD]

ERAS ready. #NewProfilePic

[Casey Chun MD MPH @CaseyChunMD]

https://t.co/Y35w7gIp5l

[Glen O'Humeral @HumeralO]

ICU: how do the labs look?

ED:

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

"Dear editors, please find the attached draft"

[Glen O'Humeral @HumeralO]

The medical term for “vibes” is “gestalt”

[Max Guliani @maximusupinNYc]

Last night’s snowy streets and a gentle glow blanketed the West Village in winter magic. #NYC

[EJ🏳️‍🌈 @elliotoxxo]

the med student pre-rounding at 4am

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

I love research because it combines my two favorite things: sitting and anxiety