Dustin Dillon, MD

(he/him) #Firstgen Gen Surg resident @UNLV by way of @dgsomucla. Aspiring surgical oncologist #surgonc #HPB. LGBTQ+ identifying 🏳️‍🌈

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Grateful for the opportunity to give an oral presentation about our group’s work at #ASC2024. I’ll see you in DC! @AcademicSurgery

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@jcdelo This was my philosophy in revealing my LGBTQ+ identity in my ERAS app. I don’t want to be anywhere that doesn’t accept me for who I am!

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One more week until I’m done with sub-Is. So close.

[Dustin Dillon, MD @DustinDillon17]

Had my first overnight surgical call (trauma surgery) the other day. I’ve already committed to surgery as a career, but I knew this was going to be a pretty big test of my desire to pursue this specialty. I’m happy to say it was a wild time, and I absolutely loved it.

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3. Slow is efficient. Efficient is fast.

4. Take those few extra minutes to connect with patients. It’s always worth the time.

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Here are some lessons learned as I wrap up my first surgery Sub-I:

1. The importance of the x-y-z axis of everything you do while operating.

2. Sometimes the next best step in management is to wait. The course of a disease process will show itself over time.

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It feels good to be back in the OR.

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Step 2 ✅

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Just finished Step 1. Oof, methinks it’s time for a nap.

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Scrubbed in on 2 liver transplants today and it. was. incredible.

5 weeks into my surgery rotation and I’m 99.9% sure I’m going to be a surgeon.

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Starting my surgery this week and I’m stoked. I’ve been looking forward to this rotation since starting MS3! Ready to see if this truly is the specialty for me.

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Scrubbed in on 3 surgeries so far and it is *chef’s kiss.

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@ShanCRichardson @dgsomucla The order is really great! Really felt that neuro and psych were good “transition” rotations to start with. Just finished IM which was tough, but I learned so much. I feel like everything I learned in IM will be useful in my upcoming rotations (which I wanted for surg).

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On the off chance Whitworth ppl follow me on here —pls sign this letter in solidarity with Dr. Lee and our LGBTQ+ fam before we submit this to the admins. Whitworth has refused to codify protections for LGBTQ+ faculty, students, & staff.

SPREAD THE WORD. https://t.co/aZNtmB5As2

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Today was the last day of inpatient wards on my IM rotation. I was on long call and just got off. I really enjoyed the last 6 weeks and learned so much more than I ever thought I could. However, It feels sooo good to be done. I’m looking to my first golden weekend in 6 weeks.

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He was having what is likely the worst week of his life. I’m glad to have made it a little more bearable for him. MS3 is hard, but I am firm in my resolve not to let medicine compromise my humanity.

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Had a really cool moment today when our team was rounding on a patient I had been following all week. I was last to walk into the room but as soon as he saw me he smiled and while waving said “Hey Dustin what’s up!”

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My mother in law @goddess_mom just sent this text about my nephew, Ollie. This current block is tough. I needed this ❤️

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Interviewed a patient with pancreatic cancer today at my preceptorship. I have done research on pancreatic cancer for the last 4.5 years, but it hit me really hard as they shared their story. However, I know that I chose the right career. I wouldn’t want to do anything else.