Jordan Rook

General Surgery resident @UCLASurgery. Proud grad @NUFeinbergMed & @UCLAFSPH. Passionate about health policy.

[Jordan Rook @JRookMD]

One in six US families with children live in poverty. Our new study in @JAMAHealthForum shows how anti-poverty programs like the 2021 Child Tax Credit (CTC) can improve health and nutrition. A🧵1/7

[JAMA Health Forum @JAMAHealthForum]

The 2021 Child Tax Credit monthly payments were associated with improved self-reported adult health & food security. Cash transfers for families may be effective tools in improving health and nutrition.

https://t.co/Fgb8xfRRcy

@JRookMD @LaurenWisk @AcademyHealth #ARM23

[Jenna Lee, MD @jennalee1792]

Extra extra! @JRookMD presenting at #AAP2025 representing the @HOPE_sci_lab!

[Lorraine Kelley-Quon, MD, MSHS, FACS, FAAP @LKelley_Quon]

Friday night lights for #AAP2025! Great to see @jennalee1792 from @HOPE_sci_lab kick off the poster session highlighting lower #opioid Rx for kids with neurocognitive delays. @ChildrensLA @KECKSchool_USC @APSASurgeons

[Jordan Rook @JRookMD]

@LillianErdahlMD @LKelley_Quon @acsJACS Thank you and @acsJACS for highlighting our work!

[Dr. Lillian Erdahl MD @LillianErdahlMD]

Thank you @LKelley_Quon & @JRookMD for sharing your work with me and the @acsJACS audience!

[Jordan Rook @JRookMD]

Two-thirds of child victims (12 and younger) of firearm homicide die at home. These cases are associated with intimate partner violence, child abuse, and parental violence. We need policy solutions! Thanks @JAMASurgery for sharing our work @APSASurgeons @bnaikma @AAPexperience

[JAMA Surgery @JAMASurgery]

Nearly one-quarter of pediatric firearm-related homicides occurred at home. Young children were more often affected.

#AAP2025 @AAPexperience

https://t.co/6XdmkMiLZU

[Kate @LeifScience]

New article in @AMJPublicHealth led by @NCSP_UCLA fellow @CecileYaks! We find that 2021 Expanded Child Tax Credit reduced energy insecurity (difficulty paying utility bills) among US families. Open Access link here: https://t.co/UtHxiMteyD

[StayCurrentMD @StayCurrentMD]

New @jpedsurg podcast! Reviewing 3 articles from Q1 2025!

Host: @EmGooteeMD

Full episode: https://t.co/tONlTkEK53

#pedsurg #SoMe4PedSurg #ERAS #NEC #bladderaugmentation #urology #cryoablation #opioids #painmanagement #nuss

Made possible by @CincyChildrens

[Jordan Rook @JRookMD]

Only possible with great mentorship @bnaikma @UCLASurgeryRes. Thank you @APSASurgeons for recognizing our work highlighting the epidemic of firearm homicide in children’s homes

[Bindi Naik-Mathuria MD, MPH @bnaikma]

Huge congratulations to @JRookMD for winning the prestigious Judah Folkman award at #APSA25 for his presentation on domestic firearm homicides which impact young children the most. Thank you @APSASurgeons for recognizing the value of our work.

[Jordan Rook @JRookMD]

@upat91 @AIDHC @Nemours Congratulations!!!

[Jordan Rook @JRookMD]

Thanks @StayCurrentMD for highlighting our QI efforts for patients undergoing repair of pectus excavatum! @UCLASurgeryRes @jpedsurg

[StayCurrentMD @StayCurrentMD]

New article by @‌LizzyPAC8

“6 Years of Quality Improvement in #PectusExcavatum Repair: #IntercostalNerve #Cryoablation and #ERAS Protocols for #Nussprocedure” Rook et al.

Full text: https://t.co/XHDnyV4fHV

#SoMe4PedSurg #pedsurg @jpedsurg

Made possible by @CincyChildrens

[Lorraine Kelley-Quon, MD, MSHS, FACS, FAAP @LKelley_Quon]

Live from DC! @jennalee1792 from @HOPE_sci_lab presents novel ways for surgeons to combat the #opioidepidemic
& expand access to #narcan for teens & adults #ACSLAS25 @AmCollSurgeons @ChildrensLA @APSASurgeons @RWJMS

[UCLA General Surgery Residency Program @UCLASurgeryRes]

We are thrilled to have matched this incredible group to our UCLA Surgery family! We can't wait to welcome you to sunny Los Angeles 😎🌴 #Match2025

[Jordan Rook @JRookMD]

@rivfkaMD @OHSUNews Congrats!!!

[Rivfka Shenoy, MD, MS @rivfkaMD]

I was 17 when I scrubbed into my first surgery at OHSU.

17 years and (literally) half a life later I’m overjoyed to share that I will be starting my first attending job where it all started as an Assistant Professor of Surgery focused on Bariatrics and Foregut @OHSUNews

[Lorraine Kelley-Quon, MD, MSHS, FACS, FAAP @LKelley_Quon]

New Pub Alert! @WesternPedSurg highlights incr volume and complexity for peds #cholecystectomy Huge implications for #child health & resource allocation to @hospitals4kids. @OliviaKeaneMD @AAPJournals @ChildrensLA @EmorySurgery @KECKSchool_USC
https://t.co/DSqKfxfnsw

[Lorraine Kelley-Quon, MD, MSHS, FACS, FAAP @LKelley_Quon]

New Pub Alert! @JRookMD highlights incr risk of #PerfAppendicitis for kids w High Deductible Health Plans. Incr LOS and costs follow. Great cross town collab bw @UCLASurgeryRes @KECKSchool_USC @ChildrensLA @RANDCorporation @AnnalsofSurgery https://t.co/kayEF2oBcq

[Michael Yeh @michaelyehmd]

Dr Serena Lofftus @UCLASurgeryRes wins the best trainee paper at #PCSA2025 @PCSAsurg for her project on Patient-Based Decision Making for Narcotic Prescriptions after Ambulatory Breast Surgery. @JamesWuMD @JAMASurgery

[JAMA Network Open @JAMANetworkOpen]

95% of meconium-related obstruction cases occurred in the absence of CF or Hirschsprung disease, with the highest incidence among preterm infants. https://t.co/5DCPHW6d3L @jrookmd @CoreLabUCLA