Kelly Koch, MD

Surgical oncologist at Lakeland Regional. Fan of roller coasters and burgers, but not at the same time. @umichmedicine @washusurgres @sylvestercancer

[Kelly Koch, MD @Kelly_LK86]

Got to speak about (and brag about) our team and some of what we're doing in cancer surgery at Lakeland. Including HIPEC and robotic whipples. Listen for more details.

[Lakeland Regional Health @LKLDRegional]

New Episode: Inside Scope – Expert Cancer Care at Hollis Cancer Center. In this episode, Dr. Daniel Haight sits down with Dr. Kelly Koch and Dr. Molina-Vega to share how the expert team at Lakeland Regional Health Hollis Cancer Center supports patients.

[Kelly Koch, MD @Kelly_LK86]

Watching these may be worth getting tik tok for 😂

[Vanessa Veasley @VanessaVeasley]

@Luiseach This one omg 😭😭😭

[Kelly Koch, MD @Kelly_LK86]

My MA was just a little too excited to give me my flu shot this year 🤔

[Kelly Koch, MD @Kelly_LK86]

Leaning in to middle age, sitting on my porch watching the birds. Contemplating a bird feeder so there’s more birds to watch

[Kelly Koch, MD @Kelly_LK86]

@WendyHassonMD yes. The one time I asked to see the policy (that was very clearly made up on the spot), I was written up for being "aggressive"

[Kelly Koch, MD @Kelly_LK86]

One of my toxic traits is knowing I'll absolutely never wear the free shirt/towel/hat being given at this race/credit card promo/raffle, and being unable to take said item home anyways, prior to donating it months later. 😕

[Kelly Koch, MD @Kelly_LK86]

Work ever take so much out of you that you sit on the couch and tell yourself you’ll take a 20 min nap so that you’ll have energy to get up and get ready for actual bed?

[Kelly Koch, MD @Kelly_LK86]

Had to get 89 octane gas this morning (“extra”) because the “regular” 87 was out of order and I didn’t have time to drive to another station. Sure hope my car doesn’t develop some champagne tastes.

[Midwest vs. The Rest @midwestern_ope]

Floridians not evacuating for a Hurricane is the equivalent of Midwesterners watching a Tornado from their porch

[Alyssa Smith, MD @AlyssaSmithMD]

Becoming a surgeon is really a great way to lean into intermittent fasting

[Kelly Koch, MD @Kelly_LK86]

@afshineemrani @EM_RESUS @Milli_0601 What a beautiful way to put it.

[Kelly Koch, MD @Kelly_LK86]

@owensparks That's why I chose this truck. Some might see this as a bad thing, but I know a zombie apocalypse is far more likely than me needing the be extricated from my truck in the event of an emergency.

[Kelly Koch, MD @Kelly_LK86]

It's taken 13 months, but everyone around me at the hospital starts phone calls with: "Hey Dr Koch everything is fine", followed by the reason they called. Nothing gets my heart going faster than my team calling me.

[Kelly Koch, MD @Kelly_LK86]

@ZhiVenFongMD "Hi, who am I speaking with...ok this is pathology calling about patient XXX...in OR 4...specimen A...pancreatic margin...."

[Kelly Koch, MD @Kelly_LK86]

@westleyohman 🤬

[Kelly Koch, MD @Kelly_LK86]

When looking for your first job as a surgeon, it’s really important to find a partner who respects and supports you. It’s icing on the cake if your new partner also asks about how the college football team from your scrub cap did that weekend 😀

[Kelly Koch, MD @Kelly_LK86]

@AlyssaStroudMD I’m in my 13th month and yes, it was very hard. And lonely. And emotional. That’s not a pep talk so much as an “I hear you and it’s normal”. That’s all I’ve figured out. I’m still standing and you will be too.

[Kelly Koch, MD @Kelly_LK86]

@DGlaucomflecken Also, they sell Tim Tams (for the most part) as Arnott's Originals at Cost Plus World Market, in the US

[Kelly Koch, MD @Kelly_LK86]

@DGlaucomflecken Tim. Tam. Slam!

[Kelly Koch, MD @Kelly_LK86]

Turns out this is old news, but new devastating news to me: Angelo's in Ann Arbor is closed for good. Between my research years and med school, I spent a lot of time there.