Motahar Basam, MD

General Surgery (Kaiser Permanente LA) | Colon & Rectal Surgery Fellow (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)

[Society of Black Academic Surgeons @SocietyofBAS]

An outstanding and HISTORIC Presidential Address from the 1st Black Woman President of @SAGES_Updates, Dr. Patricia Sylla! Congratulations on an AMAZING year, Dr. Sylla! We are SO proud! #SBASProud #BlackWomenLead #Brilliantly #BlackGirlsDoSurgery #SAGES2024 ✊🏾✨👇🏾

[Patricia Sylla @patsyllamd]

Great time with our extended Mount Sinai family, getting to know our South Nassau colleagues who are amazing, super excited about the future of our fellowship 💕@MSHSSurgery @dpappasmd @SueHahn

[Motahar Basam, MD @MBasam]

@EmilySteinhagen your @CRSVirtualEd talk on hereditary syndromes came in clutch during CARSITE 😄 - thanks!

[Syed A. Ahmad @SyedAAhmad5]

Positive comments about this tweet. Even the most talented and accomplished people, when not part of the majority, feel they have to stay silent when they see discrimination so as no to jeopardize future opportunities or careers. That’s how discrimination persists. Speak up.

[UW Department of Surgery @UWSurgery]

71st Annual Dr. Alfred A. Strauss Lecture “Outcomes Disparities in Trauma Care: Who, When, Why” speaker Dr. Edward E. Cornwell, III, The LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr., MD, Prof of Surgery, Howard University College of Medicine, Oct 16th 4pm (updated 10/5/20)

[kpsurgeryla @kpsurgeryla]

We are super excited to announce our virtual open house sessions! Link to register in the flyer. DM us with questions. We can’t wait to meet you!

[NYT Health @NYTHealth]

Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, and cases have been rising by about 2 percent annually in recent years in people under 50, according to a recent report by the American Cancer Society https://t.co/B9jYmLkywF

[Johns Hopkins Medicine @HopkinsMedicine]

Ahmad Ayyad, 40, was healthy and fit before #COVID19 almost killed him. He’s now regaining his strength after a harrowing 25 days on ventilation. https://t.co/1ESbX6ZYBc

[Motahar Basam, MD @MBasam]

@oakley any solutions for the Mercenary nose pad situation? They fall off so easily and replacements are nowhere to be found. I can't find them anywhere online, including the Oakley Service Portal. Thanks!!

[Maher A. Abbas, MD, FACS, FASCRS, FPSCRS-Honorary @dubaicolorectal]

Colorectal cancer cases going up among people younger than age 50, researchers say - CNN ⁦@AmericanCancer⁩ @ASCRS_1⁩ ⁦@DCRjournal⁩ ⁦@JournalCancer⁩ @cnnbrk⁩ ⁦@AmCollSurgeons⁩ ⁦@AmerGastroAssn⁩ ⁦@SAGES_Updates⁩ https://t.co/U1fF7bTxEG

[Hari B. Keshava @hari_keshava]

Thank you @acgme for this statement regarding #PPE. There is no ambiguity in the need and use of PPE for everyone including residents and fellows! @RASACS @AmCollSurgeons @AmBdSurg @pturnermd @DissanaikeMD @AmerMedicalAssn

[Motahar Basam, MD @MBasam]

This was great, thank you!

[RAS-ACS @RASACS]

Try this link for go to meeting: https://t.co/LRAgGO3wSI

[Motahar Basam, MD @MBasam]

@dubaicolorectal Your legacy is still present. We always discuss your techniques and publications! Hope all is well

[Motahar Basam, MD @MBasam]

Data for 2018 only people...this is disturbing https://t.co/AMcdM1uTBC

[The Gun Violence Archive @GunDeaths]

Real-time U.S. gun violence data, as of 2/14/18:
•1,806 gun deaths
•3,126 gun injuries
•69 children shot or killed
•331 teenagers shot or killed
•181 incidents of defensive gun use
•215 unintentional shootings
•30 mass shootings
•11 school shootings with injury or death

[Motahar Basam, MD @MBasam]

Thank you very much for the inspiring talk! https://t.co/thO8x5RCSR

[Consuelo H. Wilkins @DrCHWilkins]

Honored and humbled to give Honors and Oath address at @HowardU College of Medicine.

[Motahar Basam, MD @MBasam]

Going to Kaiser Los Angeles for General Surgery!!! #Match2016 #iMatched #SurgMatch2016

[Motahar Basam, MD @MBasam]

Thanks for the talk! Very informative. https://t.co/iAWRpYgAK5

[CSPH @CSPH_BWH]

@andrewswright This @JAMASurgery paper sets an agenda for #surgicaldisparities research: https://t.co/D1GvjIi05z

[JAMA Internal Medicine @JAMAInternalMed]

Text messaging approximately doubles the odds of medication adherence https://t.co/FG1xiziTzV