Maria Virginia Velasquez-Hammerle, MD

🇨🇴MD / PGY-1 General Surgery at @bidmcsurgery | 📍 Boston, MA

[Maria Virginia Velasquez-Hammerle, MD @MariaVelasquezH]

Beyond thrilled and grateful to get to stay at this amazing program for my full training!!!

[BIDMC Department of Surgery @BIDMCSurgery]

Happy #Matchday2026! We are proud to introduce the newest members of the BIDMC family, joining our General Surgery Residency - Categorical and Integrated interns.

#matchday #medtwitter #surgtwitter #gensurgmatch2026

[International Research Initiative @IRI_program]

Congratulations to our IRI alumni on their incredible success in the 2026 Match.

Your hard work, perseverance, and passion inspire our entire community. We are so proud of you! ✨👏

[Maria Virginia Velasquez-Hammerle, MD @MariaVelasquezH]

So incredibly proud of you! Excited to see everything you’ll achieve and what a great surgeon you’ll become! 😍♥️🎉

[Maria P. Cote @Mariapaulacote]

Tomorrow starts what was once just a dream!! Can’t believe I get to train to become a surgeon at @FAUSurgery 💪🏼💫

[Ortho_BIDMC @Ortho_BIDMC]

Delighted to announce that Dr. Ara Nazarian (@NazarianLab) has been inducted into the @AIMBE College of Fellows, a top honor for medical and biological engineers. He holds the Augustus White, III Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery at @BIDMChealth. @HarvardMed #EngineeringExcellence

[BIDMC Department of Surgery @BIDMCSurgery]

Happy #Matchday2025! We are proud to introduce the newest members of the BIDMC family. We can’t wait for you to join us in June!

#MatchDay #medtwitter #SurgTwitter #GenSurgMatch2025

[Ara Nazarian, PhD 🇦🇲 @NazarianLab]

Thrilled to present our latest paper with partners at @BioSensics, exploring #AI-driven analysis of body composition for #cancer patients using CT scans. @SIIM_Tweets #HarvardMed #Ortho_BIDMC

[Ara Nazarian, PhD 🇦🇲 @NazarianLab]

Excited to hear Xinping Zhang talk about nanostring GeoMx digital spatial profiling of #bone graft healing in murine segmental defect model #ORS2025 @isfrfractures @UofR (Bone Health Healing)

[BIDMC Department of Surgery @BIDMCSurgery]

Congratulations to the BIDMC Transplant Team for completing the First Robotic Living Donor for Liver Transplantation!

#BIDMC #BILH #transplant

[Ara Nazarian, PhD 🇦🇲 @NazarianLab]

Thrilled to welcome Dr. Matthew Silva from @WashU_MRC for our Wilson C Hayes MSK Health Talks on February 5 at @Ortho_BIDMC @HarvardMed! Discover how #mechanicalforces and #Wnt activators create new #bone. 👉 Zoom: https://t.co/yajikjIYso | ID: 813 7055 6455 | Code: 436034 🦴

[Ortho_BIDMC @Ortho_BIDMC]

We are delighted to announce the establishment of the Augustus A. White III, MD, PhD Chair in Orthopedic Surgery at @BIDMChealth with @NazarianLab as the inaugural Chair holder. @harvardmed @harvardortho

[Ara Nazarian, PhD 🇦🇲 @NazarianLab]

congrats to @AhmadRZV @NazNFS & team for devising a computational framework that merges unrestricted callus expansion, mechanobiology, and angiogenesis to predict bone repair @SciReports. Check it out: https://t.co/uSJpwMbDKM @ISFRfractures @Ortho_BIDMC #BoneHealing @HarvardMED

[Ara Nazarian, PhD 🇦🇲 @NazarianLab]

Great job by @MJGarcia0117, Daniela Caro & team for valuable clinical insights on #RotatorCuff tear progression, highlighting tear enlargement risk factors & symptom development, & recommendations for standardized clinical reporting. @JBJS #OpenAccess @Ortho_BIDMC @HarvardMed

[Maria P. Cote @Mariapaulacote]

Happy to share our long-awaited work published in JSR 💪🏼✨ thank you for your support, guidance, and help @GomezJorgeMD @j_broekhuis @benjamesMD

https://t.co/4kwDjb6WsB

[BIDMC Cancer Center @BIDMC_CancerCtr]

And that’s a wrap on #ACSCC2024! Shout out to @GomezJorgeMD and @benjamesMD @BIDMCSurgery for sharing critical research on financial toxicity among patients with cancer in MA.

[Maria Virginia Velasquez-Hammerle, MD @MariaVelasquezH]

Proud to share our new publication on disparities in #RotatorCuff tear progression definition & rates. Grateful to have been part of this work with my colleagues @DanielaCaroH @Mjgarcia0117 and mentor @NazarianLab

https://t.co/5D5Q6SD3rc
@harvardmed @harvardortho @BIDMC_Research

[Ara Nazarian, PhD 🇦🇲 @NazarianLab]

Excited about our recent study on the biomechanics of 2 stemless shoulder arthroplasty implants, just published in @JCLinBiomech with Arun Ramappa from @Ortho_BIDMC & Sarav Shah from @NEBHOrtho. #ShoulderHealth #Orthopedics 👉 https://t.co/Gnixe28hkg

[Ara Nazarian, PhD 🇦🇲 @NazarianLab]

Our recent study with @MJGarcia0117 examines how tear size and location impact #supraspinatus tendon #strain during daily activities and physiotherapy. Check out the findings here: https://t.co/akcqkVMYEP @BUCollegeofENG @Ortho_BIDMC @HarvardMed #research #physicaltherapy

[Ara Nazarian, PhD 🇦🇲 @NazarianLab]

Excited for @mcnultylab upcoming lecture on post-meniscus injury changes and strategies for #meniscus repair! Join us on Oct 2, 8 AM ET. Link: https://t.co/njxN6M8Vbl | Passcode: 298197. @DukeMedSchool @DukeUBME @Harvard Med @Ortho_BIDMC #MSKHealth #PTOAprevention

[Ara Nazarian, PhD 🇦🇲 @NazarianLab]

Exploring the impact of structural rigidity analysis on rat bones with metastatic lesions, assessing tumor and treatment effects. Check out our latest research in the field of cancer. #BoneHealth @BMC_Series #Research #Healthcare https://t.co/TY8luO5x7B @Ortho_BIDMC @HarvardMed

[Ara Nazarian, PhD 🇦🇲 @NazarianLab]

Discover the newest findings on MRI accuracy in diagnosing discoid meniscus tears in a recent review by @JEO_Journal. Dive in here: https://t.co/7itndjCk58 @Ortho_BIDMC #MedicalImaging #Orthopedics