Alejandra Castro

GS Resident @CUDeptSurg | MD @TecdeMonterrey | aspiring global cardiothoracic surgeon 🇭🇳🇲🇽🇺🇸

[CU Anschutz Department of Surgery @CUDeptSurg]

Congratulations to all the amazing general surgery residents who matched with us! We can't wait to see you this summer! #MatchDay #MatchDay2025

[Joseph Coselli, MD @JCoselli_MD]

Be sure to tune in!

Register here - https://t.co/0oyb9W1E5j

#aortaEd

[Jo Chikwe @JoChikweMD]

🧵1/ With patient permission. This is one of our I6 PGY2s (right) doing a mitral repair, a superb PA (left) is assist and an attending is 2nd assist. A resident anesthesiologist is at bedside.

Many patients wonder how residents participate in their care.
One asked this week:

[Omar M Ghanem @OMGhanemMD]

A third this week 🔥🔥🔥

We validated 2 #Diabetes remission scores in pts w BMI above 5️⃣0️⃣ undergoing SG & RYGB

🔺 Pts w lower IMS & higher Robert et al scores had higher T2DM remission rates.

🔺RYGB & SG had similar T2DM remission rates #SAGES2023

https://t.co/IfmEgjmqFC

[Mayo Clinic Cardiac Surgery @MayoClinicCVS]

In this informative #JTCVS article, @HSchaffMD, A. Castro-Varela MD, @JaeKOh2 & other @MayoClinic experts discuss diagnosis & surgical management of pericardial constriction after cardiac surgery.
Click here for the full article:
https://t.co/bpsnUWGpGO

[Alejandra Castro @AleCastro96]

@MattAizpuru Thank you Matt!! Excited to start residency with you all! 🤩

[John Stulak @JohnStulakMD]

The program @MayoSurgery is in amazing hands with @marielariveram

As PD, I hope my trainees felt I truly worked for THEM

I cared
I had their back
I didn't waver in support
I put them first
I prepared them for launch

I hope I left things better than I found them
#MedTwitter

[Alejandra Castro @AleCastro96]

@FCLsurgery Congrats, Francisco!! 🥳

[Alejandra Castro @AleCastro96]

@Surg_Education @NicholeStarr5 @FerozeSidhwa @ryanmacht @TOliveiraMD @surgfoundation When I first learned about global surgery, I thought the only way to get involved was through surgical mission trips. I have since learned that participating in research and advocacy is just as valuable! For students and trainees, @InciSioNGlobal is a great place to start.

[Association for Surgical Education @Surg_Education]

Q5: Dr. @NicholeStarr5 & coauthors discuss the burden of surgical diseases worldwide, with 5 billion people lacking access to surgical care. Why should and how can trainees and surgeons get involved in global surgery? #ASEJC @FerozeSidhwa @ryanmacht @TOliveiraMD @surgfoundation

[Association for Surgical Education @Surg_Education]

Q4: Dr @tyrobbie & coauthors mention that the current US surgical workforce distribution limits access for both rural and inner-city patients. How can we recruit trainees and surgeons for these areas? #ASEJC @TraceyDechert @MeganJaneway @dianehaddadmd @AmCollSurgeons @APDSurgery

[Association for Surgical Education @Surg_Education]

Q3:Dr.@MeganJaneway & coauthors emphasize the importance of incorporating social responsibility in #SurgEd. Does your program's curriculum include it? What does it look like? Has it been beneficial? Would it be helpful to add it? #ASEJC @TraceyDechert @TaniaKArora

[Association for Surgical Education @Surg_Education]

Q2: @SpencerWilsonMD & coauthors discuss association b/w social system, physician, & patient factors & how they influence health outcomes. How have you handled #healthdisparities in your practice/training & does your institution have action plans in place @AmCollSurgeons #ASEJC

[Alejandra Castro @AleCastro96]

@TraceyDechert @Surg_Education @The_BMC @BostonTrauma Awesome to have you here, Dr. Dechert!

[Association for Surgical Education @Surg_Education]

Q1: Dr. @MeganJaneway & coauthors define social responsibility in medicine as the duty of physicians to improve the health of their society by identifying health disparities & providing interventions. How can we accomplish this in surgery? #ASEJC @TraceyDechert @Surg_Education

[Association for Surgical Education @Surg_Education]

Don't forget to tag all your tweets with #ASEJC so everyone can see them. For a brief tutorial on Twitter chats, check out this link: https://t.co/Q0Th86uWTi

[Association for Surgical Education @Surg_Education]

Welcome to the @Surg_Education journal club #ASEJC on Socially Responsible Surgery! Please introduce yourself, even if you are just planning to follow along. @GSE_JASE

[Innovations Journal @Innovationsjour]

The last article in the Mar/Apr Focused Topic Series is a case report on transcatheter edge-to-edge repair for functional mitral regurgitation from @JohnFTrujilloMD

Read free: https://t.co/M02VLREW5K

#TEER #FMR #SMR @alxbenevides @dr_emm_ca