Leisha Elmore

*Breast Surgical Oncologist* • Born @DukeU • Raised @WUSTLMed + @WashUSurgRes • Finishing School Completed @MDAndersonNews • Views are my own •

[Leisha Elmore @CheeksMD]

Mama said I should leave places better than when I came so I submitted a blurb about the amazing people I work with and won a @onepeloton for my residency program before graduation! It finally arrived! Hope every @WashUSurgRes loves it as much as I love mine!!

[WashU Medicine General Surgery Residency @washusurgres]

Thanks to ⁦@CheeksMD⁩ once again for the #comebackpeloton ⁦@onepeloton⁩ delivered today for the residents! 👏🏼👏🏾👏🏿👏 ⁦@PaulEdWise⁩ did check it first for functionality & safety! 😉

[PennSurgery @pennsurgery]

Penn seniors Simran Rajpal and Gauthami Moorkanat under the guidance of DOS’s Leisha Elmore have been awarded the prestigious President’s Engagement Prize for their Educate to Empower program, aimed at addressing disparities in breast cancer screening.

[Leisha Elmore @CheeksMD]

@pennsurgery So proud of my amazing mentees!

[Leisha Elmore @CheeksMD]

Breast screening was just one part of an amazingly orchestrated health fair! @PennMedicine providers showed up across multiple disease sites!

[Leisha Elmore @CheeksMD]

Loved spending the day with our fellow Steven, resident @SaraGinzbergMD and so many amazing colleagues in the community promoting breast screening at a @PennMedicine Health Fair!
@GuerraViswanath @DrCEdmonds

[Penn Medicine Cancer @PennCancer]

This Galentine's Day, take care of the gals who are closest to home: your breasts.

Stop by one of the locations listed below from 9am-3pm on Tuesday 2/14, Wednesday 2/15 or Thursday 2/16 to schedule your screening appointment. 1/2

@DrLolaFayanju @CheeksMD @pennsurgery

[St. Louis American @StLouisAmerican]

'Doing the greatest good'

St. Louis American’s 2022 Person of the Year:

“I’m trying my best to heal and not one individual; but to heal people on a local, national, and global level.” – Dr. Will Ross his life’s work

Sylvester Brown Jr.

#stlamerican

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[Raja Narayan, MD MPH @rajarnarayan]

The #ABSITE is nearly here! The @SSATNews has your back with a strong lineup to help you review. Register for our last review webinar covering high yield concepts here! @VGershuniMD #karlabernardi @JeffChoi01 @CheeksMD

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[Puneet Singh, MD FACS @puneetsinghmd]

Dr. Mariana Chavez MacGregor presents @SWOG S1207 showing everolimus + ET vs ET alone did not improve IDFS in high-risk ER+/Her2- BC. Exploratory analysis showed improvement in IDFS & OS with everolimus in premenopausal pts. Seems like a common theme… @MDAndersonNews #SABCS22

[Puneet Singh, MD FACS @puneetsinghmd]

🎤 drop! Clear, concise argument by @AbigailCaudleMD on why we should clip nodes! The biopsied node is not a sentinel node in 19-29%. Precision matters! @MDAndersonNews @KellyKhunt @HenryKuerer #SABCS22

[Puneet Singh, MD FACS @puneetsinghmd]

Informative talk by @DrLolaFayanju on PROs in clinical care including for vulnerable populations #SABCS22 @pennsurgery @PennCancer

[Leisha Elmore @CheeksMD]

Counting down to a much needed reunion in the Lou soon 💕🤗 ⁦

[Jason Han @JasonHanMD]

What I thought being a great surgeon (or any professional) was all about at the start of residency but have since come to change my mind

A thread 🧵🧵//

[UT MD Anderson @UTMDAnderson]

Published today in The Lancet Oncology: The first modern prospective trial of surgery omission in patients with early-stage breast cancer who respond favorably to chemotherapy: https://t.co/7zbFr686ZN @HenryKuerer @TheLancetOncol #BreastCancer #EndCancer

[Leisha Elmore @CheeksMD]

Loved kicking off #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth with an amazing panel organized by @AKAMuKappaOmega and @BasserBRCA ! It was an honor to chat breast cancer risk and genetics alongside these amazing ladies.

[Leisha Elmore @CheeksMD]

To say that he is a 💫 is an understatement. Thanks for paving the way!

[Cary B. Aarons @CBA_98]

FGLI immigrant to full Professor of Clinical Surgery @pennsurgery. A little the worse for wear during the journey but I made it! Thanks to my family, colleagues, residents, and friends everywhere. #HBCUMade

[Leisha Elmore @CheeksMD]

It’s a beautiful day for a health fair. @pennsurgery @PennRadiology @DrCEdmonds @PennMedicine

[Leisha Elmore @CheeksMD]

3/My questions:Has racial bias in training been considered in the rollout of the Entrustable Professional Activity curriculum for surgical residency? Will there be periodic assessment for bias? Has a diverse group of surgeons/trainees been included in development? #surgtwitter

[Leisha Elmore @CheeksMD]

1/ This comment and thread highlight issues with training as a minority. It also raises concerns about the new EPA system introducing added subjectivity for advancement and the impact on URiM experience. Thoughts on added bias with EPAs? #medtwitter #surgtweet

[Stanley Goldfarb @one1iron]

Association Between Resident Race and Ethnicity and... : Academic Medicine https://t.co/YES1pppVi6

3 possible explanations provided. All are due to external agents. Could it be they were just less good at being residents?

[Leisha Elmore @CheeksMD]

2/ I would also welcome *constructive* comments on how we can implement EPAs in a way that doesn’t lead to systematic differences in opportunities and advancement based on resident identity.

[Lola Fayanju (she/her, [email protected]) @DrLolaFayanju]

Great panel including @anaeze_offodile @IshaniG @healthecon_dan, Caprice Knapp, and Joe Dieleman on macro and micro strategies for eliminating low-value care and promoting health equity @theNAMedicine Emerging Leaders Forum. Takeaways (1/4):