Elliot Chaikof

Johnson and Johnson Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Surgeon-in-Chief, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

[BIDMC Department of Surgery @BIDMCSurgery]

Welcoming our 2026 Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery Residency matches!

#matchday #ent #otolaryngology #residency

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Welcoming our 2026 Integrated Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency matches!

#matchday #plasticsurgery #residency

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Welcome to our 2026 Neurological Surgery Residency matches!

#matchday #plasticsurgery #residency

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Happy #Matchday2026! Welcome to our General Surgery Residency Preliminary interns.

#matchday #medtwitter #surgtwitter #gensurgmatch2026

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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

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Welcoming Charles Vollmer, MD for Surgical Grand Rounds on Wednesday, 2/25, on A Journey with Pancreatic Fistula: From Animus to App to Adoption.

To virtually join, email [email protected] for more details.

#BIDMC #Grandrounds

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BIDMC General Surgery Residency alumna Paula Ferrada, MD, has been named President-Elect of @EAST_TRAUMA! She is Chair of Surgery and System Chief of Trauma & Acute Care Surgery at @InovaHealth and a dedicated mentor shaping the next generation of surgical leaders. Congrats!🎉🎊

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Join us for Surgery Grand Rounds on Wednesday, 2/11, with Clay Cothren Burlew, MD, FACS on Musings on Mentorship.

To virtually join, email [email protected] for more details.

#BIDMC #BILH #Grandrounds

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Congratulations to Samuel Lin, MD, MBA (@Dr_SamuelLin), on being selected as the new Editor-in-Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (PRS), the official journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons!🎊

#BIDMC #BILH #plasticsurgery #prs

[Elliot Chaikof @echaikof]

Congratulations to @Dr_SamuelLin @BIDMCSurgery and @harvardmed on his appointment as Editor-in-Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery @prsjournal, the premier journal in the field!

A tremendous honor for Dr. Lin and our institutions.
https://t.co/0vraaSIRyO

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Privileged to serve as a member of the Action Collaborative on Translating Emerging Science, Technology, and Innovation in Health and Medicine (ACT-ESTI). Join @theNAMedicine on Dec 18 as we explore how we can drive innovation aligned with public good.
https://t.co/msO627nvSE

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Join us for Surgery Grand Rounds on Wednesday, 12/8, with Peter Chang, MD, MPH for Single-port Robotic Surgery: A Next Frontier.

To virtually join, email [email protected] for more details.

#BIDMC #Grandround

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Check out Dr. Per-Olof Hasselgren's blogs about his book "Presidents Under the Knife" posted by the British Journal of Surgery Academy.

Read here: https://t.co/ul7lDbpQMq

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Dr. Ben James continues to examine the link between financial health and cancer outcomes, sharing his analysis with The Harvard Gazette. Patients whose credit scores dropped two tiers in six months, in first year after a cancer diagnosis, faced a 63% mortality rate.

#cancer

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For Surgical Grand Rounds on Wednesday, 11/19, we will be joined by Allen Hamdan, MD, on Metabolic Health and Nutrition Surgery 3.0.

To virtually join, email [email protected] for more details.

#BIDMC #Grandrounds

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Odds of surviving cancer drop drastically when credit score dips - important study by Ben James, Chief of General Surgery @BIDMCSurgery @harvardmed

https://t.co/V3fxaBC9sW

https://t.co/oborDU7pqi

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Congratulations to Dr. Mahvi on his appointment as Assistant Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School!

#BIDMC #BILH #HMS #surgery

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Congratulations to Dr. Bernard T. Lee on being elected to the American College of Surgeons (@AmCollSurgeons) 2025 Board of Governors!

#BIDMC #BILH #ACS

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Welcoming Kristen T. Crowell, MD, FACS, FASCRS for Surgical Grand Rounds, Wednesday, 10/29, on Inflammatory Bowel Disease Related Dysplasia: Current Management.

To virtually join, email [email protected] for more details.

#BIDMC #Grandround

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The Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) has named Dr. Martina Stippler as its 76th President and the first woman to lead the 12,000-member organization.
Congratulations to Dr. Stippler on this historic and well-deserved achievement!

#BIDMC #BILH #CNS #neurology #surgery