“Get Screened” King-Mullins, MD

Colorectal Surgeon 💩🔪👩🏾‍⚕️| Mom, wife, entrepreneur|@XULA1925 alum | #HealthEquity| #ColoWellness|Tweet/RT=my 2 cents only

[John Monson MD FRCS FACS FASCRS @JohnRTMonsonMD]

Latest episode of #Surgeonslives #Stuffthatmatters has finally landed and it's a special one with @EKing719 Here is a taster with the full link below. also on @podbean @Spotify
@ASCRS_1 @AmColSurgCancer @patsyllamd @SyedAAhmad5 @SoniaRamMD
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[Society of Black Colon and Rectal Surgeons @sbcrs_org]

In honor of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, our president shares the story of a patient lost to this disease. While we can’t control every outcome, we can raise awareness and encourage screenings. Listen to your body. Prioritize your health. Learn more: https://t.co/WLS1S0qEwn

[“Get Screened” King-Mullins, MD @EKing719]

@SPuro88 Waiting for step 3 when you step on one…

[“Get Screened” King-Mullins, MD @EKing719]

I might lose some friends over this… if I do we probably were never real friends to begin with.
Holiday fruit cake is disgusting and was sent here sow division amongst the people of the Earth. #happyholidays #seasonsgreetings #tistheseason

[The Fabulous @GetTheFabulous]

Your final gratitude challenge for this month is: Take a moment to appreciate *yourself.* The world we live in is uncertain and things are difficult. You're doing your best.

[“Get Screened” King-Mullins, MD @EKing719]

Well said. I remember in medical school one of my attendings telling me one of the first things to master is when NOT to operate.

[Howard Luks MD @hjluks]

Thirty Years of Ortho: What I’d Tell the Next Generation
I’ve been an orthopedic surgeon for three decades. Long enough to see techniques come and go, implants rise and fall, and the pendulum of “standard practice” swing back and forth more times than I can count.

What hasn’t changed are the pressures that come with the job… and the quiet lessons you don’t fully understand until you’ve liv,ed them.

If I were talking to the next generation—residents, fellows, the young attendings just getting their legs under them… this is what I’d tell them.

You can’t build a meaningful career on RVUs. You can meet every target and still feel empty. A career that lasts is built on trust, judgment, and relationships. You don’t measure that in productivity metrics.

A good surgeon listens more than they talk. People think surgery is a technical field, but the real work is in understanding what someone is actually asking of you. Most patients are just scared. They don’t need your scalpel, no matter what the MRI shows. Half the mistakes in this profession start with bad listening.

Master the anatomy. Master the craft. But learn the limits too. Early in your career, you’re focused on what you can do. With experience, you start to appreciate what you shouldn’t do. Judgment is a superpower.

Protect your time, or the system will take every minute you allow it to.

Learn to say no!!! There’s no shortage of demands. Notes. Inboxes. Meetings. Every one of them feels urgent. Some of you might actually feel important when you go to meetings... But... None of them is worth sacrificing your sanity or the people waiting for you at home.

Seek colleagues, not titles. Promotions and committee seats feel important for a season, but it’s just fluff, and nothing gets accomplished in those meetings anyway.

Your strength matters more than you realize. Not your technical strength—your physical and emotional strength. You can’t take care of people if your own health fades. Move, lift, sleep, and protect your energy. A worn-out surgeon becomes brittle.

Be the doctor you’d want for your family.

You need a life outside the operating room if you want a long life inside it. The surgeons who last aren’t the ones who work the most—they’re the ones who stay grounded. They have people they care about, interests that pull them away from medicine, and enough perspective to know that identity and work are not the same thing.

Thirty years in, the operations are only part of the story. What keeps you going is the purpose behind the work—helping people move, reassuring them when they’re scared, giving them back pieces of their life.
That’s the part that never gets old.

[“Get Screened” King-Mullins, MD @EKing719]

Sorry all. My account was hacked so if you received any weird posts or requests please ignore!!!

Also apparently now I’m following no one so I will have to rebuild 😔

[ACS Cancer Programs @AmColSurgCancer]

A new Peer Clinical Trials Support Program helps Hispanic & Latino communities navigate cancer care by connecting participants with trained peer mentors. Learn more! #ClinicalTrials https://t.co/PlsbQBfP9t

[“Get Screened” King-Mullins, MD @EKing719]

@Averywalker21 Bravo!! I’m listening to this now by our fellow physician @uche_blackstock check this one out

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[“Get Screened” King-Mullins, MD @EKing719]

What’s wrong with this picture?
Looks like my barista needs a shot of espresso ☕️
#Starbucks

[“Get Screened” King-Mullins, MD @EKing719]

And reduced risk of anal cancer

[Ashley Winter MD || Urologist @AshleyGWinter]

Since we are all talking about vaccines it's a great time to remind my fellow millennials that if you have never gotten the HPV vaccine you still can and I highly recommend it. Even if you have had HPV in the past, there are benefits (such as reduced risk of cervical cancer).

[“Get Screened” King-Mullins, MD @EKing719]

@SeanLangenfeld @TheLancetOncol @des_winter @JohnRTMonsonMD @DrKelseyKlute @juliomayol @TomVargheseJr @DrGarciaAguilar @R_Perez_MD @AndreaCercek @rbarbosa91 Such a timely post. Next question to answer is do we try a course of immunotherapy in existing patients w pMMR rectal tumors without complete response after traditional TNT?

[Sean Langenfeld @SeanLangenfeld]

Our @UrologyUnmc colleague, Dr @CMDeibert, gives a wonderful @UNMCSurgery grand rounds on sexual dysfunction after cancer surgery.

His very important take-home message: if you don't ASK your patients about sexual function, then you won't know.

@unmc @NebraskaMed @AshleyGWinter

[“Get Screened” King-Mullins, MD @EKing719]

@SeanLangenfeld @UrologyUnmc @CMDeibert @UNMCSurgery @unmc @NebraskaMed @AshleyGWinter @AmericanCancer @ASCRS_1 @DCRjournal @Averywalker21 @JohnRTMonsonMD @juliomayol We also need to ensure sure we address reproductive desires prior to treatment

[“Get Screened” King-Mullins, MD @EKing719]

@ericpaulimd Finger rich = appendiceal, bull = goulet (sp), tonsil = I forget the other name. 🤷🏾‍♀️

[“Get Screened” King-Mullins, MD @EKing719]

@ericpaulimd I frequently tell the scrub tech to give me what I need not what I ask for LOLOL.

[“Get Screened” King-Mullins, MD @EKing719]

@AshleyGWinter And it helps with some anorectal symptoms too. Thanks for listening!

[“Get Screened” King-Mullins, MD @EKing719]

What a week!!

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[“Get Screened” King-Mullins, MD @EKing719]

Lunch and snack for my little unicorn. Leftover curry noodles, yogurt, fruit, and popcorn... And a little note to get thru the day 🙂
Loving that the new school does not allow cookies or candy to be packed. 🦄🦄 #deliciousandnutritious
#schoollunchideas #imhungry

[“Get Screened” King-Mullins, MD @EKing719]

@independentMDs @linemonkeymd @olsonplanner @DutchRojas This exists. An MSO.
What really needs to be done is transition to true fee for service. Direct primary and specialty care with the cost not inflated by the rigorous insurance based administrative burden of prior auth, scrubbing rejected claims and fighting clawbacks