Erika Ong

Aspiring academic surgeon| PGY-2 at @UPMC_SurgRes

[Erika Ong @ErikaOngMD]

Getting ready for tomorrow Sunday (9/27) 3PM! See you guys soon! :)

[Pitt Surgery @PittSurgery]

🎉 We're heading to the ACS Clinical Congress 2026 in Washington, D.C.!
Please join us in celebrating Timothy R. Billiar, MD, FACS, this year's Wangensteen Scientific Forum Award honoree, at his dedication ceremony on Monday, September 28 (8:00–9:30 AM ET, Room 207A).
We'd also like you to stop by our presentations and posters throughout the conference — come say hello and learn more about our research and training program!
#ACSClinicalCongress2026 #ACS2026 #PittSurgery #SurgicalResearch @UPMC_SurgRes @PittNeurology @UPMC_Vascular @AmCollSurgeons

[Erika Ong @ErikaOngMD]

Wow!!

[Mark Lewis, MD, FASCO @marklewismd]

Cheers, chills, and a standing ovation when RASolute 302 showed unprecedented survival on daraxonrasib for patients with progressive pancreatic cancer

Seldom do you sense you’re witnessing a historic moment in cancer care but this feels like ras targeting has arrived

#ASCO26

[Erika Ong @ErikaOngMD]

Fantastic tips for more nuanced improvements on suturing technique! Gold for junior residents

[Ron Barbosa MD FACS @rbarbosa91]

Revisiting one of my most popular🧵:

Ways in which you can inadvertently damage fragile tissues when approximating them with sutures.

These ideas are important mostly when the tissue is friable, because this is when you won't get away with using sloppy technique.
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[Erika Ong @ErikaOngMD]

Sharing this here for our soon-to-be interns to see the type of chiefs they’ll have to look forward to! 😁

Only @UPMC_SurgRes

[Erika Ong @ErikaOngMD]

Welcome to the fam!❤️

[UPMC General Surgery Residency @UPMC_SurgRes]

We couldn’t possibly be more thrilled to welcome the newest members of our family! @PittSurgery

[Pitt Surgery @PittSurgery]

🎉 Big news! @PittTweet ranks No. 7 overall in #NIH research funding for 2025 — and @PittSurgery is proud to have contributed significantly to this achievement. #NIHFunding #AcademicMedicine @NIH @UPMCnews @PittGIM @UPMC @UPMC_SurgRes
@forbes https://t.co/U2jXRrMX60

[Erika Ong @ErikaOngMD]

Clutch submission to #ACS Clinical Congress 2026. Had been working on this half asleep coming home from the VA, but glad to have gotten the push. Excited to continue following where this story leads!

Goodnight, world🌎

[UPMC General Surgery Residency @UPMC_SurgRes]

We had our annual holiday party during conference this morning! Our amazing PD Dr Lee brought in white elephant gifts for everyone. After some rounds of cutthroat gift stealing, everyone is all smiles 🎁🎉

[Edward Christopher "Chris" Dee, MD @EChrisDee]

📜 Led by @AdvaitThaploo & @KhushKohli, & co-mentored w Dr @FumikoChino, we examine #stage at presentation among #disaggregated #AANHPI patients w #breast #cancer #bcsm

👉 Risk of ⬆️ stage noted for several Pacific Islander & Southeast Asian groups

🔗 https://t.co/YSysfeIjk7

[Pitt Surgery @PittSurgery]

We are proud to have a strong presence at the 20th Annual Academic Surgical Congress in #LasVegas Please stop by our posters and presentations to learn about the innovative research developments @PittSurgery #SurgicalResearch #PittMedicine #Innovation @AcademicSurgery @UnivSurg

[Jennifer F Tseng MD MPH @TsengJennifer]

Why be a surgeon scientist? You can “investigate intriguing problems that can impact patients.” 🙏 Dr Ronald Weigel summing it up for all of us. ⁦@UnivSurg⁩ ⁦@AcademicSurgery⁩ #ASC2025

[Erika Ong @ErikaOngMD]

My labmate and friend, Dr. Hamed Moheimani, giving an excellent talk on the distinct effects of plasma vs whole blood on the proteome of the severely injured. Stay tuned for the manuscript! 😄

@TheBilliarLab
#ASC2025

[Erika Ong @ErikaOngMD]

Such inspiring words of advice from Dr. Weigel, Lifetime Achievement Award recepient, on the importance of having the will and determination to persist failure after failure for important problems.

A slide to remember on the surgeon-scientist as an explorer:

#ASC2025

[Erika Ong @ErikaOngMD]

Learned something new!

Have been following NEJM Image Challenges and Images in Clinical Medicine since medical school. They are informative and, most importantly for busy med students, delivers the info in a very concise and engaging manner.

[NEJM @NEJM]

A 66-year-old woman with a history of metastatic breast cancer presented with a 1-month history of an asymptomatic, lacy rash on her left thigh. Read the full case details and submit your answer or see how others responded: https://t.co/0eNMcyFuLm

[Erika Ong @ErikaOngMD]

Thanks for the swag, Dr. @marielariveram and @MayoSurgery!

Perfect for the Pittsburgh weather ❄️🌨️

[Erika Ong @ErikaOngMD]

Moving to the US to work in a lab was a big adjustment, but looking back, I've been so blessed. Younger me would be stoked getting to do science like this.

Starting the yr working on my first oral presentation.
May the new yr bring us all closer to our dreams. Cheers! #ASC2025

[Erika Ong @ErikaOngMD]

First time celebrating one of the most beloved American holidays, Thanksgiving, and I got to spend it with friends turned family here in Pittsburgh.

Indeed, is there a greater gift than to be blessed with meaningful relationships?

Life is beautiful, and I am #thankful!

[Erika Ong @ErikaOngMD]

Loved this and still love this

[Syed A. Ahmad @SyedAAhmad5]

Amazing commencement speech at @dartmouth by the great @rogerfederer . Life lessons from the tennis court.

[Luis Co @chinoy_md]

In this new piece in @AnnSurgOncol, we identify the current gaps in the prevention, screening, and, treatment of early-onset colorectal cancer in the Philippines.

@EChrisDee @francesvho @MichelleEalaMD @ErikaOngMD @robyndychiao
https://t.co/yMkfnwbvsT

[Frances Ho, MD @francesvho]

📝 In @AJOG_thegray, we highlight disparities in stage at presentation (and the need for tailored interventions) among #AANHPI groups with #CervicalCancer 🦀

🔗https://t.co/EGt7cmbON9

🙏 Thank you @fumikochino @jjnaylor02 @EChrisDee and Dr Gomez for the guidance!