Kristen Westfall MD, MPH

@UHCRSurgery associate professor by way of @UHCRSurgery '25, @StJoesSurgery '24, @UNC_SOM MD + MPH '19, @DukeU ‘14
#poocrew

[UH Colorectal Surgery @UHCRSurgery]

Our fellow @kwestfall23 presenting her ePoster about the rise of robotic surgery approaches in management of rectal cancer! @UHSurgeryRes @UHSurgeryHealth @ASCRS_1 @EmilySteinhagen @RonCharlesMD

[Jin K Kim @Doc_JinKim]

Pirates of the Perineum are the winner of tonight's Trivia! @SoniaRamMD @DrMikeValente @D_JafariMD #CRSFellowCareerCourse

[Matthew Bobel, MD FACS FASCRS @MattBobel]

At the airport and can’t wait to see all my people at #ASCRS24!! @ASCRS_1

@suziehillmd @DavidKleimanMD @jabelsonmd @changtangMD @AMcClureMD @michaelfmcgee @GaertnerWB @connieygan1 @LWeaver_MD @colons_costumes @ValSimianu @AnnLowry12 @ncairl @kwestfall23 @CJahansouz @JuliaKohn13

[Kristen Westfall MD, MPH @kwestfall23]

So proud of my co resident @ncairl - rising colorectal surgery ⭐️ applying for fellowship this upcoming cycle!

[DCRjournal @DCRjournal]

#DCRJournal visual abstract | Colon Cancer and the Pregnant Patient: https://t.co/eYYAZnAmxG

@JohnRTMonsonMD @jendavidsmd @ScottRSteeleMD @Swexner @me4_so @ACPGBI @drtracyhull @ASCRS_1

[DCRjournal @DCRjournal]

Oral rehydration solution & post-discharge visits by trained nursing staff decreases readmission in pts with new ileostomies. Read more in this month's #DCRJournal: https://t.co/nX6bGmYJod

@kwestfall23 @rivardsj @amysuwanabol @robertclearymd @me4_so @ACPGBI @drtracyhull @ASCRS_1

[University Hospitals Colon and Rectal Surgery @UHColorectal]

We are so excited to welcome @kwestfall23 to our Colorectal Surgery training program next year!

[Kristen Westfall MD, MPH @kwestfall23]

So excited to be heading to Case Western @UHSurgeryRes for colorectal surgery fellowship next year! #Match2024 @RonCharlesMD @JMillerOcuin @dietzd2 @EmilySteinhagen
A million thanks to the mentors who got me here! @changtangMD @robertclearymd @AMcClureMD

[Kristen Westfall MD, MPH @kwestfall23]

Loved hearing from former @StJoesSurgery @stjoesannarbor @TrinityHealthMI colorectal fellow, now @StMarksHosp attending @MattBobel and his take on the ethics of social media and online behavior #ACSCC23 @AmCollSurgeons @ASCRS_1 @SWexner

[Kristen Westfall MD, MPH @kwestfall23]

Very informative talk by @AMcClureMD at #ACSCC23 about ventral mesh rectopexy for prolapse and rectocele @TrinityHealthMI @StJoesSurgery @stjoesannarbor 💩

[Kristen Westfall MD, MPH @kwestfall23]

Phenomenal life lessons from @drtracyhull at the Herand Abcarian Lecture “Things I Wish I Had Known at the Start of my Career as a Colorectal Surgeon” #ACSCC23 @ASCRS_1 @AmCollSurgeons

[Kristen Westfall MD, MPH @kwestfall23]

Always grateful for opportunities to reconnect with my surgical mentors #ACSCC2023 @AnthCharMD @UNCSurgery

[Sankalp Malhotra, MD, PhD @SankalpMalhotra]

Today, I finished my last inpatient shift of internal medicine residency.

Here is a short thread of some of the most important lessons I have learned over the last few years:

#MedTwitter

[Steven D Wexner MD, PhD @SWexner]

Sage words from @ASCRS_1 President @CleveClinicFL CEO and President @ConorDelaneyMD @ASCRS_1 #ASCRS23

[Matthew Bobel, MD FACS FASCRS @MattBobel]

Dr. Patrick Kato rocking his talk comparing surgeon and pathologist TME grading. #ASCRS23

@robertclearymd @changtangMD @ncairl @AMcClureMD @kwestfall23 @colons_costumes

[Nicholas Cairl @ncairl]

Thankful for the opportunity to present at #ASCRS23 alongside @kwestfall23, @MattBobel, and @colons_costumes!

[Kristen Westfall MD, MPH @kwestfall23]

Love my @StJoesSurgery @TrinityHealthMI Colorectal surgery family!! #ASCRS23 @MattBobel @colons_costumes @ncairl

[Stevie-Jay Stapler @colons_costumes]

Is it mistletoe or a polyp?! #ASCRS23 @ncairl @kwestfall23 @MattBobel

[Matthew Bobel, MD FACS FASCRS @MattBobel]

Be on the look out for Dr. Kristen Westfall who will be applying for fellowship this fall. She had not 1, but 2 ePosters this afternoon and is a true rising ⭐️ #ASCRS23

@kwestfall23 @GaertnerWB @dmhayden21 @EmilySteinhagen @RadhikaSmith @jendavidsmd @jabelsonmd @justinmaykel

[Kristen Westfall MD, MPH @kwestfall23]

Grateful for the opportunity to present our work regarding antiplatelet reversal with DDAVP and platelet transfusions for patients with TBI @StJoesSurgery @AmCollSurgeons #MCACS2023

[Michigan Chapter American College of Surgeons @MC_ACS]

More great talks on anti platelet agents and coagulopathy in TBI patients. #MCACS2023

[Kristen Westfall MD, MPH @kwestfall23]

@girlceppa @FOrelaru @iu_ctsurgery @IU_Surgery Congratulations @FOrelaru!!! Making @StJoesSurgery proud!!