Matthew D. Burstein

Foregut & Bariatric trained surgeon at University Hospitals / CWRU. If it doesn't exist, build it.
MD/PhD: Baylor COM. Gen Surg: CCF. MIS/Bari: U at Buffalo.

[Matthew D. Burstein @mdburstein]

@EricKnauerMD @pbatesmurphy @jnahmias1 @rbarbosa91 @SAGES_Updates All 24 hour increments. “Weekend” is three consecutive shifts - Fri, Sat, Sun.

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@alanwake and @remedygames can you fix the TV commercial not populating in the Mind Place at the star of Return 3: Local Girl already? It’s been 10 days and I’m stuck until it’s fixed. Alan is trapped in Initiation waiting. 😤

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@KatiaPhd @ACTScience Congrats! Well deserved.

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@Ali_Aminian_MD @ASMBS @ASMBSIH @LillyPad @ObesityAction @EASOobesity @bariatricBOMSS @BariatricTimes @BariatricNews @ObesitySociety Ali, how are you coaching each unique patient on Mounjaro in this thread regarding anticipated weight loss after surgery?

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@UHSurgeryRes Interns sacrificed to journal club for group learning. A storied academic tradition. 😉

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@RyanMoore_MD Congrats!

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@KevinElHayekMD @EmilJFernando @EzraTeitelbaum @SeanLangenfeld @rbarbosa91 @EricKnauerMD @FilipinoSurgeon @DissanaikeMD @abhishekpar @amber_shada That’s an incredible image to behold. All access methods can end in mayhem. I’m so curious if the CO2 dissipates before it hits and exits the heart.

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@antang_tang It’s eviCore that blocked the CT on behalf of an insurance company. Geographic irony is I’m on vacation very near their headquarters. Would have been faster to drive there from the SC vacation house than track them down via phone.

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Waited by phone for 30 minutes this AM for a Peer to Peer while on vacation with family. No call or notification that call would not happen. Insurance company wants X-ray for rapidly growing soft tissue mass of lower extremity instead of CT. #annoyed

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@UHSurgeryRes @AmmoriJohn You guys did great. So many successful component separations!

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@MWaldronPharmD @OncIDPharmd Gut wrenching to watch and beautifully acted. Sometimes reality is more terrifying than fiction. #dopesick

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Our 3 month old son is having a lymph node and bone marrow biopsy tomorrow. 3 things I’ve been reminded of this week. 🧵 @mdburstein

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@A_FerreAleman @Andreya_Antoine ... You may have a bias. ;)

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Reasons surgery (me) needs pharmacy (my wife - @MWaldronPharmD). Surgery tries to give Motrin to a 3 month old, followed by making Augmentin non-absorbable by mixing it with milk. Moral? Surgery doesn’t read labels, we need pharmacy. 🥺

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@UHSurgeryRes @UHSurgeryHealth @RyanMoore_MD @SaherKhanMD Super slick paraesophageal dissections by these surgeons in training. Amazing to watch.

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@sjl_MD @PSchauerMD @BCM_Surgery I know that photo well. My alma mater!

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@HPB_Surgeon @SAGES_Updates @UBuffalo Pretty sure I was a test subject for that. I don't know what category they put me in! LOL.

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@EdLinEmory @SAGES_Updates Does a snowboard count? A little early in the week for it, but still.

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@KevinElHayekMD @CCFSurgery @SAGES_Updates I don’t think there are any sessions open yet at 6:30! See you soon.