Saad I. Mallah

Surgery Resident @loyolasurgery, @MayoAZSurg | Ex-Junior Doctor @NHSBartsHealth | Vascular & Trauma Aspirant🩸| Global Surgery Devotee | @RCSI_Bahrain

[Saad I. Mallah @SaadIMallah]

The OR can be an intimidating place for med students. Especially when they're on away electives or are visiting internationally. Following a steep learning curve, here is my best attempt at formulating a brief guidance manual:

How to Navigate the OR as a Student - A 🧵
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[Saad I. Mallah @SaadIMallah]

"To allow yourself to be moved by other's suffering, & to give yourself away in the service of caring for these people...while we will sometimes fall short of the ideal, we must remain dedicated to working towards it"—beautiful shared values talk from orientation at @LoyolaHealth

[Saad I. Mallah @SaadIMallah]

Children (and adults) in the current age are seldom bored with easy access to constant stimulation, and therefore do not need to day dream as an outlet. I wonder the impact this has on creativity & ambition—how can you seek what you never imagined to begin with?

[Saad I. Mallah @SaadIMallah]

@nourutoo @MayoClinic Good luck Nour, you'll crush it!

[Saad I. Mallah @SaadIMallah]

Enjoyed a masterful Grand Rounds today by Dr. Prabhu @aprabhumd1 from @CCFSurgery—tracing the evolution of surgical education from the eras of Halsted & Churchill to today’s challenges of workforce shortages, physician incentives, & their downstream impact on rural communities!

[Saad I. Mallah @SaadIMallah]

Great thread on TADV! I still remember when the first case was done in 2024, feeling like this was futuristic tech...I guess the future may be here sooner than anticipated!

[Ali Basil Alshawi, MD @Alalshawi]

🚨 New JVS meta-analysis (Boya et al, 2026) on Transcatheter Arterialization of Deep Veins (TADV) for no-option CLTI patients facing up to 67% 1-yr major amputation rates with no surgical or endovascular options.

4 TADV studies (n=197) vs CLariTI SoC (n=180). 🧵 1/9
@AnahitaDua

[Saad I. Mallah @SaadIMallah]

@doctorshamiyah Inspiring work Khalid!

[Saad I. Mallah @SaadIMallah]

@LeeDavSarah Love to see it! Looks like a fun and productive day!

[Saad I. Mallah @SaadIMallah]

@hayfarani You deserve better Dr Kaafarani. The whole region does.

[Katayoun S Madani MD MS FICS(Jr) @smkaty]

It was wonderful to meet you in person Saad! Gaps in access to surgical care we set out to fill are massive, but so is our passion for what we do! Thankful to be part of this wonderful community of inspiring leaders who I get to call my friends! #ACSLAS26 @AmCollSurgeons

[American College of Surgeons @AmCollSurgeons]

A great thread on #ACSLAS26. Thanks for all for being with us and doing the work!

[sarah lee-davisson @LeeDavSarah]

#ACSLAS26 @AmCollSurgeons advocating for access to healthcare in DC with the great team Arizona!

[Katayoun S Madani MD MS FICS(Jr) @smkaty]

It may be raining in DC today, but we brought Arizona sunshine with us to advocate for a brighter future for access to surgical care for patients across the US! #ACSLAS26 @AmCollSurgeons @SaadIMallah

[Saad I. Mallah @SaadIMallah]

Lovely meeting many global surgery powerhouses at the @AmCollSurgeons Leadership & Advocacy Summit!

[Saad I. Mallah @SaadIMallah]

Putting our training to work, we had the honor to represent Arizona at the Senate and House of Representatives, to advocate for the Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act for underserved areas, Find it Early Act for breast cancer screening, & improved surgical research funding!

[Saad I. Mallah @SaadIMallah]

Putting our training to work, we had the honor to represent Arizona at the Senate and House of Representatives, to advocate for the Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act for underserved areas, Find it Early Act for breast cancer screening, & improved surgical research funding!

[Saad I. Mallah @SaadIMallah]

Wrapping up a perspective-shifting experience as a Resident Travel Scholarship Awardee at the @AmCollSurgeons Leadership & Advocacy Summit in Washington D.C. (1/5)

[Saad I. Mallah @SaadIMallah]

Moving on to advocacy training, we discussed key issues from access to healthcare in rural areas and workforce shortages to insurance & compensation challenges, health inequities and overall population health priorities (4/5)