UC San Diego School of Medicine

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[UC San Diego School of Medicine @UCSDMedSchool]

Welcome to our newly arrived first-year residents! 🥼

Over the coming years, you will challenge yourselves, grow as clinicians & leaders, & make a lasting impact on the lives of your patients. We're honored to be part of your journey & can't wait to see all you'll accomplish. 💙

[Healio Psychiatry @HealioPsych]

Deaths in the United States due to #overdose fell 24.4% between 2023 and 2024, primarily due to decreases in deaths due to illegal #fentanyl, said Dr. Joseph R. Friedman of @UCSanDiego. Also, Dr. Trent Hall of @OSUWexMed comments.

https://t.co/kCCjJh049s

[UC San Diego Surgery @UCSDsurgery]

Congratulations to our 2026 residency graduates! We loved watching your journeys and know your futures are bright. Thank you for being a part of our Department of Surgery family. ⭐ #UCSDSurgery

[UC San Diego School of Medicine @UCSDMedSchool]

@UCSDNeuroSurg Welcome to UC San Diego!

[UC San Diego Neurological Surgery @UCSDNeuroSurg]

Join us in celebrating our newest members of the UC San Diego Department of Neurological Surgery: Drs. Tracy Miller, Cyrus Ayubcha and Gavin Touponse.

We look forward to the many contributions they will make to our department and the field of neurosurgery over the next 7 years.

[UCSD SOM Diversity & Community Partnerships @UCSD_DCP]

MS2 Chioma Ugnowali @UCSDMedSchool on her determined leadership to address planetary health and environmental justice https://t.co/2bDXcNFsXO

[UC San Diego Cardiology Fellows @UCSDCardFellows]

Congratulations to our graduating 2025-2026
@UCSDCardiology General Fellows! Dr. Ben Hoffman @BenUHoffman, Dr. Gouri Dharmavaram @dharmajrmd, and Dr. Joseph Taleb @Joseph_Taleb!

[UC San Diego Health @UCSDHealth]

At the @usnews Healthcare of Tomorrow conference, experts like @DrAlexKhalessi, MD, MBA, chief innovation officer at #UCSDHealth, shared how responsible #AI is driving more personalized, data-informed treatment — advancing precision care for every patient. https://t.co/qWa6GiuBiE

[UC San Diego School of Medicine @UCSDMedSchool]

MS3 Natasha Hessami, alongside her fellow AAMC Organization of Student Representatives National Officers, recently met with members of Congress in Washington D.C. to advocate for expanding graduate medical education funding. ⚕️🥼

[UCSD Geriatrics, Gerontology & Palliative Care @UCSDGeriGeroPal]

As temperatures rise this summer, Dr. Ian Neel shares expert insight in a new @PolitiFact article on heat-related illness, medication risks, and why older adults are especially vulnerable.

Read more: https://t.co/E6DTTtUvhE

[UC San Diego Surgery @UCSDsurgery]

We are sooooooooo excited to welcome our incoming residents. See you in July! #UCSDSurgery #Residency

[UC San Diego Surgery @UCSDsurgery]

“The impact you can have on a cancer patient during hard times is humbling, and having empathy is one of the most important things we can do for each other.” — Kate Trulock #UCSDSurgery #HumansofSurgery

https://t.co/VhL5D0kBgB

[Oncotarget @Oncotarget]

🎥 #OncotargetShort:
Abstract #video about the #research paper "Machine learning-based survival prediction in colorectal cancer combining clinical and biological features." @UCSDMedSchool

🔗 https://t.co/IighTE1lHZ

#cancer #PaperSpotlight #colorectalcancer #machinelearning

[UCSD SOM Diversity & Community Partnerships @UCSD_DCP]

Our new graduates from @UCSDMedSchool speak 33 languages; a priceless gift for the patients and communities they will serve. Congratulations 🎉
https://t.co/GO2VNqSWtW

[Qualcomm Institute @QI_UCSD]

The next breakthrough may not have a name yet.

At #UCSD’s #QualcommInstitute, @futureinreview brought together leaders in #AI, biology, security, startups and higher ed to wrestle with what comes next.

More: https://t.co/bFEaEfd7jn

#Innovation @UCSDJacobs @UCSDMedSchool @UCSD

[UC San Diego School of Medicine @UCSDMedSchool]

Did you know our newest @UCSanDiego doctors collectively speak 33 languages? 🗣️🎓

Video description: Four medical graduates wearing commencement regalia introduce themselves in different languages. Labels in order of appearance read, "Vietnamese," "Spanish," "Mandarin," "Korean"

[UCSD Sanford Stem Cell Institute @ucsdstemcell]

🚀 We're excited to welcome the return of @SpaceX CRS-34's scientific payloads, including our own! Read more about our institute's vital #space #medicine work with potential benefits for Earth-bound humans: https://t.co/sz6gKEUUHM. 🛰️ H/t @UCSDMedSchool @ISS_CASIS @space_tango

[UC San Diego School of Medicine @UCSDMedSchool]

We are so proud that Neurosciences PhD graduate Cynthia Nyongesa was one of the commencement speakers. Congratulations, Class of 2026!

[UC San Diego @UCSanDiego]

At this year’s All Campus Commencement, a few graduating Tritons will reflect on the ideas, values and relationships that shaped their journeys. Ahead of that moment, the speakers share some highlights from their speeches: https://t.co/WpaBXky7xD

[University of California @UofCalifornia]

Last week, President James B. Milliken joined state Senator Scott Wiener, UAW President Shawn Fain, and hundreds of supporters at the State Capitol for the Rally for California Science to support #SB895.

Tell your legislators to invest in California by investing in UC. Yes on #SB895 ✅ https://t.co/E5LdhqHp7P

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Video description: UC President James B. Milliken addresses a crowd from a podium. Large gathering of people cheering and holding signs reading "Save Science. Save Lives."

[UC San Diego School of Medicine @UCSDMedSchool]

Professor of Medicine @FarahSheikhLab, PhD, was recently honored by the International Society for Heart Research North American Section (@ISHRglobal) with the 2026 Innovator Award!

Read more ➡️ https://t.co/yuSMMs5HUg