Congratulations to Diana L. Farmer, MD, Chair of @ucdavis Department of Surgery, on her election as Chair of the @facs-acs Board of Regents! A pioneer in fetal surgery & stem cell research, Dr. Farmer continues to transform pediatric surgical care worldwide. #SurgicalLeadership #UCDavisHealth

Congratulations to David Tom Cooke, MD, FACS, on his election to the @AmCollSurgeons Board of Regents! Dr. Cooke joins Dept Chair Diana L. Farmer, MD, FACS (newly elected ACS Board Chair) as the only active UC Davis surgeons to serve as Regents in the College’s 100+ year history. 👏

The California Partnership for Personalized Nutrition (CAPPN) consortium secured $1.69M+ in new NIH funding—bringing total support to $15.7M+! 🥦🔬 Led by Contact PI Dr. Sean H. Adams, CAPPN is advancing precision health. Congrats to the team! 👏 #NIH #UCDavisHealth

UC Davis Surgery is heading to D.C. for #AWS2026 & #ACS2026! 🩺✨ Highlights: • Dr. Diana Farmer moderates "Evolving as a Healthcare Leader" (ACS) • Dr. Kathleen Romanowski moderates "Burn Care Readiness" (ACS) • Sarah Singh presents research at AWS & ACS #UCDavis #WomenInSurgery #SurgSky

We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Damini Tandon, MD to the UC Davis Health Department of Surgery as our newest faculty member in the Division of Plastic Surgery! 🩺✨ Please join us in giving Dr. Tandon a warm welcome to the UC Davis Health family! 👋💙

📢Department of Surgery Upcoming Grand Rounds "Tobacco Screening and Treatment: What Surgeons Need to Know" Guest Speaker: Elisa Tong, MD, MA Tuesday, September 22, 2026 7:30am-8:30am PST Medical Education Building Room 2222

Huge congrats to two exceptional surgeon-educators on their national honors from the @americancollegeofsurgeons.org Academy of Master Surgeon Educators! 👏🎉 • Dr. Edgardo Salcedo: Inducted as a Full Member • Dr. Minna Wieck: Selected as an Associate Member Join us in celebrating their leadership!

📢Department of Surgery Upcoming Grand Rounds James D. Reinsch Lectureship Series "Acquisition and Verification of Skills in New Procedures and Technologies" Guest Speaker: Ajit K. Sachdeva, MD, MHPE, FACS, FRCSC, MAMSE Tues, September 15, 2026 7:30am-8:30am PST Medical Education Building Room 2222

A milestone in fetal surgery and regenerative medicine. Diana Farmer, MD, and Aijun Wang, PhD, have published results from the groundbreaking CuRe Trial in The Lancet. 🔗 Read the study in The Lancet: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

🎉 Congratulations to our very own Dr. Yasamin Taghikhan on matching into the Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship at Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento! We are immensely proud of all she has accomplished and can’t wait to see her continued success as she takes this exciting next step in her career.

We are thrilled to announce that Theophilus (Theo) Pham, MD, and Cody McHargue, MD, have joined the UC Davis Health Department of Surgery as our newest Division of Burn Surgery faculty members! Please join us in giving a warm welcome to Dr. Pham and Dr. McHargue! 🩺🔥👏

📢Department of Surgery Upcoming Grand Rounds "My Attending Told Me So: Questioning & Dismissing Dogma We Inherited" Jason P. Heard, MD | Assistant Professor | Burn Surgery Tuesday, September 8, 2026 7:30am-8:30am PST Medical Education Building Room 2222

Congratulations to our team members on an outstanding Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Match! We are proud to celebrate Dr. Sneha Swaminathan joining SAUSHEC, Dr. Sarah Mahdavi matching at USC, and Dr. Diego Anaya heading to OHSU. Wishing them all continued excellence! 🎉

🔬 Congratulations to Dr. Aijun Wang who has been appointed Director of the new Center for Bioengineering in Medicine at UC Davis Health! 🔗 Read more: health.ucdavis.edu/insideout/ne... #UCDavisHealth #Bioengineering #TranslationalResearch #MedicalInnovation

📣RSVP Event: From Repair to Regeneration: A New Era of Fetal Therapy for Spina Bifida - Sept 9, 2026 - In Person & Virtual - Educ Building Rm. 1222 Lecture Hall - Lunch provided to all in-person attendees - RSVP & Learn More HERE: t.ly/OznOl @ucdavischildren.bsky.social

Huge congratulations to Cardiothoracic Surgery residents Drs. Pournika Muniyandi & Jonathan Hyde! 🫀👏 Their team was named a top 3 team in North America in the 2026 CT Surgery Resident Showdown, advancing them to the STS 2027 semi-finals in San Diego! 🏆🩺 #CTSurgery #STS2027

🎉 Huge congratulations to Dr. Minna M. Wieck on being selected for Associate Membership in the prestigious American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators®! This honor highlights Dr. Wieck’s commitment to advancing surgical education and training the next generation of surgeons.

"Attending Allyship": UC Davis Pediatric Surgeon and Department of Surgery Director of Education Minna Wieck, MD, published this personal reflection on the role of attending surgeons as allies for residents, with 4 key tips for standing up for our trainees! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🎉 Congrats to all the winners at today’s Dept of Surgery 2026 Awards! 🏆 Whether you took home a trophy or crushed it behind the scenes, we recognize and celebrate every single faculty member & resident. Your dedication makes us proud every day! 👏💙

The Department of Surgery is bursting with pride as we celebrate a historic milestone for our very own Dr. Diana Farmer! At the recent Vienna Joint Congress, the European Paediatric Surgeons' Association (EUPSA) bestowed its highest honor upon her: EUPSA Honorary Membership.

We are incredibly proud to announce that Dr. Mohamed Ali, Chief of Foregut, Metabolic, and General Surgery, was honored at the 2026 TREO (Treatment Research and Education to end Obesity) LEAD Awards ceremony on May 5. #UCDavisHealth #SurgeryExcellence #MedicalEducation #TREO2026 #BariatricSurgery

Here's what the research🔍 the surgical oncologist🦠 Dr. Michael J Campbell and Dr. John Langlands says -> An example from asbestos exposed insulation workers

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Does asbestos cause cancer? Yes✅ "...smokers exposed to asbestos are more likely to develop pulmonary or pleural lesions than nonsmokers." pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7100855

Does asbestos cause cancer? Yes✅ "...smokers exposed to asbestos are more likely to develop pulmonary or pleural lesions than nonsmokers." pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7100855

Analysis of a follow-up study: an example from asbestos-exposed insulation workers - PubMed

An 11-a follow-up study was carried out on a working population of asbestos insulation workers to investigate the possible progression of symptoms and signs. A total of 166 men had repeat radiology, a...

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What is this—Make Asbestos Great Again? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...

New #research 🔬 Predictors of need for Home Health Services at discharge for Thoracic Surgery Patients🫁 Why? -> Identifying high-risk patients and coordinating home health services earlier can reduce hospital stays and improving patient care transitions💡 @ucdaviscancer.bsky.social

Predictors of Need for Home Health Services at Discharge for Thoracic Surgery Patients

In patients undergoing general thoracic surgery, the need for home health (HH) services at discharge increases hospital length of stay. We sought to i…

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New #cancer #research published in Frontiers in Immunology may help optimize NK immunotherapy for both dogs and people 🐕🧑‍🤝‍🧑 "Single cell atlas of natural killer cells identifies distinct circulating and tissue resident gene profiles" www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm... @ucdaviscancer.bsky.social

Frontiers | Single cell atlas of canine natural killer cells identifies distinct circulating and tissue resident gene profiles

IntroductionNatural killer (NK) cells in mice and humans are key effectors of the innate immune system with complex immunoregulatory functions, and diverse s...

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We are pleased to share the passing of the Magnet Safety Rule! Congratulations to our Associate Professor, Minna Wieck, MD who was a key contributor to the amicus brief informing the Consumer Safety Commission ruling. www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/story/c... democracyforward.org/updates/pedi...

Consumer Product Safety Commission issues recall of magnetic balls and cubes

The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a mandatory recall of Zen Magnets and Neoballs Magnets due to an ingestion hazard.

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👏 Huge congratulations to Dr. Gaskill, recipient of the 2025 Gazi Zibari Global Outreach Humanitarian Award! As Director of the UC Davis Center for Global Surgery, he's transforming surgical care globally with equity-driven programs. 🌍🩺 #GlobalSurgery #HealthEquity #UCDavisHealth

🌸 Spring highlights from the Department of Surgery are here! This quarter, we’re celebrating advances in research, surgical innovation, & exceptional care. Dive into our latest newsletter: shorturl.at/TJsoc #Surgery #HealthcareInnovation #MedicalResearch #SpringUpdate

🚨 Just Released: Our 2024 Department of Surgery Annual Report! 📘🏥 From surgical breakthroughs to academic growth, we’re shaping the future of medicine through innovation, research & education. 🔗 Explore the highlights: shorturl.at/ZjkeN #InnovationInMedicine

Proud to see our incredible Department Chair, Diana Farmer, MD, FACS, FAAP, recognized with the Edward H Ahrens, Jr. award for outstanding contributions to clinical and translational research. A well-deserved honor for a leader who continues to inspire and elevate us all!